Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA CE13 1309
Apply for CDC RFA CE13 1309
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Making Disasters Less Disastrous Public Health, Healthcare Executives, and Emergency Management Working Together" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.136 Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 21, 2013 and posted on May 9, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 25, 2013 Letter of intent is not required but is being requested. Letter of Intent Deadline Date (must be postmarked by) May 24, 2013. Application Deadline Date June 25, 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 $600,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- 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).
- Eligible Applicants American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state recognized) American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations Alaska Native health corporations Colleges Community based organizations Faith based organizations For profit organizations (other than small business) Hospitals Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States) Research institutions (that will perform activities deemed as non research) Small, minority, and women owned businesses State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (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) Tribal epidemiology centers Universities Urban Indian health
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Opportunity Summary:
The CDC grant opportunity titled "Making Disasters Less Disastrous: Public Health, Healthcare Executives, and Emergency Management Working Together" is a discretionary funding program offered through a cooperative agreement designed to strengthen community preparedness for public health emergencies and mass casualty incidents. The core purpose is to fund one selected applicant to work directly with CDC to convene and align federal partners, national leaders, and community stakeholders in order to improve collaboration across three key sectors that often operate in parallel during crises: healthcare delivery, public health, and emergency management. The emphasis is on advancing practical, shared planning and response approaches that reduce injuries and deaths by ensuring systems are better coordinated before an event occurs.
A central idea behind the program is that healthcare systems are not just end-stage responders that receive patients after a disaster; they are foundational to preparedness itself. The opportunity specifically calls out the full range of healthcare settings that must be integrated into planning, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation facilities, and skilled nursing facilities, along with both clinical and administrative leadership. By including executive and operational decision-makers, the project aims to address real-world barriers that commonly undermine disaster response, such as unclear roles, inconsistent communication channels, limited integration between hospital incident command and public health emergency operations, and uneven participation of healthcare partners in community-wide exercises and planning.
The primary deliverable is the development and dissemination of clear guidance aimed at leaders in hospitals and healthcare systems, public health agencies, and emergency management organizations. This guidance is intended to improve coordination and cooperation in preparedness and response planning at the community level, with a strong focus on increasing engagement across all sectors rather than leaving preparedness responsibility concentrated in a single agency. In practice, that means creating tools, frameworks, or recommended practices that help communities align decision-making, share situational awareness, plan for surge and continuity of operations, and coordinate medical and public health actions during emergencies. Because this is structured as a cooperative agreement, the recipient would be expected to work collaboratively with CDC, typically involving substantial involvement by the agency in shaping activities, connecting partners, and ensuring outputs meet national preparedness needs.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA CE13-1309, within the health activity category, and tied to CFDA 93.136 (Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs). The program anticipated making a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an estimated total funding amount of $600,000. The award size is set at $200,000, with both the ceiling and floor listed as $200,000, indicating a fixed annual amount (and suggesting a multi-year project structure given the larger total estimate). No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated, which reduces barriers for applicants that may not have unrestricted funds to meet match obligations.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations that could credibly convene multi-sector partners and produce nationally useful guidance. Eligible applicants include tribal governments and tribally designated organizations, Alaska Native health corporations, universities and colleges, hospitals, community-based and faith-based organizations, nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), research institutions when performing activities considered non-research, political subdivisions of states (in consultation with states), state and local governments and their bona fide agents (including U.S. territories and freely associated states), tribal epidemiology centers, and urban Indian health organizations. This wide eligibility signals that CDC was seeking the strongest convener and product developer for the work, rather than restricting applicants to a narrow category like state health departments alone.
Key dates show the announcement was posted May 9, 2013, with an original application deadline of June 18, 2013, then updated to a current closing date of June 25, 2013, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time via Grants.gov. A letter of intent was not required, but CDC requested it, with a deadline of May 24, 2013 (postmarked by). The opportunity was later archived on July 18, 2013. For applicants needing help accessing the full announcement, the listed contact point was the CDC Procurement and Grants Office (PGO), Technical Information Management Section (TIMS), at 770-488-2700.
Overall, the grant can be understood as a capacity-building and guidance-development effort aimed at making disaster response less chaotic and more effective by ensuring that healthcare executives, public health leadership, and emergency management are planning together in advance, using shared expectations and coordinated playbooks that can be applied during real events.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this CDC grant opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled "Making Disasters Less Disastrous: Public Health, Healthcare Executives, and Emergency Management Working Together."
What type of funding mechanism is this?
This is a discretionary funding program offered through a cooperative agreement. Under a cooperative agreement, the recipient is expected to work collaboratively with CDC, and CDC typically has substantial involvement in shaping activities, connecting partners, and ensuring the outputs meet national preparedness needs.
What is the main purpose of the program?
