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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health (93.967)

Also known as CDC's Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health (Assistance Listing 93.967) is run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $4.7 billion in 202 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $23.2 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $9.3 million. Half of the 202 awards fell between $519,782 and $26.2 million, and they ranged from $48,974 to $213 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

This program seeks to catalyze innovative efforts to provide public health professionals, students, and faculty with the competencies and knowledge to reduce the leading causes of death and illness and build workforce capacity to transform the health system and improve population health.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Reference posted NOFOs available on Grants.gov

What the money can and cannot pay for

Project funds will be used to support cross cutting initiatives and to provide leadership, management support and governance for the entirety of the cooperative agreement. Cross cutting management initiatives include cooperative agreement planning, monitoring and evaluation, ensuring a strong governance for the public health workforce. This also includes cross cutting programs such as - Core Curricular Enhancements, Workforce Improvement Projects , and Public Health Fellowships. Also, communications (print, electronic and on social media), program evaluation and public policy. Restrictions are indicated in the NOFO posted on Grants.gov;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Check Grants.gov for any relevant NOFO information regarding processes for applying for assistance.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

FY23 supplemental funding is no longer available. Low: $254,000 to High: $1,435,200. Average award: $642,500

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health (93.967) awarded $4.7 billion across 202 grant awards, an average of $23.2 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Florida Department of HealthFlorida4$269 million
Department of State Health ServicesTexas1$213 million
California Department of Public HealthCalifornia1$165 million
Health Research, Inc.New York1$150 million
National Network of Public Health Institutes IncLouisiana2$135 million
The Association of State and Territorial Health OfficialsVirginia3$133 million
Pennsylvania Department of HealthPennsylvania1$132 million
Ohio Department of HealthOhio1$126 million
Public Health SolutionsNew York1$118 million
Department of Public Health IllinoisIllinois1$116 million
State of Georgia Department of Public HealthGeorgia1$116 million
County of Los AngelesCalifornia1$112 million
Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan1$109 million
New Jersey Department of HealthNew Jersey1$107 million
Public Health Accreditation BoardVirginia2$105 million
North Carolina Department of Health & Human ServicesNorth Carolina1$101 million
Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of HealthVirginia1$91.3 million
Massachusetts Department of Public HealthMassachusetts1$71.8 million
Indiana Department of HealthIndiana1$69.7 million
Tennessee Department of HealthTennessee1$69.1 million

Top states: California ($471 million), Texas ($382 million), Virginia ($337 million), Florida ($270 million), New York ($269 million), Louisiana ($197 million), Illinois ($159 million), Pennsylvania ($158 million), Ohio ($137 million), Georgia ($132 million).

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 87% of the money, nonprofits 12% and colleges and universities 0.6%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
State and local governments102$4.1 billion87%
Nonprofits59$552 million12%
Colleges and universities6$28.2 million0.6%
Tribal governments and organizations33$22.0 million0.5%
Other2$10.0 million0.2%

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
California20$471 million
Texas10$382 million
Virginia9$337 million
Florida5$270 million
New York3$269 million
Louisiana3$197 million
Illinois9$159 million
Pennsylvania3$158 million
Ohio2$137 million
Georgia6$132 million
North Carolina5$128 million
Michigan2$120 million
New Jersey1$107 million
Arizona8$93.5 million
Tennessee4$93.4 million
Washington2$85.0 million
Indiana2$82.9 million
Massachusetts3$82.8 million
Missouri2$76.3 million
Maryland6$75.7 million
Wisconsin7$74.4 million
Colorado6$70.4 million
Minnesota5$67.6 million
Alabama1$66.2 million
South Carolina2$64.2 million
Oklahoma10$63.2 million
Kentucky2$61.6 million
Oregon3$53.4 million
Puerto Rico1$49.6 million
Nevada2$44.0 million
Connecticut2$43.3 million
Mississippi1$43.1 million
Arkansas1$41.5 million
Iowa1$38.5 million
Kansas1$36.0 million
Utah1$35.2 million
New Mexico3$32.2 million
Hawaii3$29.3 million
District of Columbia17$28.9 million
Nebraska2$28.8 million
West Virginia1$26.0 million
Idaho2$23.5 million
Maine3$20.7 million
New Hampshire1$18.3 million
Montana2$17.2 million
Rhode Island1$16.6 million
Delaware1$15.8 million
South Dakota2$15.3 million
Alaska3$14.5 million
North Dakota2$13.9 million
Vermont1$11.5 million
Wyoming1$10.7 million
Guam1$10.3 million
U.S. Virgin Islands1$9.5 million
Federated States of Micronesia1$9.4 million
Northern Mariana Islands1$8.8 million
American Samoa1$8.7 million
Palau1$8.4 million

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.