Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA OE13 1304
Apply for CDC RFA OE13 1304
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Improving the Impact of Laboratory Pract" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.064 Laboratory Training, Evaluation, and Quality Assurance Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 26, 2013 and posted on Apr 26, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 12, 2013 Dates Letter of Intent Deadline Date 5/15/2013 Application Deadline Date 6/12/2013, 1159 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, on www.grants.gov. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
- 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).
- Eligibility Information Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are included in this section. Eligible Applicants Nonprofit organizations that create LPGs with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Nonprofit organizations that create LPGs without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents, if they create voluntary laboratory practice guidelines (this includes the District of Columbia, 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) .
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Opportunity Summary:
The CDC funding opportunity "Improving the Impact of Laboratory Practice Guidelines" (Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA OE13-1304) is a discretionary cooperative agreement aimed at making laboratory practice guidelines (LPGs) more effective and more clearly tied to real-world public health and patient care outcomes. The core idea is that many organizations develop or update LPGs with limited information about whether the guidance is actually being used, how it is being implemented, and what impact it is having. This program is designed to change that by helping guideline-producing organizations define practical measures (metrics) and collect data that can guide better guideline creation, revision, dissemination, promotion, uptake, and eventual impact.
A central emphasis of the announcement is the use of feasible, low-cost approaches, particularly qualitative methods and other free or relatively inexpensive data-collection strategies. Rather than funding expensive long-term research infrastructure, CDC frames these awards as demonstration projects that create lasting institutional knowledge and habits. The expectation is that recipients will build a repeatable and scalable process for measuring guideline performance and feeding what they learn back into the guideline lifecycle. In other words, the grant is meant to help organizations move from an informal model where guidelines may be revised mainly based on expert opinion or occasional feedback, to a more systematic model where guideline development is grounded in best available evidence and routinely updated using measurable data about uptake and use.
The opportunity is also explicitly about organizational change. Awardees are expected to establish a durable culture shift so that staff and volunteers come to view data-informed guideline development as the default standard. One specific feature highlighted is the sharing of metrics with the organization’s LPG authors, reinforcing a feedback loop where guideline writers can see how their products are being disseminated and used, what barriers exist, and what improvements might increase adoption and effectiveness. CDC’s longer-term goal is that these practices become routine "business practices" that can be sustained without ongoing CDC support, meaning the grant is intended as a catalyst rather than a permanent funding stream.
CDC anticipates making up to three awards, with an estimated total funding level of $1.5 million and an award ceiling of $150,000 (no specified award floor). There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The program falls under CFDA 93.064 (Laboratory Training, Evaluation, and Quality Assurance Programs). Applications were submitted through Grants.gov, with a letter of intent deadline of May 15, 2013 and an application deadline of June 12, 2013 (11:59 p.m. Eastern). Although these dates indicate the opportunity is archived, the summary reflects the structure and intent of the original program design.
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations that create laboratory practice guidelines (with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status, excluding institutions of higher education) and state or local governments, including U.S. territories and affiliated jurisdictions, as long as they create voluntary LPGs. Overall, CDC’s broader purpose is to learn from the demonstration projects run by up to three recipients, collate the lessons learned, and use those insights to speed adoption of these metric-driven guideline management practices across other organizations that develop and maintain laboratory practice guidelines. For technical issues accessing the full announcement, the listed contact was the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) at 770-488-2700 or pgotim@cdc.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this CDC funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Improving the Impact of Laboratory Practice Guidelines".
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is CDC RFA OE13-1304.
What type of funding mechanism is this?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement.
What is the main goal of the program?
The program aims to make laboratory practice guidelines (LPGs) more effective and more clearly connected to real-world public health and patient care outcomes by helping guideline-producing organizations define practical measures (metrics) and collect data on guideline use, implementation, and impact.
Why is CDC focusing on metrics for laboratory practice guidelines?
CDC highlights that many organizations develop or update LPGs with limited information about whether the guidance is actually being used, how it is being implemented, and what impact it is having. This opportunity is designed to help organizations measure those elements and use what they learn to improve guideline development, revision, dissemination, promotion, uptake, and impact.
What kinds of projects is CDC trying to support through this opportunity?
CDC is supporting demonstration projects that create lasting, repeatable processes for measuring guideline performance and feeding those results back into the guideline lifecycle. The emphasis is on building institutional knowledge and habits rather than creating expensive long-term research infrastructure.
How should recipients use the information they collect?
Recipients are expected to use collected data to guide better guideline creation and revision, improve dissemination and promotion, understand barriers to adoption, encourage uptake, and ultimately strengthen the impact of the guideline in practice.
Is this opportunity primarily about research, or about implementation and process improvement?
Based on the announcement summary, the emphasis is on feasible, low-cost measurement approaches and organizational process improvements that can be routinely used to manage and improve LPGs, rather than building expensive or long-term research infrastructure.
What approaches to data collection are emphasized?
The opportunity places a central emphasis on feasible, low-cost approaches, particularly qualitative methods and other free or relatively inexpensive data-collection strategies.
Does CDC expect this work to lead to organizational change?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly focuses on organizational change and expects awardees to establish a durable culture shift so that data-informed guideline development becomes the default standard for staff and volunteers.
What is the “feedback loop†mentioned in the opportunity summary?
A highlighted feature is the sharing of metrics with the organization’s LPG authors so guideline writers can see how guidelines are disseminated and used, what barriers exist, and what changes might increase adoption and effectiveness.
Is CDC expecting the work to be sustainable after the grant ends?
Yes. CDC’s longer-term goal is for these practices to become routine business practices that can be sustained without ongoing CDC support. The grant is described as a catalyst rather than a permanent funding stream.
How many awards did CDC anticipate making?
CDC anticipated making up to three awards.
What was the estimated total funding level?
The estimated total funding level was $1.5 million.
What was the award ceiling?
The award ceiling was $150,000.
Was there an award floor?
No award floor was specified in the information provided.
Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What CFDA number is associated with this program?
The program falls under CFDA 93.064, described as Laboratory Training, Evaluation, and Quality Assurance Programs.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included:
- Nonprofit organizations that create laboratory practice guidelines (with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status), excluding institutions of higher education
- State or local governments, including U.S. territories and affiliated jurisdictions, as long as they create voluntary laboratory practice guidelines
Are institutions of higher education eligible under the nonprofit category?
No. The eligibility description explicitly excludes institutions of higher education from the nonprofit category described.
Do eligible government applicants need to produce a specific kind of guideline?
Yes. The information provided specifies eligibility for state or local governments (including territories and affiliated jurisdictions) as long as they create voluntary laboratory practice guidelines.
How were applications submitted?
Applications were submitted through Grants.gov.
What were the key dates for the opportunity?
The summary lists:
- Letter of intent deadline: May 15, 2013
- Application deadline: June 12, 2013 (11:59 p.m. Eastern)
Is this funding opportunity still open?
The listed deadlines are in 2013, and the summary notes that these dates indicate the opportunity is archived.
What is CDC hoping to learn from the funded projects?
CDC intends to learn from the demonstration projects run by up to three recipients, collate lessons learned, and use those insights to speed adoption of metric-driven guideline management practices across other organizations that develop and maintain laboratory practice guidelines.
What should someone do if they have technical issues accessing the full announcement?
The listed contact for technical issues was the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) at 770-488-2700 or pgotim@cdc.gov.
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