Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA EH 25 011
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is offering a discretionary cooperative agreement called "Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) Practice-based Research to Improve Food Safety" (Funding Opportunity Number RFA EH 25 011, CFDA 93.070). The purpose of this opportunity is to strengthen and expand practice-based, real-world research and outbreak investigation work led by environmental health programs, with a clear emphasis on improving retail food safety in settings where outbreaks commonly occur, such as restaurants, delis, and caterers. Through this program, funded recipients become part of EHS-Net and are expected to work in coordination with CDC and other network members to generate evidence that can directly improve food safety practices and policies at the retail level.
The program centers on three main expectations for recipients. First, as funded members of EHS-Net, recipients must collaborate with other EHS-Net awardees and partners to design and conduct multisite research projects. These multisite efforts are meant to produce findings that are broadly useful across jurisdictions, not just locally. Second, each recipient is expected to develop and carry out its own individual research projects focused on retail food safety, tailored to the specific needs, priorities, and challenges in that jurisdiction. Third, recipients must incorporate an environmental health component into foodborne outbreak investigations and report information from those investigations into CDC's National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS). A key operational requirement is that recipients must be able to collaborate effectively with epidemiology and laboratory partners, whether those staff are within the same health department or in other agencies that support foodborne outbreak investigations.
The funded work is organized around three core activity areas: practice-based research in retail food establishments, foodborne outbreak investigation, and ongoing collaboration with other EHS-Net recipients. Within those areas, CDC highlights several topics of interest that applicants can build projects around. These include improving food safety management systems in retail operations; studying foodborne illness risk factors and outbreak-contributing practices such as sick workers reporting to work, improper temperature control, and inadequate cleaning and sanitizing; designing and evaluating interventions that reduce those risk factors; strengthening norovirus prevention and investigation approaches; examining cottage food and food freedom regulations and their implications for food safety; and assessing restaurant inspection and outbreak investigation practices to identify what works best and where improvements are needed.
Awards are planned in 12-month budget periods. CDC intends to fund recipients for an initial 12 months and anticipates up to four additional 12-month continuation periods after that, for a potential five-year project period total. Continued funding each year is not automatic and depends on the availability of funds and whether the recipient demonstrates satisfactory progress and performance. The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $200,000 and an expectation of around 10 awards.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other/unrestricted eligible applicants as specified. The notice also addresses "bona fide agents," meaning an entity that a state identifies as eligible to apply on the state's behalf. If applying as a bona fide agent, the applicant must include a legal, binding agreement from the state or local government documenting that status, submitted with the "Other Attachment Forms."
Administrative details provided include the sponsoring agency (CDC), the funding instrument (cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial federal involvement or collaboration), and key dates such as the original closing date of 2024-12-02 and the posting/creation date of 2024-08-29. Overall, the opportunity is designed for organizations that can combine applied research, practical field investigation, and strong cross-disciplinary collaboration to produce measurable improvements in retail food safety and to strengthen the environmental health contribution to outbreak response through consistent NEARS reporting.Apply for RFA EH 25 011
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) Practice-based Research to Improve Food Safety" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.070.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-08-29.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-12-02. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others, Unrestricted.
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FAQs: Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) Practice-based Research to Improve Food Safety (RFA EH 25 011, CFDA 93.070)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is a CDC discretionary cooperative agreement titled "Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) Practice-based Research to Improve Food Safety" (Funding Opportunity Number RFA EH 25 011, CFDA 93.070). It supports practice-based, real-world research and outbreak investigation work led by environmental health programs, with an emphasis on improving retail food safety.
2) What is the main purpose of the program?
The purpose is to strengthen and expand practice-based research and outbreak investigation activities that generate evidence to improve food safety practices and policies at the retail level, especially in settings where outbreaks commonly occur (for example, restaurants, delis, and caterers).
3) What is EHS-Net, and what does it mean to become a funded member?
EHS-Net is a network coordinated with CDC and other funded recipients. Funded recipients become part of EHS-Net and are expected to coordinate with CDC and other network members to design and conduct research and share findings that can directly improve retail food safety practices and policies.
4) What are the three main expectations for recipients?
The opportunity describes three core expectations:
- Collaborate with other EHS-Net awardees and partners to design and conduct multisite research projects.
