Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA OT13 1301
Apply for CDC RFA OT13 1301
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening the Nations Public Health System through a National Voluntary Accreditation Program for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Health Departments" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.097 Strengthening the Nations Public Health System through a National Voluntary Accreditation Program for State, Tribal, Lo.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 30, 2013 and posted on Apr 30, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 30, 2013 Dates Letter of Intent Deadline Date Not Applicable Application Deadline Date May 30, 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 $4,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 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).
- Eligibility Information 1. Eligible Applicants Public Health Accreditation Board, a nonprofit with 501(c)3 IRS status 2. Special Eligibility Requirements The only eligible applicant for this award is the Public Health Accreditation Board, a 501(c)3 independent accrediting body that administers the national voluntary public health department accreditation program. 3. Justification for Less than Maximum Competition The nature of the activities under this award are best employed by focusing on the entity to which this cooperative agreement is limited, per memorandum for approval for single eligibility competition, which was approved and dated December 20, 2012. PHAB was found to be uniquely qualified, as it is the organization that has been established as the national accrediting body for state, tribal, local and territorial health departments. PHAB was determined to have the experience and program infrastructure, which includes field driven and tested standards, measures and accreditation assessment process. PHAB is also widely accepted as the national accrediting body for state, local tribal and territorial health departments by the constituency organizations for these agencies and as evidenced by the visible mention of PHAB within national policy documents (e.g., Institute of Medicine reports, Healthy People 2020). 4. Cost Sharing or Matching Cost sharing or matching funds are not required for this program. Although there is no statutory match requirement for this FOA, leveraging other resources and related ongoing efforts to promote sustainability is strongly encouraged. 5. Maintenance of Effort Maintenance of Effort is not required for this program.
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Opportunity Summary:
This CDC funding opportunity (CDC RFA OT13-1301) is a discretionary cooperative agreement designed to strengthen the nations public health system by supporting the operation and ongoing improvement of the national voluntary accreditation program for state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments. The program is administered by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), which was incorporated in 2007 after several years of national planning and consensus-building that began around 2004. That early work, led by major national public health organizations including those representing the health departments that would eventually seek accreditation, established the core principles for what accreditation should look like in public health. PHAB then coordinated broad field engagement to build the programs standards, measures, and assessment approach, culminating in the launch of the national accreditation program in September 2011. The grant reflects the view that continued federal support is especially important during the early years of a national accreditation systems rollout, both to keep the program functioning smoothly and to strengthen its ability to demonstrate impact and learn what needs to improve.
The project centers on keeping the accreditation program credible, usable, and widely understood, while continuously improving its standards and processes based on real-world public health practice. A major emphasis is communications, education, and technical support. That includes communicating the value and impact of accreditation to the broader public health community, maintaining targeted communications with health departments within PHABs constituency, and providing training and technical assistance activities that help the accreditation program operate at scale. One specific example highlighted is training public health professionals to serve as volunteer site visitors, which is a core operational need for conducting accreditation assessments and ensuring peer-based review capacity.
Another core focus is establishing a formal and ongoing continuous improvement process for the accreditation program itself. The award supports PHAB in systematically monitoring where standards, tools, and processes need updates, gathering ongoing field-driven input to keep national standards aligned with current practice, and making upgrades to processes and information systems so the program runs efficiently. In practical terms, this means the accreditation program is not treated as a static set of requirements but as a living framework that can evolve with changes in public health science, policy, workforce realities, and the lessons learned from departments going through accreditation.
The opportunity also emphasizes strengthening strategic partnerships so accreditation becomes better integrated across the public health ecosystem rather than operating as a stand-alone initiative. This includes continued collaboration with national partner organizations and outreach to other sectors, along with deliberate work to connect categorical public health programs (for example, topic-specific programs funded and managed in separate lanes) with accreditation. The goal is to make accreditation more relevant to day-to-day public health operations, encourage alignment between program-specific expectations and broader performance standards, and reduce fragmentation by tying quality and performance improvement efforts to a shared framework.
A final major component is building the evidence base for accreditation. The CDC expects the awardee to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the accreditation program and to do ongoing analysis of the standards and measures as indicators of public health agency performance. The award also calls for development of a database suitable for monitoring public health practice nationwide. Taken together, these activities are meant to move beyond anecdotal claims of value and instead generate measurable information about how accreditation affects health department performance, what aspects of the standards best reflect high-quality practice, and how public health system capacity and quality can be tracked over time.
Administratively, the opportunity was structured to make a single expected award under a cooperative agreement mechanism, reflecting substantial federal involvement and collaboration rather than a simple pass-through grant. The estimated total funding amount is 4.5 million dollars, with an award ceiling of 1.5 million dollars and a floor of 300,000 dollars. Cost sharing or matching is not required, and there is no maintenance of effort requirement, though leveraging other resources and related efforts is encouraged as a sustainability strategy. Eligibility is limited to PHAB as the only eligible applicant, justified on the basis that PHAB is the established national accrediting body with the necessary infrastructure, field-tested standards and processes, and broad acceptance reflected in national policy references such as Institute of Medicine reports and Healthy People 2020. The original posting date was April 30, 2013, with an application deadline of May 30, 2013, and the opportunity was later archived on June 29, 2013.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is CDC RFA OT13-1301?
