This NOFO will fund national organizations with experience working with and/or representing state, local, and/or territorial STD/HIV public health programs to support strategic opportunities to provide technical assistance to STD/HIV public health programs on systems, policy and communication, stakeholder engagement, pilot and emerging STD program projects, and leadership education, to advance national STD prevention objectives.
Donor Name: Centers for Disease Control
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $250,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
This NOFO includes 5 components to support public health STD programs: A) Partnerships & Communications; B) Policy Academy & Technical Assistance (TA); C) Technical Assistance & Capacity Building; D) Special Projects; and E) Program Director/Leadership Academy.
Through this cooperative agreement, CDC will fund organizations with national reach that can provide TA to public health programs on systems, policy, communication and partnerships, special and emerging STD issues, and leadership TA and training to advance national STD prevention objectives. Activities will include disseminating guidance and tools, educating decision-makers, and coordinating with other public health programs such as HIV, maternal-child health, and reproductive health. CDC needs national organizations that can assist with the critical and complex functions of bridging programs with national partners.
Purpose of the Program
The purpose of this NOFO is to fund national organizations with public health policy, communications, training, technical assistance, and partnerships experience to enhance the workforce and operational capacities and capabilities of state, local and territorial STD programs.
Outcomes of the Program
Recipients are expected to achieve the following short-term outcomes.
- Increased understanding of communication gaps with STD/HIV programs & relevant interests among affected communities
- Increased awareness & knowledge of timely and relevant CDC STD/HIV issues among priority audiences
- Increased awareness & knowledge about local, state, and national policy environments & the impact of policies on STD/HIV programs, among program staff
- Increased program staff ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders about the STD/HIV program impact and investment strategies for STD/HIV prevention and control
- Increased knowledge of policies, guidelines, & training curricula among STD program staff
- Increased understanding of program challenges and successes amongst STD program staff
- Increased communication among national partners to address emerging issues
- Increased availability of culturally competent communications for emerging issues
- Increased knowledge and understanding among program directors about public policy, visionary leadership, strategic planning, program planning, critical thinking, human resource management & cultural competence
Strategies and Activities
- Component A: Communication & Partnership
- Component A of the STOP STDs cooperative agreement will fund organizations with national reach to assist CDC in supporting STD programs in a changing public health and health care environment through enhanced communication efforts and the development of strategic national partnerships.
- Component B: Policy Academy & Technical Assistance
- Component B of the STOP STDs cooperative agreement will fund organizations with national reach to assist CDC in supporting STD programs in a changing public health and health care environment through policy education and the development of strategic national partnerships.
- Component C: TA & Capacity Building (CB)
- Providing technical assistance and building capacity are critical components of CDC program support to the 59 recipients of CDCs integrated STD surveillance, prevention, and control cooperative agreement (CDC-RFA-PS19-1901). CDCs role as a national STD prevention leader and funder of STD prevention programs requires communication and dissemination of the latest science, policy, best practices, tools, guidelines, and other resources to recipients, as well as assuring that state, local and territorial health departments receive appropriate and timely technical assistance (TA) and capacity building (CB) support, and opportunities to participate in learning communities, and peer-to-peer exchange of best practices.
- Component D: Special Projects
- Emerging health threats and changing shifts in national, state, and local economic and policy environments, including a continually evolving healthcare landscape can affect STD/HIV programs nationwide. Component D of the STOP STDs cooperative agreement will fund a recipient to support special projects, partnership engagement, and communications in response to emerging and unaddressed issues that can impact STD/HIV programs. This includes confronting the often, unaddressed epidemic of racism that impacts public health and can influence how people access STD/HIV services.
- Component E: Program Director/Leadership Academy
- CDC strives to empower public health professionals with tools and resources to improve public health practice within their jurisdictions. The purpose of Component E of the STOP STDs cooperative agreement is to establish a Leadership Academy to provide ongoing leadership training and support to STD/HIV program directors and leaders working in state, Tribal, local and territorial health departments. The recipient will work with CDC staff to develop, implement, & evaluate leadership training for STD/HIV public health program directors; and to provide support for leadership development through knowledge and skill development, continuing education courses including a new STD/HIV program director orientation, mentoring, learning communities and technical assistance.
Funding Information
- Total Period of Performance Funding: $5,750,000
- Average One Year Award Amount: $250,000
- Total Period of Performance Length: 5 year(s)
Assuming availability of funding, the average one-year award amount for each component is: Component A: $200,000; Component B: $250,000; Component C: $250,000; Component D: $250,000; Component E: $200,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- City or township governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
- Regarding eligibility of private entities, please note that the funding opportunity is for nonprofit private entities. Applicants must include digital and social media data indicating the total number of followers and subscribers across platforms and characterization of the types of followers.
- Social media data may include, but is not limited to screenshots that clearly show the organization name, web link/handle, and the number of followers or subscribers.
- Applicants must provide a chart to show the geographical location across the U.S. of members, chapters, or networks and programs being implemented to demonstrate national reach, infrastructure and organizational capacity to conduct activities. The chart should also include the type of organization represented by each (e.g. public health program, STI clinic, community organization).
- Applicants must provide an organizational chart, staffing plan, and project management structure that will be sufficient to achieve the project outcomes and which clearly defines staff roles. If the documents requested are not submitted, the application will be deemed non-responsive and will not move forward for review.
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