This Federal Public Health Department is offering this grant to significantly strengthen the nation’s public health communication infrastructure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This grant is specifically for addressing the unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19, which has severely strained existing public health systems and underscored a critical need for cohesive, consistent messaging. It aims to empower public information officers and health communicators at state, local, tribal, and territorial levels. The goal is to enable effective dissemination of accurate, actionable guidance for safe reopening and public health strategies, thereby overcoming past criticisms of mixed messages and providing trusted channels for real-time, tailored information.
Opportunity ID: 328860
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-CD20-2001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Strengthening the Nation’s Public Health Communication Infrastructure to Respond to COVID-19 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.283 — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Investigations and Technical Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 28, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 28, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 03, 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: | Sep 03, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Oct 03, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $500,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Disease Control – OD |
| Description: | There is a need to strengthen the nation’s public health communications infrastructure to be able to respond to the historically unique challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has strained the public health infrastructure in the United States almost to the breaking point. Maintaining a strong public health system requires strong communications and public affairs support throughout every level of government and across the entire country. Public information officers (PIOs), public affairs officers (PAOs), and other health communicators can provide safe and consistent messages and guidelines for safely reopening America in communities across the United States. As each state and locality will need to address issues specific to their jurisdiction, it is important to ensure that the public health communication infrastructure can support effective dissemination of consistent public health messaging. This program seeks to strengthen the public health communication infrastructure. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unanticipated and tremendous surge in demand for real-time public health information from CDC, tailored to each state and local jurisdictions’ needs. One criticism of the current response as seen from communications monitoring and congressional inquiries, is the lack of cohesion in messaging: the various levels of government are sharing different messages. Therefore, the public struggles to understand which messages to listen and what strategies to implement. As each state and locality grapples with how to best continue “reopening America” in a way that is safe, based on data, and that addresses each jurisdiction’s needs, there is a high likelihood of mixed messaging. While some sectors have already opened, other key sectors—such as schools in the fall—will require cohesive and consistent public health messaging. As new evidence is incorporated in public health guidance and strategies related to reopening must shift accordingly, the public health communications network will require immense support. Since the responsibility of reopening has been pushed down to the state and local level, the federal response needs to have a trusted channel and organization that can bring their membership body together. Public health communicators at the state, local, tribal and territorial levels need additional support to effectively do their job in ensuring that their health department and their partner organizations are providing accurate and actionable guidance. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Amy Heldman
evd4@cdc.gov Email:evd4@cdc.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 328860 Full Announcement-FULL_ANNOUNCEMENT -> CDC-RFA-CD20-2001.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Amy Heldman evd4@cdc.gov Email: evd4@cdc.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.283 | CDC-RFA-CD20-2001 | Strengthening the Nation’s Public Health Communication Infrastructure to Respond to COVID-19 | PKG00263188 | Aug 28, 2020 | Sep 03, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
328860 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
328860 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
328860 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
328860 SF424A-1.0.pdf
328860 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
328860 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
328860 HHS_CheckList_2_1-2.1.pdf
Optional forms
328860 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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