Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA OT21 2101
The grant opportunity titled "Strengthening the Public Health Systems and Services in US-Affiliated Pacific Islands" (Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA OT21 2101) is a CDC-funded cooperative agreement designed to improve the overall quality, performance, and long-term sustainability of public health systems serving the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands. The focus is not on delivering a single disease-specific program, but on strengthening the underlying public health capacity across both governmental and nongovernmental parts of the system through structured capacity-building assistance (often called CBA). In practical terms, the funded organization would act as a regional support hub that helps public health partners improve how they lead, plan, staff, govern, deliver, and evaluate essential public health services over time.
This is a discretionary funding opportunity administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), specifically through CDC-OSTLTS. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the CDC expects to be actively involved in the project beyond just providing funds. Cooperative agreements often include ongoing collaboration, technical input, and shared responsibility for achieving outcomes, so applicants generally need to be prepared for close coordination with CDC staff, reporting requirements, and performance monitoring aligned with CDC expectations.
Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations that have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS and are not institutions of higher education. The opportunity is set up to make a single award (Expected Awards: 1), which signals that CDC is looking for one regional organization capable of coordinating and delivering assistance across jurisdictions rather than splitting the work among multiple separate awardees. The award ceiling is $500,000. The posted timeline shows a creation date of March 18, 2021, with an original closing date of May 17, 2021, and applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the due date.
The core purpose of the award is to strengthen public health systems and services in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands by building capacity through six named strategies. First, public health leadership focuses on strengthening leadership skills, governance, strategic planning, partnership-building, and decision-making structures so that public health organizations can set priorities and respond effectively to community needs and emergencies. Second, public health systems and infrastructure addresses the foundational components that allow agencies and partners to function well, such as operational systems, coordination mechanisms, organizational processes, and the ability to manage and sustain programs.
Third, human resources for health (HRH) and the public health workforce emphasizes workforce development: recruiting, training, retaining, and supporting staff with the competencies needed for modern public health practice. This can include strengthening workforce pipelines, professional development, and the systems needed to manage staffing in a way that is resilient and sustainable. Fourth, public health laws and policies focuses on strengthening the legal and policy environment that enables effective public health action. That can include helping partners assess existing laws and regulations, modernize policies, improve policy implementation, and ensure that the legal framework supports evidence-based practice and emergency response while remaining appropriate for local contexts.
Fifth, evidence-based public health practices and services emphasizes improving the use of data, proven interventions, and quality improvement methods in day-to-day public health work. The intent is to help public health entities choose and implement approaches that have demonstrated effectiveness, adapt them appropriately, and evaluate results so services are more consistent, efficient, and impactful. Sixth, public health monitoring and surveillance systems focuses on strengthening the systems that track health conditions, risks, and outcomes. This includes improving surveillance capacity, data collection and reporting processes, and the ability to analyze and use information for timely decision-making, outbreak detection, program targeting, and overall performance management.
Overall, this funding opportunity supports a regional nonprofit in providing sustained, structured assistance that upgrades the core capabilities of public health systems in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands across leadership, infrastructure, workforce, policy, evidence-based practice, and surveillance. The intended result is a stronger and more sustainable public health system that can better deliver essential services, respond to emerging threats, and maintain long-term improvements rather than relying on short-term fixes.Apply for CDC RFA OT21 2101
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - OSTLTS in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening the Public Health Systems and Services in US-Affiliated Pacific Islands" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.874.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 18, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 17, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm ET on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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