Holistic and Evidence-Informed Wellness for STI Prevention

The Holistic and Evidence-Informed Wellness for STI Prevention opportunity is a forecasted federal cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, specifically the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention. The opportunity is identified as CDC-RFA-PS-27-0237 and is associated with Assistance Listing 93.978, Sexually Transmitted Diseases STD Provider Education Grants. CDC describes sexually transmitted infections as a serious public health and economic burden in the United States, with approximately 2.2 million new infections occurring each year. As the nation's lead public health agency, CDC states that it has a responsibility to provide national leadership in STI prevention and control. The purpose of the funding is to support a comprehensive and integrated approach to STI prevention that extends beyond addressing only the absence of disease. CDC describes a whole-person approach that empowers individuals to make healthy choices and build healthy relationships while considering physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being. A key component is support for a national coalition of sexual health and wellness expertise that enables strategic use of limited STI prevention resources. The coalition is intended to bring together organizations, clinical experts, and individuals committed to comprehensive and holistic sexual health and wellness frameworks. Funded work is expected to strengthen STI prevention through coalition management and through the development, promotion, and dissemination of high-quality, evidence-based sexual health materials, resources, and tools. These resources are intended for partners, health care providers, and the public. Coalition participants are expected to work together to share clear and accurate information, promote quality sexual health care, and empower individuals and communities to make choices that improve health and reduce STI risk, with particular attention to priority groups most affected by STIs. CDC states that these efforts are intended to complement and supplement traditional STI prevention strategies and accelerate progress toward timely diagnosis and treatment and reduced STI morbidity in the United States. The forecast does not provide more detailed allowable-cost restrictions, prohibited expenditures, indirect cost limits, or subaward limits. Eligible applicants listed in the forecast include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status other than institutions of higher education, and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status other than institutions of higher education. The opportunity is also identified as unrestricted among the entity types listed, subject to any clarification in the Additional Information on Eligibility field. No additional eligibility clarification is supplied in the provided forecast. Cost sharing or matching is not required. This opportunity remains in the forecast stage and therefore does not yet provide a complete application package or detailed submission requirements. The estimated posting date is March 29, 2027, and the estimated application due date is May 31, 2027. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the application due date. The supplied forecast does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, initial application, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not identify specific application questions, required uploads, evaluation criteria, scoring criteria, registration instructions, or other application components. Applicants should therefore rely on the subsequently posted notice and application package for those requirements. CDC expects to make one award and reports estimated total program funding of $3,000,000. The Grants.gov forecast displays an award ceiling of $0 and an award floor of $0; because those zero values do not establish meaningful minimum or maximum award amounts, the actual award floor and ceiling cannot be determined from the supplied information. The estimated award date is July 31, 2027, and the estimated project start date is August 30, 2027. The fiscal year is 2027, and the listed archive date is June 30, 2027. No recurring or annual application cycle is stated. The grantor contact is Melissa Habel, who may be reached at evh6@cdc.gov or 404-639-6462.

Align proposed activities with coalition management and comprehensive, holistic sexual health and wellness approaches for STI prevention. Emphasize high-quality, evidence-based materials, resources, and tools; clear and accurate information; quality sexual health care; and approaches that empower individuals and communities. Address priority groups most affected by STIs where relevant, and show how activities complement traditional STI prevention strategies and support timely diagnosis, treatment, and reduced STI morbidity.