CDC-RFA-OT21-2102 Guidance for PHHS Block Grant-FINAL.pdf

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Financial Resources

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.991

Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant– 2021

CDC-RFA-OT21-2102

Overview:

This notice announces the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) intent to fund the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant applications in Federal Fiscal Year 2021, as directed by Public Law 115-245, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriation Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019.

The total approximate funding will be $145,047,847

All provisions and requirements of Preventive Health Services Block Legislation, Public Law 97-35, 42 United States Code, Sec 300w-320w-10), 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 75 and Part 96 remains in effect.

Applications received through the Block Grant Information System (BGIS) will be used as the basis for the award.

Funding Type: Non Research

Guidance on how CDC interprets the definition of research in the context of public health can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/od/science/integrity/docs/cdc-policy-distinguishing-public-health-research-nonresearch.pdf.

Key Goals:

This program enables recipients to implement innovative and community-driven methods that meet their priority public health needs. Recipients set their own goals and program objectives and implement local strategies to address Healthy People 2030 priorities. Examples include, but are not limited to:

• Address emerging health issues and gaps

• Decrease premature death and disabilities by focusing on the leading preventable risk factors

• Work to achieve health equity and eliminate health disparities by addressing the social determinants of health

• Support local programs to achieve healthy communties

• Establish data and surveillance systems to monitor the health status of targeted population

CDC is currently tracking use of block grant funding across all recipients using the following key indictors:

• Improve the ability to collect essential data

• Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, programs, and services

• Address emerging public health needs

• Implement public health interventions that are known to work

CDC Project Description:

• The Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant Program allows recipients to address their own unique public health needs and challenges with innovative and community-driven methods. Recipients set their own goals and program objectives and implement local strategies to address Healthy People 2030 priorities.

CDC Project Purposes:

As part of the overall effort to reduce the burden of disease and associated risk factors, and to build and improve associated public health infrastructure, the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant provides resources to prioritize the use of funds, to fill funding gaps in programs that deal with leading causes of death and disabilities and the ability to respond rapidly to emerging health issues while supporting agency-wide priorities that are also important to state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments.

• Provide for expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health programs.

• Support local programs to achieve healthy communities.

Unallowable Costs:

• Purchase of naloxone

• Purchase of syringes • Drug disposal programs (drop-boxes, bags or other devices, and/or take-back events) are not permissible

• Clinical care (except as allowed by law)

• Publicity and propaganda (lobbying) Funds cannot be used for the preparation, distribution, or use of any material (publicity/propaganda) or to pay the salary or expenses of grants, contract recipients, or agents that aim to support or defeat the enactment of legislation, regulation, administrative action, or executive order proposed or pending before a legislative body, beyond normal, recognized executive relationships.

Eligible Applicants:

This program provides all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 2 American Indian Tribes, 5 U.S.

Territories, and 3 Freely Associated States as identified in the authorizing statute with funding to address their own unique public health needs and challenges with innovative and locally defined methods.

Award Information:

Approximate Current Fiscal Year Funding: $145,047,847

Fiscal Year Funds: 2021

Estimated Award Date (Issue Date): September 1, 2021

Budget Period: October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2022

Period of Performance: October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2022

Contact Information:

Shirley Byrd, Grants Management Officer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Financial Resources Koger Bldg, Vanderbuilt, Rm 2040 MS TV-2 Atlanta, Ga 30341 Telephone: 770-488-2591 Email: yuo6@cdc.gov