Notice of Funding Opportunity: NOFO CD-25-0019

At a glance

CDC announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2025 funds to implement CDC-RFA-CD-25-0019: CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Collaboration to Enhance Public Health Laboratory Capabilities and Capacities.

CD-25-0019: CDC and APHL Collaboration to Enhance Public Health Laboratory Capabilities and Capacities

About

  • This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will be available on Grants Solutions Management Systems. The period of performance is 5 years with a 12-month budget period beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2030.
  • Eligibility: This NOFO is a single-source eligibility opportunity. Only one applicant, the Association for Public Health Laboratories, is eligible to apply for this NOFO.

Purpose

The purpose of CD-25-0019 is to increase public health laboratories' capacities and capabilities to detect and respond to public health issues and emergencies, and protect people from new, emerging, and existing health threats by conducting laboratory testing.

Key dates

Application opened: January 6, 2025

Deadline for applications: March 7th, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time

Strategies

The cooperative agreement is designed to improve the capabilities and performance of public health laboratories by implementing four strategy areas:

  • Leadership, Management, and Scientific Oversight
  • Policy, Partnership, and Communication
  • Workforce Development
  • Public Health Laboratory and Testing Services, Surveillance, and Response

Focus areas

These strategies will be implemented through the following nine focus areas:

  • Foundational Leadership and Support
  • Environmental Health
  • Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmentally Transmitted Diseases
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Informatics
  • Newborn Screening and Genetics
  • Preparedness and Response
  • Quality and Safety System
  • Workforce Development

Components

CD-25-0019 comprised of three mandatory components:

  • Component A – Core Projects
  • Component B – Clinical Investigations
  • Component C – Emergency Response

Frequently asked questions

The last day to submit questions regarding CD25-0019 is February 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

If you have any questions, please submit them to [email protected]. Questions will be posted on this web page.

Previous funding opportunities

CDC-RFA-OE-20-2001: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 funds to implement CDC-RFA-OE-20-2001, Enhancing Public Health Laboratory Capabilities and Increasing Capacity.

For more information

Contact us by email at [email protected].