This Department of Health and Human Services/CDC grant is for enhancing public health laboratory capabilities and increasing national capacity. It aims to improve the effectiveness of public health laboratories individually and as a national system. The funding will strengthen science, management, operations, policy, partnerships, communication, training, capacity building, quality, safety, and informatics for public health testing, surveillance, and response. Projects will focus on areas like environmental health, infectious diseases, informatics, preparedness, and workforce development. This cooperative agreement will enable laboratories to become more timely and reliable contributors to public health emergencies, increasing scientific knowledge and strengthening partnerships. The sole eligible applicant for this opportunity is the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), based on their superior expertise and track record in public health laboratory practice. The grant aligns with Healthy People 2020 goals to foster an effective public health system.
Opportunity ID: 327508
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CDC-RFA-OE20-20010101SUPP20 |
| 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: | Jun 05, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 05, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 20, 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: | Jul 20, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 19, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $50,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This supplemental funding opportunity announcement is a single-source eligibility. The only applicant eligible to apply is the Association for Public Health Laboratories (APHL) because this NOFO is a single-source award and due to specialized skills and abilities to enhance the capacity of public health laboratories (PHLs). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Centers for Disease Control – CSELS |
| Description: | The purpose of this supplemental funding opportunity is intended to improve effectiveness of public health laboratories nationwide, both individually and as components of a national system, to improve public health. This supplemental 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 projects from some of the 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 supplemental 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 supplemental 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 supplemental 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). 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. The recipient can select strategies and activities outlined from the Core NOFO Logic Model to attain intended project outcomes. In addition, for each project the recipient must provide a detailed work plan with outcomes, outcome measures, strategies and activities, and process 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:
Brittany Dunigan-Willis
nfv9@cdc.gov Email:nfv9@cdc.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 327508 Full Announcement-FULL_ANNOUNCEMENT -> Appendix E Informatics NIOSH.pdf
Folder 327508 Revised Full Announcement-REVISED_FULL_ANNOUNCEMENT -> CDC-RFA-OE20010101SUPP20.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix D ID NCEZID AR Informatics Enhancement.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix D Hepatitis Project Plan.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix E Informatics Cancer FHIR.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix D ID NCHHSTP STD Laboratory Innovations and Continuation of AR Projects.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix C FWETD Project Plan.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix E Informatics Lab Data Exchange.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix E Informatics Informatics Data Lake.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix G Public Health Preparednessand Response Plan.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix E Informatics Discovery Teams.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix E Informatics Policy and Members.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix E Informatics eCR Tech Scaling.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix E Informatics Quest Pathology Reporting.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix E Informatics eCR Technical Assistance.pdf
Folder 327508 Other Supporting Documents-OTHER_SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS -> Appendix D ID NCHHSTP TB Informatics.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Brittany Dunigan-Willis nfv9@cdc.gov Email: nfv9@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-OE20-20010101SUPP20 | Enhancing Public Health Laboratory Capabilities and Increasing Capacity | PKG00262071 | Jun 05, 2020 | Jul 20, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
327508 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
327508 SF424A-1.0.pdf
327508 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
327508 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
327508 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
327508 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
327508 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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