Centers of Excellence in Healthcare Quality and Safety
UpcomingCenters for Disease Control - NCEZID · Opportunity number CDC-RFA-CK-27-0007 · Forecast
Closing date explanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.
Eligibility
Nonprofits are listed as eligible applicants.
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and state controlled institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Special district governments
- State governments
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
- City or township governments
Applicant organizations that request funding above the ceiling amount listed in Funding Details of this NOFO will be considered non-responsive and will not be passed along for further review.
Description
This Program will create a collaborative network of healthcare systems, facilities and public health partners to rapidly detect, respond to, and prevent threats to patient and healthcare worker safety. This Program will support work that improves the safety, quality and resilience of U.S. healthcare delivery. The Program will be made up of healthcare systems inclusive of multiple facilities in a variety of settings, including acute care hospitals (particularly community hospitals, critical access, hospitals, and rural hospitals), long-term acute care hospitals, nursing homes, dialysis centers, emergency rooms and urgent care centers, outpatient facilities and home health providers. The Program will include healthcare systems and facilities partnering with public health departments and other entities or groups with relevant expertise. However, each individual applicant is not expected to have all elements.
Funding
| Total program funding | $1,100,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Award floor | $3,500,000 |
| Award ceiling | $22,000,000 |
| Category | Health |
| Assistance listing | 93.084 |
Official sources
Last verified on Grants.gov Nov 4, 2026. Grantvello is not affiliated with Grants.gov or Centers for Disease Control - NCEZID. The notice on Grants.gov is the binding text.