Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP

Description

CDC expects to fund up to 12 Component A recipients and one (1) Component B recipient. Only one Component A recipient will be selected to serve each of the IHS Areas or the Urban Area as defined in the funding opportunity. These areas are: Alaska Area, Albuquerque Area, Bemidji Area, Billings Area, California Area, Great Plains Area, Nashville Area, Navajo Area, Oklahoma City Area, Portland Area, Phoenix/Tucson Area, and the Urban Area. This NOFO will also fund up to one Component B recipient. This funding opportunity offers support to strengthen public health capacity and infrastructure among Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs), Tribes, and Urban Indian Health Organizations (UIOs) to meet national public health accreditation standards and deliver the 10 essential public health services. Through TECs, recipients will provide public health leadership, surveillance and epidemiology, public health program design, implementation and evaluation, technical support and training to address a wide range of public health needs. This funding opportunity is intended to contribute to reductions in chronic diseases and risk factors, reductions in disparities in health outcomes, and improvements in overall health by building public health capacity and infrastructure in Indian Country. Component A recipients will implement activities to strengthen TECs/Tribes/UIOs public health capacity and infrastructure to meet National Public Health Accreditation Standards and deliver the 10 Essential Public Health Services. The Component B recipient will establish a Network Coordinating Center to foster peer-to peer learning, support training, and coordinate a national evaluation approach and communication efforts.

Who can apply

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Independent school districts
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses
• Others
• Unrestricted

Contact

Kelly Bishop<br/>gpk9@cdc.gov
gpk9@cdc.gov