Great Health for America

The Great Health for America initiative, solicited under CDC-RFA-DP-26-0233, is a collaborative effort led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reduce chronic disease rates among children in four targeted communities: Lake County, Indiana; the Sandusky and Toledo metro areas in Ohio; Brownsville, Texas; and Petersburg, Virginia. The project will implement and evaluate a combination of individual and system-level interventions designed to foster healthier lifestyle choices and strengthen community support structures. Successes achieved in these sites will serve as models for broader replication, with data collected on intervention effectiveness informing future public health strategies. The initiative emphasizes sustainable, long-term shifts in behavior and environment that, when maintained, have the potential to reduce the overall burden of chronic disease in adult populations across the United States. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will leverage findings from this demonstration project to guide the design and funding of future public health programs, refining how health outcomes are measured and how community-based interventions are prioritized nationally. The solicitation, posted on July 2, 2026, with a response deadline of August 3, 2026, is open to entities capable of executing multidisciplinary, community-focused public health efforts. Point of contact for inquiries is the CDC’s NCCDPHP office, reachable via email and phone provided in the solicitation. There is no set-aside designation, and the project is intended to advance evidence-based approaches that integrate health promotion with structural changes within underserved populations to achieve lasting improvements in population health.