Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA DP22 2203
The National Initiative to Advance Health Equity in K-12 Education by Preventing Chronic Disease and Promoting Healthy Behaviors is a 5-year CDC cooperative agreement designed to strengthen health and well-being for students (children and adolescents) and school staff, with a clear emphasis on underserved communities and groups that are disproportionately affected by poor health outcomes. The overall intent is to use schools and connected out-of-school settings as practical, high-impact places to reduce chronic disease risk factors, improve access to supportive services, and create healthier learning environments that can be sustained over time through policy and systems change rather than one-time programming.
This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA DP22 2203; CFDA 93.858) is run by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), specifically within NCCDPHP through the Healthy Schools Branch. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally means CDC expects to have substantial involvement in the work beyond simply issuing funds, such as collaborating on planning, performance measurement, and dissemination. The program planned to make four awards total, supporting four nationally recognized recipients. The award ceiling listed is $400,000, and the published application due date for this cycle was December 18, 2021 (with electronic submission due by 11:59 pm ET).
A key feature of this NOFO is that applicants must choose exactly one of four priority areas, and awards are made by priority area rather than allowing a single recipient to cover all areas. The four priorities reflect interconnected parts of a comprehensive school health approach. Priority 1, School Health Services, focuses on improving access to physical, behavioral, and mental health services for students, with special attention to students managing chronic health conditions. Priority 2, Emotional Well-Being, centers on strategies that strengthen the emotional well-being of both students and school staff, recognizing that staff wellness and student mental health are tightly linked to school climate, learning readiness, and long-term health. Priority 3, Healthy Out-of-School-Time, targets programs that operate before school, after school, and during other out-of-school periods, emphasizing healthy eating, physical activity, and emotional well-being in those settings. Priority 4, School Administrator Support and Action for Healthy Schools, is oriented toward district and school leadership and promotes adoption of policies aligned with the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, with a focus on healthy eating, physical activity, and emotional well-being.
Rather than funding direct services in a limited set of schools, the CDC is looking for recipients with national reach that can accelerate change through capacity-building and coordinated support. Recipients are expected to support CDC-funded state education agencies (SEAs) as well as districts, schools, out-of-school time providers, and the recipients own constituents. The main methods of support spelled out in the NOFO include professional development and technical assistance, dissemination of evidence-based tools and resources, building and leveraging partnerships, and supporting implementation. In other words, the recipients function as national technical assistance and implementation partners, helping education and youth-serving systems adopt proven approaches at scale.
By the end of the 5-year project period, the CDC lays out several major outcomes it expects this initiative to drive. First is increased use of CDC and other evidence-based tools and resources, which points to a focus on standardizing best practices and reducing the trial-and-error burden on schools and districts. Second is increased adoption and implementation of evidence-based school health policies, practices, and programs across SEAs, districts, schools, and out-of-school time programs, signaling that the CDC wants measurable systems change rather than isolated activities. Third is expansion of school-based mental health and health services, which aligns especially with Priority 1 and Priority 2 but is also relevant to broader student support systems and referrals in out-of-school time settings.
Eligibility is broad and includes many public and nonprofit entities: state, county, and local governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding IHEs in that nonprofit category). Although many entity types are eligible, the content requirements are highly specific: applicants must demonstrate the ability to deliver the NOFO strategies, activities, and performance measures at national, state, local, community, and school levels. The CDC is also explicit that recipients must be able to impact SEAs, districts, or schools nationally within their selected priority area and must have established infrastructure such as members, networks, affiliates, or chapters in all states.
The experience threshold is also significant. Applicants are expected to show at least 10 years of expertise and documented success in the chosen priority area. Just as important, the NOFO emphasizes health equity and community engagement capacity. Applicants must demonstrate experience working with diverse populations and underserved communities and show that they understand engagement approaches that strengthen cross-sector partnerships, support culturally and linguistically appropriate practices, build trust, promote social connections, and advance health equity. Taken together, these requirements signal that CDC is looking for mature national organizations that can move evidence into practice in real-world school systems while centering equity, cultural responsiveness, and sustained collaboration across education and health sectors.Apply for CDC RFA DP22 2203
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Initiative to Advance Health Equity in K-12 Education by Preventing Chronic Disease and Promoting Healthy Behaviors" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.858.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 19, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 18, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm ET on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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