COVID-19 Health Disparities Grant

COVID-19 Health Disparities Grant is sponsored by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This national initiative aims to address COVID-19 health disparities among populations at high-risk and underserved communities, including racial and ethnic minority populations and rural communities.

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gov Maintenance Calendar National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control - OSTLTS Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:CDC-RFA-OT21-2103 Funding Opportunity Title:National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Health Expected Number of Awards:108 Assistance Listings:93.

391 -- Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:Mar 31, 2021 Original Closing Date for Applications:May 03, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.

Current Closing Date for Applications:May 03, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.

Archive Date:Jun 02, 2021 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 2,250,000,000 Award Ceiling:$50,000,000 Eligible Applicants:State governments Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) City or township governments Special district governments Additional Information on Eligibility:Awards must be made to state, District of Columbia, local, US territorial, and/or freely associated state health departments (or their bona fide agents).

Local (health departments) governments or their bona fide agents are eligible if they: Serve a county population of 2,000,000 or more; or serve a city population of 400,000 or more. Population for county and city jurisdictions are based on the following US Census 2019 resources: City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2019 (census.

gov) U.S. Census -- Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2019 Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 County Population Totals: 2010-2019 (census. gov)- US Census – Annual Estimates for 2019 Bona fide agents are eligible to apply.

For more information about bona fide agents, please see the CDC webpage on Expediting the Federal Grant Process with an Administrative Partner located at https://www. cdc. gov/publichealthgateway/grantsfunding/expediting.

html#Q2 ## Additional Information Agency Name:Centers for Disease Control - OSTLTS Description:The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P. L. 116-260), which contained the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.

L. 116-260, Section 2, Division M) provided, in part, funding for strategies to improve testing capabilities and other COVID-19 response purposes in populations at high-risk and underserved, including racial and ethnic minority groups and people living in rural communities. Strategies also include those to develop or identify best practices for states and public health officials to use for contact tracing.

To achieve these purposes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing a non-competitive grant CDC-RFA-OT21-2103 titled “National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities.

” This grant will provide funding to state, local, US territorial and freely associated state health departments (or their bona fide agents) to address COVID-19-related health disparities and advance health equity by expanding state, local, US territorial and freely associated state health departments capacity and services to prevent and control COVID-19 infection (or transmission). Link to Additional Information:[](https://www. grants.

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