Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA PS14 1406
Apply for CDC RFA PS14 1406
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CARs)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.941 HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education Projects.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 3, 2014 and posted on Feb 10, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 10, 2014 Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline 3/17/2014. Application Deadline 4/10/2014, 1159 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, on www.grants.gov. Informational conference call for potential applicants Thursday, March 6, 2014 230 400PM EST. Audio Phone Number 1 888 810 3952 Passcode 2206511. Live Meeting Link Participants can join the event directly at URL https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.phpiPW4315624p2206511tc URL https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/ Conference number PW4315624 Audience passcode 2206511.
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,250,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible Applicants Government Organizations State or their bona fide agents (includes the District of Columbia) Local governments or their bona fide agents Territorial governments or their bona fide agents in 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 State controlled institutions of higher education American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state recognized) Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities Non government Organizations American Indian or Alaska native tribally designated organizations Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Private colleges and universities Community based organizations Faith based organizations For profit organizations (other than small business) Small businesses.
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Opportunity Summary:
Community Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CARs) is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding opportunity designed to help communities reduce sexually transmitted disease (STD/STI) disparities by using community-driven, equity-focused approaches. The program emphasizes local implementation of community engagement methods, including approaches like community-based participatory research, so that residents, community leaders, and local organizations play an active role in identifying problems, shaping interventions, and guiding solutions. The overall intent is to advance health equity by addressing not only individual behavior, but also the systems and environmental factors that influence sexual health outcomes.
A central focus of CARs is supporting strategies that create systems-level and environmental change. Rather than relying only on traditional awareness campaigns or clinic-based services, this opportunity encourages applicants to identify and put into practice structural improvements that promote sexual health and make healthy behaviors easier to adopt and sustain. This can include changes in how services are delivered, how communities connect to prevention and care, and how local institutions coordinate to reduce barriers that contribute to ongoing STI transmission and unequal disease burden across populations.
Another major element is strengthening community-clinical linkages. CARs seeks to build stronger, more practical connections between community settings (such as community-based organizations, schools, faith-based groups, housing programs, and other local partners) and clinical services that provide screening, treatment, partner services, prevention education, and referrals. The idea is to build community support for evidence-based interventions and ensure people can move smoothly from outreach and education into accessible, appropriate clinical services. This linkage approach is also intended to help prevent and reduce STI disparities by ensuring that high-burden communities can access timely testing and treatment and remain engaged in prevention resources.
Partnership development and sustainability are also core goals. The announcement highlights enhancing and sustaining partnerships, meaning applicants are expected to strengthen collaboration across sectors and maintain momentum beyond short-term activities. CARs also supports communication strategies that highlight STD program successes and help leverage additional resources. In practice, that means grantees are encouraged to share outcomes, elevate effective local models, and use strategic messaging to build buy-in and attract further support for STI, HIV, and viral hepatitis control and prevention efforts.
Evaluation is explicitly included as part of the model. The CDC calls for evaluating the efficacy of this intervention approach, indicating that applicants should plan to measure whether community engagement and systems/environmental change efforts are producing meaningful improvements. This typically implies collecting data on implementation, partnership functioning, reach into priority populations, and outcomes tied to prevention and disparity reduction, so that the field can learn what works, under what conditions, and how approaches can be strengthened or replicated.
From an administrative standpoint, CARs was released as a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, meaning CDC involvement is generally more collaborative than in a standard grant and may include ongoing technical assistance, coordination, and shared expectations about implementation and reporting. The funding activity category is Health, and the opportunity is associated with CFDA number 93.941 (HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education Projects). For fiscal year 2014, the estimated total funding amount listed is $2,250,000, with an expected number of awards of 3. No cost sharing or matching requirement was indicated. Award ceiling and floor were listed as $0 in the provided summary data, which typically signals that applicants should rely on the full announcement for the actual funding range or that amounts are determined by CDC based on available funds and negotiated workplans.
The timeline for the 2014 competition included a posted date of February 10, 2014, with a letter of intent (LOI) deadline of March 17, 2014, and an application deadline of April 10, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time via Grants.gov. An informational conference call for potential applicants was scheduled for March 6, 2014 (2:30 to 4:00 p.m. EST), with dial-in and web access details provided in the announcement. The opportunity archive date was May 10, 2014.
Eligibility was broad and included both government and non-government entities. Eligible applicants listed in the notice include state, local, and territorial governments and their bona fide agents (including the District of Columbia and multiple U.S. territories and freely associated states named in the announcement), state-controlled institutions of higher education, federally or state recognized American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments, and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. On the non-government side, eligibility included American Indian or Alaska Native tribally designated organizations, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), private colleges and universities, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and small businesses. The listing suggests CDC intended to attract applicants with strong local presence and partnership capacity, including organizations positioned to convene community members and align public health, clinical, and social service systems.
For assistance accessing the full announcement, the notice directed applicants to the CDC Procurement and Grants Office (PGO), Technical Information Management Section (TIMS), with contact information provided (phone 770-488-2700 and email pgotim@cdc.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Community Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CARs)
1) What is the Community Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CARs) funding opportunity?
CARs is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discretionary funding opportunity designed to help communities reduce sexually transmitted disease (STD/STI) disparities using community-driven, equity-focused approaches.
