NOFO OT18-18020202SUPP20 Attachment.pdf

CATEGORY A COVID-19

CIO PROJECT PLANS

Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support National Partnership Branch

FY 2019 CIO Project Plan

CDC-RFA-OT18-1802

Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to

Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health

GENERAL INFORMATION

1 Project title (please do not use all caps; 15 words maximum):* Increasing Local Public Health Emergency Domestic Response Capacity to 2019 Novel Coronavirus

2 CIO:*

3 Division:* Office:

4 CIO point of contact (POC) name:*

CIO POC email address:*

CIO POC phone number:*

5 Select the target population category to receive capacity-building assistance (CBA):* Category A Category B Category C

Category A: Governmental Public Health Departments – This category is focused on meeting the priority organizational-level CBA needs of one of the following health department types: state, tribal, local, or territorial. Organizational level includes, but is not limited to, business processes, system design, strategic planning, resource management, agency leadership, and governance.

Category B: Workforce Segments Across Governmental Public Health Departments – This category is focused on meeting the priority CBA needs of one workforce segment across two or more health department types (state, tribal, local, or territorial). Workforce segments can include, but are not limited to, epidemiologists, chronic disease specialists, public health lawyers, environmentalists, informaticians, and nutritionists.

Category C: Nongovernmental Public Health Components – This category is focused on meeting the priority CBA needs of one type of nongovernmental component of the public health system. Nongovernmental components represent, but are not limited to, community-based organizations, community health centers, primary care providers, governors, hospitals, economists, legislators, education organizations, social action organizations, and public safety agencies.

6 Description of the target population:* (25 words maximum) Note: Proposals should not build capacity for CDC or other federal agencies

The specific priority subpopulation that will benefit is local public health department officials and their staff

PROJECT FUNDING

OT18-1802 Period of Performance Length: August 1, 2018 – July 31, 2023

Budget Period Length: September1, 2019 –July 31, 2020

7 Proposed Project Funding:*11 $___________ (Whole Numbers Only)

8 Expected Length of Project (Check one):*

The CIO will award new funding each budget period for the remainder of the period of performance.

The CIO will award new funding each budget period for at least two consecutive years.

The CIO will fund the project for one year.

CBA PROGRAM APPROACH – NOFO LOGIC MODEL

Select the program strategies and the program outcomes the project should work toward for the length of the project

CBA Program Strategies (Check one or more):*

Public Health Systems Infrastructure: Activities to improve operational capacity, such as policies and plans, administration and management, and quality improvement

Leadership and Workforce Development: Activities to improve leadership and workforce competencies, recruitment, and retention

Data and Information Systems: Activities to improve collection, management, interpretation, and dissemination of data to guide decision-making

Communication and Information Technology: Activities to improve use of communication and information technology to affect health decisions and actions

Partnerships: Activities to improve establishment and maintenance of results-driven partnerships Laws and Policies: Activities to improve the ability to interpret and inform laws, including statutes and regulations, and policies that affect health Programs and Services: Activities to improve the identification of best practices and the implementation of evidence-based/informed programs and services

10 Crisis Response Approaches (Check one or more)*

Strengthen Incident Management for Early Crisis Response Strengthen Jurisdictional Recovery Strengthen Biosurveillance Strengthen Information Management Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation Strengthen Surge Management Strengthen Communications

11 CBA Program Outcomes (Check one or more):*

Public Health Systems Infrastructure:

Short-term

Improved operational capacity to evaluate, manage, and improve public health systems Intermediate

Increased capability of public health systems to achieve nationally established standards

Leadership and Workforce Development:

Short-term

Improved leadership capacity to identify and prioritize public health needs Strengthened core and discipline-specific public health competencies among the workforce to improve job performance

Intermediate Increased leadership decision-making to address public health needs strategically and systematically Strengthened capability of public health workforce to deliver essential public health services

Data and Information Systems:

Short-term

Improved capacity of data and information systems to conduct public health monitoring and surveillance Intermediate

Increased capability to use data to inform decision-making and support evidence-based practices and policies Communication and Information Technology:

Short-term

Improved communication and information technology capacity to inform the public efficiently and effectively Intermediate

Strengthened capability to use communication and information technology to affect health decisions and actions

Partnerships:

Short-term

Improved capacity to establish and maintain partnerships within and across sectors to create a shared vision of health

Intermediate Strengthened capability to respond to public health priorities collaboratively and strategically

Laws and Policies:

Increased capacity to evaluate laws and policies to affect health Intermediate

Strengthened capability to systematically apply and use laws and policies to improve health Programs and Services:

Short-term Improved capacity to identify, prioritize, and customize relevant programs and services to address public health needs

Intermediate Increased capability to implement evidence-based/informed public health programs, policies, and services to address public health needs

PROJECT DETAILS

State the purpose of the project and provide project details for the length of the budget period (11 months).

