Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA DP 19 002

The grant opportunity "Packaging and Spreading Proven Pediatric Weight Management Interventions for Use by Low-Income Families" (Funding Opportunity Number RFA DP 19 002) is a CDC-led effort designed to help more low-income children and their caregivers access pediatric weight management programs that already have evidence showing they work. Instead of asking applicants to invent new interventions from scratch, the focus is on taking proven pediatric weight management interventions (PWMIs) and turning them into practical, ready-to-use packages that real organizations can pick up and run with minimal reinvention. The overall idea is to close the gap between research and everyday practice by translating effective programs into materials that are clear, replicable, and usable in clinics, community organizations, and public health settings that serve families with limited resources.

A central purpose of the NOFO is to increase both the availability and the number of these "packaged" interventions. In this context, "packaging" means converting an existing evidence-based intervention into user-friendly, implementation-ready materials. That typically implies creating structured guides, curricula, training resources, workflows, and other standardized tools so the intervention can be delivered consistently across different sites. The NOFO also emphasizes that these packaged materials should be suitable for replication and pilot testing in real-world environments, meaning they should be designed with practical constraints in mind, such as limited staffing, varying levels of provider training, time pressures in healthcare settings, and the day-to-day realities facing low-income families.

The opportunity uses a cooperative agreement funding instrument, which generally signals that CDC expects to be actively involved beyond simply issuing funds. Cooperative agreements often involve collaboration, technical assistance, or substantial programmatic interaction during the project period. The funding activity category is Health, and the CFDA number listed is 93.349. The sponsoring agency is the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the opportunity posted through the ERA system. The opportunity category is discretionary, meaning it is awarded competitively according to the NOFO criteria rather than through a formula allocation.

Beyond packaging the intervention, the NOFO describes a demonstration component in which families receive ongoing support through the pediatric weight management intervention and are connected to community-based resources that encourage healthy eating and physical activity. This detail highlights that the intervention is expected to be more than a one-time educational handout; it should include a structured approach to supporting behavior change over time, along with practical linkages to local services or programs that can help families act on nutrition and activity guidance. The intention is to make the intervention workable for families who may face barriers like cost, transportation challenges, food insecurity, limited access to safe play spaces, and competing demands on time.

The long-term goal is explicitly about scale and adoption: increasing access to, and uptake of, acceptable and effective packaged pediatric weight management interventions by institutions that serve low-income children. In other words, success is not only measured by whether an intervention can work in a controlled research setting, but whether it can be broadly adopted by the kinds of organizations that interact with low-income families every day. The emphasis on acceptability suggests attention to cultural fit, practicality, and family engagement, since even evidence-based programs can fail to spread if they are too burdensome, too expensive, or poorly aligned with community needs.

From a funding standpoint, the NOFO lists an award ceiling of $750,000 and anticipates making about five awards. The opportunity was created on August 23, 2018, and the original closing date was October 24, 2018, with electronically submitted applications due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the listed due date. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," indicating that the eligible applicant pool may extend beyond traditional government entities and may include certain research or community-based organizations depending on the detailed eligibility language in the full announcement.

Overall, the grant is aimed at accelerating the spread of what already works in pediatric weight management by translating proven interventions into standardized, user-friendly packages and testing their use in everyday settings that serve low-income families, while also strengthening the support and referral connections families need to maintain healthier nutrition and physical activity behaviors over time.

  • 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 "Packaging and Spreading Proven Pediatric Weight Management Interventions for Use by Low-Income Families" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.349.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Aug 23, 2018.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 24, 2018 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 500 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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