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 a capacity-building assistance (CBA) program to increase the knowledge, skill, and ability to deliver essential public health services, improve organizational and systems capacity and capability to address prioritized, equity-based public health priorities, and strengthen the nation's public health infrastructure and performance. 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.Applicants must address CBA needs for a selected population of focus within one of three population of focus categories: A) Governmental Public Health Departments; B) Workforce Segments in Governmental Public Health Departments; or C) Public Health System Components.The CBA program has a two-part funding strategy—this NOFO details the first funding strategy. The second funding strategy is subject to the availability of appropriated funds and agency priorities and will be made available only to organizations that are awarded funds under this NOFO.