- Develop and carry out individual (jurisdiction-specific) research projects focused on retail food safety.
- Incorporate an environmental health component into foodborne outbreak investigations and report investigation information into CDC's National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS).
5) What are the three core activity areas funded under this program?
The funded work is organized around:
- Practice-based research in retail food establishments
- Foodborne outbreak investigation
- Ongoing collaboration with other EHS-Net recipients
6) What kinds of research are encouraged?
The notice emphasizes applied, practice-based, real-world research led by environmental health programs, particularly research that can be translated into measurable improvements in retail food safety practices and policies.
7) What does "multisite research" mean in this opportunity?
Multisite research refers to projects designed and conducted in collaboration with other EHS-Net awardees and partners across multiple jurisdictions. The goal is to produce findings that are broadly useful, not limited to a single locality.
8) Are recipients required to do their own local research projects in addition to multisite projects?
Yes. In addition to participating in multisite EHS-Net research, each recipient is expected to develop and carry out its own individual research projects focused on retail food safety that reflect local needs, priorities, and challenges.
9) What outbreak investigation responsibilities come with this award?
Recipients must incorporate an environmental health component into foodborne outbreak investigations and report information from those investigations into NEARS (CDC's National Environmental Assessment Reporting System).
10) What is NEARS, and what is required related to it?
NEARS is CDC's National Environmental Assessment Reporting System. The opportunity requires recipients to report information from outbreak investigations into NEARS, supporting consistent environmental assessment reporting as part of outbreak response.
11) What operational capabilities does an applicant need related to outbreak investigations?
A key operational requirement is the ability to collaborate effectively with epidemiology and laboratory partners. These partners may be within the same health department or in other agencies that support foodborne outbreak investigations.
12) What topics does CDC highlight as areas of interest for projects?
Applicants may build projects around topics including:
- Improving food safety management systems in retail operations
- Studying foodborne illness risk factors and outbreak-contributing practices (such as sick workers working, improper temperature control, and inadequate cleaning and sanitizing)
- Designing and evaluating interventions that reduce those risk factors
- Strengthening norovirus prevention and investigation approaches
- Examining cottage food and food freedom regulations and implications for food safety
- Assessing restaurant inspection and outbreak investigation practices to identify effective approaches and improvement areas
13) What types of retail settings are most emphasized?
The opportunity emphasizes improving retail food safety in places where outbreaks commonly occur, including restaurants, delis, and caterers.
14) What is the funding instrument, and what does it imply?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement. This typically implies substantial federal involvement or collaboration, and the opportunity explicitly expects recipients to work in coordination with CDC and other EHS-Net network members.
15) How long is the project period?
Awards are planned in 12-month budget periods. CDC intends to fund an initial 12 months and anticipates up to four additional 12-month continuation periods, for a potential total project period of up to five years.
16) Is continued funding guaranteed each year?
No. Continued funding is not automatic. It depends on the availability of funds and whether the recipient demonstrates satisfactory progress and performance.
17) What is the award ceiling?
The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $200,000.
18) How many awards does CDC expect to make?
The notice includes an expectation of around 10 awards.
19) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes:
- State, county, and city or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories)
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Other/unrestricted eligible applicants as specified
20) What is a "bona fide agent," and how does it apply to eligibility?
A "bona fide agent" is an entity that a state identifies as eligible to apply on the state's behalf. If applying as a bona fide agent, the applicant must include a legal, binding agreement from the state or local government documenting that status.
21) Where must the bona fide agent documentation be submitted?
The notice states that the legal, binding agreement documenting bona fide agent status must be submitted with the "Other Attachment Forms."
22) Which agency is sponsoring this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
23) What is the opportunity number and CFDA listing provided?
The opportunity lists Funding Opportunity Number RFA EH 25 011 and CFDA 93.070.
24) What are the key dates mentioned in the notice?
The administrative details provided include a posting/creation date of 2024-08-29 and an original closing date of 2024-12-02.
25) What kinds of outcomes is CDC trying to achieve through this program?
The opportunity is designed to produce measurable improvements in retail food safety and to strengthen the environmental health contribution to foodborne outbreak response through consistent NEARS reporting, supported by applied research and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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