Engaging State and Local Emergency Management Agencies to Improve Ability to Prepare for and Respond to All-Hazards Events

Post Date

April 23rd 2013

Application Due Date

May 30th 2013

Dates: ╔Application Deadline Date: May 30, 2013, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, on www.grants.gov

Funding Opportunity Number

CDC-RFA-TP13-1301

CFDA Number(s)

93.069

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligibility Information Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are included in this section. Eligible Applicants: National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) -Nonprofit with 501C(3) IRS status

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $50000 - $100000

Grant Description

Purpose: The purpose of this program is to prepare the Nationуs public health systems to minimize the consequences associated with all-hazards incidents and events. The Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response/Division of State and Local Readiness (OPHPR/DSLR) works to promote the integration of public health emergency preparedness into overarching emergency preparedness for all-hazards responses. OPHPR/DSLR works through and with national partners to develop and enhance public health emergency preparedness. ii. Outcomes: The applicantуs program is expected to demonstrate measurable progress among governmental and nongovernmental components of the public health system towards two or more of the following outcomes: 1) increased adoption of business improvements that lead to management and administrative efficiencies or cost savings; 2) increased availability and accessibility of education and training focused on cross-cutting emergency management and public health competencies and knowledge; 3) increased coordination of public health competencies into emergency management core capabilities; 4) improved capacity to meet nationally-established strategies, such as those for national preparedness and national health security; 6) establishment and maintenance of diverse public health partnerships for meaningful cooperation and achievement of evidence-based public health strategies and interventions; and 7) improved quality, availability, and accessibility of public health education, training, and evaluation tools and resources.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  CDC Procurement and Grants Office
  (PGO) Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)
  Phone: 770-488-2700
  E-mail: pgotim@cdc.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)

• Agency Email Address:

  pgotim@cdc.gov

• More Information:

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