Requests for Proposals

The CDC Foundation issues requests for proposals (RFP) to sub-grant funds received for a specific project. These RFPs will seek:

  • providers of products or services required for a specific CDC Foundation program with CDC, or
  • eligible nonprofit or governmental organizations that wish to participate in a CDC Foundation program addressing a specific health issue.
  • a consultant/independent contractor (i.e. a sole proprietor, company, nonprofit, etc.) whose services are retained for a specified activity/project during a set time frame. The consultant/independent contractor works independently and is paid according to the terms of their written agreement with the Foundation. The consultant/independent contractor is not an employee of the CDC Foundation.


OPEN REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS:
 

Data Modernization Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI) Cohort 3

The CDC Foundation’s Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI), launched in 2024, places technology and data experts in public health agencies to modernize information systems and advance CDC’s Public Health Data Strategy. WAI will support about 58 agencies nationwide, including approximately 18 new PHAs for cohort 3, which will be selected through the Cohort 3 RFA process, to strengthen data capacity, workforce and peer collaboration.

View RFA

Download  RFA Supplement A

Download RFA Supplement B

RFA Submission Form

Due Date: October 17, 2025 at 11:59 PST

Contact: WAI@cdcfoundation.org

Information Sessions:

Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI) General Information Session 1 – Cohort 3
Sept 12, 3–4 PM ET 
Register

Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI) General Information Session 2 – Cohort 3: TBD

Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI) General Information Session 3 – Cohort 3
Sept 22, 11 AM–12 PM ET 
Register
 

Please note that the CDC Foundation is not a traditional grantmaking foundation. We are not an endowed foundation, and we do not accept or respond to unsolicited proposals.

For information on how to find and apply for grants from CDC and other federal agencies, please visit grants.gov. If you are looking for opportunities to do business with CDC, please visit fedbizopps.gov.