Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA DP 19 005
This funding opportunity, titled "Research to Enhance the US Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System" (RFA DP 19 005), is a CDC cooperative agreement aimed at strengthening and expanding the national system used to track vision loss and eye health in the United States. The overall goal is to improve how the country monitors the burden of vision impairment and eye disease, how well people can access eye care, and whether services and interventions are making a meaningful difference. At its core, the project is meant to turn vision and eye health into something the public health surveillance world can measure consistently over time, across populations, and in a way that supports practical decision-making by public health agencies, clinicians, researchers, and advocates.
The NOFO emphasizes that vision loss is a major public health issue, affecting more than 4 million adults ages 40 and older in the US. It also highlights that vision impairment is not an isolated condition; it is tied to a higher prevalence of other serious health and social outcomes, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease, falls and injuries, depression, smoking, premature mortality, and reduced overall quality of life. Because of these broad impacts, the federal government has treated reducing disparities in vision loss and improving access to eye care as high priorities under Healthy People 2010 and Healthy People 2020, in collaboration with the broader vision and eye care community. Even with long-standing awareness of the human and societal costs of vision loss, the NOFO notes that US public health surveillance has historically lagged behind in systematically tracking the true magnitude of vision loss, its consequences, access to care, and the performance of services intended to prevent or mitigate impairment. This grant is intended to close that gap.
The work described focuses on several connected priorities. A major component is expanding the existing vision and eye health surveillance system by identifying new data sources that can be incorporated to improve coverage, detail, or timeliness. Another key component is validating data and the key indicators used within the system, which is important because surveillance outputs are only as credible as the methods behind them. The NOFO also calls for maintaining the current system, meaning the awardee is expected to keep the surveillance infrastructure functioning and usable, not just build new pieces. Finally, it explicitly includes promotion and outreach to stakeholders, signaling that CDC wants the surveillance system to be used and trusted by the people who rely on it for planning, policy, resource allocation, research, and program evaluation.
Administratively, this is a discretionary award from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), using a cooperative agreement mechanism. A cooperative agreement generally means substantial involvement by the funding agency, so the recipient should expect ongoing collaboration, coordination, and federal input during implementation, rather than operating completely independently as with a typical grant. The funding activity category is Health, and the CFDA number listed is 93.068. The opportunity anticipated a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1), which suggests CDC intended to centralize this national surveillance enhancement effort in one lead organization rather than distribute it among multiple recipients. The listed award ceiling is $850,000.
Eligibility is broad and includes many public and private entity types. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education where specified); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. The listing also notes the opportunity is effectively unrestricted across the entities named, subject to any additional eligibility details that might appear in the full announcement.
Key dates included a creation date of December 12, 2018 and an original closing date of February 14, 2019, with the standard electronic submission deadline of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. In practical terms, applicants were expected to propose a plan that both advances the science and practice of eye health surveillance (through improved data sources and validation) and supports real-world uptake (through system maintenance and stakeholder promotion), all aligned with the broader national need to monitor and ultimately reduce the burden and disparities of vision loss in the United States.Apply for RFA DP 19 005
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Research to Enhance the US Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.068.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 12, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 14, 2019 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 500 p.m., 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 $850,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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, 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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