Strengthening the Public Health System in US-affiliated Pacific Islands (PPHF)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funds capacity-building assistance for public health officials and systems in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands under CFDA 93.861, with the most recent posted opportunity (CDC-RFA-OT16-1601PPHF17) due August 31, 2017.

This program finances workforce development, organizational infrastructure strengthening, and partnership building across the public health systems of the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands and Freely Associated Territories. Funded activities include enhancing public health leadership knowledge and skills, developing organizational management structures and processes, building public health workforce competencies, advancing public health laws and policies, disseminating evidence-based practices, and establishing monitoring and surveillance systems. Capacity building is delivered through direct workforce development (knowledge and skills enhancement for personnel), organizational development (management and institutional process improvement), and partnership development (cross-sector relationship building to address community health needs).

The program operates as a Cooperative Agreement, funding a single regional nonprofit recipient over a five-year project period. Applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits with current IRS determination letters, with eligibility effectively limited to the Pacific Island Health Officers Association due to its designated role representing the collective interests of health ministers, secretaries, and directors across the USAPI and Freely Associated Territories.

No recent grant awards or active grant opportunities are present in the source. The most recent solicitation identified dates to 2017. The source does not include portfolio data on award counts, federal dollars obligated, typical award magnitudes, or funding cadence. No information is available on recent disbursements or current solicitation status.