OpportunityTitle: Strengthening Public Health Infrastructure for Improved Health Outcomes
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants include all 50 states, Washington, D.C., 9 large local health departments supporting cities with populations of 1 million or more inhabitants (Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Houston Texas; Los Angeles, California; New York City, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Phoenix, Arizona; San Antonio, Texas; San Diego, California), 5 U.S. Territories, 3 U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands and up to 7 federally-recognized tribes with an established public health department structure (or their equivalent) that provide public health services to their tribal members, or bona fide agents of any of the eligible entities.    A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state or large city application. If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a letter from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required (see Special Requirements section in full announcement document).
Description: The goal of the &#147;Strengthening Public Health Infrastructure for Improved Health Outcomes&#148; program is to systematically increase the performance management capacity of public health departments in order to ensure that public health goals are effectively and efficiently met. This program will increase the capacity and ability of health departments to meet national public health standards, such as those of the National Public Health Performance Standard Program (http://www.cdc.gov/od/ocphp/nphpsp/index.htm), Public Health Accreditation Board (http://www.phaboard.org/), and National Quality Forum (http://www.qualityforum.org/).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)
GrantorContactText: CDC &lt;br/&gt;Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) &lt;br/&gt;Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700
CloseDateExplanation: Please see full announcement document (click on &quot;Full Announcement&quot; at the top of this page).    PRE-APPLICATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION SESSIONS:    Calls will be held on July 20-21, 2010 as listed below:    Session 1:  Tuesday, July 20, 2010; 10 AM EDST/9 AM CDST/7AM PDST    Session 2:  Tuesday, July 20, 2010; 3 PM EDST/2 PM CDST/Noon PDST/9 am local time Hawaiian Time Zone    Session 3: Tuesday, July 20, 2010; 7 PM EDST/6 PM CDST/4 PM PDST/noon American Samoa. Due to the International Dateline the third session&#146;s call will occur locally on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 9 AM local time for Palau/ 10 AM Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands/ and 11 AM Federated States of Micronesia    A transcript and recording of each phone call will be posted on the OSTLTS website at www.cdc.gov/OSTLTS.