Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA EH14 1407
Apply for CDC RFA EH14 1407
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Health Impact Assessment for Improved Community Design" 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 Apr 25, 2014 and posted on Feb 26, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 12, 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 $2,610,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $145,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: County governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) For profit organizations other than small businesses Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Special district governments.
- 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:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offered this discretionary funding opportunity, titled "Health Impact Assessment for Improved Community Design," to help public health departments play a stronger, more routine role in transportation and land use planning. The core purpose was to build practical capacity to use Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) so that decisions about roads, transit, housing patterns, and other community design choices more consistently account for health outcomes. The opportunity also emphasized broadening what counts as a "health impact" in these decisions, encouraging applicants to look beyond a narrow set of outcomes and consider a wider range of effects tied to how communities are planned and built.
The award mechanism was a cooperative agreement, which typically signals that CDC expected to be more involved than in a standard grant. In practice, that usually means recipients would not only carry out local work but also collaborate closely with CDC through ongoing communication, technical input, and alignment with federal public health priorities around built environments, injury prevention, chronic disease risk factors, environmental exposures, and health equity. The activity category was listed as Health, and the CFDA number was 93.070 (Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response), situating the program within CDCs broader environmental and public health preparedness portfolio.
Funding was relatively targeted and standardized. CDC anticipated making about 6 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $2,610,000. Each award was set at a fixed level, with an award ceiling of $145,000 and an award floor of $145,000, suggesting that successful applicants would receive the same amount rather than competing for different budget sizes. No cost sharing or matching funds were required, lowering the barrier for participation and making it more feasible for public agencies and community partners to apply even if they did not have additional funds to commit.
Eligibility was intentionally broad, covering both government and non-government entities, though the stated emphasis was on increasing the capacity of public health departments, which often implies state, local, territorial, or tribal public health agencies and their designated agents. Eligible government applicants included states (and bona fide agents, including the District of Columbia), local governments, territorial governments and their agents across US territories and freely associated states listed 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. Eligible non-government organizations included tribally designated organizations, nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), private colleges and universities, community-based and faith-based organizations, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. This breadth suggests CDC was open to applications from a wide range of partners capable of conducting or supporting HIAs, provided they could credibly advance the goal of integrating health into transportation and land use decisions, ideally in partnership with or on behalf of public health authorities.
Key dates indicate this was a time-limited 2014 opportunity. The posting date was February 26, 2014, with an original closing date of April 28, 2014, later extended to a current closing date of May 12, 2014. The archive date was May 28, 2014, meaning the solicitation is no longer active. The funding opportunity number was CDC RFA EH14-1407, which is the identifier applicants would have used to locate the full notice and submit materials.
For applicants needing help accessing the full announcement, CDC directed inquiries to the CDC Procurement and Grants Office (PGO), Technical Information Management Section (TIMS), with a phone contact at 770-488-2700. The listing also noted that the "Additional Information" link shown in the summary was not active and that the full announcement needed to be opened from the top of the page, which reflects a common grants portal issue at the time.
Overall, the opportunity was designed to move health considerations upstream into the planning process, so that decisions shaping community design would more consistently account for factors like safety, physical activity, air quality, access to services, and other determinants of health. By funding a small number of recipients with equal-sized cooperative agreements, CDC aimed to create focused, implementable HIA efforts that could strengthen local and state capacity and potentially serve as models for incorporating health into future transportation and land use planning.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What was the title of this CDC funding opportunity?
The discretionary funding opportunity was titled "Health Impact Assessment for Improved Community Design."
What was the main purpose of the opportunity?
The core purpose was to help public health departments play a stronger, more routine role in transportation and land use planning by building practical capacity to use Health Impact Assessments (HIAs). The intent was for decisions about roads, transit, housing patterns, and other community design choices to more consistently account for health outcomes.
What kinds of decisions or topics was this program meant to influence?
The opportunity focused on integrating health into decisions related to the built environment, including transportation and land use planning such as roads, transit, housing patterns, and broader community design choices.
What is an HIA in the context of this opportunity?
In this context, an HIA (Health Impact Assessment) is a practical approach used to evaluate how proposed transportation, land use, or community design decisions could affect health, so health outcomes are considered during planning and decision-making.
Did the opportunity encourage looking at a broad range of health impacts?
Yes. The opportunity emphasized broadening what counts as a "health impact" in transportation and land use decisions. Applicants were encouraged to look beyond a narrow set of outcomes and consider a wider range of effects tied to how communities are planned and built.
What award mechanism did CDC use for this opportunity?
The award mechanism was a cooperative agreement.
What does it imply that the award was a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement typically signals that CDC expected to be more involved than in a standard grant. In practice, this usually means recipients would carry out local work while also collaborating closely with CDC through ongoing communication, technical input, and alignment with federal public health priorities.
Which CDC priority areas were noted as related to this work?
The description linked the work to federal public health priorities around built environments, injury prevention, chronic disease risk factors, environmental exposures, and health equity.
What was the activity category?
The activity category was listed as Health.
What CFDA number was associated with the opportunity?
The CFDA number was 93.070 (Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response).
How many awards did CDC expect to make?
CDC anticipated making about 6 awards.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $2,610,000.
How much funding was available per award?
Each award was set at a fixed level. The award ceiling was $145,000 and the award floor was also $145,000, meaning successful applicants would receive the same amount rather than competing for different budget sizes.
Were matching funds or cost sharing required?
No. No cost sharing or matching funds were required.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included both government and non-government entities. The stated emphasis was on increasing the capacity of public health departments, which often implies state, local, territorial, or tribal public health agencies and their designated agents, but a wide range of partners were eligible.
Which government entities were eligible?
Eligible government applicants included:
- States (and bona fide agents, including the District of Columbia)
- Local governments
- Territorial governments and their agents (including U.S. territories and freely associated states listed in the announcement)
- State-controlled institutions of higher education
- Federally or state-recognized American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
Which non-government entities were eligible?
Eligible non-government organizations included:
- Tribally designated organizations
- Nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
- Private colleges and universities
- Community-based and faith-based organizations
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
Was the opportunity limited only to public health departments?
No. While the emphasis was on increasing the capacity of public health departments, eligibility included many government and non-government entities. This suggests CDC was open to applications from a wide range of partners capable of conducting or supporting HIAs, ideally in partnership with or on behalf of public health authorities.
What was the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number was CDC RFA EH14-1407.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date was February 26, 2014.
What was the original closing date and the extended closing date?
The original closing date was April 28, 2014, and it was later extended to a current closing date of May 12, 2014.
Is this funding opportunity still active?
No. The archive date was May 28, 2014, which means the solicitation is no longer active.
Who could applicants contact for help accessing the full announcement?
CDC directed inquiries to the CDC Procurement and Grants Office (PGO), Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) at 770-488-2700.
Was there any note about issues accessing additional information?
Yes. The listing noted that the "Additional Information" link shown in the summary was not active and that the full announcement needed to be opened from the top of the page.
What broader outcome was CDC aiming for through this opportunity?
The opportunity was designed to move health considerations upstream into the planning process, so that decisions shaping community design would more consistently account for factors like safety, physical activity, air quality, access to services, and other determinants of health.
Why did CDC use equal-sized awards?
The award floor and ceiling were the same ($145,000), indicating a standardized award size. This structure supports a small number of focused, implementable HIA efforts intended to strengthen local and state capacity and potentially serve as models for incorporating health into future transportation and land use planning.
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