Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – CDC-RFA-DP22-2203
National Initiative to Advance Health Equity in K-12 Education by Preventing Chronic Disease and Promoting Healthy Behaviors
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy Schools announces the availability of fiscal year 2022 funds under a new 5-year cooperative agreement, CDC-RFA-DP22-2203, National Initiative to Advance Health Equity in K-12 Education by Preventing Chronic Disease and Promoting Healthy Behaviors. The purpose of this NOFO is to improve the health and well-being of children, adolescents, and school staff in underserved and disproportionately affected communities. CDC Healthy Schools plans to fund four nationally recognized recipients with expertise and experience providing support to CDC-funded state education agencies, districts, schools, out-of-school time providers, and the organization’s constituents in the following priority areas:
Priority 1 – School Health Services: Strategies and activities support access to physical, behavioral, and mental health services for students, with emphasis on students with chronic health conditions.
Priority 2 – Emotional Well-Being: Strategies and activities support emotional well-being of students and staff.
Priority 3 – Healthy Out-of-School-Time: Strategies and activities support healthy eating, physical activity, and emotional well-being of students and staff in out-of-school time programs.
Priority 4 – School Administrator Support and Action for Healthy Schools: Strategies and activities support adoption of Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model policies within districts and schools that address healthy eating, physical activity, and emotional well-being of students and staff.
Funded recipients will provide support through professional development and technical assistance, dissemination, partnerships, and implementation.
Expected outcomes to be achieved by the end of the 5-year period of performance include:
- Increased use of CDC and other evidence-based tools and resources
- Increased adoption and implementation of evidence-based school health policies, practices, and programs among state education agencies, districts, schools, and out-of-school time programs
- Expansion of school-based mental health and health services
How to Apply
To view the application package, visit the grants.govexternal icon forecasting site.
You may also go to grants.gov external iconand search for CDC-RFA-DP22-2203 to find the application package.
To apply for this funding opportunity, you must submit your application to grants.govexternal icon.
Applicants may only apply for, and will only be awarded for, one priority area.
CDC will provide feedback and technical assistance to recipients to finalize their work plan activities post-award.
Application Deadline
The Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline is NOVEMBER 5, 2021. This is requested, but optional. The purpose of an LOI is to allow CDC program staff to estimate the number of applications and plan for their review.
The Application deadline is JANUARY 10, 2022.
Recorded Information Call
The call starts at minute 13:40.
Replay Name: National Notice of Funding Opportunity Information Call
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Questions?
Please send questions to Melissa Fahrenbruch at eya6@cdc.gov .
For financial, awards management, or budget assistance, contact:
Stephanie Latham (Ayanna Williams is noted in NOFO. She is no longer with OGS),
Grants Management Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Grants Services
Address:
District at Columbia Campus
2920 Brandywine Rd
Atlanta, Georgia 30341
Telephone:770-488-2917
Email: Fzv6@cdc.gov
This NOFO is intended to fund recipients with national reach to support the establishment of school policy, systems, and environmental changes to achieve and sustain positive health outcomes. This NOFO supports nationwide implementation of cross-cutting approaches to promote health and prevent and control chronic diseases and their risk factors. Applicants should be able to fulfill the strategies, activities, and performance measures stated in the NOFO at a national, state, local, community, and school level. The applicant must demonstrate their ability at a national level to impact SEAs, districts, or schools in the chosen priority area; have members, networks, affiliates, and chapters in all states; and demonstrate approximately ten years of expertise, experience, and documented success in addressing the priority area.
This NOFO is intended to fund recipients with national reach to support the establishment of school policy, systems, and environmental changes to achieve and sustain positive health outcomes. This NOFO supports nationwide implementation of cross-cutting approaches to promote health and prevent and control chronic diseases and their risk factors. Applicants should be able to fulfill the strategies, activities, and performance measures stated in the NOFO at a national, state, local, community, and school level. The applicant must demonstrate their ability at a national level to impact SEAs, districts, or schools in the chosen priority area; have members, networks, affiliates, and chapters in all states; and demonstrate approximately ten years of expertise, experience, and documented success in addressing the priority area.
Applications submitted will be considered non-responsive and will not receive further review if the following criteria is not met: 1. Applicants must list the name of the priority they will be applying to in the project abstract. If applicant does not list what priority, they will be applying to in the project abstract the application will be deemed non-responsive. 2. Applicants may only apply for one priority, applying to more than one priority will deem the application non-responsive.