- For the selected program strategies, describe proposed activities and provide sample process measures to track progress implementing the activities. Describe the expected outputs (resources, tools, products, etc.) and outcomes (changes to occur), and provide sample outcome measures to track progress achieving the outcomes.

- Complete the activities, process measures, outputs, budget period outcomes, and outcome measures column for each program strategy selected.

Project Purpose (150 words maximum):*

The goal of this funding is to ensure the optimal response to prevention and control of novel coronavirus through the efforts of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). NGOs are uniquely positioned to strengthen response efforts, whether through mobilizing their own constituents or by providing technical assistance to public sector health departments. Non-governmental organizations have contributed to the quality, efficiency and speed of the 2019 novel coronavirus response, and are important collaborators with CDC and STLT partners. This project aims to build capacity of local health officials along with other local health department leaders: senior deputies, state legislative liaisons, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), informatics directors, human resources and workforce development directors, environmental health directors, public health preparedness directors, strategic national stockpile coordinators, accreditation coordinators, local health department liaisons, chief legal counsel, and infectious disease directors.

Program Strategies Activities Process Measures Outputs Budget Period

Outcomes Outcome Measures

Public Health Systems Infrastructure

Support technical assistance and training to strengthen local

COVID-19

response systems and capabilities;

with a potential focus on non-pharmaceutical interventions, legal authorities, traveler movement and monitoring, housing for individuals temporarily

Convene members and host calls and webinars with local health departments to share information, discuss promising practices, identify needs, and tools/resources

Communicate and coordinate guidance and recommendations with public health officials, partners, and

Tools provided through organizational communication channels for members

Evidence of technical assistance support provided to local public health agencies

Develop an after-action report and

Strengthened local health department response capabilities to establish and maintain response systems to COVID-

Identified strengths and gaps to improve future response posture

Disseminated technical, logistical, clinical information with technical assistance support as COVID-19 recommendations emerge and change

Strengthened processes and procedures in responding to emergencies displaced, and wrap around services

Support bi-directional information exchange between the CDC, state and local public health agencies

Update organization specific ConOps plans based on response lessons learned

Track and evaluate successes and barriers that impact COVID-19 response operations stakeholders to support decision-making

Identify and prioritize health departments requiring technical assistance support for COVID-19 response

Create and revise existing response SOPs and processes per the gaps identified in after-action reports

Review internal (organizational) and external (CDC, LHD etc.)

strengths and barriers impacting response operations and report to CDC update processes as appropriate

Submit report to CDC identifying and assessing policy strengths and barriers to effective COVID- 19 response

Leadership and Workforce Development

Data and Information Systems

Communication and Information Technology

Partnerships

Continue coordination with key public health non-profit partners and stakeholders

Sustain collaboration with the State Coordination Task

Activate and scale-up organizational emergency response structure, devoting resources to CDC’s State Coordination Task Force (SCTF) and other CDC

Assign dedicated resources to SCTF and other CDC working groups as needed

Report pertinent information compiled by the

Collaborated with COVID-19 partners to provide multidisciplinary interventions

Improved organizational or CDC guidance

Established and strengthened diverse public health partnerships with key constituency groups such as health department officials, Force, such as partner call participation and CDC guidance feedback and input

Identify respective stakeholders to gather lessons learned and coordinate CDC tools/guidance

Convene local leaders to assist with guidance and resource development organization to the CDC inclusive of the local public health perspective epidemiologists and laboratorians

Coordinated implementation of evidence-based

COVID-19

programs, policies and services

Laws and Policies

Programs and Services

ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND PROGRAM EXPERIENCE

Recipient Organizational Capacity (200 words maximum):*

The organization must have capacity to connect and communicate with local health departments and local public health officials.

14 Recipient Program Experience (200 words maximum):*

The organization must have a track record of communicating and implementing effective intervention to strengthen the response posture of local health departments

COLLABORATIVE WORK

15 Expectations for Collaboration, as applicable (200 words maximum):

The organization must establish and maintain at least one liaison to CDC’s State Coordination Taskforce throughout the emergency response and work collaboratively with other response partners as appropriate.

16 Expected Subcontractual Work and Recommended Criteria for Selecting Subcontractors, as applicable (200 words maximum):

17 Will the proposed CBA benefit governmental public health agencies?

Yes No

If yes, briefly describe how (200 words maximum):

NGOs are uniquely positioned to strengthen response efforts, whether through mobilizing their own constituents or by providing technical assistance to public sector health departments.

