Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health

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The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to announce the availability of supplemental funding for the organizations that were previously awarded funding under Funding Strategy 1 of CDC-RFA-PW-24-0080: Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health. This supplemental opportunity is the “Funding Strategy 2: Project Plans” highlighted on page 12 of 51 in the initial Notice of Funding Opportunity, CDC-RFA-PW24-0080. Per the initial NOFO, organizations will submit “Work Plans in Response to Project Plans” and budgets that align with the population of focus category and selected population of focus ONLY for which they were awarded funding under Funding Strategy 1. Applications received that do not align with the population of focus of initial award will be deemed non-responsive and will not be considered.The CDC-RFA-PW-24-0080 recipients are eligible to submit applications for new FY24 CIO Project Plans that match the Population of Focus Category (A, B, or C) and Population of Focus Description for which they received initial funding in FY24. This supplemental funding opportunity enables recipients to engage in capacity-building assistance (CBA) priorities as identified in the CIO Project Plans attached to this publication. Recipients may refer to their Funding Strategy 1 Notice of Award to determine the Category and Population of Focus they’re approved to build capacity for under this supplemental opportunity.CBA is defined as activities that strengthen and maintain the infrastructure and resources necessary to sustain or improve system, organizational, community, or individual processes and competencies. CBA is delivered through technical assistance, training, information sharing, technology transfer, or materials development that enables organizations to operate in a comprehensive, responsive, and effective manner. The goal is to fund organizations that have the capability, expertise, resources, and national reach to support public health infrastructure and workforce needs. Recipients will be expected to implement CBA activities in one or more of the strategic areas prioritized under this cooperative agreement: organizational capacity and performance improvement; workforce; data modernization, informatics and information technology; partnership development and engagement; and policy and programs. And all funded activities must build capacity of the approved population of focus outlined in the recipient’s Funding Strategy 1 Notice of Award.