The guidance in the Notice of Funding Opportunity states “demonstrate approximately ten years of expertise, experience, and documented success in addressing the priority area. “ It is up to the applicant to demonstrate the required experience.
The Letter of Intent (LOI) assists CDC in projecting the number of preliminary applicants applying for each priority area. The LOI also aids CDC to secure and recruit ample staff for the objective review process.
This NOFO is intended to fund recipients with national reach to support the establishment of school policy, systems, and environmental changes to achieve and sustain positive health outcomes. This NOFO supports nationwide implementation of cross-cutting approaches to promote health and prevent and control chronic diseases and their risk factors. Applicants should be able to fulfill the strategies, activities, and performance measures stated in the NOFO at a national, state, local, community, and school level. The applicant must demonstrate their ability at a national level to impact State Education Agencies (SEAs), districts, or schools in the chosen priority area; have members, networks, affiliates, and chapters in all states; and demonstrate approximately ten years of expertise, experience, and documented success in addressing the priority area.
It is up to the applicant to assess whether or not the organization meets the criteria and has the required experience.
This NOFO is intended to fund recipients with national reach to support the establishment of school policy, systems, and environmental changes to achieve and sustain positive health outcomes. This NOFO supports nationwide implementation of cross-cutting approaches to promote health and prevent and control chronic diseases and their risk factors. Applicants should be able to fulfill the strategies, activities, and performance measures stated in the NOFO at a national, state, local, community, and school level. The applicant must demonstrate their ability at a national level to impact State Education Agencies (SEAs), districts, or schools in the chosen priority area; have members, networks, affiliates, and chapters in all states; and demonstrate approximately ten years of expertise, experience, and documented success in addressing the priority area.
It is up to the applicant to assess whether or not the organization meets the criteria and has the required experience.
This NOFO is intended to fund recipients with national reach to support the establishment of school policy, systems, and environmental changes to achieve and sustain positive health outcomes. This NOFO supports nationwide implementation of cross-cutting approaches to promote health and prevent and control chronic diseases and their risk factors. Applicants should be able to fulfill the strategies, activities, and performance measures stated in the NOFO at a national, state, local, community, and school level. The applicant must demonstrate their ability at a national level to impact State Education Agencies (SEAs), districts, or schools in the chosen priority area; have members, networks, affiliates, and chapters in all states; and demonstrate approximately ten years of expertise, experience, and documented success in addressing the priority area.
It is up to the applicant to assess whether or not the organization meets the criteria and has the required experience.
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A Letter of Intent (LOI) is requested, but optional. The Letter of Intent (LOI) assists CDC in projecting the number of preliminary applicants applying for each priority area. The LOI also aids CDC to secure and recruit ample staff for the objective review process. The due date for the LOI is November 05, 2021. The LOI must be received via email to:
Penny Tanner
CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Email address: evm7@cdc.gov
This is a non-research Notice of Funding Opportunity. This NOFO is intended to fund recipients with national reach to support the establishment of school policy, systems, and environmental changes to achieve and sustain positive health outcomes. This NOFO supports nationwide implementation of cross-cutting approaches to promote health and prevent and control chronic diseases and their risk factors. Applicants should be able to fulfill the strategies, activities, and performance measures stated in the NOFO at a national, state, local, community, and school level. The applicant must demonstrate their ability at a national level to impact State Education Agencies (SEAs), districts, or schools in the chosen priority area; have members, networks, affiliates, and chapters in all states; and demonstrate approximately ten years of expertise, experience, and documented success in addressing the priority area.
It is up to the applicant to assess whether or not the organization meets the criteria and has the required experience.
CDC Healthy Schools will be hosting an informational call on November 1, 2021 at 3:00pm EST. Call- in information is listed on page 2 of the NOFO. During this call, there will be an opportunity for potential applicants to ask questions in regards to the NOFO.
Please use the Project Narrative section order on page 32 when writing your application.
This NOFO is intended to fund recipients with national reach to support the establishment of school policy, systems, and environmental changes to achieve and sustain positive health outcomes. This NOFO supports nationwide implementation of cross-cutting approaches to promote health and prevent and control chronic diseases and their risk factors. Applicants should be able to fulfill the strategies, activities, and performance measures stated in the NOFO at a national, state, local, community, and school level. The applicant must demonstrate their ability at a national level to impact State Education Agencies (SEAs), districts, or schools in the chosen priority area; have members, networks, affiliates, and chapters in all states; and demonstrate approximately ten years of expertise, experience, and documented success in addressing the priority area.
