Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA OE22 2201
The grant opportunity titled "Strengthening the Population and Public Health Workforce Pipeline" (Funding Opportunity Number: CDC RFA OE22 2201) is a discretionary funding program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), specifically through CSELS. It uses a cooperative agreement funding instrument, which generally means awardees should expect substantial involvement from CDC in areas like program direction, collaboration, technical assistance, and performance monitoring rather than operating entirely independently. The overall aim is to strengthen the nation s public health infrastructure by investing in the people who make that system function, with a clear alignment to the Healthy People 2030 Public Health Infrastructure objectives.
At its core, the opportunity is focused on workforce development: building and sustaining a capable, qualified population and public health workforce that can assess public health needs and respond effectively. In practice, this means supporting activities that improve the readiness, skills, and capacity of current public health professionals while also expanding pathways for new entrants into the field. The FOA explicitly ties funded work to Healthy People 2030 s public health infrastructure framework, which treats workforce capacity as a foundational element of a functioning public health system, alongside areas like organizational competence, data systems, cross sector partnerships, and the ability to deliver essential public health services.
Two specific workforce objectives are highlighted as the backbone of the program. The first is PHI R01, which emphasizes practice based continuing education and competency driven workforce development. This points to efforts that help people already working in public health strengthen their skills through training that is grounded in real world practice rather than purely academic instruction. It also emphasizes increasing the use of core and discipline specific competencies to guide workforce development, suggesting that applicants are expected to build training and professional development around recognized competency frameworks (for example, skills related to epidemiology, health communication, emergency preparedness, program evaluation, informatics, leadership, and equity). The intent is not just to offer more training, but to make training more consistent, measurable, and aligned with what the workforce actually needs to perform effectively.
The second objective, PHI R02, focuses on expanding public health pipeline programs that include service or experiential learning. This signals support for initiatives that bring students or early career individuals into hands on public health work through structured experiences like internships, practicums, fellowships, service learning placements, residencies, community based projects, or other applied learning models. The emphasis on service and experiential learning reflects a preference for pipeline strategies that give participants meaningful exposure to public health practice, ideally in partnership with health departments, community organizations, clinics, or other settings where public health work occurs. These programs are typically designed to improve recruitment into public health careers, increase retention by making pathways clearer and more supported, and help new workers enter roles with practical experience rather than starting from scratch.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted March 8, 2022, with an original application closing date of May 10, 2022, and electronic submissions due by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the deadline date. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 93.967, and the activity category is Health. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to many entity types, although final eligibility is subject to any additional clarifications in the full announcement text. The FOA anticipated making about 4 awards. The listed award ceiling is shown as 0, which usually indicates that the ceiling was not specified in the summary extract and would need to be confirmed in the full FOA for the actual funding limits, budget guidance, and any constraints on cost categories.
Overall, this funding opportunity is best understood as a workforce infrastructure investment: strengthening the training and development of the existing public health workforce while also building robust entry points for the next generation through experiential pipeline programs. The through line across both objectives is a move toward practical skill building, competency aligned training, and real world learning experiences that increase the ability of public health organizations to meet day to day responsibilities and respond to emergencies with a workforce that is prepared, adaptable, and appropriately trained. For additional context on the infrastructure goals it is aligned with, the FOA points applicants to the Healthy People 2030 Public Health Infrastructure objectives page at https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/public-health-infrastructure.Apply for CDC RFA OE22 2201
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CSELS in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening the Population & Public Health Workforce Pipeline" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.967.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 08, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 10, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm ET on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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