RFA-CD-18-000 | RFA CD 18 000

Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA CD 18 000

RFA-CD-18-000 is a discretionary federal funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), administered in the CDC ERA environment. The opportunity uses a Cooperative Agreement as the funding instrument, which generally means CDC expects to have substantial involvement in the work supported by the award. In practice, cooperative agreements often include ongoing collaboration, technical direction, shared planning, or other forms of programmatic engagement from CDC staff beyond what is typical in a standard grant.

The program falls under the Health funding activity category and is associated with CFDA (Assistance Listing) number 93.136. The listing number is a key identifier used across federal systems to classify and track funding programs, and applicants typically use it when searching for related funding, aligning proposed work to the program, or completing administrative forms.

The published description is brief and instructs applicants to "Submit application as necessary for Type 6 Applications." That wording indicates this announcement is intended to support a specific kind of application action classified as "Type 6." In many federal grant management contexts, "Type" codes refer to the nature of the application request (for example, new, renewal, continuation, revision, or other administrative actions). Because the notice does not define what "Type 6" means within this particular program, applicants would need to rely on the CDC guidance referenced in the full announcement package, applicable CDC ERA instructions, or the "Additional Information on Eligibility" field (and any linked documents) to confirm exactly what qualifies as a Type 6 application and what materials are required. The practical takeaway is that this is not a broad, narrative program description; it is a process-oriented posting signaling that applications should be submitted when a Type 6 action is needed under this program structure.

Eligibility is listed as "Others," with a note to consult the "Additional Information on Eligibility" text for clarification. That typically means eligibility is not limited to the standard, pre-defined categories shown in many federal listings (such as state governments, universities, or nonprofits) and may instead be constrained by program-specific rules, existing award status, a defined partner set, or other criteria spelled out in the detailed eligibility section. Anyone considering applying would need to check that eligibility language carefully, because "Others" can range from a narrow set of invited entities to a broader but specifically described pool of applicants.

Key dates and scale indicators suggest a long open period and potentially high volume. The opportunity record shows a creation date of October 20, 2023 and an original closing date of October 13, 2025, implying the mechanism may accept submissions over an extended window (often consistent with administrative actions, supplemental requests, or other non-competitive/limited-competition transactions depending on the underlying program rules). The notice lists "ExpectedAwards: 100," which signals CDC anticipates making a substantial number of awards or funding actions under this opportunity number during the open period. At the same time, the listed award ceiling is "0," which usually indicates the ceiling is not specified in the public listing record, is determined by other constraints (such as the applicant's approved budget, statutory caps, or availability of funds), or is handled through separate documentation rather than a fixed maximum amount shown on the posting.

In short, RFA-CD-18-000 is a CDC cooperative agreement funding listing under Assistance Listing 93.136 with a minimal public description that mainly functions as an instruction to submit Type 6 applications when needed. The most important practical next steps for an interested applicant would be to review the full announcement documents in CDC ERA (especially the "Additional Information on Eligibility" section and any application guidance) to confirm who may apply, what Type 6 specifically entails for this program, what deliverables and budgets are allowable, and what submission timing and review process apply within the open period ending in October 2025.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "RFA-CD-18-000" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.136.
• This funding opportunity was created on Oct 20, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 13, 2025. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 100 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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