Bona fide agents are eligible to apply. For more information about bona fide agents, please see the CDC webpage on Expediting the Federal Grant Process with an Administrative Partner.CDC will not consider any application that proposes: 1) More than a single chronic disease to focus on during the life of the cooperative agreement; 2) A proposed chronic disease that does not meet the definition of a chronic disease. A chronic disease is defined broadly as a condition that lasts 1 year or more and requires ongoing medical attention or limits activities of daily living or both; or 3) Arthritis, Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Lupus, and Chronic Kidney Disease, or any other chronic disease with a dedicated funding line in the FY 2027 Appropriations Act, as described on CDC's FY 2027 operating budget plan. Any application proposing a chronic disease that meets any of these three (3) criteria will be deemed non-responsive, and it will receive no further review. Applicants must upload a statement that identifies their proposed chronic disease as a PDF file, under miscellaneous attachments, and name the file "Proposed Chronic Disease." The award ceiling for this NOFO is $375,000. CDC will consider any application requesting an award higher than this amount non-responsive, and it will receive no further review. The award floor for this NOFO is $325,000. CDC will consider any application requesting an award lower than this amount non-responsive, and it will receive no further review.

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