CDC RFA OT13-1301 is a CDC discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement to support the operation and ongoing improvement of the national voluntary public health accreditation program for state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments.
What type of grant mechanism is this?
This opportunity uses a cooperative agreement mechanism. That structure is meant to reflect substantial federal involvement and collaboration with the awardee, rather than a simple pass-through grant.
What is the main purpose of this funding?
The purpose is to strengthen the nation’s public health system by ensuring the national voluntary accreditation program remains credible, usable, widely understood, and continuously improved based on real-world public health practice.
Who administers the national public health accreditation program supported by this award?
The program is administered by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB).
When was PHAB established and when did accreditation launch?
PHAB was incorporated in 2007 following national planning and consensus-building work that began around 2004. The national accreditation program launched in September 2011.
Why does the opportunity emphasize continued federal support in the early years?
The opportunity reflects the view that early federal support helps keep the accreditation program functioning smoothly during rollout and strengthens its ability to demonstrate impact and learn what needs improvement.
Is public health accreditation described here mandatory for health departments?
No. The opportunity specifically describes the program as a national voluntary accreditation program for health departments.
Which health departments are within the accreditation program’s scope?
The program is designed for state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments.
What are the major project activities supported by this award?
The supported activities center on: (1) maintaining credibility and usability of the accreditation program; (2) communications, education, and technical support; (3) establishing a formal continuous improvement process for standards, tools, processes, and information systems; (4) strengthening strategic partnerships to integrate accreditation across the public health ecosystem; and (5) building the evidence base through evaluation, analysis, and data development.
What communications and outreach work is emphasized?
A major emphasis is communicating the value and impact of accreditation to the broader public health community, maintaining targeted communications with health departments within PHAB’s constituency, and ensuring accreditation is widely understood.
What training and technical assistance does the opportunity highlight?
The opportunity calls for training and technical assistance activities that help the accreditation program operate at scale. A specific example is training public health professionals to serve as volunteer site visitors, which supports peer-based assessment capacity.
What is meant by “continuous improvement†of the accreditation program?
Continuous improvement refers to a formal, ongoing process to monitor where standards, tools, and processes need updates; gather field-driven input; keep national standards aligned with current practice; and make upgrades to processes and information systems so the program runs efficiently over time.
Does the opportunity treat accreditation standards as fixed?
No. The program is described as a living framework intended to evolve with changes in public health science, policy, workforce realities, and lessons learned from health departments going through accreditation.
How does the opportunity address partnerships and integration across public health programs?
It emphasizes strengthening strategic partnerships so accreditation is integrated across the public health ecosystem rather than operating as a stand-alone initiative. This includes collaboration with national partner organizations, outreach to other sectors, and deliberate efforts to connect categorical public health programs with accreditation.
What is the goal of connecting categorical public health programs to accreditation?
The goal is to make accreditation more relevant to day-to-day operations, encourage alignment between program-specific expectations and broader performance standards, and reduce fragmentation by linking quality and performance improvement to a shared framework.
What evaluation and evidence-building work does CDC expect?
The opportunity expects a comprehensive evaluation of the accreditation program, ongoing analysis of the standards and measures as indicators of public health agency performance, and the development of a database suitable for monitoring public health practice nationwide.
What is the intended value of the evaluation and database components?
These components are meant to move beyond anecdotal claims by generating measurable information about how accreditation affects health department performance, identifying which standards best reflect high-quality practice, and tracking public health system capacity and quality over time.
How many awards were expected under this opportunity?
The opportunity was structured as a single expected award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $4.5 million.
What are the award ceiling and floor?
The award ceiling is $1.5 million and the award floor is $300,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. Cost sharing or matching is not required.
Is there a maintenance of effort (MOE) requirement?
No. The opportunity states there is no maintenance of effort requirement.
Does the opportunity encourage leveraging other resources?
Yes. While not required, leveraging other resources and related efforts is encouraged as a sustainability strategy.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to PHAB as the only eligible applicant.
Why is eligibility limited to PHAB?
The justification provided is that PHAB is the established national accrediting body with the necessary infrastructure, field-tested standards and processes, and broad acceptance reflected in national policy references such as Institute of Medicine reports and Healthy People 2020.
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The original posting date was April 30, 2013. The application deadline was May 30, 2013. The opportunity was archived on June 29, 2013.
Is this opportunity still open for applications?
No. It was archived on June 29, 2013.
What does “archived†imply in this context?
Based on the listing information provided, “archived†indicates the opportunity is no longer active for submission under the original posting.
What is the broader public health rationale behind supporting accreditation?
The opportunity positions accreditation as a way to support a stronger public health system through shared standards, quality improvement, and performance measurement, while also generating evidence about what works and how capacity and quality change over time.
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