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Access news and highlights about noteworthy contract policies, guidance, and information about CDC funding.
Overview
The Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) uses grants and cooperative agreements to fund research and non-research public health programs that advance the Agency’s public health mission domestically and abroad to keep Americans safe and healthy where they work, live and play. Each year, CDC awards approximately 4,200 grants and cooperative agreements. This generates approximately 11,000 actions and obligates approximately $5.0 billion in federal funds. To learn more, please review our FY 2014 Assistance Snapshot .
This site provides information about financial assistance awards (in the form of grants and cooperative agreements) awarded by CDC.
All Visitors
- Visit the Contracting Process page for more information on the contracts life cycle
- Visit the About CDC Contracts page for information on CDC’s contracts and CDC’s Procurement and Grants Office (PGO)
- Visit the CDC Funding website for information on CDC’s funding.
- Visit the CDC Grants website for information on CDC’s grant funding.
Potential and Existing CDC Contractors
- Visit the Doing Business with CDC page for general information and key resources for bidding or proposing on CDC contracts. Information to support Small Businesses is also included!
- Visit the Contracting Opportunities page for information on accessing and applying for CDC contracting opportunities
- Visit the Resources page for access to policies and regulations and key links related to federal contracting
Contracts definition
Contracts refer to a mutually binding legal relationship obligating the seller to furnish the supplies or services (including construction) and the buyer to pay for them. It includes all types of commitments that obligate the Government to an expenditure of appropriated funds and, except as otherwise authorized, are in writing. [Read More]
Contracts
- A binding agreement between a buyer and a seller to provide goods or services in return for consideration (usually monetary) to support the mission of CDC
- Governed by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
- Relatively inflexible around scope of work, budget, and other changes
- Significant emphasis placed on delivery of results, product, or performance
- Payment based on deliverables and milestones, generally
- Frequent reporting requirements, generally
Grants
- A flexible instrument designed to provide money to support a public purpose
- Governed by the terms of the grant agreement
- Flexible around scope of work, budget, and other changes
- Diligent efforts are used in completing research and the delivery of results
- Payment awarded in annual lump sum, generally
- Annual reporting requirements, generally
- Page last reviewed: September 23, 2014
- Page last updated: September 23, 2014
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