Funding opportunities from the Center for Public Health Practice
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CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant
Minnesota was awarded $42.9 million for the Strengthening the U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems Grant (CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant). As outlined in grant guidance, community health boards will receive 40% of the funds awarded to Minnesota for the workforce area of the grant. This is $16.4 million to community health boards for use over a five-year period.
The CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant provides funding to community health boards to recruit, retain, and train a skilled and diverse public health workforce, address longstanding public health infrastructure needs, and increase the size of the public health workforce.
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Awards
Funds to community health boards will be distributed using a formula set out by CDC for awarding funds to states, with a $50,000 base and a $5,000 per county multi-county incentive.
Guide for community health boards
This guide contains funding information, sample activities, funding formula, and frequently asked questions. This guide is updated on a regular basis; please check back here to make sure you have the most recent guide.
Biannual reporting
- Log into the MDH REDCap production environment to report information
- For help troubleshooting REDCap, visit: REDCap External Partner Help
Webinars
- June 2024: CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant Reporting (20:39)
Watch this webinar for a refresher on how to complete the required reports, completed every six months, including the two hiring reports (Job Descriptions and Program Areas). - June 2023: Reporting for the CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant (21:17)
Reporting will involve a “hiring report” due June 30 and December 31 each year of the grant (2023-2027) and an Annual Progress Report due December 31 each year of the grant (2023-2027). During the webinar MDH walked through what these reports entail and how to complete them in REDCap. - March 2023: CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant Informational Webinar (38:39)
This webinar discusses:
Overview of the CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant
Funding formula
Purpose of grant and allowable activities
REDCap requirements: Activities and budget proposal
Invoicing
Reporting and site visits
Grant timeline / due dates
Reports
- Community Health Board Year 1 Activities, Challenges, and Successes (PDF), March 2024. This brief discusses activities and achievements, challenges and barriers, and success stories from the first year of the CDC Federal Infrastructure Grant in Minnesota, in community health boards' own words.
Help and assistance
Alicia Waters
Grants and Budget Administrator
MDH Community Health Division
alicia.waters@state.mn.us
This work is supported by funds made available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Center for STLT Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce, through OE22-2203: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems grant. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.