Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA EH15 1501
Apply for CDC RFA EH15 1501
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS) National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network" 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 Feb 27, 2015 and posted on Feb 27, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 1, 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 $125,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $125,000.00 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).
- FOA eligibility is limited to NAPHSIS (please see Section C, #3).
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity is a CDC cooperative agreement focused on strengthening the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network by formalizing and expanding CDC's collaboration with the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS). The program traces back to a major gap identified in the September 2000 Pew Environmental Health Commission report, "America's Environmental Health Gap: Why the Country Needs a Nationwide Health Tracking Network." That report argued that environmental health data systems in the United States were fragmented and not adequate for consistently tracking diseases alongside environmental exposures. In response, Congress provided funding beginning in fiscal year 2002 for CDC to address the problem by building a more integrated national tracking capability.
At the core of the opportunity is the concept of Environmental Public Health Tracking, which the CDC defines as integrated surveillance that brings together health outcome data, environmental hazard data, and human exposure data from many national, state, and local sources. The practical public health purpose is to make it possible to see patterns over time and across geography, detect potential links between environmental conditions and health outcomes, identify which communities are most affected, and use that information to design, target, and evaluate interventions and policies. The emphasis is on accurate, timely, and usable data that can support disease prevention and control decisions rather than leaving environmental and health information in disconnected silos.
The National Tracking Network is the nationwide platform that operationalizes this approach. A defining feature of the network is data integration and, where feasible, linkage across health, hazard, and exposure information systems as part of routine tracking work. The network is intended to produce standardized data and measures that are consistent across jurisdictions, making it easier to compare trends, share methods, and develop national-level insights. The stated functions of the Tracking Network include compiling a core set of nationally consistent health and environmental measures; enabling discovery, description, exchange, analysis, management, and sharing of data; providing tools that help partners manage and analyze those data; and delivering environmental public health information in a form that is accessible to the public. Because these functions depend on the quality, timeliness, compatibility, and utility of existing data, a lot of the effort is about improving standards, governance, and practical integration across different systems and professional communities.
This specific award supports the CDC Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, which at the time of the announcement funded 26 states and cities and worked with national partners to maintain and expand the Tracking Network. Since 2002, the Tracking Program has invested in workforce capacity and created tools and infrastructure to convert previously disconnected datasets into a nationally standardized format available through the Tracking Network. The CDC is using this cooperative agreement to keep building that bridge between environmental information and health outcomes, with NAPHSIS positioned as a key partner because of its role in vital records, public health statistics, and health information systems. The work described for NAPHSIS centers on helping develop standards and principles that make it easier to administer, integrate, and use public health statistics and information systems within the Tracking Network. Another explicit expectation is outreach: NAPHSIS is to market and communicate Tracking Program activities and products to increase collaboration among vital records professionals, health statistics leaders, and health information systems staff, and to improve how environmental and health data are provided to policymakers and the public.
Administratively, this was a discretionary CDC funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, meaning CDC expected to have substantial involvement during the project rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal federal engagement. The opportunity listed one expected award with an estimated total funding amount of $125,000, with an award ceiling of $125,000 and no cost sharing or matching requirement. It was posted February 27, 2015, with an application due date of May 1, 2015 (11:59 p.m. Eastern time) and an archive date of May 31, 2015. The CFDA number is 93.070 (Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response). Eligibility was restricted to NAPHSIS only, making this a targeted, sole-eligible-applicant announcement intended to continue and structure an existing national partnership. The sponsoring agency is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the listed contact for access issues was Susan Rezai (AQI6@cdc.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is this funding opportunity?
This is a CDC discretionary funding opportunity issued as a cooperative agreement to strengthen the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network by formalizing and expanding CDC collaboration with the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS).
2. Which federal agency is sponsoring the award?
The sponsoring agency is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
3. What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 93.070 (Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response).
4. What is the cooperative agreement mechanism and what does it imply?
The opportunity uses a cooperative agreement mechanism, which means CDC expected substantial involvement in the project during the period of performance, rather than providing funds with minimal federal engagement.