BUDGET INSTRUCTIONS

18 General Instructions for Use of Funds, as applicable (100 words maximum):

Funds will be used to cover personnel and benefit costs, travel expenses, supplies and consultant fees needed to cover work described above.

CIO CERTIFICATION*

19 By submitting this project plan, I certify that my CIO currently does not maintain a comparable NOFO related to CBA. I understand it is my CIO’s responsibility to pursue Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for this project. I will discuss the project with my Associate Director for Science (ADS) and initiate the appropriate clearance prior to funding.

National Partnership Branch

FY 2019 CIO Project Plan

CDC-RFA-OT18-1802

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

GENERAL INFORMATION

1 Project title (please do not use all caps; 15 words maximum):* Increasing State Public Health Emergency Domestic Response Capacity to 2019 Novel Coronavirus

2 CIO:

3 Division:

Office:

4 CIO point of contact (POC) name:

CIO POC email address:

CIO POC phone number:

5 Select the target population category to receive capacity-building assistance (CBA):* Category A Category B Category C

Category A: Governmental Public Health Departments – This category is focused on meeting the priority organizational-level CBA needs of one of the following health department types: state, tribal, local, or territorial. Organizational level includes, but is not limited to, business processes, system design, strategic planning, resource management, agency leadership, and governance.

Category B: Workforce Segments Across Governmental Public Health Departments – This category is focused on meeting the priority CBA needs of one workforce segment across two or more health department types (state, tribal, local, or territorial). Workforce segments can include, but are not limited to, epidemiologists, chronic disease specialists, public health lawyers, environmentalists, informaticians, and nutritionists.

Category C: Nongovernmental Public Health Components – This category is focused on meeting the priority CBA needs of one type of nongovernmental component of the public health system. Nongovernmental components represent, but are not limited to, community-based organizations, community health centers, primary care providers, governors, hospitals, economists, legislators, education organizations, social action organizations, and public safety agencies.

Description of the target population:* (25 words maximum) Note: Proposals should not build capacity for CDC or other federal agencies

The specific target population that will benefit is state public health department officials and their staff.

PROJECT FUNDING

OT18-1802 Period of Performance Length: August 1, 2018 – July 31, 2023

Budget Period Length: September1, 2019 –July 31, 2020

7 Proposed Project Funding:*11 $___________ (Whole Numbers Only)

8 Expected Length of Project (Check one):*

Select the program strategies and the program outcomes the project should work toward for the length of the project

CBA Program Strategies (Check one or more):*

Public Health Systems Infrastructure: Activities to improve operational capacity, such as policies and plans, administration and management, and quality improvement

Leadership and Workforce Development: Activities to improve leadership and workforce competencies, recruitment, and retention

Data and Information Systems: Activities to improve collection, management, interpretation, and dissemination of data to guide decision-making

Communication and Information Technology: Activities to improve use of communication and information technology to affect health decisions and actions

Partnerships: Activities to improve establishment and maintenance of results-driven partnerships Laws and Policies: Activities to improve the ability to interpret and inform laws, including statutes and regulations, and policies that affect health Programs and Services: Activities to improve the identification of best practices and the implementation of evidence-

Strengthen Jurisdictional Recovery Strengthen Biosurveillance Strengthen Information Management Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation Strengthen Surge Management Strengthen Communications

11 CBA Program Outcomes (Check one or more):*

Public Health Systems Infrastructure:

Short-term

Improved operational capacity to evaluate, manage, and improve public health systems Intermediate

Increased capability of public health systems to achieve nationally established standards

Leadership and Workforce Development:

Short-term

Improved leadership capacity to identify and prioritize public health needs Strengthened core and discipline-specific public health competencies among the workforce to improve job performance

Intermediate Increased leadership decision-making to address public health needs strategically and systematically Strengthened capability of public health workforce to deliver essential public health services

Data and Information Systems:

Short-term

Improved capacity of data and information systems to conduct public health monitoring and surveillance Intermediate

Increased capability to use data to inform decision-making and support evidence-based practices and policies Communication and Information Technology:

Short-term

Improved communication and information technology capacity to inform the public efficiently and effectively Intermediate

Strengthened capability to use communication and information technology to affect health decisions and actions

Partnerships:

Improved capacity to establish and maintain partnerships within and across sectors to create a shared vision of health

Increased capacity to evaluate laws and policies to affect health Intermediate

Strengthened capability to systematically apply and use laws and policies to improve health Programs and Services:

Short-term Improved capacity to identify, prioritize, and customize relevant programs and services to address public health needs

Intermediate Increased capability to implement evidence-based/informed public health programs, policies, and services to address public health needs

PROJECT DETAILS

State the purpose of the project and provide project details for the length of the budget period (11 months).

