Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA EH15 1507
Apply for CDC RFA EH15 1507
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Environmental Health Services Support for Public Health Drinking Water Programs to Reduce Drinking Water Exposures" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.070 Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 4, 2015 and posted on Apr 21, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 22, 2015 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $134,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments.
- Limited American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state recognized), American Indian/Alaska Native tribally designated organizations, Alaska Native health corporations, and state and local governments or their bona fide agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. 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). To ensure equal dispersion across the United States Geographic distribution will be considered.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding opportunity titled "Environmental Health Services Support for Public Health Drinking Water Programs to Reduce Drinking Water Exposures" (Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA EH15-1507) was a discretionary cooperative agreement designed to strengthen public health drinking water capacity in places where people rely on smaller, often unregulated water sources. The core purpose was to help recipients spot and fix performance gaps in their drinking water (DW) programs, improve how efficiently and effectively those programs operate, and ultimately reduce real-world exposures to contaminants that can get into drinking water and harm health. Rather than focusing on large municipal systems regulated under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the emphasis was on communities using small drinking water systems that frequently fall outside SDWA coverage, such as private wells, springs, cisterns, and tankered water supplies.
A key public health driver behind this program was the sheer size of the population depending on these kinds of systems. The announcement highlights that about 13 percent of U.S. households, roughly 43 million people, use private wells. These households may not benefit from the same regulatory oversight, routine compliance monitoring, or system operator requirements that apply to public water systems, which can leave gaps in testing, maintenance, and contamination response. The CDC positioned this funding as a way to build practical, on-the-ground capability within health departments and tribal public health agencies to better prevent, identify, and respond to contamination risks that lead to waterborne exposures.
Eligibility was limited to governmental and tribal public health entities, reflecting CDCs intent to invest in agencies that can deliver population-level environmental health services. Eligible applicants included state governments, county governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments, as well as certain tribal organizations and Alaska Native health corporations. The program also explicitly included U.S. territories and affiliated jurisdictions through language covering entities such as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and several freely associated states and territories (including the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau). The announcement also noted that geographic distribution would be considered to help spread awards more evenly across the United States, suggesting CDC wanted broad regional coverage rather than concentrating resources in only a few areas.
Financially, the opportunity listed an estimated total funding amount of $2,000,000 with an expected number of up to 20 awards. The award ceiling was $134,000, and there was no stated award floor. Importantly, there was no cost sharing or matching requirement, which can lower barriers for smaller or resource-constrained agencies to apply. The assistance listing was under CFDA 93.070, Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response, aligning the work with CDCs broader environmental health and emergency response portfolio. Because the funding instrument was a cooperative agreement, recipients could generally expect substantial programmatic involvement from CDC compared with a standard grant, often meaning closer collaboration, technical assistance, and shared responsibility for achieving program outcomes.
In practical terms, the FOA was about supporting drinking water programs in doing the work that prevents exposure: improving program operations, identifying where systems or practices are failing, and targeting actions that reduce contamination and related health risks. While the announcement does not spell out a list of contaminants, the framing around waterborne contaminants and exposure reduction points to common environmental health concerns in smaller systems, such as microbial contamination and other chemical or naturally occurring contaminants that can be present in groundwater or stored water. The overall intended beneficiaries were residents served by these small, unregulated systems, especially where there are limited resources for routine testing, maintenance, education, or rapid response when problems occur.
Administratively, the FOA was posted April 21, 2015, created May 4, 2015, and had an original and current closing date of June 22, 2015, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The archive date was July 22, 2015. The listed point of contact for access issues was Connie Thomas (CLB1@cdc.gov) under Grants Policy.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the name of this CDC funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled "Environmental Health Services Support for Public Health Drinking Water Programs to Reduce Drinking Water Exposures."
2. What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FOA number)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is CDC RFA EH15-1507.
3. What type of funding mechanism is this?
This opportunity was offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement.
4. What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
Because the instrument is a cooperative agreement, recipients could generally expect substantial programmatic involvement from CDC compared with a standard grant. This typically implies closer collaboration, technical assistance, and shared responsibility for achieving outcomes.
5. What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The core purpose was to strengthen public health drinking water capacity in places where people rely on smaller, often unregulated water sources. It aimed to help recipients identify and address performance gaps in drinking water (DW) programs, improve program efficiency and effectiveness, and reduce real-world exposures to contaminants in drinking water that can harm health.
6. What types of water sources or systems are emphasized?
The emphasis was on communities using small drinking water systems that frequently fall outside federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) coverage, such as private wells, springs, cisterns, and tankered water supplies.
7. Is this focused on large municipal public water systems regulated under SDWA?
No. Rather than focusing on large municipal systems regulated under SDWA, the funding emphasized smaller, often unregulated sources (for example, private wells and similar supplies).
8. Why did CDC prioritize private wells and other small or unregulated sources?
The FOA highlighted that about 13 percent of U.S. households (roughly 43 million people) use private wells. These households may not have the same regulatory oversight, routine compliance monitoring, or operator requirements that apply to public water systems, which can leave gaps in testing, maintenance, and contamination response.
9. Who were the intended beneficiaries of the work supported by this funding?
The intended beneficiaries were residents served by small, often unregulated drinking water sources, especially where there are limited resources for routine testing, maintenance, education, or rapid response when problems occur.
10. What kinds of activities or outcomes was CDC trying to support?
In practical terms, the FOA focused on supporting drinking water programs to do the work that prevents exposure: improving program operations, identifying where systems or practices are failing, and targeting actions that reduce contamination and related health risks.
11. Does the FOA list specific contaminants that must be addressed?
No specific list of contaminants is provided in the information given. The framing centers on reducing exposures to waterborne contaminants that can enter drinking water and harm health, which may include common issues in smaller systems such as microbial contamination and other chemical or naturally occurring contaminants.
12. Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to governmental and tribal public health entities. Eligible applicants included state governments, county governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments, as well as certain tribal organizations and Alaska Native health corporations.
13. Were U.S. territories and affiliated jurisdictions included as eligible applicants?
Yes. The announcement explicitly included U.S. territories and affiliated jurisdictions, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and several freely associated states and territories (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau).
14. Were non-governmental organizations or private entities eligible?
The eligibility described is limited to governmental and tribal public health entities (including certain tribal organizations and Alaska Native health corporations). No broader eligibility for non-governmental or private entities is indicated in the information provided.
15. Was geographic distribution considered in making awards?
Yes. The announcement noted that geographic distribution would be considered to help spread awards more evenly across the United States, suggesting CDC sought broad regional coverage rather than concentrating resources in only a few areas.
16. How much total funding was estimated for this opportunity?
The estimated total funding amount was $2,000,000.
17. How many awards were expected?
CDC expected up to 20 awards.
18. What was the maximum award amount (ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $134,000.
19. Was there a minimum award amount (floor)?
No award floor was stated.
20. Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
21. What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The assistance listing was under CFDA 93.070, Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response.
22. When was the FOA posted and created?
The FOA was posted on April 21, 2015, and created on May 4, 2015.
23. What was the application deadline and time zone?
The original and current closing date was June 22, 2015, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
24. When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was July 22, 2015.
25. Who was the point of contact for access issues?
The listed point of contact for access issues was Connie Thomas (CLB1@cdc.gov) under Grants Policy.
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