Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA DP14 1417
Apply for CDC RFA DP14 1417
- The NCCDPHP in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Partnership to Improve Community Health" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.331 Partnerships to Improve Community Health.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 21, 2014 and posted on May 22, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 22, 2014 Dates 1. Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline June 5, 2014 (Required) 2. Application Deadline July 22, 2014, 1159 p.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time, on www.grants.gov 3. Informational conference call for potential applicants May 28, 2014 from 400 pm 600 pm U.S. Eastern Daylight Time, Call in Number 888 324 7573 (toll free), Participant passcode 5878439. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $150,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 40 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligibility Information Eligible Applicants Government Organizations Local public health offices American Indian tribes or Alaskan Native villages Local Housing Authorities School districts Local transportation authorities Non government Organizations Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)
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Opportunity Summary:
Partnership to Improve Community Health (PICH) is a CDC cooperative agreement designed to help communities reduce chronic disease by strengthening and using existing multi-sector coalitions to change local environments, systems, and policies. The core idea is to fund organizations that can bring together partners across public health, schools, housing, transportation, tribal entities, and community groups, then use that coalition to implement strategies that make healthy choices easier at a population level. The program is focused on measurable improvements tied to real community needs, with a strong emphasis on reaching large portions of the local population and reducing health disparities.
The opportunity targets three types of jurisdictions: large cities and urban counties with populations of 500,000 or more; small cities and counties with populations from 50,000 to 499,999; and American Indian tribes, Alaskan Native villages, and tribal organizations. Eligible applicants include local public health offices, school districts, local housing authorities, local transportation authorities, American Indian tribes and Alaskan Native villages/tribal organizations, and nongovernmental organizations (including nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education). Applicants are expected to work through an established, functioning multi-sector community coalition and to further build their capacity by improving staffing and fiscal management so they can successfully manage the project and sustain coalition operations.
A major required component is planning and performance measurement. Awardees must develop a strong Community Action Plan (CAP) that lays out the strategies they will implement, why those strategies were chosen based on identified gaps and needs, who they will reach, and how implementation will occur within the defined jurisdiction. In addition, awardees must submit sound measurement plans that do two key things: first, estimate how many people gain increased access to healthier environments because of the strategies in the CAP; and second, demonstrate increased actual use of at least one healthier environment put in place through the program. In other words, it is not enough to create access on paper; recipients must be able to show that people are using the improved community conditions.
Program activities must be evidence-based or practice-based and should address chronic disease outcomes by focusing on risk factors strongly linked to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and obesity. The FOA expects population-based strategies that have broad reach and moderate-to-large impact on risk factors. At minimum, applicants must focus on at least two of four priority areas: tobacco use and exposure, poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and lack of access to chronic disease prevention, risk reduction, and management opportunities. A key reach requirement is that these strategies should collectively reach at least 75 percent of the jurisdiction's population, reinforcing that PICH is meant to produce area-wide change rather than small pilot projects limited to narrow groups.
Health equity is a central requirement rather than an optional add-on. Each applicant must identify and implement at least one targeted strategy specifically aimed at reducing a health disparity affecting one or more priority populations that face disproportionate chronic disease risk. The FOA frames disparities as preventable differences in disease burden or in the opportunity to achieve good health, and it explicitly recognizes that unequal opportunities can be linked to factors such as income, education, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, geography, and other conditions. Applicants must describe the intervention population, document relevant disparities using a robust analysis of the area's overall health burden and subgroup differences, and explain how chosen interventions will improve health and reduce or eliminate the identified disparity.
Communication and dissemination are also expected throughout the project. Recipients are supposed to routinely communicate progress and results to partners, the public, decision makers, and other stakeholders, and to share outcomes as appropriate. The FOA also leaves room for expanding the evidence base: awardees may select and implement one innovative strategy grounded in evidence and/or best practices, with CDC support to develop an outcome evaluation plan to determine whether that innovative approach is effective.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary CDC funding opportunity under Funding Opportunity Number CDC-RFA-DP14-1417, administered by NCCDPHP, with awards made as cooperative agreements (meaning CDC typically has substantial involvement compared with a standard grant). The program anticipated about 40 awards with an estimated total funding of $150,000,000, with individual awards ranging from $100,000 (floor) to $4,000,000 (ceiling). There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Key dates included a required Letter of Intent due June 5, 2014, and an application deadline of July 22, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern via Grants.gov, along with an informational call held May 28, 2014.
Partnership to Improve Community Health (PICH) - FAQs
What is the Partnership to Improve Community Health (PICH) program?
PICH is a CDC cooperative agreement designed to help communities reduce chronic disease by strengthening and using existing multi-sector coalitions to change local environments, systems, and policies. The goal is population-level impact by making healthy choices easier across a defined jurisdiction.
What type of funding mechanism is PICH?
PICH is a CDC cooperative agreement (not a standard grant). This generally means CDC expects substantial involvement in the funded work compared with a typical grant.
What is the funding opportunity number (FOA number) for this opportunity?
