PPHF 2013: OSTLTS Partnerships—Building Capacity of the Public Health System to Improve Population Health through National, Nonprofit Organizations—financed in part by 2013 Prevention and Public Health Funds

This program is authorized under sections 307 and 317(k)(2) of the Public Health Service Act [42 USC 242(l) and 247(b)(k)(2), as amended]. In addition, this program is authorized under sections 311 and 1703 of Public Health Service Act [42 USC 243 and 300 u-2, as amended] and Section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.

C. Eligibility Information 3. Justification for Less than Maximum Competition: • The program leadership in the Office of State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS) determined that in order to achieve its strategic priorities for strengthening the public health infrastructure and advancing the quality of public health decision making, OSTLTS will need to expand its capacity building assistance (CBA) efforts through national, non-profit organizations with experience and expertise providing capacity building assistance to governmental and non-governmental components of the public health system.•Eligible applicants are limited to national, non-profit professional public health mission organizations with experience and expertise providing capacity building assistance (CBA) to governmental and non-governmental components of the public health system.

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