Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health

The purpose of this program is to fund National Networks to fund, manage, support, and monitor sub-recipients to address health disparities and implement evidence- and practice-based strategies that reduce health disparities for intervention population(s) experiencing high burden of disease or risk factors. The intervention population is the population within the selected geographic area that applicants will reach with proposed program activities. They are to contribute to the development and implementation of a community health action plan to address chronic disease health disparities.

In continuation years, eligibility is limited to the six (6) existing original awardees: * Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum * Hidalgo Medical Services * National Council of Young Men’s Christian Association of the USA * National REACH Coalition * Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles * University of Colorado Denver

Applications will be evaluated on the review criteria described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcements (NOFOs). In general, the review and selection process of complete and responsive applications to the NOFO consists of determination of the scientific and technical merit by objective or peer review, availability of funds, and relevance of program priorities and the priorities of CDC.

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Not Applicable.