Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to announce a CBA program to strengthen the nation’s public health infrastructure, ensure a competent, current and connected public health system, and improve delivery of essential services through capacity-building assistance (CBA). CBA is defined as activities that strengthen and maintain the infrastructure and resources necessary to sustain or improve system, organizational, community, or individual processes and competencies. CBA is delivered through technical assistance, training, information sharing, technology transfer, materials development, or funding that enables organizations to operate in a comprehensive, responsive, and effective manner. The goal is to fund organizations that have the capability, expertise, resources, national reach, and history of providing capacity-building relevant to implementing this program’s key strategies and activities to achieve expected outcomes. The capacity-building efforts of this program are expected to strengthen and optimize the public health system and services to improve and protect the nation’s health.
Categories: Health.