State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN
Active
- Assistance listing
- 93.439
- Agency
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
- Grant awards
- 16 $111,047,206 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Treasury account
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- 75-0943-0-1-550
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services funds state and local nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding interventions through Assistance Listing 93.439, with the most recent grant awards issued on September 30, 2023.
The program supports state and local governmental implementation of evidence-based strategies to address obesity, poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and breastfeeding outcomes. Funded activities include establishing food service guidelines in worksites, food banks, pantries, and early care and education settings; building walking and biking infrastructure and complete streets policies to increase safe physical activity access; implementing breastfeeding support in hospitals and clinical settings; and integrating nutrition and physical activity standards into early care and education systems. Recipients typically leverage cross-sector partnerships with agriculture, transportation, education, business, and housing entities. Representative recent awards funded state programs in Kentucky ($4.6 million), Illinois ($6.3 million), Georgia ($5.5 million), Louisiana ($6.8 million), New York ($6.4 million), and Utah ($4.6 million), as well as a national hospital breastfeeding initiative (CHAMPS National, $16 million) and a national breastfeeding coalition capacity-building program ($17 million).
All 16 awards in the portfolio are Cooperative Agreements. The CDC has obligated $111 million in federal dollars across the program since 2018. Award volume concentrated in 2023 with 8 awards, following a single award in 2021 and 7 awards in 2018. The most recent opportunity (CDC-RFA-DP23-0012, due March 28, 2023) solicited state and local implementations with a restriction of one applicant per state. Eligibility spans state governments, county and city governments, higher education institutions, 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, tribal governments and organizations, small businesses, and special district governments. Cooperative agreements offer 1 to 5 year periods of performance with 12-month budget periods, and recipients may receive continued non-competitive funding upon satisfactory progress if federal funds remain available.
Objective and description
- Objective
State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Program supports recipients to implement state and local nutrition and physical activity interventions that support healthy nutrition, safe and accessible physical activity, and breastfeeding within states
- Description
Funding will support activities at the state and local governmental levels to implement evidence-based strategies and leverage resources from stakeholders and sectors (e.g., agriculture, transportation, education, business, commerce, and housing) in their populations of focus related to poor nutrition and physical inactivity.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Applicants must provide evidence of the authority to direct work on government public health systems at the state and local levels to readily implement this state based program.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Applicants must provide evidence of the authority to direct work on government public health systems at the state and local levels to readily implement this state based program.
- Uses of assistance
Recipients may only expend funds for reasonable policies, systems and environmental program purposes, including personnel, travel, supplies, and services, such as contractual to reduce risk factors, prevent and delay chronic disease.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Financial assistance is provided for a 12-month budget period with a period of performance of up to five years subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory progress of the recipient.
How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
Refer to NOFO posted on grants.gov for additional information.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Applications will be evaluated on the review criteria described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcements (NOFOs). In general, the review and selection process of complete and responsive applications to the NOFO consists of determination of the scientific and technical merit by objective or peer review, availability of funds, and relevance of program priorities and the priorities of CDC. Applicants must provide evidence of the authority to direct work on government public health systems at the state and local levels to readily implement this state based program. Applicants must demonstrate established experience and organizational capacity to meet implementation readiness requirements for this program and meet other minimum requirements as provided in the applicable NOFO posted on grants.gov.
- Award procedure
After review and approval, a Notice of Award (NoA) will be prepared and processed, along with appropriate notification to the public.
- Deadlines
Check Grants.gov for any relevant NOFO information regarding processes for applying for assistance.
- Renewals
Cooperative agreement period of performance is 1 to 5 years. After initial awards, and subject to availability of funds, projects may be continued non-competitively contingent upon satisfactory progress by the recipient (as documented in required reports) and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal government.
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| The State Physical Activity and Nutrition Program (SPAN) | Closed | ||
| State Physical Activity and Nutrition Program | Closed |
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 16 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Breastfeeding Committee Inc. | $16,986,668 | 15% |
| 2 | Boston Medical Center Corporation | $16,000,000 | 14% |
| 3 | State Of Alaska Department Of Health | $11,089,054 | 10% |
| 4 | Health Services Kentucky Cabinet For | $10,582,230 | 10% |
| 5 | Louisiana Department Of Health | $6,798,118 | 6% |
| 6 | North Carolina Department Of Health & Human Services | $6,512,035 | 6% |
| 7 | Health Research, Inc. | $6,400,808 | 6% |
| 8 | Illinois Public Health Institute | $6,333,648 | 6% |
| 9 | Department Of State Health Services | $5,927,560 | 5% |
| 10 | Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. | $5,516,235 | 5% |
10 of 14 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $2,500,000 |
| FY2025 | $9,970,389 |
| FY2024 | $36,032,101 |
| FY2023 | $35,139,447 |
| FY2022 | $27,851,652 |
| FY2021 | $14,088,690 |
| FY2020 | $28,177,380 |
| FY2019 | $14,088,690 |
| FY2018 | $14,088,691 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 93.439?
Assistance Listing 93.439 is State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN, a federal grant program run by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Department of Health and Human Services).
What is the CFDA number for State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN?
Its CFDA number is 93.439: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 93.439 awarded?
16 grant awards under 93.439 have obligated $111,047,206 in federal funds to 14 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 93.439?
The recipients obligated the most under State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN are United States Breastfeeding Committee Inc. ($16,986,668), Boston Medical Center Corporation ($16,000,000) and State Of Alaska Department Of Health ($11,089,054).
How much did 93.439 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 93.439 obligated $9,970,389 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 93.439?
No opportunity listed under 93.439 is open now. The latest, The State Physical Activity and Nutrition Program (SPAN), was posted on August 3, 2022.
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