OpportunityTitle: Expanding the National Approach to Chronic Disease Education and Awareness
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: CDC will not consider any application that proposes: 1) More than a single chronic disease to focus on during the life of the grant; 2) A proposed chronic disease that does not meet the definition of a chronic disease. A chronic disease is defined broadly as a condition that lasts 1 year or more and requires ongoing medical attention or limits activities of daily living or both; or 3) Arthritis, Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke, Alzheimer&amp;#8217;s Disease and Related Dementias, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Lupus, and Chronic Kidney Disease, or any other chronic disease with a dedicated funding line in the FY 2021 Appropriations Act, as described on CDC&amp;#8217;s FY 2021 operating budget plan found here: https://www.cdc.gov/budget/documents/fy2021/fy-2021-cdc-operating-plan.pdf. Any application proposing a chronic disease that meets any of these three (3) criteria will be deemed non-responsive and it will receive no further review. Applicants must upload a statement that identifies their proposed chronic disease as a PDF file, under miscellaneous attachments, and name the file &amp;#8220;Proposed Chronic Disease.&amp;#8221;   The award ceiling for this NOFO is $400,000. CDC will consider any application requesting an award higher than this amount as non-responsive and it will receive no further review.  The award floor for this NOFO is $200,000. CDC will consider any application requesting an award lower than this amount as non-responsive and it will receive no further review.
Description: In 2020, Congress recognized CDC&#8217;s work with stakeholders to expand public health education and awareness activities that help improve surveillance, diagnosis, and proper treatment for chronic diseases. Congress charged CDC with establishing a new competitive grant program to expand and advance work with stakeholders on education, outreach, and public awareness activities for a variety of chronic diseases for which there is a clear disparity in public and professional awareness and that are not currently funded through a direct FY21 CDC appropriations line. This approach would strengthen the science base for prevention, education, and public health awareness for a variety of chronic diseases that do not currently have dedicated resources that would lead to meaningful patient outcomes. This 3 year competitive grant will complement or fill gaps in CDC&#8217;s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion&#8217;s (NCCDPHP) current priorities by supporting recipients for the following activities: 1) Data dissemination activities that support awareness for public health professionals; 2) Develop data collection tools to fill surveillance gaps; 3) Educational activities supporting public awareness; and 4) Educational activities supporting health professional screening, referral, and/or management. Collecting and disseminating reliable information on the impacts of chronic diseases (including social, behavioral, environmental, and quality of life aspects) is necessary to shape effective evidence-based clinical and population-level approaches for public health impact and health equity.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: KGreenlund@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: Kurt Greenlund, Ph.D., Chief, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Mailstop S107-6, Atlanta, GA 30341&lt;br/&gt;KGreenlund@cdc.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than June 21, 2021, 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.