- For the selected program strategies, describe proposed activities and provide sample process measures to track progress implementing the activities. Describe the expected outputs (resources, tools, products, etc.) and outcomes (changes to occur), and provide sample outcome measures to track progress achieving the outcomes.

- Complete the activities, process measures, outputs, budget period outcomes, and outcome measures column for each program strategy selected.

Project Purpose (150 words maximum):*

The goal of this funding is to ensure the optimal response to prevention and control of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) through the efforts of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

NGOs have contributed to the quality, efficiency and speed of the COVID-19 response, and are important collaborators with CDC and STLT partners. This project aims to build capacity of state health departments to respond to COVID-19 needs within their jurisdiction. Activities will target CBA needs of state health officials and leaders including senior deputies, state legislative liaisons, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), informatics directors, human resources and workforce development directors, environmental health directors, public health preparedness directors, strategic national stockpile coordinators, accreditation coordinators, local health department liaisons, chief legal counsel, and infectious disease directors.

Outcomes Outcome Measures

Public Health Systems Infrastructure

Support technical assistance and training to strengthen state

COVID-19

response systems and capabilities;

potential areas of focus include non-pharmaceutical interventions, legal authorities, traveler movement and monitoring, housing for individuals temporarily displaced, and

Convene members and host calls and webinars with state and territorial health departments to share information, discuss promising practices, identify needs, and tools/resources

Communicate and coordinate guidance and recommendations with public health officials, partners, and

Tools provided through organizational communication channels for members

Evidence of technical assistance support provided to US states, territories AND freely associated states

Develop an after-action report and

Strengthened state and territorial public health jurisdiction, response capabilities to establish and maintain response systems to COVID-

Identified strengths and gaps to improve future response posture

Disseminated technical, logistical, clinical information with technical assistance support as COVID-19 recommendations emerge and change

Strengthened processes and procedures in responding to emergencies wrap around services

Support bi-directional information exchange between the CDC, state and local public health agencies

Partner with a national laboratory organization to advance the development of testing methods, technologies, informatics systems, and training to assure quality laboratory testing

Support technical assistance to the US states, territories and freely associated states to address

COVID-19

response needs, including logistics and procurement support

Update organization specific ConOps plans based on response lessons learned

Track and evaluate successes and barriers that impact COVID-19 operations stakeholders to support decision-making

Identify and prioritize health departments requiring technical assistance support for COVID-19

Create and revise existing response SOPs and processes per the gaps identified in after-action reports

Review internal (organizational) and external (CDC, health departments, laboratory etc.)

strengths and barriers impacting response operations and report to CDC update processes as appropriate

Submit report to CDC identifying and assessing policy strengths and barriers to effective COVID- 19 response

Development

Technology

Partnerships

-Continue coordination with key public health non-profit partners and stakeholders

-Sustain collaboration with the State Coordination Task Force, such as partner call participation and CDC guidance feedback and input

Collaborate with health partners to support the US Laboratory Response Network in response to disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and other health threats

Identify respective stakeholders to gather lessons learned and coordinate CDC tools/guidance

Activate and scale-up organizational emergency response structure, devoting resources to CDC’s State Coordination Task Force (SCTF) and other CDC

Convene state, territorial and laboratorian public health leaders to assist with guidance and resource development

Assign dedicated resources to SCTF and other CDC

Report pertinent information compiled by the organization to the CDC

Collaborated with COVID-19 partners to provide multidisciplinary interventions

Improved organizational or CDC guidance inclusive of state, territorial, and laboratory perspective

Established and strengthened diverse public health partnerships with key constituency groups such as health department officials, epidemiologists and laboratorians

Coordinated implementation of evidence-based

COVID-19

programs, policies and services

Laws and Policies

Programs and Services

The organization must have capacity to connect and communicate with state health departments, state public health officials and state laboratorians.

The organization must have a track record of communicating and implementing effective intervention to strengthen the response posture of state and laboratorian public health departments.

COLLABORATIVE WORK

15 Expectations for Collaboration, as applicable (200 words maximum):

The organization must establish and maintain at least one liaison to CDC’s State Coordination Taskforce throughout the emergency response and work collaboratively with other response partners as appropriate.

16 Expected Subcontractual Work and Recommended Criteria for Selecting Subcontractors, as applicable (200 words maximum):

Subcontracting may be necessary to address the COVID-19 response needs of state public health laboratorians

NGOs are uniquely positioned to strengthen response efforts, whether through mobilizing their own constituents or by providing technical assistance to public sector health departments.

