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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers: RFA-DP-24-004

ID: RFA-DP-24-004 • Type: Posted

Description

Posted: March 31, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will provide funding to academic research centers to participate in the network of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers (PRC Network) to:Establish and maintain a multi-disciplinary prevention research center (Center) that conducts high-quality applied health promotion and disease prevention public health research (hereafter referred to as prevention research); Conduct one (1) dissemination and implementation (D&I) core research project that utilizes (a) an evidence-based public health intervention (EBI) and (b) an equitable and evidence-based community engaged approach e.g., community-based participatory research (CBPR), to address a leading cause of chronic disease morbidity or mortality in a population experiencing high levels of health disparities or health inequities;Collaborate with partners that can help translate research findings into practice within the research community (hereafter referred to as partners that translate), promote sustainability beyond the core research project, and facilitate dissemination;Disseminate research findings to community, practice, and academic audiences; Serve as a resource to other PRCs, as part of the PRC Network, for adapting, implementing, evaluating, disseminating, and translating evidence-based public health interventions at local, state, tribal, or national levels; andParticipate in the PRC Network to (a) leverage the expertise of the network members to inform individual core research project and center activities (as needed) and (b) advance the network's collective impact in public health prevention research, policy, and practice.
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Background
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is offering funding to academic research centers to participate in the network of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers (PRC Network). The goal is to establish and maintain multi-disciplinary prevention research centers that conduct high-quality applied health promotion and disease prevention public health research. The program also aims to conduct dissemination and implementation core research projects that address leading causes of chronic disease morbidity or mortality in populations experiencing high levels of health disparities or inequities. Additionally, the program aims to collaborate with partners, disseminate research findings, serve as a resource to other PRCs, and participate in the PRC Network to advance collective impact in public health prevention research, policy, and practice.

Grant Details
The grant requires academic research centers to establish and maintain a multi-disciplinary prevention research center. They are also required to conduct one dissemination and implementation core research project utilizing evidence-based public health interventions and an equitable community engaged approach. Furthermore, they need to collaborate with partners for translation into practice, dissemination of research findings, serve as a resource to other PRCs, and participate in the PRC Network. The activities are aligned with chronic disease prevention and health promotion priorities including addiction, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, mental health disorders, nutrition, physical activity, social determinants of health, and more. The grant also requires engagement with Community Advisory Boards (CAB) and other partners to inform all prevention research projects.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants are academic research centers defined in Section 799B of the Public Health Service Act. Individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed PRC activities are invited to work with their institution/organization to develop an application for support. Only one application per institution is allowed.

Period of Performance
The project period for this 5-year cooperative agreement is from 09/30/2024 to 09/29/2029.

Grant Value
The estimated total funding for the 5-year period of performance is $100,000,000. CDC anticipates funding up to 20 awards under this NOFO with each award funded up to $1,000,000 per year for each year of performance.

Overview

Category of Funding
Health
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 3/31/23 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted grant opportunity RFA-DP-24-004 for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers: RFA-DP-24-004 with funding of $100.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 93.135 Centers for Research and Demonstration for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. It is expected that 20 total grants will be made worth between $500,000 and $1.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
March 31, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
June 23, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date. 
Last Updated
May 30, 2023, 2:49 p.m. EDT
Version
3
Archive Date
July 23, 2023

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Under Section 1706 of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 300u-5) Congress mandated that applicants be limited to "academic health centers" defined as accredited public or nonprofit private school, to include school of medicine, school of osteopathy, and/or school of public health. Further information on applicant eligibility is as follows::1.  Schools of Public Health, accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH), or Schools of Public Health in the process of obtaining accreditation from CEPH. Programs of Public Health are NOT eligible to apply for funding under this NOFO.Schools of Public Health in the process of obtaining CEPH accreditation must include a copy of the official notification from CEPH that states their Initial Application Submission (IAS) has been accepted in their application in the appendices. 2. Accredited schools of medicine (or osteopathy) that offer an accredited preventive medicine residency program or accredited schools of medicine (or osteopathy) that are in the process of obtaining accreditation for a preventive medicine residency program. Accreditation must be from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).Applicants in the process of obtaining accreditation from ACGME for a preventive medicine residency must include a copy of Section A. Accreditation Information and Section B. Participating Sites of the Preventive Medicine New Application Program Information Form in their application in the appendices.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$1,000,000
Floor
$500,000
Estimated Program Funding
$100,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
20

Contacts

Contact
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
Contact Email
Email Description
Note: Include NOFO title, RFA-DP-24-004, in the email subject line when submitting questions.
Contact Phone
(404) 498-2015
Additional Information Site

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