NACCHO is offer a funding opportunity for a consultant(s) to provide expert training and technical assistance (TTA) to build the health equity capacity of local health departments and their community partners, as a part of the CDC’s 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 (CDC-RFA-OT21-2103), hereafter referred to as the COVID Health Equity Initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to address COVID-19-related health disparities and advance health equity by expanding state, local, U.S. territorial, and freely associated state health department capacity and services.

The intended outcomes of the 2103 grant are to reduce COVID-19-related health disparities; improve and increase testing and contact tracing among populations at higher risk and that are underserved, including racial and ethnic minority groups and people living in rural communities; and improve state, local, U.S. territorial and freely associated state health department capacity and services to prevent and control COVID-19 infection (or transmission) among populations at higher risk and that are underserved, including racial and ethnic minority groups and people living in rural communities. Maximum funding amount: up to $100,000.00 per award. Deadline: March 20, 2023, 11:59pm ET. For more information read the RFP here. To download the budget template, click here. To download the budget instructions, click here. To download the budget narrative toolkit, click here.

Questions? Contact Glenda Young-Marquez at [email protected].