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ASPH is pleased to announce funding opportunities for faculty from the accredited schools of public health through the ASPH/CDC Cooperative Agreement (CA).
The CA is one of the mechanisms that faculty from the accredited schools of public health can contribute to CDC's priority activities, which improve health and decrease health disparities, as well as support CDC's public health mission.
For the 2009 funding cycle, CDC released 4 research and 4 non-research Potential Extramural Projects (PEPs). Faculty may also submit non-research Investigator Initiated Applications (IIA); however, investigator initiated applications may or may not be reviewed depending on whether the applicable CDC Center, Institue, or Office can identify potential funding for an approved project.
To apply, you must submit a Letter of Intent to ASPH by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) on Friday, January 16, 2009. Submit your LOI to Debra Sowell, ASPH, at grants@asph.org. ASPH joins with CDC’s other academic partners, AAMC and APTR, to provide a central site for information regarding the funding opportunities and instructions. Please bookmark this site and check back throughout the application process for information and new details: CDC Cooperative Agreement Funding Opportunities.
We encourage all full-time faculty of an accredited school of public health to participate in the ASPH/CDC cooperative agreement by submitting an application for the 2009 funding cycle.
Frequently Asked Questions
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According to the Public Health Service (PHS), a cooperative agreement is a "financial assistance mechanism to be used in lieu of a grant when substantial federal programmatic involvement with the recipient during the performance is anticipated by the PHS awarding office.” This means that projects funded under cooperative agreements involve substantial interaction between the investigator and the technical advisor at the federal funding agency. Principal investigators and their technical advisors are encouraged to become active partners in their research endeavors and share their expertise and resources.
In 1981, the creation of the ASPH/CDC Cooperative Agreement (CA) was a landmark achievement in the effort to bring together the fields of academic public health and practice. The establishment of the CA represented the first time the CDC had employed this tool to help accomplish its mission. Since its inception, the stated purpose of the CA has been to build a bridge between the research capability of the schools of public health (SPH) and the obligations of the CDC and the state and local health departments that engage in the practice of public health. This collaborative effort enables schools of public health, both directly and indirectly via ASPH, to further develop the public health workforce and improve the interaction between public health academicians.
The CA supports a wide variety of projects within schools of public health through the following mechanisms:
- CDC Potential Extramural Projects (PEPs),
- Non-research investigator-initiated applications,
- Request for Applications (RFAs), and
- Internship and fellowship opportunities for students.
Examples of CA projects.
- Conduct research aimed at improving the preparation of public health personnel and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of public health programs and workforce.
- Plan, develop, evaluate, and assist in the delivery of public health programs and interventions at the local, state, regional, national and international levels, and incorporate the results into appropriate teaching and learning experiences in the schools of public health.
- Develop and evaluate models of instruction, including distance learning technologies, and health promotion and health service delivery to advance the state-of-the-art in public health and to incorporate the results into appropriate teaching and learning experiences in the schools of public health.
- Convene workshops for private, academic, and public health organizations to exchange information, opinions and findings in specific fields of public health, preventive medicine and health promotion.
- Identify new approaches and opportunities for field experiences in which students can apply skills and knowledge learned in the classroom.
Funding opportunities through the CA are available to all full-time faculty from accredited schools of public health. Submission information can be found at http://www.cdc-cafunding.org. Please continue to check the website for the most current information on the funding cycle and opportunities. Applications are reviewed by peer or objective review and the individual Centers, Institutes and Offices (CIOs) at the CDC make all funding decisions.
ASPH typically issues a call for the Letters of Intent (LOIs) in December of each year. All information on the LOIs can be found at http://www.cdc-cafunding.org.
No, there is no limit on the number of LOIs that a faculty member can submit.
January
* LOI Submission Deadline
March
* Applications Due to ASPH
April-June
* Review of Applications
September
* Announcement of Funded Applications
October
* New Fiscal Year Begins |
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ASPH staff conducts informational site visits to member schools of public health to inform faculty and students of funding and training opportunities. Site visits include a meeting with faculty and students, and a presentation by an ASPH staffer to describe the CA mechanism, the application process, CA procedures, and funding cycle timelines and fellowship/internship opportunities. These trips have proven invaluable in disseminating information to the schools about the CA mechanism.
If you are interested in a site visit, please contact Debra Sowell at grants@asph.org or call 202-296-1099, ext 144.
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