Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA DP15 1501
Apply for CDC RFA DP15 1501
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Increasing the Implementation of Evidence Based Cancer Survivorship Interventions to Increase Quality and Duration of Life among Cancer Patients" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.808 Increasing the Implementation of Evidence Based Cancer Survivorship Interventions to Increase Quality and Duration of Li.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 23, 2015 and posted on Feb 23, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 24, 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 $6,300,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $350,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program grantees funded under component 2, the DP 12 1205 cooperative agreement are eligible to apply for this award for the FOA.
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of people living after a cancer diagnosis by expanding the real-world use of evidence-based cancer survivorship interventions. The program is grounded in the idea that survivorship starts at diagnosis and continues for the rest of a person s life, and it responds to the rapidly growing survivor population in the United States. The need is driven by well documented long-term physical and psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment, along with persistent gaps in preventive care, health behaviors, vaccination uptake, and access to clear follow-up guidance. Data cited in the announcement highlights common problems among survivors, including continued tobacco use, missed recommended screenings, low physical activity, low influenza and pneumonia vaccination rates, and the absence of treatment summaries and follow-up care instructions for many patients. These gaps can contribute to worse long-term outcomes and create avoidable burdens on both patients and health systems.
The purpose of the grant is to help a selected subset of CDC National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) grantees implement a broad package of survivorship strategies that already have evidence behind them, rather than funding entirely new or untested approaches. The intended short-term results are practical and knowledge-oriented: better understanding of survivor needs at the population level, improved survivor knowledge about their own treatment history and follow-up care requirements, and improved provider knowledge about survivorship guidelines and recommended care. Over the intermediate term, the CDC expects grantees to develop and share best practices for survivorship programming and to clarify what staffing, partnerships, data systems, and other capacity elements are required to sustain survivorship interventions over time. The long-term goal is broader adoption of scalable, sustainable, practice- and evidence-based survivorship activities across NCCCP programs, ultimately improving both the quality of life and the duration of life for cancer survivors.
The grant emphasizes strategies that strengthen surveillance and build linkages between clinical care and community supports. A central surveillance component is using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to identify cancer survivors, characterize their needs, and monitor key risk factors and service gaps. Another key strategy is using local cancer registry data to help populate Survivorship Care Plans (SCPs), which are meant to give survivors and their care teams clear documentation of treatment received and guidance for follow-up care. The opportunity also prioritizes expanding standardized, measurable patient navigation programs that can help survivors move more smoothly through treatment, follow-up appointments, recommended screenings, vaccinations, and supportive services. In addition, the program supports provider education by leveraging an existing survivorship e-learning series, aiming to improve clinician familiarity with survivorship guidelines and follow-up care expectations. Taken together, these components are designed to help grantees identify survivor populations more precisely and address needs across the full continuum from diagnosis through post-treatment life.
Administratively, this opportunity was offered as a CDC cooperative agreement, which typically means recipients should expect substantial CDC involvement through technical assistance, guidance, and collaboration rather than a hands-off grant structure. The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA DP15-1501, and it was categorized as discretionary funding in the health activity area. CDC anticipated making about 6 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $6.3 million and an award ceiling of $350,000. Cost sharing or matching was required. Eligibility was limited to NCCCP grantees funded under Component 2 of the DP12-1205 cooperative agreement, meaning it targeted existing cancer control infrastructure already supported by CDC rather than opening competition to all organizations. The announcement was posted February 23, 2015, with an application deadline of April 24, 2015 (11:59 p.m. ET), and it was archived May 24, 2015. The listed CDC contact for access issues was Eric Tai (cvn5@cdc.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the goal of this CDC funding opportunity?
The goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of people living after a cancer diagnosis by expanding real-world use of evidence-based cancer survivorship interventions. The focus is on putting proven survivorship strategies into practice at scale, rather than creating new or untested approaches.
How does this program define "cancer survivorship"?
