CDC to Fund Five-Year Cooperative Agreement for Public Health System Capacity Building

Dear Colleague

December 18, 2023

CDC forecasted a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) last week that we wanted to make sure you are aware of. It is CDC-RFA-PW-24-0080, Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health.

This "umbrella" cooperative agreement will support up to 45 organizations that work with governmental public health and other sectors, over five years, to provide capacity-building assistance within the public health system.

About the Funding Opportunity

• This funding will provide capacity-building assistance to:
  • Increase the knowledge, skill, and ability to deliver essential public health services,
  • Improve organizational and systems capacity and capability to address prioritized, equity-based public health priorities, and
  • Strengthen the nation's public health infrastructure and performance.
• Estimated Post Date: January 22, 2024
• Estimated Application Due Date: March 25, 2024
• Estimated Award Date: August 1, 2024
• Additional information

The Public Health Infrastructure Center is planning additional communications about this opportunity once the full application is available. For questions, please email NationalPartnersCoAg@cdc.gov.

Thank you for considering applying for this tremendous opportunity to support the nation's public health system.

Sincerely,

/Jonathan Mermin/

Jonathan H. Mermin, MD, MPH
Rear Admiral and Assistant Surgeon General, USPHS
Director
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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