Funds will be used to cover personnel and benefit costs, travel expenses, supplies and consultant fees needed to cover work described above.

19 By submitting this project plan, I certify that my CIO currently does not maintain a comparable NOFO related to CBA. I understand it is my CIO’s responsibility to pursue Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for this project. I will discuss the project with my Associate Director for Science (ADS) and initiate the appropriate clearance prior to funding.

Center for Local, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support maximum):* Strengthening Local Health Departments’ Public Health Emergency Response Capacity to COVID-19 Through Health Officials

2 CIO:

3 Division:

Office:

4 CIO point of contact (POC) name:*

CIO POC email address:*

CIO POC phone number:*

5 Select the target population category to receive capacity-building assistance (CBA):* Category A Category B Category C

Category A: Governmental Public Health Departments – This category is focused on meeting the priority organizational-level CBA needs of one of the following health department types: local, tribal, local, or territorial. Organizational level includes, but is not limited to, business processes, system design, strategic planning, resource management, agency leadership, and governance.

Category B: Workforce Segments Across Governmental Public Health Departments – This category is focused on meeting the priority CBA needs of one workforce segment across two or more health department types (local, tribal, local, or territorial). Workforce segments can include, but are not limited to, epidemiologists, chronic disease specialists, public health lawyers, environmentalists, informaticians, and nutritionists.

Category C: Nongovernmental Public Health Components – This category is focused on meeting the priority CBA needs of one type of nongovernmental component of the public health system. Nongovernmental components represent, but are not limited to, community-based organizations, community health centers, primary care providers, governors, hospitals, economists, legislators, education organizations, social action organizations, and public safety agencies.

Local health departments’ health officials and other relevant leadership

Budget Period Length:

7 Proposed Project Funding:* $__________ (Whole Numbers Only)

Select the program strategies and the program outcomes the project should work toward for the length of the project

CBA Program Strategies (Check one or more):*

Public Health Systems Infrastructure: Activities to improve operational capacity, such as policies and plans, administration and management, and quality improvement

Leadership and Workforce Development: Activities to improve leadership and workforce competencies, recruitment, and retention

Data and Information Systems: Activities to improve collection, management, interpretation, and dissemination of data to guide decision-making

Communication and Information Technology: Activities to improve use of communication and information technology to affect health decisions and actions

Partnerships: Activities to improve establishment and maintenance of results-driven partnerships Laws and Policies: Activities to improve the ability to interpret and inform laws, including statutes and regulations, and policies that affect health Programs and Services: Activities to improve the identification of best practices and the implementation of evidence-

Strengthen Jurisdictional Recovery Strengthen Biosurveillance Strengthen Information Management Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation Strengthen Surge Management Strengthen Communications

11 CBA Program Outcomes (Check one or more):*

Public Health Systems Infrastructure:

Short-term

Improved operational capacity to evaluate, manage, and improve public health systems Intermediate

Increased capability of public health systems to achieve nationally established standards

Leadership and Workforce Development:

Short-term

Improved leadership capacity to identify and prioritize public health needs Strengthened core and discipline-specific public health competencies among the workforce to improve job performance

Intermediate Increased leadership decision-making to address public health needs strategically and systematically Strengthened capability of public health workforce to deliver essential public health services

Data and Information Systems:

Short-term

Improved capacity of data and information systems to conduct public health monitoring and surveillance Intermediate

Increased capability to use data to inform decision-making and support evidence-based practices and policies Communication and Information Technology:

Short-term

Improved communication and information technology capacity to inform the public efficiently and effectively Intermediate

Strengthened capability to use communication and information technology to affect health decisions and actions

Partnerships:

Short-term

Improved capacity to establish and maintain partnerships within and across sectors to create a shared vision of health

Increased capacity to evaluate laws and policies to affect health Intermediate

Strengthened capability to systematically apply and use laws and policies to improve health Programs and Services:

Short-term Improved capacity to identify, prioritize, and customize relevant programs and services to address public health needs

Intermediate Increased capability to implement evidence-based/informed public health programs, policies, and services to address public health needs

PROJECT DETAILS

Local the purpose of the project and provide project details for the length of the budget period (11 months).

- For the selected program strategies, describe proposed activities and provide sample process measures to track progress implementing the activities. Describe the expected outputs (resources, tools, products, etc.) and outcomes (changes to occur), and provide sample outcome measures to track progress achieving the outcomes.

- Complete the activities, process measures, outputs, budget period outcomes, and outcome measures column for each program strategy selected.

