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National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities

ID: CDC-RFA-OT21-2103 • Type: Posted

Description

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), which contained the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260, Section 2, Division M) provided, in part, funding for strategies to improve testing capabilities and other COVID-19 response purposes in populations at high-risk and underserved, including racial and ethnic minority groups and people living in rural communities. Strategies also include those to develop or identify best practices for states and public health officials to use for contact tracing. To achieve these purposes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing a non-competitive grant CDC-RFA-OT21-2103 titled National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities. This grant will provide funding to state, local, US territorial and freely associated state health departments (or their bona fide agents) to address COVID-19-related health disparities and advance health equity by expanding state, local, US territorial and freely associated state health departments capacity and services to prevent and control COVID-19 infection (or transmission).
Background
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 provided funding for strategies to improve testing capabilities and other COVID-19 response purposes in populations at high-risk and underserved, including racial and ethnic minority groups and people living in rural communities. The grant aims to address COVID-19-related health disparities and advance health equity by expanding state, local, US territorial and freely associated state health departments capacity and services to prevent and control COVID-19 infection among these populations.

Grant Details
The grant will be used to strengthen public health infrastructure, preparedness, and response capabilities in state, local, US territorial, and freely associated state health departments to address COVID-19 related health disparities. It will focus on expanding existing and/or developing new mitigation and prevention resources and services, increasing/improving data collection and reporting for populations experiencing a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 infection.

It will also focus on building, leveraging, and expanding infrastructure support for COVID-19 prevention and control among populations that are at higher risk and underserved. Additionally, the grant aims at mobilizing partners and collaborators to advance health equity and address social determinants of health as they relate to COVID-19 health disparities among populations at higher risk and that are underserved.

Eligibility Requirements
The grant is open for competition. Eligible applicants include state, local, US territorial, and freely associated state health departments (or their bona fide agents).

Period of Performance
The total performance period is two years with all funding disbursed during year one. The estimated award date is June 01, 2021.

Grant Value
$2,250,000,000 is the total period of performance funding with an average one-year award amount varying by jurisdiction category.

Place of Performance
The grant will be performed in state, local, US territorial, and freely associated state health jurisdictions.
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Overview

Agency
Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS) [HHS - CDC]
Category of Funding
Health
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
93.391 - Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 3/17/21 Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support posted grant opportunity CDC-RFA-OT21-2103 for National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities with funding of $2.3 billion. The grant will be issued under grant program 93.391 Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises. It is expected that 108 total grants will be made worth between $500,000 and $50.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
March 17, 2021, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
May 3, 2021, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.
Last Updated
March 31, 2021, 12:57 p.m. EDT
Version
2
Archive Date
June 2, 2021

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
County governments
Special district governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
City or township governments
State governments
Additional Info
Awards must be made to state, District of Columbia, local, US territorial, and/or freely associated state health departments (or their bona fide agents). Local (health departments) governments or their bona fide agents are eligible if they: Serve a county population of 2,000,000 or more; or serve a city population of 400,000 or more. Population for county and city jurisdictions are based on the following US Census 2019 resources: City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2019 (census.gov) U.S. Census -- Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2019 Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 County Population Totals: 2010-2019 (census.gov)- US Census – Annual Estimates for 2019 Bona fide agents are eligible to apply. For more information about bona fide agents, please see the CDC webpage on Expediting the Federal Grant Process with an Administrative Partner located at https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/grantsfunding/expediting.html#Q2

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$50,000,000
Floor
$500,000
Estimated Program Funding
$2,250,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
108

Contacts

Contact
Centers for Disease Control - OSTLTS
Contact Email
ot21-2103support@cdc.gov
Contact Phone
(770) 488-2756

Documents

Posted documents for CDC-RFA-OT21-2103

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