Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA GH13 1370
Apply for CDC RFA GH13 1370
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Establishing a Center for Public Health Training in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.067 Global AIDS.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 14, 2013 and posted on Mar 14, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 25, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligibility Information 1. Eligible Applicants Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below Colleges Research institutions (that will perform activities deemed as non research) Universities 2. Cost Sharing or Matching Cost sharing or matching funds are not required for this program. Although there is no statutory match requirement for this FOA, leveraging other resources and related ongoing efforts to promote sustainability is strongly encouraged. 3. Maintenance of Effort Maintenance of Effort is not required for this program.
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Opportunity Summary:
The CDCs International Emergency Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) released this FY 2013 funding opportunity to build long term public health capacity for complex humanitarian emergencies (CHEs) by establishing a dedicated training center. The core idea is to grow a pipeline, or cadre, of professionals who are specifically prepared to plan for, respond to, and help stabilize public health conditions during crises that overwhelm local systems and require multi-agency international action. The CDC frames CHEs as increasingly common and increasingly consequential events, driven by both natural disasters and human-caused crises such as armed conflict, and emphasizes that these situations demand skilled public health workers who understand emergency operations, field constraints, and the unique health risks faced by displaced and conflict affected populations.
The opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the awardee would not just receive funds and operate independently, but would typically work in an ongoing, collaborative relationship with CDC consistent with cooperative agreement practice. The anticipated funding level is about $100,000 per year for five years, for an estimated total of about $500,000 across the project period. CDC expected to make one award. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, and there is no maintenance of effort requirement, but CDC explicitly encourages applicants to leverage other resources and related ongoing efforts to support sustainability beyond the federal funding period.
Programmatically, the FOA lays out three main deliverables that together form a training ecosystem. First, the awardee is expected to create a certificate program aimed at public health graduate students in the United States, giving them focused training in complex humanitarian emergencies and the applied skills needed to work effectively in these environments. Second, the center must develop a US-based fellowship program designed for international candidates from countries affected by CHEs, which directly targets capacity building among professionals who may return to or work in the settings most affected by these crises. Third, the center must establish a program that supports international summer practicum experiences for graduate students enrolled in a US-based global health program, creating structured field exposure that complements classroom learning and helps trainees develop practical competence in real-world humanitarian contexts.
The public health justification for the program is grounded in the documented rise and impact of humanitarian crises. The FOA notes that complex emergencies produce serious social disruption, whether triggered by natural events like earthquakes and tsunamis or by man-made and political violence. It highlights the growth in armed conflicts over the last half century and the immense mortality associated with conflict, including the fact that a large share of war related injuries and deaths involve non-combatants. CDC defines a complex humanitarian emergency as a crisis often linked to natural, man-made, or biological disasters in which governance and authority break down and the resulting needs exceed the capacity of any single agency and/or the UN country program, necessitating a broader international response. In that context, the FOA positions targeted training as a way to improve public health resource allocation and response quality when health systems are stressed or fractured.
Legally, the program is authorized under sections 307, 301(a) and (c), and 317(k)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, with parallel citations including 42 U.S.C. 242l, 241(a) and (c), and 247b(k)(1), as amended. Administratively, the opportunity falls under CFDA 93.067 (Global AIDS is listed in the source data, though the training focus is broader humanitarian emergency preparedness and response). The posting date was March 14, 2013, with an original and final closing date of May 25, 2013, and an archive date of June 24, 2013.
Eligibility is limited to colleges, universities, and research institutions, with the caveat that any research institutions participating must perform activities considered non-research under this award. The FOA categorizes eligible applicants more broadly as "Others" with clarification provided in the eligibility text, but the named eligible organizational types are academic and similar training capable institutions. For applicants needing help accessing the full announcement, CDC directed inquiries to the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) at 770-488-2700 or pgotim@cdc.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is this CDC funding opportunity trying to accomplish?
This FY 2013 CDC International Emergency Refugee Health Branch (IERHB) funding opportunity is intended to build long-term public health capacity for complex humanitarian emergencies (CHEs) by establishing a dedicated training center. The goal is to develop a pipeline (cadre) of professionals who are prepared to plan for, respond to, and help stabilize public health conditions during crises that overwhelm local systems and require multi-agency international action.
