Call for Abstracts OPEN for 2027 Preparedness Summit
The Preparedness Summit, the country’s first and longest-running national conference on public health preparedness, is now accepting abstracts. The theme for the 2027 Preparedness Summit, “Preparing for What’s Next: Building Bridges for a More Connected Future,” focuses on how the preparedness ecosystem can continue to adapt, align, and sustain readiness during a period of ongoing change while maintaining foundational capabilities. Submit an abstract for the Preparedness Summit—to be held April 19-27, in Atlanta, GA—by October 27. Learn more at www.preparednesssummit.org.
Prepare with Purpose: The 2027 PPHR Cycle Is Now Open
The 2027 Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Cycle is now open. Local, regional, and tribal health departments interested in strengthening their preparedness capabilities and earning national recognition are invited to join by filling out an Intent to Apply Form by October 31. Project Public Health Ready is a national recognition program that helps health departments at the local level rigorously assess and strengthen their ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. The 2027 Cycle continues the important updates introduced in the previous cycle, including the use of the Initial Goals and Measures Application for all applicants—first-time applicants, applicants with expired recognition, and applicants with current recognition. Click here to learn more about applying for PPHR recognition.
Request for Proposals: Resilient, Innovative, Safe, and Empowered Communities (RISE) Project
In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO is excited to announce the Resilient, Innovative, Safe, and Empowered (RISE) Communities funding opportunity. RISE will provide up to $85,000 each to 8 sites to strengthen youth and community violence prevention efforts. The support focuses on collaborative work across organizations and sectors rather than the internal operations or development of a single organization.
Eligible applicants include community-based organizations, local health departments, local government agencies, and other entities working collaboratively on youth and community violence prevention at the local level. Read the full Request for Proposals (RFP).
Register for the optional informational webinar on October 14 at 2:00 PM ET. Submit your application via NACCHO’s online portal by November 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. Questions? Contact the Injury and Violence Prevention Team at ivp@naccho.org with the subject line “RISE RFP Question.”
Request for Proposals: Reimagining Health and Public Safety Overdose Initiatives (RHAPSODI) Project
With support from the CDC, NACCHO is pleased to offer a funding opportunity to support overdose prevention programs at the intersection of public health and public safety. Through this funding opportunity, NACCHO will award up to twenty (20) applicants in different stages of their project development. Project proposals must use public health approaches that support people at high risk of overdose within or at risk of contact with the criminal justice system, are driven by local need, and are led by or partner with community-based organizations.
NACCHO will award up to twenty (20) applicants in different stages of their project development. Organizations are invited to apply to one of the following project tracks:
NACCHO invites interested applicants to participate in an informational webinar on October 8 at 2:00 pm ET. Participants are encouraged to come with any questions they may have regarding this opportunity. No new information will be shared during the webinar, and applicants do not need to wait for this optional webinar to begin or submit applications. Register here.
For full details about the funding opportunity, please review the Request for Proposals. Applications must be submitted using NACCHO's online portal no later than October 26, 2026 by 5:00 pm ET. Applicants may post individual questions to NACCHO at any point during the application process by emailing the Injury and Violence Prevention Team at IVP@naccho.org with the subject line “RHAPSODI RFP Question”.
Apply to Strengthen Vaccine Uptake and Confidence in High-Risk Communities
With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO is offering local health departments resources to pilot evidence-based strategies that improve vaccine receptivity and uptake and strengthen adherence to outbreak mitigation measures in high-risk communities. NACCHO will award up to eight selected local health departments $40,000 each. Full details and application instructions are available in the Request for Applications (RFA).
Applications are due by Friday, October 9, 2026. Questions about the RFA or application process may be directed to NACCHO’s Immunization Program at immunization@naccho.org.
Apply to Join NACCHO Communities of Practice for Suicide and Rural Overdose Prevention
NACCHO is accepting applications from local health departments to join two new communities of practice. Both communities will run through July 2027, bringing participants together virtually to learn, share resources, and support one another.
NACCHO’s Suicide Prevention Community of Practice will include four regional networks designed to strengthen connections and collaboration among regional peers in smaller-group settings. Learn more and apply. Applications are due by 5:00 PM ET on Tuesday, October 6.
NACCHO’s Rural Overdose Prevention and Response Community of Practice is for local health department representatives who support rural communities in their overdose prevention and response efforts. Learn more and apply. Applications are due by 5:00 PM ET on Friday, October 9.
Apply to Join NACCHO’s Management Essentials Community of Practice
NACCHO is launching a Management Essentials Community of Practice (CoP) exclusively for local health department managers. The CoP will help participants strengthen essential management skills for addressing complex, real-world public health issues through live virtual peer learning and networking sessions and an online community for ongoing discussion and the exchange of resources and best and promising practices. Interested managers should complete the interest form by Friday, October 9. The CoP will begin with a live virtual session on Thursday, November 5, at 1:00 PM ET. Additional informa
Apply to Join NACCHO’s Strengthening Breastfeeding Initiatives Community of Practice (CoP) for LHDs (2026-2027)
Registration is now open for the third cohort of NACCHO’s Strengthening Breastfeeding Initiatives Community of Practice (CoP) for LHDs! NACCHO will support the advancement of breastfeeding initiatives at local health departments (LHDs) by providing technical assistance, resources, and access to national experts. Through the CoP, LHD representatives will share best practices, discuss community contexts, innovative solutions, and goals for improving breastfeeding support across the United States.
Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 before 11:59pm PST
Application: NACCHO's Strengthening Breastfeeding Initiatives Community of Practice for LHDs (2026-2027) For questions, please email breastfeeding@naccho.org.
Reminder: The Next Phase of PHIG: What Local Health Departments Need to Know | Oct. 14 | 3 PM
NACCHO will host a webinar on October 14 at 3:00 pm ET on what local health departments (LHDs) need to know about the next phase of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG).
The first grant period runs from December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2027. Most LHDs are not direct recipients. Support generally reaches LHDs through state subawards, shared services, training, or data system investments.
NACCHO's webinar will review the current structure of the grant, including Component A funding to health departments, the three strategies covering workforce, foundational capabilities, and data modernization and how PHIG is expected to change in the next grant period. Register Here
Connect Public Health Students Today with NACCHO’s Student Section
NACCHO’s Student Section offers undergraduate and graduate students a meaningful way to build professional connections, access educational resources and trainings, explore public health career pathways, and engage with local public health practice. Share this opportunity with students, interns, and Schools of Public Health in your network. Discounted rates are available through December 31 for individual student and School of Public Health memberships. Join Today!