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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2008 extramural funding cycle is now closed. Funding decisions will be announced in the Fall. You may find out the status of your application by contacting your respective member association after September 15, 2008.

Association Contacts

Association of American Medical Colleges
Tammi Simpson
cdc@aamc.org

Association of Schools of Public Health
Cynthia Godes
grants@asph.org

Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
O. Kent Nordvig
okn@aptrweb.org

Thank you for visiting the CDC Cooperative Agreement Funding Opportunities Web site. This site is sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), three of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) academic partnering organizations. The following pages describe funding opportunities from CDC that are available to members of the sponsoring associations.

Cooperative Agreements

AAMC, ASPH and APTR each have a cooperative agreement (CA) with CDC that supports extramural projects including research and non-research activities. Members of their respective associations are eligible to participate in the cooperative agreement funding cycle.

Academic Sponsoring Association

The following information will assist you in determining the appropriate Association through which to apply:

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
The AAMC is a nonprofit association founded in 1876 to work for reform in medical education. The AAMC currently represents the nation's 126 accredited medical schools, nearly 400 teaching hospitals and various academic and scientific societies. To receive funding through the AAMC-CDC cooperative agreement, the Principal Investigator must be on staff at one of the accredited medical schools, teaching hospitals or societies that the AAMC represents. To find out if you are eligible to apply through the AAMC, please contact Tammi Simpson at cdc@aamc.org.

Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) is the only national organization representing the deans, faculty, and students of 40 accredited universities in North America and the six universities currently seeking accreditation as schools of public health. These schools have a combined faculty of over 7,500 and educate more than 19,000 students annually from every state in the U.S. and most countries throughout the world. The schools graduate approximately 6,600 professionals each year. All fully appointed faculty at one of the 40 accredited SPH are eligible to apply through the Cooperative Agreement funding mechanism; adjunct professors are not eligible to serve as Principal Investigators. For other questions regarding eligibility, please contact Cynthia Godes at grants@asph.org.

Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR)
The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is the professional organization for the academic public health community dedicated to prevention research and interprofessional education. APTR advances population-based and public health education, research, and service by linking and supporting members from across the health professions. APTR develops curriculum, professional development programs, and communication tools for educators, researchers, residents and students. By bringing together individuals and institutions devoted to disease prevention and health promotion, APTR is advancing interprofessional education and research to improve the health professions workforce. Our strength lies in the interprofessional make-up of our membership. APTR represents public health, medical and health professions faculty and their institutions. APTR also supports universities, schools and colleges that develop, maintain, and advance graduate programs in the disciplines of public health, preventive medicine, social medicine, and community health. For other questions regarding eligibility, please contact O. Kent Nordvig at okn@aptrweb.org.