Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA DP 24 0061
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through NCCDPHP, is offering a cooperative agreement funding opportunity titled Supporting Young Breast Cancer Survivors, Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients, and their Families (CDC RFA DP 24 0061). The grant is rooted in the reality that breast cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women and a leading cause of cancer death, and that diagnoses in women under 45 often come with more aggressive disease, later-stage presentation, and heavier long-term consequences. The opportunity also highlights growing concern about metastatic breast cancer (mBC) in younger women, including evidence that incidence has been rising over time and that long-term survival rates remain limited. Because metastatic disease typically requires intensive, ongoing, and costly care, the CDC is emphasizing the need for stronger supports that address more than medical treatment alone.
The central purpose of the NOFO is to improve quality of life for young breast cancer survivors (YBCS) and young people living with metastatic breast cancer, as well as their families. It focuses on expanding psychosocial and structural support services, meaning services that help with mental and emotional health, social and relationship challenges, spiritual needs, and practical barriers that can arise during survivorship and long-term treatment. The NOFO frames these supports as essential because they can help people manage fear, grief, stress, changes in family roles, work disruption, financial strain, and the ongoing uncertainty that can come with survivorship and metastatic disease. The CDC also notes that integrating psychological and behavioral health resources into survivorship care is often difficult due to issues like complicated billing, workforce limitations, complex care environments, and the wide range of patient needs, all of which this program is intended to help address through coordinated, collaborative strategies.
Two main outcomes drive the program. First, the CDC wants to increase equitable access to and availability of psychosocial and structural supports for young survivors, metastatic patients, and their families. Second, it aims to improve patient-provider interactions during follow-up and ongoing care, recognizing that communication and care planning after initial treatment (or during continuous metastatic treatment) can shape symptom control, adherence, trust, and overall wellbeing. The NOFO places a strong emphasis on health equity and on closing gaps in support that fall hardest on certain communities, including but not limited to women from racial and ethnic minority groups (for example, African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Native American communities), LGBT communities, people with low income, and individuals with physical, mental, or emotional disabilities.
A key strategy encouraged by the NOFO is collaboration. Applicants are expected to build and strengthen relationships with organizations that represent and serve priority populations and to work alongside Comprehensive Cancer Control coalitions. The idea is that coordinated partnerships are more likely to reach people who are often missed, reduce duplication of services, and create more lasting improvements. Education is another major lever in the program. The CDC is looking for efforts that provide educational opportunities not only for survivors and families, but also for healthcare providers, community health workers (CHWs), and patient navigators (PNs), with the goal of making follow-up care more responsive, culturally relevant, and easier to navigate. In addition, the NOFO explicitly supports the implementation of health equity strategies designed to reduce disparities in survivorship and metastatic care support.
This funding opportunity also connects to a longer federal effort. It sits under the Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act (enacted in 2010), which directed the CDC to educate young women, especially those at increased risk, and healthcare providers about breast cancer risk and breast health, and to implement programs supporting young women living with breast cancer. The CDC has already run three prior cycles of young breast cancer survivor support programming, and this NOFO represents the fourth cycle. Lessons from earlier evaluations are built into the current approach, including evidence that meaningful collaborations can lead to policy, systems, and environmental changes, and that improving access to emotional and psychosocial supports can strengthen coping, improve family and provider relationships, and support better symptom management. The NOFO signals that the next cycle should blend proven approaches with newer, innovative strategies to meet program goals.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically means substantial CDC involvement during the project period (for example, coordination, guidance, and shared programmatic responsibilities). The opportunity is open competition with effectively unrestricted eligibility. Eligible applicants span a wide range, including state, county, and local governments; tribal governments and tribal organizations; public and private institutions of higher education; public housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and other entities. The NOFO lists an award ceiling of $460,000, anticipates roughly 8 awards, and had an original closing date of May 6, 2024.Apply for CDC RFA DP 24 0061
- The Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Supporting Young Breast Cancer Survivors, Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients, and their Families" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.376.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-03-04.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-06. (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 $460,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others, Unrestricted.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This opportunity is a CDC cooperative agreement from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) titled Supporting Young Breast Cancer Survivors, Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients, and their Families (CDC RFA DP 24 0061). It supports coordinated efforts to improve quality of life for young breast cancer survivors and young people living with metastatic breast cancer, as well as their families.
What is the main purpose of the program?
The central purpose is to improve quality of life by expanding access to psychosocial and structural support services for young breast cancer survivors (YBCS), young people living with metastatic breast cancer (mBC), and their families, and by strengthening follow-up care communication between patients and providers.
Why is CDC focusing on younger breast cancer survivors and younger metastatic breast cancer patients?
The NOFO is rooted in evidence that breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women and a leading cause of cancer death, and that diagnoses in women under 45 are often associated with more aggressive disease, later-stage presentation, and heavier long-term consequences. The opportunity also highlights growing concern about metastatic breast cancer in younger women, including evidence that incidence has risen over time and that long-term survival remains limited, creating a need for ongoing, intensive supports beyond medical treatment alone.