5. How much funding is available under this opportunity?
The estimated total funding amount is $125,000. The award ceiling is also $125,000.
6. How many awards were expected?
The announcement listed one expected award.
7. Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
8. Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was restricted to NAPHSIS only. This was a targeted announcement intended to continue and structure an existing national partnership.
9. What is the purpose of Environmental Public Health Tracking as defined by CDC?
CDC defines Environmental Public Health Tracking as integrated surveillance that brings together health outcome data, environmental hazard data, and human exposure data from many national, state, and local sources.
10. Why does CDC emphasize integrated tracking instead of separate data systems?
The public health purpose is to make it possible to see patterns over time and across geography, detect potential links between environmental conditions and health outcomes, identify which communities are most affected, and use that information to design, target, and evaluate interventions and policies. The emphasis is on accurate, timely, and usable data rather than disconnected silos.
11. What is the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network?
The National Tracking Network is the nationwide platform that operationalizes Environmental Public Health Tracking by integrating and, where feasible, linking health, hazard, and exposure information systems as part of routine tracking work.
12. What are the stated functions of the Tracking Network?
The stated functions include compiling a core set of nationally consistent health and environmental measures; enabling discovery, description, exchange, analysis, management, and sharing of data; providing tools that help partners manage and analyze data; and delivering environmental public health information in a form that is accessible to the public.
13. Why are standards and governance a major focus in this work?
Because the Tracking Network depends on the quality, timeliness, compatibility, and utility of existing data, the effort includes improving standards, governance, and practical integration across different systems and professional communities.
14. What gap led to the creation of this program area?
The opportunity traces back to a major gap identified in the September 2000 Pew Environmental Health Commission report, "America's Environmental Health Gap: Why the Country Needs a Nationwide Health Tracking Network," which concluded that U.S. environmental health data systems were fragmented and not adequate for consistently tracking diseases alongside environmental exposures.
15. When did Congress begin funding CDC to address this gap?
Congress provided funding beginning in fiscal year 2002 for CDC to build a more integrated national tracking capability.
16. What does this specific award support within CDC?
This award supports the CDC Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, which funds states and cities and works with national partners to maintain and expand the Tracking Network.
17. How many states and cities were funded by the Tracking Program at the time of the announcement?
At the time of the announcement, the Tracking Program funded 26 states and cities.
18. What kinds of investments has the Tracking Program made since 2002?
Since 2002, the Tracking Program has invested in workforce capacity and created tools and infrastructure to convert previously disconnected datasets into a nationally standardized format available through the Tracking Network.
19. Why is NAPHSIS a key partner for this effort?
NAPHSIS is positioned as a key partner because of its role in vital records, public health statistics, and health information systems, which are central to administering and integrating data that support the Tracking Network.
20. What work was NAPHSIS expected to perform under this cooperative agreement?
The work described centers on helping develop standards and principles that make it easier to administer, integrate, and use public health statistics and information systems within the Tracking Network.
21. Was outreach and communication part of the expectations for NAPHSIS?
Yes. An explicit expectation was that NAPHSIS would market and communicate Tracking Program activities and products to increase collaboration among vital records professionals, health statistics leaders, and health information systems staff, and to improve how environmental and health data are provided to policymakers and the public.
22. When was the opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The opportunity was posted on February 27, 2015. Applications were due May 1, 2015 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.
23. When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date listed was May 31, 2015.
24. Who was the listed contact for access issues?
The listed contact for access issues was Susan Rezai at AQI6@cdc.gov.
25. What is the intended public-facing outcome of the Tracking Network?
One intended function is delivering environmental public health information in a form that is accessible to the public, supported by standardized measures and tools that enable sharing and analysis.
26. Does the opportunity describe the award as competitive among multiple applicants?
No. The opportunity states eligibility was restricted to NAPHSIS only, indicating a sole-eligible-applicant announcement intended to continue and structure an existing partnership.
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