Deadline: 1-Feb-23
The Centers for Disease Control is inviting applications for Advancing Policy as a Public Health Intervention to Reduce Morbidity, Mortality and Disparities in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and Tuberculosis.
This funding opportunity aims to strengthen the ability of leaders who make decisions in public health to identify and implement science-based policy interventions that will save lives, save money, reduce health disparities, and protect adults and youth from HIV, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB.
To accomplish this, the applicant(s) will apply legal epidemiology and policy analysis principles to determine where and how laws, policies, and regulations are applied and conduct analyses to evaluate the effect of law and policy on health and economic outcomes. Furhter, the applicant(s) will provide legal and/or policy technical assistance to assist leaders who make decisions in public health navigate complex landscapes unique to their jurisdictions as well as provide tools and resources which will be publicly accessible.
Components
- Component 1: Grown the breadth and dept of longitudinal law and policy surveillance data sets and conduct comprehensive health and economic outcome assessments
- Component 2: Conduct and facilitate policy and legal-related technical assistance (TA) among leaders who make decisions in public health.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000.
Outcomes
The recipient is expected to implement activities that will impact relevant short-term, intermediate, and long-term outcomes within five years or earlier. Data for the long-term outcomes are measured by CDC.
- Component I Short Term
- Increased awareness of and access to longitudinal law and policy surveillance data sets Intermediate
- Increased breadth and depth of available evidence demonstrating the impact that laws and policies have on health and economic outcomes
- Component 2 Short Term
- Increased awareness of and access to legal TA among leaders who make decisions in public health Intermediate
- Increased application of legal TA tools and resources in advancing evidence-based laws and policies
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility”
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=341540
