The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office of Minority health and Health Equity (OMHHE) announces a funding opportunity for organizations to implement the CDC John R. Lewis Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program and Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship.
Donor Name: Centers for Disease Control
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $2,683,000
Details:
Purpose
The purpose of the NOFO is to expose public health to community college graduates, 4-year undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent postgraduates such as those from racial and ethnic minority groups, persons with a disability, low English proficiency, first-generation college students, and members of a sexual and gender minority group, as well as those in geographically under-served areas of the United States and its Territories. Applicants will apply innovative approaches across four domains: recruitment and selection, project placement, mentorship support, and follow- up.
CDC’s mission involves collaborating to create the expertise, information, and tools that people, and communities need to protect their health through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.
Each of CDC′s component organizations undertakes these activities in conducting their specific programs. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports both the long-term investment in a well-trained public health and health care workforce and in the diversity and cultural competence of public health professionals. A diverse public health workforce and greater representation of racial and ethnic minority populations in key public health occupational categories is a cornerstone to the elimination of health disparities but remains one of the most challenging of Healthy People 2030 goals to attain. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, while African Americans and Hispanics are the largest racial and ethnic minority populations, they are also the most severely underrepresented in medicine. 2020 US Census data indicate that the Hispanic/Latino population (18.7%) and Black/African American population (12.1%) together make up 30.8% of the total US population. However, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the Hispanic/Latino population (5.8%) and Black/African American population (5.0%) made up 10.8% of all active US-based physicians in 2018 (the most current year for which such data were available). According to 2020 US Census data, the Native American and Alaskan Native population makes up 1.1% of the US population; however, as reported by the AAMC in 2018, they represented 0.3% of all active US based physicians. These diversity shortfalls continue to lessen the capacity and capabilities of the public health workforce to improve health in communities.
For over 40 years, OMHHE has collaborated with educational institutions, including those serving historically underserved populations, to increase the knowledge, diversity, and skills of students in public health through internship and fellowship programs. The major outcome of this program is the increased awareness of the broad field preparation requirements and career opportunities for public health professionals among undergraduate students, community college and university graduates, Master-level graduate students, and recent postgraduates, particularly, but not limited to, those from historically underserved and socially disadvantaged populations, such as those from racial and ethnic minority groups, persons with a physical disability, low English proficiency, first-generation college students, and members of a sexual and gender minority group, as well as those in geographically underserved areas of the United States and its territories.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $2,683,000
- Award Floor: $1,250,000
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Special district governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.