Strengthening the Public Health System in US-affiliated Pacific Islands

Objective

The purpose of this funding initiative to ensure provision of capacity building assistance (CBA) to the US-affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) public health officials and public health systems. Capacity building efforts will support the formation of sound policies, strengthened organizational structures (e.g., governance, workforce recruitment/retention, and health services), effective management and revenue control, build jurisdictional partnerships, and address important cross-cutting issues such as health equity programs and services, and improved accountability measures for performance effectiveness and efficiency.

Who Can Apply

• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)

Reference posted NOFOs available on Grants.gov

Who Benefits

• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• Health Professional
• Department or Agency of a U.S. Territorial Government
• Territorial

Governmental public health departments, workforce segments across governmental public health departments, and/or nongovernmental public health professionals in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI). The US-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) consist of three U.S. Flag Territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as well as three sovereign states that have a Compact of Free Association with the United States (US)---Freely Associated States of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

onl7@cdc.gov
4044985789