The core purpose is to strengthen community preparedness for public health emergencies and mass casualty incidents by improving collaboration among healthcare delivery, public health, and emergency management organizations.
How many awards does CDC expect to make under this opportunity?
CDC anticipated making a single award (Expected Awards: 1).
How much funding is available?
The estimated total funding amount is $600,000. The award amount is set at $200,000, and both the ceiling and floor are listed as $200,000, indicating a fixed annual amount and suggesting a multi-year project structure based on the larger total estimate.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated for this opportunity.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is CDC RFA CE13-1309.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is tied to CFDA 93.136 (Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs).
What problem is this program trying to solve?
The program focuses on reducing injuries and deaths by ensuring systems are better coordinated before an event occurs. It aims to address common barriers that undermine disaster response, such as unclear roles, inconsistent communication channels, limited integration between hospital incident command and public health emergency operations, and uneven participation of healthcare partners in community-wide exercises and planning.
Which sectors does the opportunity specifically aim to align?
The opportunity emphasizes collaboration across three key sectors that often operate in parallel during crises: healthcare delivery, public health, and emergency management.
Why does the opportunity emphasize healthcare executives and healthcare systems?
A central idea behind the program is that healthcare systems are not only end-stage responders receiving patients after a disaster; they are foundational to preparedness. The opportunity calls for integrating healthcare leadership and decision-makers into planning so that real-world operational and administrative barriers can be addressed in advance.
What types of healthcare settings are intended to be included in planning?
The opportunity calls out a broad range of healthcare settings that should be integrated into preparedness planning, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation facilities, and skilled nursing facilities, along with both clinical and administrative leadership.
What is the primary deliverable expected from the recipient?
The primary deliverable is the development and dissemination of clear guidance aimed at leaders in hospitals and healthcare systems, public health agencies, and emergency management organizations to improve coordination and cooperation in community-level preparedness and response planning.
What kinds of outputs might be included in the guidance?
Based on the description, the guidance may include tools, frameworks, or recommended practices that help communities align decision-making, share situational awareness, plan for surge and continuity of operations, and coordinate medical and public health actions during emergencies.
What does "community-level" coordination mean in this opportunity?
The program emphasizes practical, shared planning and response approaches at the community level, with a strong focus on increasing engagement across all sectors rather than leaving preparedness responsibility concentrated in a single agency.
What role does CDC play during the project?
Because this is a cooperative agreement, the recipient would be expected to work directly with CDC. CDC typically participates substantially by helping shape activities, connecting partners, and ensuring that outputs meet national preparedness needs.
Who is the project expected to convene?
The selected applicant is expected to work with CDC to convene and align federal partners, national leaders, and community stakeholders to improve cross-sector collaboration.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad. Eligible applicants include tribal governments and tribally designated organizations, Alaska Native health corporations, universities and colleges, hospitals, community-based and faith-based organizations, nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), research institutions when performing activities considered non-research, political subdivisions of states (in consultation with states), state and local governments and their bona fide agents (including U.S. territories and freely associated states), tribal epidemiology centers, urban Indian health organizations, and other eligible governmental entities described in the opportunity.
Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. For-profit organizations are listed as eligible applicants, except for small businesses (the eligibility statement specifies "for-profit organizations (other than small businesses)").
Are nonprofits required to have 501(c)(3) status to apply?
No. The opportunity states that nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status are eligible.
Can hospitals apply directly?
Yes. Hospitals are explicitly listed among eligible applicants.
Can research institutions apply?
Research institutions are eligible when performing activities considered non-research, as described in the eligibility list.
Can state, local, tribal, and territorial governments apply?
Yes. The eligibility list includes state and local governments and their bona fide agents (including U.S. territories and freely associated states), tribal governments and tribally designated organizations, and other related entities such as tribal epidemiology centers and urban Indian health organizations.
When was the opportunity posted?
The announcement was posted on May 9, 2013.
What was the application deadline?
The original application deadline was June 18, 2013. It was updated to a current closing date of June 25, 2013, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time via Grants.gov.
Was a letter of intent required?
A letter of intent was not required, but CDC requested it. The requested letter of intent deadline was May 24, 2013 (postmarked by).
Where were applications submitted?
Applications were submitted via Grants.gov, with the closing time listed as 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was later archived on July 18, 2013.
What is the health activity category for this opportunity?
The opportunity is identified within the health activity category.
Who was listed as a contact for help accessing the full announcement?
The listed contact point was the CDC Procurement and Grants Office (PGO), Technical Information Management Section (TIMS), at 770-488-2700.
In plain terms, what is this grant trying to achieve?
It is a capacity-building and guidance-development effort aimed at making disaster response less chaotic and more effective by ensuring that healthcare executives, public health leadership, and emergency management are planning together in advance using shared expectations and coordinated playbooks that can be applied during real events.
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