Strengthening the Nation's Public Health Communication Infrastructure to Respond to COVID-19
Posted by Centers for Disease Control - OD
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Strengthening the Nation's Public Health Communication Infrastructure to Respond to COVID-19 — is cataloged under number CDC-RFA-CD20-2001 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.283, posted by Centers for Disease Control - OD. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on August 28, 2020. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $500,000 -- $500,000. The agency has projected $500,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $500,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $500,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on September 3, 2020. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
$500,000 -- $500,000
Close Date
September 3, 2020
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Posted
August 28, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$500,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Grant
Description
There is a need to strengthen the nation’s public health communications infrastructure to be able to respond to the historically unique challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has strained the public health infrastructure in the United States almost to the breaking point. Maintaining a strong public health system requires strong communications and public affairs support throughout every level of government and across the entire country. Public information officers (PIOs), public affairs officers (PAOs), and other health communicators can provide safe and consistent messages and guidelines for safely reopening America in communities across the United States. As each state and locality will need to address issues specific to their jurisdiction, it is important to ensure that the public health communication infrastructure can support effective dissemination of consistent public health messaging. This program seeks to strengthen the public health communication infrastructure. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unanticipated and tremendous surge in demand for real-time public health information from CDC, tailored to each state and local jurisdictions’ needs. One criticism of the current response as seen from communications monitoring and congressional inquiries, is the lack of cohesion in messaging: the various levels of government are sharing different messages. Therefore, the public struggles to understand which messages to listen and what strategies to implement. As each state and locality grapples with how to best continue “reopening America” in a way that is safe, based on data, and that addresses each jurisdiction’s needs, there is a high likelihood of mixed messaging. While some sectors have already opened, other key sectors—such as schools in the fall—will require cohesive and consistent public health messaging. As new evidence is incorporated in public health guidance and strategies related to reopening must shift accordingly, the public health communications network will require immense support. Since the responsibility of reopening has been pushed down to the state and local level, the federal response needs to have a trusted channel and organization that can bring their membership body together. Public health communicators at the state, local, tribal and territorial levels need additional support to effectively do their job in ensuring that their health department and their partner organizations are providing accurate and actionable guidance.
Eligibility
12
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Centers for Disease Control Investigations and Technical Assistance
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Agency Contact
Amy Heldman<br/>evd4@cdc.gov
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