Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises

CDC Partner Crisis Response NOFO
CFDA 93.391 Active Cooperative Agreement

Who has received this funding

Organizations awarded under CFDA 93.391 (USAspending.gov).

Program Objective

CDC will strengthen the U.S. public health system’s response to public health or healthcare crises by providing specialized support to State, Tribal, Local and Territorial health departments (STLTs) when engaged in a response. Because STLTs vary widely in capacity and expertise - as well as in the demographics and disease burdens of the populations they serve - an emergency in any location is likely to reveal areas in which they need assistance to launch and sustain effective response activities.

The purpose of this program is (1) to establish a pool of organizations capable of rapidly providing essential expertise to governmental public health entities involved in a response, and (2) to fund select awardees to provide that support, when required, based on CDC’s determination of need. The role of the recipient will be to function as a rapid provider of information and/or resources, as well as a coordinator of the project management components involved. Recipients will primarily support public health departments, but may be engaged to support CDC programs also involved in the response.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

  • Nonprofit Organization
  • Tribal Government (other)

Eligible applicants are limited to the following:

1. Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

2. Public and private institutions of higher education.

3. Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally-recognized tribal governments).

Beneficiaries

  • Other

Direct awards will be made to the non-governmental organizations described in the eligible applicant section. Beneficiaries of the support provided by those non-governmental organizations will include state health departments; tribal health organizations; local health departments; the District of Columbia; U.S. Territories; and other components of the public health system. The general public will also serve as beneficiaries.

How to Apply

Award Procedure

Notification is made in writing through a Notice of Grant Award issued from the program’s Office of Grants Services (OGS).

Decision Timeline

  • Approval: From 60 to 90 days
Program details & compliance

Description

The National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities provides funding to address COVID-19 and advance health equity (e.g., through strategies, interventions, and services that consider systemic barriers and potentially discriminatory practices that have put certain groups at higher risk for diseases like COVID-19) in racial and ethnic minority groups and racial populations within state, local, US territorial, and freely associated state health jurisdictions.

Mission Categories

Primary: Emergency Preparedness

Other categories:
Emergency HealthCivil Defense

Use of Funds

Allowed Uses

Project funds will be used by non-governmental organizations (501c3s, 501c6s, public and private institutions of higher learning, and Native American tribal organizations) to provide emergency response assistance to State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial public health agencies and other components of the public health system. For the purposes of this program, “other components of the public health system” refers to specific professional constituencies (i.e., epidemiologists, community health nurses, health education and promotion specialists tribal health leaders, chronic disease directors, health information specialists, Medicaid/Medicare Directors, state/local public health financial officials, etc.) or key components of the public health system (i.e., community and neighborhood health centers, public health and primary care delivery systems, community and faith-based organizations, public health and accreditation boards, public health institutes, primary care residency programs, health insurance consortia, family/social services programs, maternal/child health associations, etc.).

Required Documentation

Applicants should review the individual CDC notice of funding opportunity issued under this assistance listing for any documentation, credentials or proof of certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package.

Reporting & Compliance

Records Retention
3 years

Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts

  • Subpart B — General Provisions
  • Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart E — Cost Principles
  • Subpart F — Audit Requirements

Contacts

Caroline Gardner — CGH Extramural Team Lead
4046394276
2400 Century Center Parkway Mail Stop V-24-6, Atlanta, GA 30345
Data from SAM.gov Federal Assistance Listings. Source published: 2026-01-12. Spec v2.0. Last synced: 2026-05-30 02:33:23.