Great Health for America

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement to implement a project focused on reducing chronic disease rates within defined geographic areas in four communities: Lake County, Indiana; Sandusky and Toledo metro area, Ohio; Brownsville, Texas; and 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. The project will involve community-driven demonstration projects that identify root causes, implement evidence-based interventions, and track measurable health outcomes. The recipient will engage their community, assess local needs and assets, select and implement interventions, and track progress toward measurable health outcomes. The project aims to strengthen intra-community connectedness, increase participation of residents, families, schools, and local institutions in collective health improvement efforts, and rebuild trust in local systems of care. Key aspects of the project include: * Community engagement and coalition building * Community health assessment and priority setting * Data infrastructure and dashboard development * Intervention implementation * Evaluation and continuous quality improvement * The project will be guided by the CDC Priorities, which include a commitment to gold-standard science, transparency, and evidence-based practices, as well as a focus on global health leadership, rapid responses to health threats, and adherence to principles of integrity, accountability, and compliance with applicable laws and federal priorities. The project will be funded through a cooperative agreement, with an estimated total program funding of $32,000,000 over a two-year period. The recipient will be required to submit financial and performance reports, including a Recipient Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan, Annual Performance Reports, and Final Performance and Federal Financial Reports.