Who is intended to benefit from the funded work?
The intended beneficiaries are:
- Young breast cancer survivors (YBCS)
- Young people living with metastatic breast cancer (mBC)
- Families of survivors and patients
What does the NOFO mean by "psychosocial supports"?
Psychosocial supports are services that address mental and emotional health and related social challenges. The NOFO describes needs such as help managing fear, grief, stress, relationship and family-role changes, spiritual needs, and the ongoing uncertainty that can accompany survivorship and metastatic disease.
What does the NOFO mean by "structural supports"?
Structural supports are practical, barrier-reducing services that help people navigate real-world challenges that can interfere with care and wellbeing. The NOFO points to barriers such as work disruption, financial strain, and other practical obstacles that can arise during survivorship and long-term treatment.
What are the main outcomes CDC is seeking?
The NOFO is driven by two primary outcomes:
- Increase equitable access to and availability of psychosocial and structural supports for young survivors, metastatic patients, and their families.
- Improve patient-provider interactions during follow-up and ongoing care to support communication, care planning, symptom control, adherence, trust, and overall wellbeing.
How does health equity factor into this opportunity?
Health equity is a core emphasis. The NOFO prioritizes closing gaps in supports that disproportionately affect certain communities, including (but not limited to) women from racial and ethnic minority groups (for example, African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Native American communities), LGBT communities, people with low income, and individuals with physical, mental, or emotional disabilities.
What kinds of partnerships or collaborations are expected?
Applicants are expected to build and strengthen relationships with organizations that represent and serve priority populations and to work alongside Comprehensive Cancer Control coalitions. The NOFO frames collaboration as a way to reach people who are often missed, reduce duplication of services, and produce more durable improvements.
What role does education play in this program?
Education is a major strategy. The NOFO encourages educational opportunities for survivors and families, and also for healthcare providers, community health workers (CHWs), and patient navigators (PNs). The goal is to make follow-up care more responsive, culturally relevant, and easier to navigate.
Does this opportunity support work related to providers, CHWs, and patient navigators?
Yes. The NOFO explicitly highlights educational efforts for healthcare providers, CHWs, and patient navigators to improve how follow-up and ongoing care is delivered and navigated.
Why does the NOFO emphasize supports beyond medical treatment?
The NOFO notes that metastatic disease often requires intensive, ongoing, and costly care. It also explains that psychosocial and structural supports can help address fear, grief, stress, family and work disruption, financial strain, and uncertainty, which are not solved by medical treatment alone.
What challenges does the NOFO identify in integrating behavioral or psychological supports into survivorship care?
The NOFO notes that integrating psychological and behavioral health resources can be difficult due to factors such as complicated billing, workforce limitations, complex care environments, and the wide range of patient needs. The program is intended to help address these challenges through coordinated, collaborative strategies.
What federal law or initiative is this NOFO connected to?
This NOFO sits under the Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act (enacted in 2010). The EARLY Act directed the CDC to educate young women, especially those at increased risk, and healthcare providers about breast cancer risk and breast health, and to implement programs supporting young women living with breast cancer.
Has CDC funded similar work before?
Yes. The CDC has run three prior cycles of young breast cancer survivor support programming. This NOFO represents the fourth cycle, and it incorporates lessons from earlier evaluations.
What lessons from prior program cycles are reflected in this NOFO?
Based on the information provided, the NOFO reflects lessons including:
- Meaningful collaborations can lead to policy, systems, and environmental changes.
- Improving access to emotional and psychosocial supports can strengthen coping.
- Support improvements can enhance family and provider relationships.
- Better psychosocial access can support improved symptom management.
The NOFO indicates the next cycle should blend proven approaches with newer, innovative strategies to meet program goals.
What kind of award mechanism is this?
This is a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically includes substantial CDC involvement during the project period (for example, coordination, guidance, and shared programmatic responsibilities).
Is this a competitive opportunity?
Yes. The NOFO is described as an open competition.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is effectively unrestricted and includes a wide range of entity types, such as:
- State, county, and local governments
- Tribal governments and tribal organizations
- Public and private institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities
- Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status
- For-profit organizations (including small businesses)
- Other entities
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The NOFO lists an award ceiling of $460,000.
How many awards does CDC anticipate making?
The NOFO anticipates roughly 8 awards.
What was the closing date for applications?
The NOFO had an original closing date of May 6, 2024.
What populations does the NOFO explicitly highlight as priority groups for reducing disparities?
The NOFO highlights that gaps in support can fall hardest on certain communities, including (but not limited to):
- Women from racial and ethnic minority groups (for example, African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Native American communities)
- LGBT communities
- People with low income
- Individuals with physical, mental, or emotional disabilities
What parts of the cancer care experience does this program emphasize improving?
Based on the NOFO summary provided, emphasis is placed on:
- Follow-up care and survivorship support
- Ongoing care for people living with metastatic breast cancer
- Patient-provider communication and care planning
- Coordinated, culturally relevant navigation and support
- Reducing practical barriers that interfere with wellbeing and care
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