2. What does CDC mean by a "complex humanitarian emergency" (CHE)?
CDC describes a complex humanitarian emergency as a crisis often linked to natural, man-made, or biological disasters in which governance and authority break down and resulting needs exceed the capacity of any single agency and/or the UN country program, requiring a broader international response.
3. Why is CDC emphasizing training for CHEs?
The program justification is based on the rise and impact of humanitarian crises. The FOA notes that complex emergencies cause serious social disruption and can be triggered by natural events (such as earthquakes and tsunamis) or by man-made crises (such as armed conflict and political violence). CDC highlights the increase in armed conflicts over the last half century, the substantial mortality associated with conflict, and that many war-related injuries and deaths involve non-combatants. In this context, targeted training is positioned as a way to improve public health resource allocation and response quality when health systems are stressed or fractured.
4. What type of award is this?
This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement. That means the awardee is expected to work in an ongoing, collaborative relationship with CDC, rather than receiving funds and operating fully independently.
5. How much funding is available, and for how long?
The anticipated funding level is about $100,000 per year for five years, for an estimated total of about $500,000 across the project period.
6. How many awards did CDC expect to make?
CDC expected to make one award.
7. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The FOA states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
8. Is there a maintenance of effort (MOE) requirement?
No. The FOA states there is no maintenance of effort requirement.
9. Does CDC mention sustainability after the federal funding period ends?
Yes. While there is no cost share or MOE requirement, CDC explicitly encourages applicants to leverage other resources and related ongoing efforts to support sustainability beyond the federal funding period.
10. What are the main program deliverables required by the FOA?
The FOA describes three main deliverables that together form a training ecosystem:
- A certificate program for U.S.-based public health graduate students focused on complex humanitarian emergencies and applied skills needed to work effectively in these environments.
- A U.S.-based fellowship program for international candidates from countries affected by CHEs, aimed at capacity building among professionals who may return to or work in the settings most affected by these crises.
- A program supporting international summer practicum experiences for graduate students enrolled in a U.S.-based global health program, providing structured field exposure to complement classroom learning and build practical competence in real-world humanitarian contexts.
11. Who is the intended audience for the certificate program?
The certificate program is aimed at public health graduate students in the United States.
12. Who is the fellowship program designed for?
The fellowship is designed for international candidates from countries affected by complex humanitarian emergencies, and it is intended to strengthen capacity among professionals connected to the settings most impacted by these crises.
13. What is the purpose of the international summer practicum component?
The practicum component is intended to provide structured international field exposure for graduate students enrolled in a U.S.-based global health program, complementing classroom instruction and helping trainees develop practical competence in humanitarian contexts.
14. What kinds of crises does the FOA associate with CHEs?
The FOA associates CHEs with natural disasters (for example, earthquakes and tsunamis) and human-caused crises such as armed conflict and political violence. It also references that CHEs can be linked to biological disasters.
15. What legal authority supports this program?
The program is authorized under sections 307, 301(a) and (c), and 317(k)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, with parallel citations including 42 U.S.C. 242l, 241(a) and (c), and 247b(k)(1), as amended.
16. What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.067 (noted in the source data as Global AIDS, even though the described training focus is broader humanitarian emergency preparedness and response).
17. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to colleges, universities, and research institutions. The FOA also notes that any participating research institutions must perform activities considered non-research under this award.
18. Does the FOA provide a broad eligibility category as well as specific examples?
Yes. The FOA categorizes eligible applicants as "Others" with clarification in the eligibility text, while naming the eligible organizational types as colleges, universities, and research institutions capable of carrying out training-centered activities.
19. What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The posting date was March 14, 2013. The original and final closing date was May 25, 2013. The archive date was June 24, 2013.
20. Who should applicants contact to obtain help accessing the full announcement?
CDC directed inquiries to the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) at 770-488-2700 or pgotim@cdc.gov.
21. Which CDC entity released this funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity was released by CDC's International Emergency Refugee Health Branch (IERHB).
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