Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers: 2023 Special Interest Project Competitive Supplement (SIPS)

The CDC Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program was established by Congress in 1984 (Public Law 98-551) to conduct research in health promotion, disease prevention, and methods of appraising health hazards and risk factors. Congress mandated that the centers be located at academic health centers capable of providing multidisciplinary faculty with expertise in public health, relationships with professionals in other relevant fields, graduate training and demonstrated curricula in disease prevention, and a capability for residency training in public health or preventive medicine. The PRCs also serve...

The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for CDC support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education: Hispanic-serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Competition is limited to the 26 institutions currently funded under CDC RFA-DP-19-001 as CDC Prevention Research Centers (PRCs).  The currently funded institutions are: U48 DP006377 Emory University U48 DP006393 Georgia State University U48 DP006376 Harvard University U48 DP006384 Johns Hopkins University U48 DP006411 Morehouse School of Medicine U48 DP006396 New York University School of Medicine - CUNY U48 DP006404 University of Alabama at Birmingham U48 DP006413 University of Arizona U48 DP006374 University of California, San Francisco U48 DP006399 University of Colorado, Denver U48 DP006392 University of Illinois, Chicago U48 DP006389 University of Iowa U48 DP006382 University of Maryland, College Park U48 DP006381 University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester U48 DP006397 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor U48 DP006414 University of Minnesota U48 DP006379 University of New Mexico U48 DP006400 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill U48 DP006394 University of Rochester U48 DP006401 University of South Carolina at Columbia U48 DP006408 University of Texas Houston U48 DP006398 University of Washington U48 DP006383 University of Wisconsin, Madison U48 DP006395 Washington University at St. Louis U48 DP006391 West Virginia University U48 DP006380 Yale University For an application to be considered it must be responsive to the information below: Submitted by an institution currently funded as a CDC PRC under CDC RFA-DP-19-001. The institution name, EIN, and DUNS of the SIP applicant must match the information of the institution funded under RFA-DP-19-001 as listed in the Notice of Award. Special eligibility requirement(s) may apply to each SIP as listed in Section VIII. Other Information for Special Interest Project Descriptions of the NOFO announcement. If an application is incomplete or does not meet the responsiveness criteria in the special eligibility requirements listed in this section, it will be deemed non-responsive and will not enter into the peer review process.

Scientific Research Contact: Natalie J. Darling MPH, Scientific Program Official, Extramural Research Program Operations and Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 4770 Buford Highway, NE Mailstop F-80 Atlanta, GA 30341. researchnofo@cdc.gov