This grant opportunity aims to enhance the capabilities and capacities of public health laboratories nationwide. It focuses on areas such as science, management, policy, training, and quality assurance to improve public health testing services and response. The grant will be implemented through a cooperative agreement with the Association of Public Health Laboratories. The recipient will be required to have expertise in public health laboratory practice, successful partnerships, and a history of improving laboratory services. Evaluation and monitoring will ensure progress towards improving public health laboratory effectiveness. The grant aligns with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy People 2020 goals and seeks to strengthen the overall public health system.
Opportunity ID: 316942
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-OE20-2001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Enhancing Public Health Laboratory Capabilities and Increasing Capacity |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.322 — CSELS Partnership: Strengthening Public Health Laboratories |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 24, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 24, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 05, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 05, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Mar 06, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $250,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $32,700,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This NOFO has been approved for single source competition. The eligible applicant organization for this NOFO is the Association for Public Health Laboratories (APHL). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Disease Control – CSELS |
| Description: | This Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) is intended to improve effectiveness of public health laboratories nationwide, both individually and as components of a national system, to improve public health. This NOFO aims to support efforts that will enhance the capabilities and increase the capacities of public health laboratories by strengthening: 1) science, management and operations; 2) policy, partnership, and communication; 3) training and capacity building; and 4) laboratory quality, safety, and informatics for public health testing services, surveillance and response. These four categories of strategies will be operationalized through the following nine focus areas: a) foundational leadership and support; b) environmental health; c) foodborne, waterborne, and environmentally transmitted diseases; d) infectious diseases; e) informatics; f) newborn screening and genetics; g) preparedness and response; h) quality and safety systems; and i) workforce development. This NOFO will be implemented as a cooperative agreement (CoAg). Through this CoAg, public health laboratories will become a more effective, timely, and reliable contributors to public health emergencies, guidelines, and policies. Activities conducted under this CoAg will increase the scientific knowledge for addressing public health issues, strengthen public health partnerships, and promote the use of informatics. Additionally, this CoAg will support the public health laboratory network?s capability at the forefront of unforeseen or emerging public health threats and serve as a sentinel for conditions that may adversely affect the health of the nation. The strategies of this NOFO are in alignment with the overarching goals of the Department of Health and Human Services? Healthy People 2020. Many of these goals depend upon an effective public health system that provides essential laboratory services. This NOFO is a single source eligibility opportunity. Only one applicant is eligible to apply for this NOFO. The eligible applicant is the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL). APHL was initially awarded under the five-year cooperative agreement, CDC-RFA-OE15-1501, on July 1, 2015. The success of this CoAg requires that the recipient has: 1) superior expertise in public health laboratory practice; 2) a history of successful partnerships with public health laboratories; 3) credibility and influence among public health laboratories; 4) a track record of improving public health laboratory practice, providing training and continuous education for public health laboratorians, promoting careers in public health laboratory practice, and preparing the future generation of laboratory leaders. The overall CDC Evaluation and Performance Measurement Strategy will focus on both process and outcome evaluation. Strategies and activities that will lead to intended outcomes will be outlined in the Logic Model. Each focus area will have a detailed Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan described that will include a listing of performance measures. Monitoring activities will include but are not limited to work plans, progress reports, performance measures, financial reports, conference calls, and site visits. Data collection requirements during the project period will be subject to review and approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), this is consistent with applicable grants regulations and policies. The following will occur during the post-award monitoring of the cooperative agreements: Tracking recipient progress in achieving the desired outcomes Collectively, the proximal and intermediate outcomes are intended to contribute to improved effectiveness of public health laboratories over time, individually and as components of a national system to improve public health. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Shuenae Smith
sfs5@cdc.gov Email:sfs5@cdc.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 316942 Full Announcement-FULL_ANNOUNCEMENT -> CDC-RFA-OE20-2001.pdf
Folder 316942 Full Announcement-FULL_ANNOUNCEMENT -> Appendix K – Sample Spend Plan.pdf
Folder 316942 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendices A-I.pdf
Folder 316942 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix J – Logic Model.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Shuenae Smith sfs5@cdc.gov Email: sfs5@cdc.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.322 | CDC-RFA-OE20-2001 | Enhancing Public Health Laboratory Capabilities and Increasing Capacity | PKG00256099 | Oct 24, 2019 | Feb 05, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
316942 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
316942 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
316942 SF424A-1.0.pdf
316942 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
316942 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
316942 HHS_CheckList_2_1-2.1.pdf
Optional forms
316942 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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