Overview
On March 12th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for state-based public health programs that improve the health of people with mobility limitations (ML) and intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). The program’s aim is to reduce health disparities between adults with and without ML and/or I/DD.
Through this program, CDC, through the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), will make one award in each of 10 states or jurisdictions, totaling over $28.6 million over five years. Awarded agencies, organizations, and institutions will implement and evaluate a demonstration program to link adults with I/DD to preventive health care and health promotion programs in their community. Additionally, awardees will implement other strategies to:
- Establish, expand, and enhance partnerships with organizations that serve adults with disabilities;
- Conduct community needs assessments within states and jurisdictions to identify gaps in resources and tools, and identify action steps to fill those gaps;
- Administer and evaluate a demonstration program to link adults with I/DD to preventive health care and health promotion programs in their community;
- Implement and evaluate evidence-based health promotion interventions and policy, system, and environmental changes, and develop resources and tools to address health disparities among adults with ML and I/DD; and
- Disseminate key findings and lessons learned.
The full RFA is available here. Applications are due on May 11th.
Funding
CDC anticipates funding 10 awards between $572,500 and $585,000 annually through this program. Between $200,000 and $300,000 should be budgeted for the linkage demonstration project per year. No matching funding is required. Contracts are expected to last for five years, beginning on July 1st.
Eligible Applicants
Although this grant builds on a previous RFA issued in 2016 for State governments only (awardees listed here), eligibility for this new RFA is unrestricted. Both governmental organizations (including State and local governments and state-controlled institutions of higher education) and non-governmental organizations are eligible to apply.
Awarded applicants will be expected to collaborate with each other, with CDC-funded National Centers on Disabilities, and with other organizations such as:
- National disabilities organizations;
- Statewide or jurisdictional organizations;
- Community-based organizations; and
- Chronic disease programs.
Application
Proposals will be scored based on the following criteria:
- Approach (35 points)
- Evaluation and Performance Measurement (40 points)
- Organizational Capacity to Implement the Approach (25 points)
Awards will be distributed based on the above criteria, the availability of funds, an equitable distribution of funding by geographic area, and statewide or jurisdictional reach. No more than one applicant within a state will be funded.
Timeline
Proposals must be submitted by May 11th. An optional Letter of Intent may be submitted via email to Lisa Sinclair at lsinclair@cdc.gov by March 26th. Awards will be announced in mid to late June.
There will be a conference call for eligible applicants on March 31st from 2pm-3pm EST which can be accessed here or by calling (770) 488-3600 and entering passcode 8019483#. Programmatic questions and requests for technical assistance may be submitted to the email address above. Financial, awards management, or budget assistance may be requested by emailing Yves Wilkerson at qkm9@cdc.gov.