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Deadline: September 22, 2023
Request for Applications: Building Up Infection Prevention & Control in Local Departments in Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (BUILD HAIAR) Project
Release Date: Friday, August 25, 2023
Proposal Due Date and Time: Friday, September 22, 2023, by 11:59 PM PT
Selection Announcement Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Maximum Funding Amount: $80,000
Estimated Period of Performance: The project period will begin upon contract execution (goal of October 17, 2023) and will end on June 30, 2023.
Point of Contact: Candice Young, infectiousdiseases@naccho.org
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, will provide funding to strengthen LHD capacity for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistant (AR) prevention and response through the Building Up Infection Prevention & Control in Local Departments in Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (BUILD HAIAR) Project. The goal of this project is for LHDs to leverage the CDC (Interim) Local Health Department Strategy for HAI/AR (Referred to as “the CDC LHD HAI/AR Strategy”) as the foundation to increase LHD capacity in the following areas:
- Support LHD capacity for HAI prevention and response;
- Advance LHD engagement in AR-related initiatives and activities, including promoting antibiotic stewardship (AS);
- Enhance coordination and connection with the State Health Department HAI/AR programs;
- Develop and identify resources, lessons learned, and best practices for other LHDs; and
- Build strategic approaches to HAI/AR, including addressing health equity.
This project will build upon existing efforts to increase the capacity of LHDs to improve healthcare infection prevention and response efforts, including COVID-19 and other HAIs, as well as those infections caused by AR pathogens.
Informational Webinar: NACCHO will host an optional webinar on September 6, 2023, at 2:00 PM EST for the BUILD HAIAR RFA. Recordings will be shared with all registrants in case you are unable to attend or would like to review. Click here to register.
Application Submission: Applications must be submitted no later than September 22, 2023. Please see the RFA for the online application link and instructions. Questions about the RFA and application process can be directed to infectiousdiseases@naccho.org and CC Candice Young, cyoung@naccho.org.
For full details about the funding opportunity, please review the Request for Applications. Questions about the RFA and application process will be answered during the optional informational session scheduled on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at 2:00 pm EST. Register for the webinar by clicking here. For the most up-to-date information, visit NACCHO’s BUILD HAIAR webpage.
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