Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA CD22 2201
The CDC John R. Lewis Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program and the Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship is a CDC funding opportunity designed to strengthen the public health and health care workforce over the long term while also improving diversity, equity, and cultural competence within that workforce. Issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is built around the idea that the nation needs more people who are trained to promote health, prevent disease, reduce injury and disability, and respond to emerging health threats. At the same time, CDC highlights that who makes up the workforce matters: representation from communities most affected by health inequities is viewed as essential to improving health outcomes and closing persistent disparities.
A central motivation for the program is the ongoing underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minority groups in medicine and related health professions, despite their substantial share of the US population. The NOFO cites data showing that Hispanic/Latino and Black/African American people together represented about 30.8 percent of the US population (2020 Census), yet accounted for only 10.8 percent of active US-based physicians in 2018 (AAMC data). It also notes that Native American and Alaska Native people were about 1.1 percent of the US population but only 0.3 percent of active physicians. CDC frames these gaps as more than a workforce statistics issue: they can reduce the capacity of public health systems to design and deliver effective, trusted, culturally responsive programs in the communities they serve. Increasing representation across key occupational categories is presented as a cornerstone strategy for eliminating health disparities and as one of the more difficult Healthy People 2030 targets to achieve.
The program is administered through CDC efforts that have been ongoing for decades, particularly through the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE), which has worked with educational institutions for over 40 years to build student pipelines through internships and fellowships. The main intended outcome is increased awareness and readiness for public health careers, including clearer understanding of preparation requirements, exposure to real public health work, and stronger pathways into the field. The NOFO emphasizes reaching individuals who have historically had fewer opportunities or who face structural barriers, including (but not limited to) students from racial and ethnic minority groups, people with physical disabilities, individuals with limited English proficiency, first-generation college students, sexual and gender minority students, and those living in geographically underserved areas in the United States and its territories. While the opportunity is anchored in minority health and health equity goals, it is positioned broadly as a workforce development investment that benefits public health systems overall.
In practical terms, this funding supports organizations to run structured training and experiential learning programs that expose multiple education levels to public health and related health professions. The title signals two pathways: an undergraduate scholars component (John R. Lewis) and an emerging infectious diseases fellowship component (Dr. James A. Ferguson), together covering undergraduate students, community college and university graduates, masters-level graduate students, and recent postgraduates. By placing participants into internship and fellowship experiences and surrounding them with mentorship and professional development, the program aims to build skills, strengthen career commitment, and help participants see the range of public health roles available, particularly in areas connected to minority health and infectious disease preparedness and response.
Administratively, the opportunity is a discretionary award issued as a cooperative agreement, meaning CDC expects substantial involvement with recipients beyond standard grant oversight. The activity category is health (CFDA/Assistance Listing 93.456). Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and city governments; public and private institutions of higher education; independent school districts; tribal governments and tribal organizations; public housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and other entities as clarified in the NOFO. The funding opportunity number is CDC-RFA-CD22-2201. As posted, the application closing date was August 15, 2022 (with electronic submissions due by 11:59 pm ET). The award ceiling listed is $2,683,000, with an expected 7 awards.
Overall, the NOFO is best understood as a workforce pipeline and equity initiative: it funds organizations that can create high-quality scholar and fellowship experiences, build career exposure and competencies, and expand participation in public health and health professions among groups that remain underrepresented. By doing so, CDC aims to improve both the strength of the future workforce and its ability to serve diverse communities effectively, particularly in the context of minority health and preparedness for emerging health threats.Apply for CDC RFA CD22 2201
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - OD in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "CDC John R. Lewis Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program and Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship: Exposure of Undergraduate, Graduate Students, and Postgraduates to Minority Health, Public Health, and Health Profession" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.456.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 15, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 15, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm ET on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,683,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification), Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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