Project Purpose (150 words maximum):*

The purpose of this project is to ensure the optimal response to the prevention and control of COVID-19 through the efforts of national non-profit organizations. Such organizations are uniquely positioned to strengthen COVID-19 response efforts, whether through mobilizing their own constituents and/or by providing technical assistance to public health agencies and their partnerships. Key focus areas for this effort are: local health agency leadership, communications and state-of-the-art information technology, local health agency’s partnerships and local agency’s programs and services.

Outcomes Outcome Measures

Public Health

Infrastructure

Development

-Develop tools, resources, and/or trainings that address gaps and challenges for local health department leadership

- Provide technical assistance (TA) and training related to local department COVID-19 control /prevention systems, capabilities, and responses

-Number of tools and resources developed to respond to COVID-

-Number of trainings via in-person and/or webinars on emergency prevention/control and response competencies -Number and types of TA provided in real-time

-Tools and resources

-Training/webinars Reports of TA provided

-Improved local health department leadership capacity to identify and prioritize public health needs during the COVID- 19 outbreak

-Change in the local health department leaders’ decision-making to address public health emergencies strategically and systematically

Technology

-Coordinate with local health officials, public health information officers, and infectious disease leaders to assess current COVID-19 communication activities and needs

-Convene and coordinate conference calls/in-person meetings to share findings and recommendations emerging from assessments of information gaps and needs

-A rapid assessment of current communication activities and needs among health officials, information officers, and infectious disease leaders

-Data analyses

-Number of conference calls and/or meetings to share findings and recommendations from the assessment and focus groups

-Report of findings from assessment of current communication activities

-Minutes from conference calls, power point presentation

-Improved local health departments’ communication and information technology capacity to inform the public and stakeholders efficiently and effectively during

COVID-19

outbreak

-Improved local health departments’ collaboration with critical partners and stakeholders to develop, test, and disseminate timely public health messaging to targeted populations through trusted representatives or spokespersons

-Change in local health departments’ use of communication skills and information technology to make health decisions and implement actions during public health emergencies such as COVID-19

-Increase in number of health departments’ that develop, test, disseminate messaging to critical partners and stakeholders nto targeted populations

Partnerships

-Develop training for local health department leadership to effectively provide TA to their critical partners on accurate COVID-19 information and best practices for prevention, control and response

-Number of trainings for leadership to provide TA to partner organizations

-Identify partner organizations to receive TA

-Identify best or evidence-based practices for prevention, control and

-Training Manual

-List of partner organizations that received TA

--Report of best COVID-19 practices for prevention, control and response

-Improved engagement with public and private partners, and other chief stakeholders to support prevention, control, and response to public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 outbreak

-Increase in number of local health departments that engage partners to support prevention, control, and response to public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 outbreak

Services

-Assist local health department leadership in facilitating collaboration via convening meetings among jurisdictional partners and stakeholders to build or strengthen a network of support services

-Develop plans to expedite recovery services as appropriate based on the jurisdictional public health agency leadership (or support roles) and other critical stakeholders.

-Number and types of TA provided

-Number of meetings

-Types and number of plans for jurisdictions and stakeholders

-Report of network of support services issues and recommendations from convened meetings with partners

-Report of TA provided

-Report of recovery plans developed

-Improved local health departments’ capacity to identify, prioritize, and customize relevant programs and services to address COVID-19 and other pblic health emergencies for jurisdictions and stakeholders

-Increase in the number of local health departments that implement evidence-based public health programs and services to address

COVID-19

-Increase in number of local health departments that develop recovery programs and services during public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 outbreak

Applicant must have the ability to ….

-Coordinate and convene local health officials, public health information officers, and infectious disease leaders during public health emergencies -Convene conference calls, trainings, and webinars with local health agency leadership -Conduct rapid assessments -Analyze and manage data from local agency leadership about the type of information assistance required to address the public health emergencies and needs for real-time information by stakeholders and the public -Share findings and recommendations emerging from the rapid assessment

The applicant must have an established history of training and providing technical assistance local health agency leadership during public health emergencies. Applicant must have experience with: conducting rapid-turn-around assessments; analyzing existing data; developing instruments, sampling frames, and respondent samples; and developing tools and resources related to timely communications in response to public health emergencies; knowledge of how public health messaging is developed and disseminated during times of high uncertainty and concern; extensive expertise and experience assisting local health agency leadership with effectively working with critical stakeholders and the public during public health emergencies; and demonstrated ability to identify best practices related to partnering with stakeholders and developing messaging that target different audiences.

COLLABORATIVE WORK

15 Expectations for Collaboration, as applicable (200 words maximum):

The applicant is expected to collaborate with the CDC and other critical organizations, as needed, to implement this project.

