​Summary

The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), with funding support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Environmental Hazards and Health Effects (EHHE) division, is pleased to offer funds to one or more public health, environmental, agricultural, food safety or other public health associated laboratories (PHL) that represent a state, region within a state, or a multi-state region to plan and host one or more meetings of the environmental health system in the specified location identified by the PHL. The meeting(s) will focus on:

  • strengthening/building relationships between environmental health laboratorians, epidemiologists, toxicologists, et al.;
  • improving the environmental health system by facilitating communication between both the environmental health professional disciplines and the jurisdictions involved in an environmental health issue; and
  • identifying, addressing, or advancing an issue within the specified area to provide context for strengthening the environmental health system.

The meeting(s) should help entities within the environmental health system to better meet community environmental health needs.

Eligibility

Public health, environmental, agricultural, food safety or other public health associated laboratories (PHL) that represent a state, region within a state, or a multi-state region to plan and host one or more meetings of the environmental health system in the specified location identified by the PHL.

RFP Schedule 

APHL will expect that each selected applicant will complete each status report and applicable milestone by the due date specified in the agreement. Each selected applicant will be required to submit a final report by no later than close of business on Friday, June 15, 2018, as APHL will not grant an extension to this deadline.

Request for Proposal Materials

The Development of a State or Regional Environmental Health System Meeting RFP provides details on how to complete this RFP. The RFP contains a copy of the scoring criteria that will be used for evaluation of proposals

Contact

You can email Sarah Wright , Senior Specialist Environmental Health Programs, or Julianne Nassif, Director of Environmental Health Programs