Great Health for America
🏛 Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP
✓ Free, no account · Source: Grants.gov · Last verified Jul 15, 2026
Can you apply?
This grant is for organizations implementing chronic disease reduction programs in four specific communities: Lake County, Indiana; Sandusky and Toledo metro areas, Ohio; Brownsville, Texas; and Petersburg, Virginia.
Eligible applicants typically include state health departments, local health agencies, and federally funded health programs. The project focuses on demonstrating how individual and system-level interventions reduce chronic disease burden in children, with long-term benefits for adults.
Activities must address lifestyle changes and community-level improvements. Successful interventions will be documented to inform replication in other communities and guide future HHS funding approaches.
Not the right fit? Find grants for your organization in 5 questions →
Program description
In collaboration with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and federally funded programs, you will implement a project focused on reducing chronic disease rates within a defined geographic area within four communities: Lake County, Indiana; Sandusky and Toledo metro area, Ohio; Brownsville, Texas; Petersburg, Virginia. The goal is to demonstrate how individual and system-level interventions can encourage healthier habits and choices that can reduce the burden of chronic disease in children. When these lifestyle and community changes are maintained over time, reductions in the burden of chronic diseases among adults in the United States may eventually result.Findings from these demonstration programs will inform the potential replication of successful interventions in additional communities.Additionally, HHS will use findings from this demonstration project to inform future approaches to funding and measuring effects of novel efforts to improve health for individuals and communities.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
- 501(c)(3) Public Charity
- City / Municipal Government
- Community Health Center
- County Government
- Nonprofits
- Private University
- Public Authority
- Public K-12 School
- Public University
- Small Business (SBA-defined)
- Special District
- State Government
- Tribal Nation
- Tribal Organization
Demographic focus
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Required documents
- Project Narrative/Statement of Work
- Evaluation Plan
- Budget and Budget Narrative
- Organizational Capacity Documentation
- Letters of Support from partner agencies
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
Program contact
- 👤 Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP
- 📧 dphnofos@cdc.gov
- 📞 770-488-5789
Funding track record
Recent awards under CFDA 93.809 from the last 3 years — real organizations that won funding through this same program.
Top 10 Largest Recent Awards
-
$14,385,713
-
$9,000,000
Top States by Funding
- GA 2 awards $23.4M
Source: USAspending.gov — federal spending transparency. Data covers last 3 years.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 93.809). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2024 | $3,000,000 | |
| 2025 | $3,000,000 | |
| 2026 est. | $3,000,000 |
FAQ
What types of organizations can apply?
State health departments, local health agencies, and federally funded health programs are typical eligible applicants. Contact CDC NCCDPHP for specific organizational requirements.
What is the deadline?
The fixed deadline is August 3, 2026. Plan submissions well in advance.
What activities are supported?
Projects addressing chronic disease reduction through individual and system-level interventions in the four designated communities are supported. Focus on lifestyle changes and community improvements in children and adults.
How much funding is available?
Total funding is $32,000,000, though individual award amounts are not specified. Check the formal RFP for budget guidance.
Is cost sharing required?
No cost sharing is required for this cooperative agreement award.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Focus your project on one of the four designated communities: Lake County IN, Sandusky/Toledo OH, Brownsville TX, or Petersburg VA. Multi-site applications may be possible; clarify with CDC before submitting.
- Demonstrate a clear theory of change showing how individual behaviors and system changes reduce chronic disease burden in children and adults over time.
- Include partnerships with local health departments, community organizations, and state health agencies to strengthen implementation capacity and sustainability.
- Develop a rigorous evaluation plan that documents intervention outcomes and lessons learned, since findings will inform national replication and future HHS initiatives.
- Address data collection methods early; CDC likely expects outcome metrics on health behavior change and disease rates aligned with national health objectives.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Failing to focus on one of the four designated communities or misunderstanding geographic scope limits.
Submitting vague theories of change without clear mechanisms linking interventions to chronic disease reduction in children and eventual adult health improvements.
Underestimating evaluation and documentation demands; CDC emphasizes findings will guide national replication and future policy, so weak evaluation plans weaken competitiveness.
Similar grants
- CLOSED Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health — Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
- OPEN RFA-CC-18-000 — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
- CLOSING SOON Reducing the burden of parasitic infections in the United States through evidence-based prevention and control activities. — Centers for Disease Control - NCEZID
- CLOSED Advancing the Centers of Excellence in Newcomer Health — Centers for Disease Control - NCEZID
- CLOSED Innovative Approaches for Reducing Disparities in Kidney Health — Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health