The funding opportunity number is CDC-RFA-DP14-1417.
Which CDC center administered this opportunity?
The opportunity was administered by NCCDPHP.
What is the main approach PICH expects applicants to use?
The program is built around working through an established, functioning multi-sector community coalition and using that coalition to implement evidence-based or practice-based strategies that change environments, systems, and policies.
What kinds of partners are expected in a "multi-sector" coalition?
The coalition concept described includes partners across areas such as public health, schools, housing, transportation, tribal entities, and community groups.
Who is eligible to apply for PICH funding?
Eligible applicants include local public health offices, school districts, local housing authorities, local transportation authorities, American Indian tribes and Alaskan Native villages/tribal organizations, and nongovernmental organizations (including nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status), excluding institutions of higher education.
Are institutions of higher education eligible applicants?
No. Nongovernmental organizations are eligible (including nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status), but institutions of higher education are explicitly excluded.
What types of jurisdictions does PICH target?
The opportunity targets three jurisdiction types: (1) large cities and urban counties with populations of 500,000 or more; (2) small cities and counties with populations from 50,000 to 499,999; and (3) American Indian tribes, Alaskan Native villages, and tribal organizations.
Is an existing coalition required, or can applicants create a new coalition for the application?
Applicants are expected to work through an established, functioning multi-sector community coalition, and also to further build coalition capacity during the project.
What capacity-building expectations are included for coalitions?
The opportunity emphasizes strengthening coalition operations by improving areas like staffing and fiscal management so the coalition can successfully manage the project and sustain coalition operations over time.
What chronic disease issues is PICH designed to address?
PICH is focused on reducing chronic disease by addressing risk factors strongly linked to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and obesity.
What types of interventions or strategies are expected?
Program activities must be evidence-based or practice-based and should prioritize population-based strategies with broad reach and moderate-to-large impact on chronic disease risk factors.
What are the four priority areas applicants can focus on?
The four priority areas are: tobacco use and exposure, poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and lack of access to chronic disease prevention, risk reduction, and management opportunities.
How many priority areas must an applicant address at minimum?
Applicants must focus on at least two of the four priority areas.
Is there a population reach requirement for proposed strategies?
Yes. The strategies in the application are expected to collectively reach at least 75 percent of the jurisdiction's population, underscoring that PICH is intended for area-wide change rather than narrow pilot projects.
What is the Community Action Plan (CAP), and why is it required?
A required component of the program is developing a strong Community Action Plan (CAP). The CAP should explain what strategies will be implemented, why those strategies were chosen based on identified gaps and needs, who will be reached, and how implementation will occur within the defined jurisdiction.
What performance measurement requirements are included?
Awardees must submit sound measurement plans that (1) estimate how many people gain increased access to healthier environments because of strategies in the CAP, and (2) demonstrate increased actual use of at least one healthier environment created or improved through the program.
Is it enough to show that a healthier environment exists, or must applicants show it is being used?
Applicants and awardees must be able to show use, not just access on paper. The measurement expectations include demonstrating increased actual use of at least one healthier environment implemented through the program.
How does PICH define and prioritize health equity?
Health equity is treated as a central requirement. Each applicant must identify and implement at least one targeted strategy specifically aimed at reducing a health disparity affecting one or more priority populations with disproportionate chronic disease risk.
What kinds of factors does the opportunity recognize as linked to health disparities?
The FOA recognizes that unequal opportunities can be linked to factors such as income, education, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, geography, and other conditions.
What must applicants include when proposing a targeted health equity strategy?
Applicants must describe the intervention population, document relevant disparities using a robust analysis of the area's overall health burden and subgroup differences, and explain how chosen interventions will improve health and reduce or eliminate the identified disparity.
Are recipients expected to communicate results and progress?
Yes. Communication and dissemination are expected throughout the project, including routine communication of progress and results to partners, the public, decision makers, and other stakeholders, and sharing outcomes as appropriate.
Does the opportunity allow for innovative strategies?
Yes. Awardees may select and implement one innovative strategy grounded in evidence and/or best practices, with CDC support to develop an outcome evaluation plan to assess whether that innovative approach is effective.
How many awards were anticipated under this opportunity?
The program anticipated about 40 awards.
What was the estimated total funding available?
The estimated total funding for the opportunity was $150,000,000.
What was the award size range (minimum and maximum)?
Individual awards were expected to range from $100,000 (floor) to $4,000,000 (ceiling).
Was there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Was a Letter of Intent (LOI) required?
Yes. A Letter of Intent was required.
When was the Letter of Intent due?
The required Letter of Intent was due June 5, 2014.
When was the application deadline?
The application deadline was July 22, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
How were applications submitted?
Applications were submitted via Grants.gov.
Was there an informational call for this funding opportunity?
Yes. An informational call was held May 28, 2014.
What is the basic expectation around alignment with community needs?
The opportunity emphasizes measurable improvements tied to real community needs, including selecting strategies based on identified gaps and needs and demonstrating both reach and use of improved community conditions.
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