It is up to the applicant to assess whether or not the organization meets the criteria and has the required experience.
This NOFO is intended to fund recipients with national reach to support the establishment of school policy, systems, and environmental changes to achieve and sustain positive health outcomes. This NOFO supports nationwide implementation of cross-cutting approaches to promote health and prevent and control chronic diseases and their risk factors. Applicants should be able to fulfill the strategies, activities, and performance measures stated in the NOFO at a national, state, local, community, and school level. The applicant must demonstrate their ability at a national level to impact State Education Agencies (SEAs), districts, or schools in the chosen priority area; have members, networks, affiliates, and chapters in all states; and demonstrate approximately ten years of expertise, experience, and documented success in addressing the priority area.
It is up to the applicant to assess whether or not the organization meets the criteria and has the required experience. This is a competitive application and CDC staff are not allowed to discuss with potential applicants specifics of their respective programs.
The School Health Index can be used to monitor changes in the implementation of evidenced-based school health policies and practices at the district and school level.
Yes. The direct and primary recipient in a cooperative agreement program must perform a substantial role in carrying out project outcomes and not merely serve as a conduit for an award to another party or provider who is ineligible. Recipients are encouraged to coordinate and collaborate with a variety of public and private partners to leverage resources and maximize reach and impact. Partners could include the business community, professional organizations, hospitals, federally qualified health centers, other federal, state, or local governmental agencies, Tribes or tribal organizations, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, and quality improvement organizations. Applicants should have systems for fiscal management that will ensure funds are used appropriately, and applicants must submit an itemized budget narrative. When developing the budget narrative, applicants must consider whether the proposed budget is reasonable and consistent with the purpose, outcomes, and program strategy outlined in the project narrative.
Yes. The direct and primary recipient in a cooperative agreement program must perform a substantial role in carrying out project outcomes and not merely serve as a conduit for an award to another party or provider who is ineligible. Recipients are encouraged to coordinate and collaborate with a variety of public and private partners to leverage resources and maximize reach and impact. Partners could include the business community, professional organizations, hospitals, federally qualified health centers, other federal, state, or local governmental agencies, Tribes or tribal organizations, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, and quality improvement organizations. Applicants should have systems for fiscal management that will ensure funds are used appropriately, and applicants must submit an itemized budget narrative. When developing the budget narrative, applicants must consider whether the proposed budget is reasonable and consistent with the purpose, outcomes, and program strategy outlined in the project narrative.
Please carefully read the NOFO for required and optional documents. Additionally, you should reference the requirements of the project narrative and the evaluation criteria.
Recipients will address strategies, major activities, and sub-activities based on one of four priority areas described in the Strategies and Activities section of the NOFO.
Yes. We are looking for the funded partner to have national reach and to be able to work intensely with school-based programs in priority districts in different locations.
The understanding is that schools apply/use evidence-based strategies in their school-based OST programs.
The CDC’s Healthy Schools Branch plans to fund four nationally recognized recipients with expertise and experience providing support to CDC-funded state education agencies, districts, schools, out-of-school time providers, and the organization’s constituents. This is a Domestic NOFO, eligibility information can be located on pages 26-27 of the funding announcement.
As the NOFO indicates, recipients should address strategies, major activities, and sub-activities based on one of four priority areas described in the Strategies and Activities section of the NOFO. A review panel will evaluate complete, eligible applications in accordance with the criteria outlined on pages 39-41 of the NOFO.
Recipients should address strategies, major activities, and sub-activities based on one of four priority areas described in the Strategies and Activities section of the NOFO.
This NOFO is intended to fund recipients with national reach to support the establishment of school policy, systems, and environmental changes to achieve and sustain positive health outcomes. This NOFO supports nationwide implementation of cross-cutting approaches to promote health and prevent and control chronic diseases and their risk factors. Applicants should be able to fulfill the strategies, activities, and performance measures stated in the NOFO at a national, state, local, community, and school level. The applicant must demonstrate their ability at a national level to impact SEAs, districts, or schools in the chosen priority area; have members, networks, affiliates, and chapters in all states; and demonstrate approximately ten years of expertise, experience, and documented success in addressing the priority area.
It is up to the applicant to assess whether or not the organization meets the criteria and has the required experience. This is a competitive application and CDC staff are not allowed to discuss with potential applicants specifics of their respective programs
The LOI is optional, but recommended. An applicant may still apply without submitting an LOI.