The program is grounded in the idea that survivorship starts at diagnosis and continues for the rest of a person's life. It is designed to address needs across the full continuum, from diagnosis through post-treatment life.
Why is CDC investing in cancer survivorship activities?
The announcement cites a rapidly growing cancer survivor population in the United States and well-documented long-term physical and psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment. It also highlights persistent gaps in preventive care and follow-up guidance that can lead to worse long-term outcomes and avoidable burdens on patients and health systems.
What kinds of gaps or problems among cancer survivors does the opportunity highlight?
Examples mentioned include continued tobacco use, missed recommended screenings, low physical activity, low influenza and pneumonia vaccination rates, and many patients lacking treatment summaries and follow-up care instructions.
What is the main approach CDC wants grantees to take?
Implement a broad package of survivorship strategies that already have evidence behind them, with an emphasis on strengthening surveillance and building linkages between clinical care and community supports.
What short-term outcomes does CDC expect from funded projects?
The intended short-term results include: (1) better understanding of survivor needs at the population level, (2) improved survivor knowledge about their own treatment history and follow-up care requirements, and (3) improved provider knowledge about survivorship guidelines and recommended care.
What intermediate outcomes does CDC expect?
Over the intermediate term, grantees are expected to develop and share best practices for survivorship programming and clarify what capacity is needed to sustain interventions over time, including staffing, partnerships, data systems, and other infrastructure elements.
What is the long-term goal of the cooperative agreement?
The long-term goal is broader adoption of scalable, sustainable, practice- and evidence-based survivorship activities across NCCCP programs, ultimately improving both quality of life and duration of life for cancer survivors.
What surveillance method is emphasized in this opportunity?
A central surveillance component is the use of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to identify cancer survivors, characterize their needs, and monitor key risk factors and service gaps.
How are cancer registry data expected to be used?
The opportunity highlights using local cancer registry data to help populate Survivorship Care Plans (SCPs) so survivors and their care teams have clear documentation of treatment received and guidance for follow-up care.
What is a Survivorship Care Plan (SCP) in the context of this grant?
An SCP is described as a plan meant to provide survivors and their care teams clear documentation of treatment received and guidance for follow-up care, addressing the problem that many patients do not receive treatment summaries or follow-up instructions.
What role does patient navigation play in the proposed strategy package?
The opportunity prioritizes expanding standardized, measurable patient navigation programs to help survivors move more smoothly through treatment, follow-up appointments, recommended screenings, vaccinations, and supportive services.
Does the opportunity include provider education?
Yes. The program supports provider education by leveraging an existing survivorship e-learning series intended to improve clinician familiarity with survivorship guidelines and follow-up care expectations.
What type of funding mechanism is this?
This was offered as a CDC cooperative agreement, which typically means substantial CDC involvement through technical assistance, guidance, and collaboration rather than a hands-off grant structure.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA DP15-1501.
How was the opportunity categorized by CDC?
It was categorized as discretionary funding in the health activity area.
How many awards did CDC anticipate making and what was the estimated total funding?
CDC anticipated making about 6 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $6.3 million.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed was $350,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The opportunity stated that cost sharing or matching was required.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to CDC National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) grantees funded under Component 2 of the DP12-1205 cooperative agreement. It was not an open competition for all organizations.
What were the key dates for this announcement?
The announcement was posted February 23, 2015. The application deadline was April 24, 2015 (11:59 p.m. ET). The announcement was archived May 24, 2015.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. Based on the information provided, it was archived on May 24, 2015, and the application deadline was April 24, 2015.
Who was listed as the CDC contact for access issues?
The listed CDC contact for access issues was Eric Tai (cvn5@cdc.gov).
What is the overall theme of the funded survivorship work?
The overall theme is to identify survivor populations more precisely and address needs across diagnosis and long-term survivorship by combining surveillance (BRFSS), clinical documentation and guidance (SCPs supported by registry data), navigation supports, and provider education.
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