Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA TS14 1403
Apply for CDC RFA TS14 1403
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "ATSDRs Program to Promote Localized Efforts To Reduce Environmental Exposure (APPLETREE)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.240 State Capacity Building.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 18, 2013 and posted on Nov 18, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 6, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $30,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments State governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
- Eligible applicants include Federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments. American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States) State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) .
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Opportunity Summary:
The ATSDR Program to Promote Localized Efforts To Reduce Environmental Exposure (APPLETREE) is a CDC/ATSDR cooperative agreement funding opportunity focused on helping communities and public agencies deal with harmful chemical exposures tied to hazardous waste sites or other environmental releases. The core idea is practical and local: support recipients in figuring out exactly how people are being exposed to hazardous substances (the specific "pathways" that move a contaminant from the environment to a person), and then turn that information into coordinated public health actions that actually reduce or prevent exposures when those exposures are happening at levels that raise health concerns.
At a program level, APPLETREE emphasizes two connected outcomes. First, recipients are expected to identify and characterize exposure pathways associated with hazardous substances. That typically means looking at where contamination is located, how it moves through air, water, soil, dust, or food, and how residents may come into contact with it through breathing, drinking, eating, or skin contact. Second, the program aims to move beyond assessment and into intervention. Awardees are expected to identify, implement, and coordinate public health interventions that reduce exposure, which can include outreach and education, working with partners to limit access to contaminated areas, supporting safer water or food practices, promoting testing or remediation-related protections, and aligning local actions across health, environmental, and emergency management stakeholders so that exposure reduction is not handled in a piecemeal way.
This opportunity was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA TS14-1403, with ATSDR as the program area reflected in the title and purpose. It falls under the discretionary funding category and uses a cooperative agreement mechanism, which generally means CDC/ATSDR anticipates substantial involvement with recipients during the project period, such as technical guidance, collaboration on work planning, and coordination to ensure activities match public health priorities and established practices. The funding activity category is Health, and the CFDA number listed is 93.240 (State Capacity Building), signaling that the work is intended to strengthen governmental and community capacity to address environmental health threats.
In terms of scale, the opportunity projected up to 25 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $30,000,000. The stated award ceiling was $400,000, and the award floor was listed as $0, indicating flexibility in award size depending on the proposed scope, jurisdiction needs, and available funds. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, so applicants were not required to contribute non-federal matching dollars as a condition of receiving an award.
Eligibility was broad across governmental and tribal entities that are positioned to act on local environmental health issues. Eligible applicants included state governments, county governments, and city or township governments, as well as federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments and American Indian/Alaska Native tribally designated organizations. Political subdivisions of states were eligible in consultation with states, and state and local governments could also apply through bona fide agents. The eligibility language also explicitly encompassed multiple U.S. territories and freely associated states, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. This reflects an intent to reach a wide range of communities where hazardous substance exposures can occur and where local public health systems can be strengthened to respond.
The timeline indicates this was a time-limited competitive announcement originally posted on November 18, 2013. The original closing date was January 9, 2014, later updated to a current closing date of January 6, 2014, and the opportunity was archived on February 8, 2014. Applicants seeking the full details at the time were directed to the full announcement (with the note that the provided link text was not active unless accessed through the full posting). For technical issues accessing the announcement, the contact point listed was the CDC Procurement and Grants Office, Technical Information Management Section (TIMS), at 770-488-2700.
Overall, APPLETREE can be understood as a community-centered environmental public health program: identify how hazardous substances are reaching people, then organize and carry out targeted interventions that reduce exposure in real-world settings, with CDC/ATSDR involvement typical of a cooperative agreement and with funding aimed at building durable state, local, and tribal capacity to manage these risks.
APPLETREE Grant (CDC/ATSDR) FAQs
What is the APPLETREE funding opportunity?
APPLETREE (ATSDR Program to Promote Localized Efforts To Reduce Environmental Exposure) is a CDC/ATSDR cooperative agreement funding opportunity focused on helping communities and public agencies address harmful chemical exposures tied to hazardous waste sites or other environmental releases.
What problem is this program designed to address?
The program supports work in communities where people may be exposed to hazardous substances at levels that raise health concerns. The emphasis is on identifying how exposure is happening and then taking practical public health actions to reduce or prevent those exposures.
What are the main expected outcomes of APPLETREE?
APPLETREE emphasizes two connected outcomes: (1) identifying and characterizing exposure pathways associated with hazardous substances, and (2) identifying, implementing, and coordinating public health interventions that reduce exposure.
What does it mean to "identify and characterize exposure pathways"?
It means determining how a contaminant moves from the environment to people. This can include examining where contamination is located and how it travels through air, water, soil, dust, or food, and how residents may come into contact with it through breathing, drinking, eating, or skin contact.
What kinds of interventions does APPLETREE support?
Interventions can include outreach and education, working with partners to limit access to contaminated areas, supporting safer water or food practices, promoting testing or remediation-related protections, and coordinating actions across health, environmental, and emergency management stakeholders to reduce exposures.
Is APPLETREE only about assessment, or does it also fund action?
It is designed to move beyond assessment and into intervention. Awardees are expected to use pathway information to help drive coordinated public health actions that reduce or prevent exposure.
Which federal agency issued this opportunity?
The opportunity was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with ATSDR reflected in the program area and purpose.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is CDC RFA TS14-1403.
What type of funding mechanism is APPLETREE?
It uses a cooperative agreement mechanism, which generally indicates substantial CDC/ATSDR involvement during the project period (such as technical guidance, collaboration on work planning, and coordination to align activities with public health priorities and established practices).
What funding category and activity does this opportunity fall under?
The funding category is discretionary, and the funding activity category is Health.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 93.240 (State Capacity Building).
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity projected up to 25 awards.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $30,000,000.
What was the maximum award amount (ceiling)?
The stated award ceiling was $400,000.
What was the minimum award amount (floor)?
The award floor was listed as $0, indicating flexibility in award size depending on the proposed scope, jurisdiction needs, and available funds.
Was cost sharing or a match required?
No. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to contribute non-federal matching dollars as a condition of receiving an award.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility included state governments, county governments, and city or township governments, as well as federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments and American Indian/Alaska Native tribally designated organizations.
Are political subdivisions of states eligible?
Yes. Political subdivisions of states were eligible in consultation with states.
Can state and local governments apply through agents?
Yes. State and local governments could apply through bona fide agents.
Which U.S. territories and freely associated states were included in the eligibility language?
The eligibility language explicitly included the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
What environmental situations does APPLETREE focus on?
It focuses on harmful chemical exposures tied to hazardous waste sites or other environmental releases.
Why does APPLETREE emphasize coordination across partners?
The program aims to ensure exposure reduction is not handled in a piecemeal way by aligning local actions across health, environmental, and emergency management stakeholders.
When was the opportunity originally posted?
The announcement was originally posted on November 18, 2013.
What were the closing dates for applications?
The original closing date was January 9, 2014, later updated to a current closing date of January 6, 2014.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on February 8, 2014.
Where were applicants directed to find the full details?
Applicants were directed to the full announcement, with a note that the provided link text was not active unless accessed through the full posting.
Who should be contacted for technical issues accessing the announcement?
For technical issues, the contact listed was the CDC Procurement and Grants Office, Technical Information Management Section (TIMS), at 770-488-2700.
What is the overall purpose of APPLETREE in plain terms?
In practical terms, APPLETREE supports local environmental public health work to figure out how hazardous substances are reaching people and then organize targeted interventions that reduce exposure in real-world community settings, with CDC/ATSDR collaboration typical of a cooperative agreement.
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