The CDC Foundation is currently accepting proposals for states surrounding the Gulf South region to participate in the Climate and Health Community Support cohort.
Donor Name: CDC Foundation
State: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/31/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The Climate and Health initiative is a partnership between CDC Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH). This initiative will convene a cohort of community-based organizations (CBOs) to develop climate adaptation and data collection plans; participate in virtual and in-person peer learning opportunities and receive technical assistance from CDC Foundation and NCEH staff. While there are 16 in the cohort, this RFP is for funding 8 CBOs in the Gulf South region.
Purpose
Climate change and the disasters it causes are the greatest health threat of the 21st century. Related threats to health include increased respiratory and cardiovascular disease; injuries and premature deaths related to extreme weather events; water- and vector-borne diseases; and threats to food security, mental health and wellbeing. Everyone is at-risk of health impacts associated with climate change, but not all are impacted equally. In fact, communities that have contributed the least to climate change are those most threatened by and vulnerable to the changing climate. In places where infrastructure is weak, communities will struggle to cope with negative impacts to social and environmental determinants of health. Support is needed to help prepare communities to respond to future disasters and health challenges caused by climate change, including secondary disaster exposure, i.e. heat.
With support from the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), the Climate and Health initiative will provide 8 grants of up to $100,000, as well as peer mentorship, partnership, and subject matter expertise to build community strength against the negative health effects of climate change. Together, they will support implementation of local disaster preparedness programs through community-based organizations (CBOs) in U.S. states surrounding the Gulf of Mexico, with a special focus on coastal communities in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
Funding Information
The CDC Foundation will offer 8 grants of up to $100,000 to CBO’s working in the Gulf South region to support community-based and community-led work that creates a sustainable foundation for crosssectoral collaboration and coordination to develop or implement equitable disaster preparedness plans and improved localized data collection.
Projects implemented in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, with a special focus on coastal communities that aim to:
- Develop or implement community-driven disaster preparedness plans by leveraging cross-sector partnerships
- Develop, implement, or refine monitoring and surveillance data to improve decision making for local disaster relief and preparedness initiatives
- Accelerate implementation of innovative climate adaptation approaches to reach impacted communities, e.g. aging adults, rural communities, and racial and ethnic minorities
Grant Period
July 2024 to December 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants should consider the following criteria when assessing whether they are a good fit to participate in the Climate and Health Community Support cohort. If your organization meets the criteria, then see below on how to apply.
- Resides or enacts initiatives in states surrounding the Gulf of Mexico: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
- Focus on addressing inequities for historically and currently marginalized populations.
- Have potential for buy-in and active involvement of community, public health and other pertinent leaders.
- Have prior experience with (or willingness to engage in) collaboration between multi-sector organizations, including other CBO partners, and local, state or tribal public health agencies.
- Have a commitment to implement and sustain efforts for the long term.
The CBO should be an organization that works at the local and state level, using their deep connections and role as a trusted resource within the community to improve a community’s social, physical, economic and emotional health, wellbeing and overall vitality. Further, organizations must:
- Have leadership or project team members who authentically identify with the community being served.
- Be recognized by their state of incorporation as a non-profit organization;
- Have sustainable operations, be in good financial standing and have a proven record of program effectiveness. The CDC Foundation reserves the right to conduct applicants’ financial and due diligence reviews; and
- Be an equal opportunity employer with all-inclusive membership that does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, country of national origin or nationality, age, religion, intellectual or physical disabilities and military or veteran status in its activities or operations.
For more information, visit CDC Foundation.
