OpportunityTitle: Strengthen and Improve the Nation&#146;s Public Health Capacity through National, Non-Profit, Professional Public Health Organizations to Increase Health Protection and Health Equity
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants for this funding opportunity are:     &#149; Organizations with  non-profit status (other than institutions of higher education; public health membership (i.e.,   state/territorial or local public health officials or specialized professionals, local boards of health across the United States and its territories, networks of public health institutes across the United States, public health professionals and students) that  must have  provided information, education, publications, and networking forums to Governors and their staff, to state legislatures, relevant legislative committees and their staff; that have supported state health programs, including State and territorial health officials, State Medicaid officials, State employee health benefit directors, State health insurance officials, public health educators etc.
Description: The primary purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to fund organizations that will provide technical assistance to states and local governments and other entities including nontraditional partners (partners that do not usually have public health as their primary mission and goal, but will have areas of common or overlapping interest that includes public health, such as, but not limited to, education organizations, healthcare organizations, faith-based/community organizations and other federal or tribal agencies) to strengthen the nation&#146;s public health capacity by improving the quality and performance of public health practice, public health systems, public health data and data systems, and the public health workforce.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: PGOTIMS
GrantorContactText: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention &lt;br/&gt;PGO TIMS &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700