Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National Partnerships to Improve Protect the Nation’s Health

CDC’s  National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce has announced the 39 recipients of the five-year funding opportunity OT18-1802: Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services Through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health. These national partners will work toward sustaining and improving the performance of the public health system, with a priority on state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments.

Purposes

The purposes of this initiative are to strengthen the nation’s public health infrastructure; ensure a competent, current, and connected public health system; and improve the delivery of the 10 essential public health services through capacity-building assistance.

Program Strategies

The program strategies include strengthening the capacities of public health systems infrastructure; leadership and workforce; data and information systems; communication and information technology; partnerships; laws and policies; and programs and services.

Partners will deliver capacity-building assistance 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.

Recipients

Funding has been awarded to—

Funding Period

  • Budget period length: 12 months (August 1–July 31)
  • Period of Performance: 6 years (August 1, 2018–July 31, 2024)*
    *Includes a 12-month cost extension
For more information

Contact us by email at NationalPartnersCoAg@cdc.gov.