Cooperative Agreement NU38PW000033

The Baltimore Metropolitan Council, Inc. (BMC) has been awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support BMC in developing or updating regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area. Key activities include organizing planning committees, creating GHG...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $731,482 Cooperative Agreement under the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Prevention and Control Grants program (CFDA 93.977) to the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD). This 5-year award (9/30/2024 - 9/29/2029) will support BCHD's efforts to conduct sentinel and enhanced STI/HIV surveillance, improve STI/HIV clinical services, and reduce related health disparities. Key activities include: 1) systematic abstraction of patient-...

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) was awarded a $4,018,665 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program. The award will support DOHMH's efforts to ensure the NYC public health and healthcare systems are able to rapidly mobilize and respond to emerging public health threats, such as infectious disease outbreaks, to...

This Project Grant award of $1,639,086 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will support the Brownsville Community Development Corporation (BCDC) in Brooklyn, New York to expand behavioral health services. Specifically, the funding will allow BCDC to increase the number of patients receiving mental health services by expanding provision to adolescents aged 12-17. BCDC plans to hire...

This $4,428,000 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health program (CFDA 93.421), supports The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Health Sciences Division, in delivering regional public health preparedness and response services for Region 2. The award, with a performance period from September...

The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers received a $123,809 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under the Strengthening the Technical Advancement & Readiness of Public Health via Health Information Exchange Program (CFDA 93.462). The award will support the development of a decision-support toolkit powered by regional health information exchanges to...

The Bronx Health Outcomes Project (BHOP) is a $2.6 million, 4-year federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund (CFDA 93.899) program. The grant aims to improve health outcomes for people living with HIV in racial and ethnic minority communities in the Bronx, New York by adopting a syndemic approach that addresses interconnected health and social conditions such as HIV,...

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) has been awarded a Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). The $708,221 grant will fund CDPH's efforts to save lives and improve health by curing, preventing, and eventually eliminating tuberculosis (TB) among residents and visitors to Chicago. CDPH will use evidence-based practices such as nurse case management, directly...

This federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) provides $1,500,000 to the Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. to partner with Montefiore Medical Center to increase colorectal cancer screening and follow-up care in the Bronx, New York. The key objectives are to: 1) increase the colorectal cancer screening rate from 58% to 60% in Year 1 and 62% in Year 2, and 2) increase the number of patients assisted...

The San Francisco Department of Public Health's Center for Learning & Innovation was awarded a $4,989,475 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) for High-Impact HIV Prevention program (CFDA 93.834). Through this 5-year award, the organization will provide tailored technical assistance and capacity building services to health departments, community-based organizations, and other HIV prevention partners...