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Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP · CDC-RFA-DP-26-0233

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Total Program Funding

$32.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

August 3, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

CDC is funding chronic disease reduction in FOUR SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES: Lake County, IN; Sandusky/Toledo, OH; Brownsville, TX; and Petersburg, VA. This is NOT an open competition — if you don't serve one of these exact locations, don't apply. $32M total but only 4 awards (one per community). They want organizations already embedded in these communities to reduce diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and tobacco use through population-level interventions.

Who Should Apply

Organizations physically serving Lake County IN, Sandusky/Toledo OH, Brownsville TX, or Petersburg VA. Must have existing community infrastructure and population-level reach. Broadly eligible (nonprofits, govt, universities, even for-profits).

Who Should NOT Apply

Anyone not operating in those four specific geographic areas. This is location-locked — if you're in Chicago or LA, this isn't for you regardless of how good your chronic disease program is.

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Must serve one of the 4 named communities (Lake County IN, Sandusky/Toledo OH, Brownsville TX, Petersburg VA)
•Must focus on chronic disease reduction (diabetes, heart disease, cancer, tobacco)
•Must use population-level approaches (not individual clinical care)
•Must have existing community presence and infrastructure
•$32M split among only 4 awards = ~$8M each

💡 GrantQuick Tip

This is essentially a sole-source grant for each of the 4 communities — there are probably only 2-5 organizations in each area that could credibly manage an $8M multi-year chronic disease program. If you're a community health system, large FQHC, or county health department in one of these cities, reach out to your CDC project officer to discuss before applying. If you're NOT in these 4 cities, save your time.

Competitiveness: Very low competition (geographically locked) but extremely high bar (must be a major community health institution in a specific location).

What This Grant Funds

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.

Attachments

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cdc-rfa-dp26-0233_forPublication.pdf

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cdc-rfa-dp26-0233_forPublication_mod1.pdf

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Data-Management-Plan-template.docx

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GHA DP26-0233_applicant questions_UPDATED7_16_26.docx

GHA_DP26-0233_applicant_questions_UPDATED7_16_26.docx

Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicant Types

Special District GovernmentsPublic Colleges & Universities501(c)(3) NonprofitsUnrestricted (open to all)State GovernmentsCounty GovernmentsIndependent School DistrictsPublic And Indian Housing AuthoritiesSmall BusinessesCity/Township GovernmentsFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsPrivate Colleges & UniversitiesFor-Profit OrganizationsOther Tribal OrganizationsNonprofits without 501(c)(3)

Funding Details

Total Program Funding: $32.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 4
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: July 2, 2026

Application Deadline: August 3, 2026 (0 days remaining)

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.

Agency Contact

Dr. Machell Town dphnofos@cdc.gov

dphnofos@cdc.gov

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