Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health
- Posted
- June 1, 2026
- Closes
- See announcement
- Program funding
- $95,000,000
- Expected awards
- 20
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 93.421
- Category
- Health
- Archives
- August 9, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.421 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $734.8M
- FY2025 obligated
- $681.7M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $662.7M
- Awards in window
- 835
Top recipients: Public Health, California Department of, Department of State Health Services, Florida Department of Health, County of Los Angeles, Health Research, Inc.
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026
Synopsis
The purpose of this NOFO is to support capacity-building assistance (CBA) programs that improve the overall performance of the public health system. It will provide supplemental funding for the organizations that were awarded funding under Funding Strategy 1 of CDC-RFA-PW-24-0080: Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health.
You may submit “Work Plans in Response to Project Plans” and budgets that align with the population of focus category and selected population of focus that you were awarded funding under Funding Strategy 1 in FY24.
You’re expected to provide CBA activities to your focus population according to the following strategies:
- Organizational capacity and performance improvement.
- Workforce.
- Data modernization, informatics and information technology.
- Partnership development and engagement.
- Policy and programs.
Key program outcomes are to:
- Improve organizational and systems infrastructure and performance across the public health system.
- Improve health outcomes.
- Reduce health inequities.
Who can apply
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Bona fide agents applying on behalf of state, territorial, local, and tribal government organizations.Bona fide agents must submit documentation that demonstrates their arrangement with the eligible applicant.
How to apply
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