16 Expected Subcontractual Work and Recommended Criteria for Selecting Subcontractors, as applicable (200 words maximum):

Applicant is permitted to pursue subcontract work as needed with organizations or individuals that possess technical knowledge or capacity to assist with activities identified in this project plan. However, the recipient is expected to have the capacity to directly perform most of the strategies and activities.

If yes, briefly describe how (200 words maximum): This project is expected to build the capacity local health agency leadership to effectively prevent, control, and respond during public health emergencies.

-Applicant may only expend funds for reasonable and relevant program purposes, including personnel, supplies, communication and marketing materials, database enhancement, and services, such as contractual.

- Actual funding level for this project may be slightly or substantially higher or lower than estimated, and Recipients should be willing to revise the workplan they submit in response to it, in collaboration with CDC Technical Monitors.

-Applicant may not use funds for any activities or products inconsistent with the purposes and intent of the project plan.

19 By submitting this project plan, I certify that my CIO currently does not maintain a comparable NOFO related to this proposed CBA project. I understand my CIO is responsible for adhering to all applicable scientific policies and securing requisite clearances in the Scientific Tracking and Reporting System (STARS). I will discuss the project with my Associate Director for Science (ADS) and obtain the appropriate scientific clearances prior to initiating project activities that involve the collection, generation, or analysis of public health data.

maximum):* Strengthening State Health Agencies’ Public Health Emergency Response Capacity to COVID-19 Through Health Officials

2 CIO:*

3 Division:* Office:

4 CIO point of contact (POC) name:*

CIO POC email address:*

CIO POC phone number:*

5 Select the target population category to receive capacity-building assistance (CBA):* Category A Category B Category C

Category A: Governmental Public Health Departments – This category is focused on meeting the priority organizational-level CBA needs of one of the following health department types: state, tribal, local, or territorial. Organizational level includes, but is not limited to, business processes, system design, strategic planning, resource management, agency leadership, and governance.

Category B: Workforce Segments Across Governmental Public Health Departments – This category is focused on meeting the priority CBA needs of one workforce segment across two or more health department types (state, tribal, local, or territorial). Workforce segments can include, but are not limited to, epidemiologists, chronic disease specialists, public health lawyers, environmentalists, informaticians, and nutritionists.

Category C: Nongovernmental Public Health Components – This category is focused on meeting the priority CBA needs of one type of nongovernmental component of the public health system. Nongovernmental components represent, but are not limited to, community-based organizations, community health centers, primary care providers, governors, hospitals, economists, legislators, education organizations, social action organizations, and public safety agencies.

State Health Agencies’ Health Officials and other relevant leadership

Budget Period Length:

$_____________ (Whole Numbers Only)

Select the program strategies and the program outcomes the project should work toward for the length of the project

CBA Program Strategies (Check one or more):*

Public Health Systems Infrastructure: Activities to improve operational capacity, such as policies and plans, administration and management, and quality improvement

Leadership and Workforce Development: Activities to improve leadership and workforce competencies, recruitment, and retention

Data and Information Systems: Activities to improve collection, management, interpretation, and dissemination of data to guide decision-making

Communication and Information Technology: Activities to improve use of communication and information technology to affect health decisions and actions

Partnerships: Activities to improve establishment and maintenance of results-driven partnerships Laws and Policies: Activities to improve the ability to interpret and inform laws, including statutes and regulations, and policies that affect health Programs and Services: Activities to improve the identification of best practices and the implementation of evidence-

Strengthen Jurisdictional Recovery Strengthen Biosurveillance Strengthen Information Management Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation Strengthen Surge Management Strengthen Communications

11 CBA Program Outcomes (Check one or more):*

Public Health Systems Infrastructure:

Short-term

Improved operational capacity to evaluate, manage, and improve public health systems Intermediate

Increased capability of public health systems to achieve nationally established standards

Leadership and Workforce Development:

Short-term

Improved leadership capacity to identify and prioritize public health needs Strengthened core and discipline-specific public health competencies among the workforce to improve job performance

Intermediate Increased leadership decision-making to address public health needs strategically and systematically Strengthened capability of public health workforce to deliver essential public health services

Data and Information Systems:

Short-term

Improved capacity of data and information systems to conduct public health monitoring and surveillance Intermediate

Increased capability to use data to inform decision-making and support evidence-based practices and policies Communication and Information Technology:

Short-term

Improved communication and information technology capacity to inform the public efficiently and effectively Intermediate

Strengthened capability to use communication and information technology to affect health decisions and actions

Partnerships:

Short-term

Improved capacity to establish and maintain partnerships within and across sectors to create a shared vision of health

Increased capacity to evaluate laws and policies to affect health Intermediate

Strengthened capability to systematically apply and use laws and policies to improve health Programs and Services:

Short-term Improved capacity to identify, prioritize, and customize relevant programs and services to address public health needs

Intermediate Increased capability to implement evidence-based/informed public health programs, policies, and services to address public health needs

PROJECT DETAILS

State the purpose of the project and provide project details for the length of the budget period (11 months).

