ForecastedOpportunity RFA-DP-27-030

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers: 2027 Special Interest Project Supplements (SIPS)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers: 2027 Special Interest Project Supplements (SIPS) is a forecasted federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA (Department of Health and Human Services). The agency's forecast estimates an application due date of March 23, 2027; forecast dates can change. Individual awards are listed as up to $600K, with about 14 awards expected and $11.7M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.135 (Centers for Research and Demonstration for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jul 28, 2026Forecast posted
Jan 21, 2027 (est.)Full notice expectednext date
Mar 23, 2027 (est.)Application deadline
Aug 30, 2027 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: Jul 28, 2026
Est. close date: Mar 23, 2027
Est. award date: Aug 30, 2027
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $600,000
Est. total funding: $11,700,000
Expected awards: 14
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Fiscal year: FY2027

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Only applicants approved for funding under CDC NOFO RFA-DP-24-004 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers (PRCs)* are eligible to apply for SIP supplemental funding under this announcement. On the SIP applicant's SF424 (R&R), the institution's legal name, EIN, and UEI (sections 8a, b and c of SF424) must match the information of the institution selected for funding under RFA-DP-24-004 as listed in the Notice of Award. Special eligibility may apply to each SIP that will be listed in the NOFO. *The 20 PRCs currently approved for funding under CDC RFA-DP-24-004 are listed below: CDC Grant # PRC Recipient U48 DP006809 Emory University U48 DP006803 Georgia State University U48 DP006785 Harvard School of Public Health U48 DP006802 Morehouse School of Medicine U48 DP006778 New York University School of Medicine U48 DP006816 San Diego State University U48 DP006799 University of Arizona U48 DP006814 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences U48 DP006806 University of California San Francisco U48 DP006812 University of Iowa U48 DP006808 University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester U48 DP006791 University of Michigan at Ann Arbor U48 DP006787 University of Minnesota U48 DP006807 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill U48 DP006801 University of Pennsylvania U48 DP006792 University of Pittsburgh U48 DP006779 University of Rochester U48 DP006780 University of South Carolina at Columbia U48 DP006789 University of Utah U48 DP006793 University of Wisconsin-Madison

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This NOFO will provide supplemental funding to the currently funding twenty (20) CDC Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) to conduct Special Interest Projects (SIPs). The purpose of the SIPs is to inform public health practice through high-quality applied health promotion and disease prevention public health research in real-world settings to identify, design, test, assess, evaluate, disseminate, and translate interventions or resources to prevent and reduce risk for the leading causes of illness, disability, and death in the United States.

The ten (10) SIPs that will be included in this NOFO are: (1) Automating Cancer Survivorship Care Plans: A Feasibility Study; (2) Medicare Data on Prostate Cancer Patterns of Care and Quality Indicators; (3) Planning Better Ovarian Cancer Care: Using State and Local Data to Improve Access to Gynecologic Oncologists; (4) Messaging about the benefits of and community-level approaches to reducing alcohol use for cancer prevention; (5) Demonstration of the use of cancer registry data to improve cancer clinical trial enrollment; (6) Visual Aids for Sunscreen Application; (7) Demonstration project for weather-related emergency preparedness and response plans for cancer prevention and control; (8) Developing a framework for improving prostate cancer care and informing support services; (9) Public Health Approaches to Hereditary Cancer Prevention, Detection, and Treatment; and (10) Research on Recent Developments and Emerging Issues in Chronic Disease Prevention and Care.

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Watch for the full noticeThe agency estimates posting it around January 21, 2027. Save this grant to track changes.
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyNatalie Darling, MPH, Scientific Program Official · researchnofo@cdc.gov Open ↗
Submit before March 23, 2027Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date. Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.135Centers for Research and Demonstration for Health Promotion and Disease PreventionProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.135

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$31.7M

FY25

$36.7M

FY26

$36.7M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.135. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Natalie Darling, MPH, Scientific Program Official
researchnofo@cdc.gov
(770) 488-5740

Quick answers

Is this opportunity open for applications yet?

Not yet. It is a forecast — an agency's advance notice of an expected opportunity. The agency estimates posting the full notice around January 21, 2027. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $600k, total estimated program funding is $11,700,000 and the agency expects to make about 14 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity RFA-DP-27-030), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.136