Please refer to CDC Healthy Schools National NOFO website for FAQs and the recorded information call. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – CDC-RFA-DP22-2203. You may submit any questions at the email provided on the website page.
Please refer to page 26 of the NOFO for Eligibility Information. Both non-profits with and without 501(C) (3) status are eligible to apply.
Please carefully read the NOFO for required and optional documents. Additionally, you should reference the requirements of the project narrative and the evaluation criteria on pages 31-34 and optional attachments on pages 51-52.
It is up to the applicant to assess the appropriate level of evidence-based interventions needed to implement program activities.
Yes. Note the 400K is the award ceiling and approximate average award amount is $375,000.
Recipients should allocate at least 10% of their award to support evaluation activities (i.e., including data collection) and are encouraged to work with professional evaluators to help ensure that a comprehensive evaluation is used and public health objectives are met.
Applicants should possess a variety of organizational skills and strengths to be successful in executing the strategies and activities of this NOFO and achieve expected outcomes. One of these strategies includes that applicants should have a staffing plan that includes at least one full-time employee to oversee the project.
A review panel will evaluate complete, eligible applications in accordance with the criteria in the NOFO. One of these criteria includes the “Applicant’s Organizational Capacity to Implement the Approach.” The review panel will determine the extent to which the applicant addresses that they have included a staffing plan that demonstrates the capacity to carry out the work of the project. It is the applicant’s decision how they intend to address that section.
LOIs are suggested, but not required. You may still submit an LOI.
It is up to the applicant to assess whether or not the organization meets the criteria and has the required experience. Eligibility information can be located on pages 26-27 of the funding announcement.
Applications should be detailed to the extent possible.
Yes. The direct and primary recipient in a cooperative agreement program must perform a substantial role in carrying out project outcomes and not merely serve as a conduit for an award to another party or provider who is ineligible. Recipients are encouraged to coordinate and collaborate with a variety of public and private partners to leverage resources and maximize reach and impact. Partners could include the business community, professional organizations, hospitals, federally qualified health centers, other federal, state, or local governmental agencies, Tribes or tribal organizations, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, and quality improvement organizations. Applicants should have systems for fiscal management that will ensure funds are used appropriately, and applicants must submit an itemized budget narrative. When developing the budget narrative, applicants must consider whether the proposed budget is reasonable and consistent with the purpose, outcomes, and program strategy outlined in the project narrative.
LOIs are suggested, but not required. You may still submit an LOI. You may search grants.gov for similar funding opportunities.
This NOFO is intended to fund recipients with national reach to support the establishment of school policy, systems, and environmental changes to achieve and sustain positive health outcomes. This NOFO supports nationwide implementation of cross-cutting approaches to promote health and prevent and control chronic diseases and their risk factors. Applicants should be able to fulfill the strategies, activities, and performance measures stated in the NOFO at a national, state, local, community, and school level. The applicant must demonstrate their ability at a national level to impact State Education Agencies (SEAs), districts, or schools in the chosen priority area; have members, networks, affiliates, and chapters in all states; and demonstrate approximately ten years of expertise, experience, and documented success in addressing the priority area. It is up to the applicant to assess whether or not the organization meets the criteria and has the required experience.
LOIs are suggested, but not required. You may still submit an LOI.
Yes, that’s correct.
The 7 evaluation questions are for the overall cooperative agreement. CDC will work with each recipient to collectively answer these evaluation questions based on data from performance measures and evaluation reports. Some recipients choose to include these evaluation questions in their annual evaluation plans, however this is not required. Recipients may choose to develop their own evaluation questions. If you choose use the overarching program evaluation questions, for Priority 3, OST, evaluation questions 1 – 6 are the most appropriate.
No. The 7 evaluation questions are for the overall cooperative agreement. CDC will work with each recipient to collectively answer these evaluation questions based on data from performance measures and evaluation reports. Some recipients choose to include these evaluation questions in their annual evaluation plans, however this is not required. Recipients may choose to develop their own evaluation questions. If you choose use the overarching program evaluation questions, for Priority 3, OST, evaluation questions 1 – 6 are the most appropriate.
We cannot guarantee the same process will be in place since things change over time; however, CDC approval for all surveys will be required.
