Opportunity Information: Apply for GH GHS 16 001
The United States-Mexico Border Health Commission (BHC) Border Health Improvement Initiative is a federal cooperative agreement opportunity designed to strengthen and sustain coordinated public health work along the U.S.-Mexico border. It is administered within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, with key leadership and day-to-day coordination carried out by HHS Office of Global Affairs (OGA), specifically OGA's Office of the Americas. The overall purpose is to support the governance, operations, and binational public health initiatives of the BHC, which exists to advance shared health goals across the border region through close collaboration between U.S. and Mexican health authorities.
A central theme of the opportunity is binational coordination. OGA is described as the part of HHS that manages international health policy, research, diplomacy, and partnerships, and it represents HHS in dealings with other governments and international organizations. In the border context, OGA's Office of the Americas serves as the HHS focal point for supporting and overseeing the BHC in coordination with Mexico's Secretariat of Health (SALUD), through SALUD's Office of International Relations. The governance structure is also highlighted: the HHS Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs serves as the Secretary's Delegate to the Commission, while the Director of the Office of the Americas acts as the Secretary's Representative. The BHC U.S. Section has an Executive Director and staff based in El Paso, Texas, with additional staff support from Washington, D.C., reflecting an operational presence close to the border as well as federal-level management.
The grant is intentionally limited to a single set of eligible applicants and is not open competition for the general public. Eligibility is restricted to four specific state public health entities that serve as the established U.S. "offices of border health": the Arizona Department of Health Services/Office of Border Health, the California Department of Public Health/California Office of Binational Border Health, the New Mexico Department of Health/Office of Border Health, and the Texas Department of State Health Services/Office of Border Health. This restriction aligns with the BHC's authorizing legislation (22 U.S.C. 290n), which calls for tight coordination and integration with these state offices and allows BHC border health operations to be housed within existing state structures in order to avoid duplicating effort. In practical terms, the opportunity is built around continuity: these four offices already have deep experience supporting BHC priorities and maintain ongoing working relationships with Mexican counterparts through BHC outreach offices on the Mexico side of the border.
In terms of funding mechanics, this opportunity is categorized as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, which generally means the federal government anticipates substantial involvement in project direction, coordination, or oversight compared with a standard grant. The funding opportunity number is GH GHS 16 001, listed under CFDA 93.018, with an award ceiling of $500,000 and an expectation of four awards, consistent with one award per eligible border state office. The posting was created on 2016-02-17, with an original closing date of 2016-04-19. Overall, the initiative is framed as essential infrastructure for sustaining consistent, on-the-ground binational public health collaboration in a region where cross-border movement and shared risks make coordination necessary for effective health protection and improvement.Apply for GH GHS 16 001
- The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Border Health Improvement Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.018.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2016-02-17.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-04-19. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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