Preventive Health and Health Services - Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health - financed in part by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF)

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Amendment: The intent of this amendment is to implement the following revisions described herein and written in bold, red font throughout this NOFO: 1) to add state, local, and territorial governments or their bona fide agents to the eligibility list (Part II, Section C); 2) to revise the title to reflect the authority to use Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (Part I, Section B); 3) to add the authority to use the PPACA (Part I, Section E; Part II, Section F.2); 4) to instruct applicants to develop work plans based on receipt of the established average award each year, which is supported under Funding Strategy 1 (Part II, Section A.2.d); and 5) to provide instructions for using the Project Title naming convention (Part II, Section A; Part II, Section E). Please note the application deadline has not changed. The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to announce a program to strengthen the nation’s public health infrastructure, ensure a competent, current and connected public health system, and improve delivery of essential services through capacity building assistance (CBA). 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, materials development, or funding that enables organizations to serve customers better and operate in a comprehensive, responsive, and effective manner. The goal is to fund organizations that have the capability, expertise, resources, reach, and history of providing capacity building relevant to implementing this program’s key strategies, activities, and outcomes. The program strategies include strengthening the capacities of health systems infrastructure; leadership and workforce; data and information systems; communication and information technology; partnerships; laws and policies; and programs and services. Capacity building efforts of this program are expected to strengthen and optimize the public health system and services to improve the nation’s health.

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