- For the selected program strategies, describe proposed activities and provide sample process measures to track progress implementing the activities. Describe the expected outputs (resources, tools, products, etc.) and outcomes (changes to occur), and provide sample outcome measures to track progress achieving the outcomes.

- Complete the activities, process measures, outputs, budget period outcomes, and outcome measures column for each program strategy selected.

Project Purpose (150 words maximum):*

The purpose of this project is to ensure the optimal response to the prevention and control of COVID-19 through the efforts of national non-profit organizations. Such organizations are uniquely positioned to strengthen COVID-19 response efforts, whether through mobilizing their own constituents and/or by providing technical assistance to public health agencies and their partnerships. Key focus areas for this effort are: state health agency leadership, communications and state-of-the-art information technology, state health agency’s partnerships and state agency’s programs and services.

Outcomes Outcome Measures

Public Health

Development

-Develop tools, resources, and/or trainings that address gaps and challenges for state health agency leadership

- Provide technical assistance (TA) and training related to state health agency COVID-19 control /prevention systems, capabilities, and responses

-Number of tools and resources developed to respond to COVID-

-Number of trainings via in-person and/or webinars on emergency prevention/control and response competencies

-Number and types of TA provided in real-time

-Tools and resources

-Training/webinars

-Improved leadership capacity to identify and prioritize public health needs during the COVID- 19 outbreak

-Change in leadership’s decision-making to address public health emergencies

Technology

-Coordinate with state health officials, public health information officers, and infectious disease leaders to assess current COVID-19 communication activities and needs

-Convene and coordinate conference calls/in-person meetings to share findings and recommendations emerging from assessments of information gaps and needs

-A rapid assessment of current communication activities and needs among health officials, information officers, and infectious disease leaders

-Date analyses

-Number of conference calls and/or meetings to share findings and recommendations from the of current communication activities

-Minutes from conference calls, power point presentation

-Improved state health agencies’ communication and information technology capacity to inform the public and stakeholders efficiently and effectively during the COVID-19 outbreak

-Improved collaboration with critical partners and stakeholders to develop, test, and disseminate timely public health messaging to targeted populations through trusted representatives or spokespersons

-Increase in number of state health agencies’ use of communication skills and information technology to make health decisions and implement actions during public health emergencies as

COVID-19

-Increase in collaboration with partners to develop, test, and disseminate messaging to targeted populations

Partnerships

-Develop training for health agency leadership to effectively provide TA to their critical partners on accurate COVID-19 information and best practices for prevention, control and response

-Number of trainings for leadership to provide TA to partner organizations

-Identify partner organizations to receive TA

-Identify best or evidence-based practices for prevention, organizations that received TA

-Report of best COVID-19 practices for prevention, control and response

-Improved capacity to establish and maintain partnerships within and across sectors to create a shared vision of public health emergencies prevention, control and response

-Increase in state health agencies response to public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 outbreak collaboratively and strategically

-Assist state leadership in facilitating collaboration via convening meetings among jurisdictional partners and stakeholders to build or strengthen a network of support services

-Develop plans to expedite recovery services as appropriate based on the jurisdictional public health agency lead (or support roles) and stakeholders.

-Number and types of TA provided

-Number of meetings convened

-Types and number plans for jurisdictions and stakeholders developed

-Report of network of support services issues and recommendations from convened meetings with partners

-Report of TA provided to partners on recovery services

-Report of recovery plans developed

-Improved capacity to identify, prioritize, and customize relevant programs and services to address COVID-19 and other public health emergencies for jurisdictions and stakeholders

-Increase in state health agencies to implement evidence-based public health programs and services to address

COVID-19

-Coordinate and convene state health officials, public health information officers, and infectious disease leaders during public health emergencies -Convene conference calls, trainings, and webinars with state health agency leadership -Conduct rapid assessments -Analyze and manage data from state agency leadership about the type of information assistance required to address the public health emergencies and needs for real-time information by stakeholders and the public

The applicant must have an established history of training and providing technical assistance state health agency leadership during public health emergencies. Applicant must have experience with: conducting rapid-turn-around assessments; analyzing existing data; developing instruments, sampling frames, and respondent samples; and developing tools and resources related to…