Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers: 2019 Special Interest Project Competitive Supplements (SIPS)

This NOFO will provide supplemental funding to CDC Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) to conduct Special Interest Projects (SIPs) to design, test, evaluate, disseminate, and translate effective applied public health prevention research strategies to include interventions (i.e. programs, practices, policies, or strategies) and tools developed in real-world settings to address the leading causes of illness, disability, and death in the United States. Research strategies align with public health priorities such as the Healthy People 2020 topic areas: Aging, Dementias and Alzheimer’s Disease; Epilepsy; Cancer; Nutrition and Physical Activity; and Substance Abuse - Alcohol.

Only organizations meeting the following characteristics are eligible to apply for Special Interest Projects (SIP) supplemental funding:Applicants currently funded under CDC PRC Program Notice of Funding Opportunity RFA-DP-19-001 are eligible to compete for SIP supplemental funding. Competition is limited to PRCs funded under RFA-DP-19-001 because they are uniquely positioned to perform, oversee, and coordinate applied public health promotion and chronic disease prevention research due to their established relationships with community partners.

Natalie Darling ndh6@cdc.gov