While there is no required format, applicants must submit an itemized budget narrative. The budget must include the following-
- Salaries and wages
- Fringe benefits
- Consultant costs
- Equipment
- Supplies
- Travel
- Other categories
- Contractual costs
- Total Direct costs
- Total Indirect costs
Please also review Applicant FAQsexternal icon located on Grants.govexternal icon as you prepare and submit your application.
Yes, to the extent possible, please include information on how process measures will be systematically tracked.
Tools that assess school health policies, practices, and programs or assess implementation of school health policies, practices, and programs can be included in this performance measure.
On page 31 of the NOFO: “Applicants are responsible for reporting if this application will result in programmatic, budgetary, or commitment overlap with another application or award (i.e. grant, cooperative agreement, or contract) submitted to another funding source in the same fiscal year. Programmatic overlap occurs when (1) substantially the same project is proposed in more than one application or is submitted to two or more funding sources for review and funding consideration or (2) a specific objective and the project design for accomplishing the objective are the same or closely related in two or more applications or awards, regardless of the funding source. Budgetary overlap occurs when duplicate or equivalent budgetary items (e.g., equipment, salaries) are requested in an application but already are provided by another source. Commitment overlap occurs when an individual’s time commitment exceeds 100 percent, whether or not salary support is requested in the application. Overlap, whether programmatic, budgetary, or commitment of an individual’s effort greater than 100 percent, is not permitted. Any overlap will be resolved by the CDC with the applicant and the PD/PI prior to award. ” It is up to the applicant to determine if there is any budgetary overlap in multiple applications where there are sub award opportunities, if funded with other recipients. You will also need to indicate in your application.
The cohort of administrators and decision makers are selected by the applicant.
If capacity allows, you can continue to support earlier administrator cohorts, but the expectation is that a new cohort of new administrators and decision makers is selected annually.
A DMP is not required for this NOFO. There is standard NOFO template language that CDC uses regarding a DMP that cannot be modified, other than to add the statement about not requiring one.
You may select districts within the current funded SEAs, but that NOFO expires in summer of 2022. You are not limited to selecting districts in other CDC NOFOs.
Not required, but suggested to work in this area.
It is up to the applicant to select settings in which to focus PD and TA. It is not limited to OST, but is an option for applicants to focus their efforts. Please refer to the collaborations section on page 16, as well as the partnerships section for Priority 1 on page 9, and finally to the Phase 2 evaluation- Approach section, particularly collaboration and target population on page 39.
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Please refer to Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – CDC-RFA-DP22-2203 webpage for additional information. The webpage also contains a link to grants.gov that provides a synopsis and overview of this funding opportunity.
The applicant selects their own pool of administrators to work with over the course of the cooperative agreement.
Working with such clubs is allowable for this NOFO.
The “duplication of effort report” is only uploaded if your application results in an overlap.
Please carefully read the NOFO for required and optional documents. Additionally, you should reference the requirements of the project narrative and the evaluation criteria. On page 32, the NOFO lays out the work plan is included in the page limit and “(Unless specified in the “H. Other Information” section, maximum of 20 pages, single spaced, 12 point font, 1-inch margins, number all pages. This includes the work plan. Content beyond the specified page number will not be reviewed.)” The table of contents is not included in the project narrative page limit. The applicant must provide, as a separate attachment, the “Table of Contents” for the entire submission package.
Please carefully read the NOFO for required and optional documents. Additionally, you should reference the requirements of the project narrative and the evaluation criteria on pages 31-34, scoring criteria on pages 32-34, and optional attachments on pages 51-52.
Page 32 of the NOFO outlines the order of the documents for the Project Narrative. (Unless specified in the “H. Other Information” section, maximum of 20 pages, single spaced, 12 point font, 1-inch margins, number all pages. This includes the work plan. Content beyond the specified page number will not be reviewed.)
Applicants must submit a Project Narrative with the application forms. Applicants must name this file “Project Narrative” and upload it at www.grants.govexternal icon. The Project Narrative must include all of the following headings (including subheadings): Background, Approach, Applicant Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan, Organizational Capacity of Applicants to Implement the Approach, and Work Plan. The Project Narrative must be succinct, self-explanatory, and in the order outlined in this section. It must address outcomes and activities to be conducted over the entire period of performance as identified in the CDC Project Description section.
Yes, but note that they may or may not be referenced by the reviewer.
Yes.
Yes.
There is no formatting/layout requirement.
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Yes. You must upload with application noting your organization does not lobby. You would add “N/A” where applicable.
