Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA EH 15 001
Apply for RFA EH 15 001
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS Net) Practice based research to improve food safety" 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 Mar 6, 2015 and posted on Jan 29, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 10, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,425,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $178,125.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- State governments County governments City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)U.S. Territory or PossessionBona Fide Agents a Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified bythe state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu ofa state application. If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or localgovernment, a legal, binding agreement from the state or local government asdocumentation of the status is required. Attach with Other Attachment Forms when submitting via www.grants.gov.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS Net) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number RFA EH 15 001) was a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discretionary funding announcement designed to support practice-based research that strengthens real-world food safety and environmental health programs. EHS Net itself is described as a collaborative forum and sustained network of environmental health specialists who work alongside epidemiologists, laboratorians, and other public health professionals. The central purpose is to improve environmental health practice by identifying, understanding, and ultimately preventing environmental risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness. In practical terms, the work funded under this opportunity focuses on generating applied evidence that can be used by health departments and regulatory programs to reduce foodborne disease risks in everyday settings.
The projects supported through this announcement were specifically tied to retail food safety activities that fall under the jurisdiction of public agencies responsible for regulatory oversight of food service and related facilities. The notice explicitly references common retail and institutional food settings such as restaurants, delis, cafeterias, and schools, signaling that the intent was to fund research and field work that can directly inform inspections, food code implementation, intervention strategies, and other routine food safety functions. Because EHS Net emphasizes practice-based research, the expectation is that participating jurisdictions would not only study problems but do so in a way that reflects real operational conditions, producing findings that can be translated into improved policies, guidance, training, or inspection approaches.
The funding mechanism for the opportunity was a cooperative agreement, which typically means the CDC anticipated substantial involvement in the funded work, such as collaboration on study design, methods, protocol standardization, data collection tools, analytic approaches, or dissemination of findings across the EHS Net network. The activity category is health, and the CFDA number listed is 93.070, Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response. The announcement projected up to 8 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $1,425,000, and an award ceiling of $178,125 per recipient. No cost sharing or matching was required, reducing financial barriers for eligible public entities to participate.
Eligibility was geared toward governmental and closely affiliated entities involved in environmental health and food safety regulation. Eligible applicants included state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and U.S. territories or possessions. The announcement also allowed applications from bona fide agents, meaning agencies or organizations formally designated by a state to apply on the state’s behalf. If applying as a bona fide agent, the applicant needed to provide legal, binding documentation from the relevant state or local government confirming that status, submitted as an attachment through Grants.gov.
Key administrative dates show that the opportunity was posted January 29, 2015, with an original and current closing date of April 10, 2015, and an archive date of May 10, 2015. For applicants or parties needing assistance accessing the full announcement, the CDC provided contact information for its Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) within the Procurement and Grants Office, including phone (770-488-2700) and email (PGOTIM@cdc.gov), with business hours listed as Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. For background on the broader EHS Net program and its activities, the announcement referenced the CDC EHS Net website.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS Net) Grant (RFA EH 15 001)
What is this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is the Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS Net) grant, Funding Opportunity Number RFA EH 15 001. It was a CDC discretionary funding announcement intended to support practice-based research that strengthens real-world food safety and environmental health programs.
What is EHS Net?
EHS Net is described as a collaborative forum and sustained network of environmental health specialists who work alongside epidemiologists, laboratorians, and other public health professionals to improve environmental health practice.
What is the main purpose of the funding?
The central purpose is to improve environmental health practice by identifying, understanding, and ultimately preventing environmental risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness.
What kinds of projects were expected under this announcement?
The announcement focused on practice-based research that generates applied evidence health departments and regulatory programs can use to reduce foodborne disease risks in everyday settings.
How is “practice-based research†described in this opportunity?
Practice-based research is framed as research and field work that reflects real operational conditions in environmental health and retail food safety programs, producing findings that can be translated into improved policies, guidance, training, or inspection approaches.
What types of settings did the opportunity emphasize?
The notice explicitly referenced retail and institutional food settings such as restaurants, delis, cafeterias, and schools.
What types of activities did the projects need to relate to?
Projects were tied to retail food safety activities under the jurisdiction of public agencies responsible for regulatory oversight of food service and related facilities, with relevance to functions like inspections, food code implementation, and intervention strategies.
What was the funding mechanism?
The funding mechanism was a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
In this announcement, a cooperative agreement indicated that CDC anticipated substantial involvement in the funded work, such as collaboration on study design, methods, protocol standardization, data collection tools, analytic approaches, or dissemination of findings across the EHS Net network.
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category listed is health.
What CFDA number was associated with the opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 93.070, Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response.
How many awards were anticipated?
The announcement projected up to 8 awards.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $1,425,000.
What was the award ceiling per recipient?
The award ceiling was $178,125 per recipient.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement stated that no cost sharing or matching was required.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was geared toward governmental and closely affiliated entities involved in environmental health and food safety regulation. Eligible applicants included:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- U.S. territories or possessions
What is a “bona fide agent†and could one apply?
Yes. The announcement allowed applications from bona fide agents, meaning agencies or organizations formally designated by a state to apply on the state’s behalf.
What documentation was required for a bona fide agent application?
If applying as a bona fide agent, the applicant needed to provide legal, binding documentation from the relevant state or local government confirming that status, and submit it as an attachment through Grants.gov.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on January 29, 2015.
What was the application deadline?
The original and current closing date was April 10, 2015.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date listed was May 10, 2015.
Who could be contacted for help accessing the full announcement?
The CDC provided contact information for its Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) within the Procurement and Grants Office.
What were the CDC TIMS contact details?
Phone: 770-488-2700
Email: PGOTIM@cdc.gov
What were the TIMS business hours?
Business hours were listed as Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Where could someone find background information about EHS Net?
The announcement referenced the CDC EHS Net website for background on the broader EHS Net program and its activities.
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