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:
Veteran Suicide Prevention Program Expression of Interest for Funding Opportunity
This opportunity, Building Community Based Organizations (CBO) Capacity to Evaluate Veteran Suicide Prevention Programs, through CDC Foundation was awarded by a federal grant to work on the Veteran Suicide Prevention Evaluation Capacity Building Project in partnership with the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and Safe States Alliance. The goal of the project is to build the capacity of veteran-serving organizations (VSOs) to evaluate suicide prevention strategies from the CDC’s Suicide Prevention Resource for Action (Prevention Resource).
This award will support up to four (4) VSOs in completing a process evaluation of an existing program aligned with the Prevention Resource. All awarded VSOs will be provided with funding and individualized and intensive evaluation technical assistance to determine alignment of program to the Prevention Resource and plan the evaluation.
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Expression of Interest Due Date: October 1, 2026 at 5:00 P.M. EST
Contact: vspevaluation@cdcfoundation.org
Healthy Native Babies Project (Improving Indigenous Maternal and Infant Health)
The CDC Foundation invites proposals from Tribes, Tribal Serving Organizations (TSOs), and Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs) [T/TSOs/UIOs] to implement and evaluate the implementation of the updated Healthy Native Babies Project (HNBP) materials within their service areas. This initiative aims to strengthen culturally relevant infant safe sleep education, increase community awareness and support Native families in reducing sleep related infant deaths. Selected T/TSOs/UIOs will adapt, disseminate and assess the use of HNBP materials in ways that reflect the cultural, linguistic and community-specific needs of the Native populations they serve.
Due Date: October 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST
Contact: maternalhealthtta@cdcfoundation.org
Technical Advisor - Laboratory Capacity Building (Blood Lead Testing)
The CDC Foundation is seeking a Country Technical Advisor to support laboratories seeking to build or expand capacity to conduct blood lead testing. This role is a part of a broader Lead Poisoning Prevention Initiative working across nine countries to improve governments ability for early detection and monitoring of lead poisoning.
Due Date: October 9, 2026
Contact: Rebecca Cook; rcook@cdcfoundation.org
Early Career Public Health Scholars in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Infectious Disease
The CDC Foundation, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM), and Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG), has established the Early Career Public Health (ECPH) Scholar Program. This Program provides an opportunity for early career maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) and reproductive infectious disease (RID) fellows with previous training in clinical women’s health care, to gain public health experience.
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Due Date: October 23, 2026
Contact: smorgan@cdcfoundation.org
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.
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