2) What is the main goal of CARs?
The intent is to advance health equity by reducing STD/STI disparities through approaches that address not only individual behavior, but also the systems and environmental factors that influence sexual health outcomes.
3) What kind of approach does CARs emphasize?
CARs emphasizes community engagement and local implementation, including methods such as community-based participatory research, where residents, community leaders, and local organizations actively help identify problems, shape interventions, and guide solutions.
4) Does CARs focus only on awareness campaigns or clinic-based services?
No. The opportunity encourages strategies that go beyond traditional awareness campaigns or clinic-only services by prioritizing systems-level and environmental change that reduces barriers and supports sustainable healthy behaviors.
5) What does "systems-level and environmental change" mean in this program?
In CARs, systems-level and environmental change refers to structural improvements that make sexual health-promoting behaviors easier to adopt and sustain. Examples described include changes in how services are delivered, how communities connect to prevention and care, and how local institutions coordinate to reduce barriers that contribute to ongoing STI transmission and unequal burden.
6) What are community-clinical linkages, and why are they important in CARs?
Community-clinical linkages are practical connections between community settings and clinical services. CARs aims to strengthen these linkages so people can move smoothly from outreach and education into accessible, appropriate clinical services such as screening, treatment, partner services, prevention education, and referrals.
7) What kinds of community partners are mentioned as part of community-clinical linkages?
The opportunity references community settings and partners such as community-based organizations, schools, faith-based groups, housing programs, and other local partners working in coordination with clinical service providers.
8) What clinical services are specifically referenced in the opportunity?
The description includes screening, treatment, partner services, prevention education, and referrals as key clinical or clinic-connected services within the linkage model.
9) Is partnership development required or encouraged?
Partnership development and sustainability are core goals. The announcement emphasizes enhancing and sustaining partnerships across sectors and maintaining momentum beyond short-term activities.
10) Does CARs include any expectations related to communication or public messaging?
Yes. CARs supports communication strategies that highlight STD program successes and help leverage additional resources. Grantees are encouraged to share outcomes, elevate effective local models, and use strategic messaging to build buy-in and attract further support for STI, HIV, and viral hepatitis control and prevention efforts.
11) Is evaluation part of the CARs model?
Yes. The CDC explicitly calls for evaluating the efficacy of this intervention approach, indicating applicants should plan to measure whether community engagement and systems/environmental change efforts produce meaningful improvements.
12) What types of evaluation topics are implied by the announcement?
The notice suggests evaluation could involve data on implementation, partnership functioning, reach into priority populations, and outcomes tied to prevention and disparity reduction, so the field can understand what works, under what conditions, and how approaches can be strengthened or replicated.
13) What type of funding mechanism is used for CARs?
CARs uses a cooperative agreement mechanism. This generally means CDC involvement is more collaborative than in a standard grant and may include ongoing technical assistance, coordination, and shared expectations about implementation and reporting.
14) What is the funding activity category for CARs?
The funding activity category is Health.
15) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 93.941 (HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education Projects).
16) How much total funding was estimated for fiscal year 2014?
For fiscal year 2014, the estimated total funding amount listed is $2,250,000.
17) How many awards were expected for the 2014 competition?
The expected number of awards was 3.
18) Is cost sharing or a match required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was indicated in the provided summary information.
19) What were the award ceiling and award floor amounts?
The award ceiling and floor were listed as $0 in the provided summary data. This typically indicates applicants should rely on the full announcement for the actual funding range or that award amounts are determined by CDC based on available funds and negotiated workplans.
20) When was the 2014 opportunity posted?
The posted date was February 10, 2014.
21) Was a letter of intent (LOI) included, and when was it due?
Yes. The letter of intent deadline was March 17, 2014.
22) When was the application due, and what time zone applied?
The application deadline was April 10, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time.
23) How were applications submitted?
Applications were to be submitted via Grants.gov.
24) Was there an informational call for potential applicants?
Yes. An informational conference call was scheduled for March 6, 2014 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. EST, with dial-in and web access details provided in the announcement.
25) When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity archive date was May 10, 2014.
26) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included both government and non-government entities, including various state, local, territorial, tribal, education, housing, nonprofit, for-profit, and business categories described in the notice.
27) Which government entities were listed as eligible applicants?
Eligible government applicants included state, local, and territorial governments and their bona fide agents (including the District of Columbia and multiple U.S. territories and freely associated states named in the announcement), state-controlled institutions of higher education, federally or state recognized American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments, and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
28) Which non-government entities were listed as eligible applicants?
Eligible non-government applicants included American Indian or Alaska Native tribally designated organizations, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), private colleges and universities, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and small businesses.
29) What does the eligibility list suggest about the kinds of applicants CDC wanted to attract?
The listing suggests CDC intended to attract applicants with strong local presence and partnership capacity, including organizations positioned to convene community members and align public health, clinical, and social service systems.
30) Who can be contacted for help accessing the full announcement?
For assistance accessing the full announcement, the notice directed applicants to the CDC Procurement and Grants Office (PGO), Technical Information Management Section (TIMS).
31) What contact information was provided for the CDC PGO TIMS office?
The notice provided phone number 770-488-2700 and email pgotim@cdc.gov.
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