Opportunities

One-time

Call for abstracts: The American Journal of Public Health invites original articles on practitioner experiences and outcomes related to PHIG; abstracts due June 30; informational webinar on Apr. 2

Award nominations: CDC Foundation has opened nominations for its Fries Awards for Health; nominations due Apr. 4

Call for abstracts: AJPH is publishing a special supplement called “Ways of Knowing: Transforming the Health Science Knowledge Systems to Advance Health Equity,” intended to center and uplift the knowledge, experience, and power of people and communities who have been historically oppressed and marginalized and to encourage diverse knowledge systems as a standard for evidence creation and translation in the health sciences; abstracts due Apr. 8

Funding: RWJF is inviting proposals for its Learning from Abroad to Reimagine Health Knowledge Systems for Equity and Wellbeing grant. They will make up to 15 awards of up to $500K apiece for 36-month projects. Applications due Apr. 13

Funding: The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program supports community coalitions that work to prevent/reduce substance use among youth. DFC will fund coalitions that haven’t received DFC funding, and coalitions are encouraged to apply in partnership with fiscal agents such as city/county governments. Applications due Apr. 14

Award nominations: APHA’s Milton and Ruth Roemer Prize for Creative Local Public Health Work honors a health officer of a county, city or other unit of local government in recognition of outstanding creative and innovative public health work. Nominations due Apr. 20

Fellowships: Applications are now open for the 2026 SDOH & Place Fellowship, a part-time virtual program focusing on guiding fellows in developing place-based data applications related to social determinants of health; applications due Apr. 24

Leadership development: State of Equity, a program of the Public Health Institute (PHI), invites organizations and community partners to participate in the next 15-month Transformative Leadership Cohort (TLC). TLC is designed to center the experiences of workers and learners of color. Interested in this program but not sure if the cohort is a fit?Email CCORE@phi.org with questions or to request a 15-minute phone call with a program manager. Applications due Apr. 30, unless cohort capacity is reached earlier

Peer group: The Network for Public Health Law invites governmental equity officers to join their new Equity Officer Peer Group

Ongoing

Civic Match is a talent-matching program designed to help state and local agency hiring managers connect with skilled, mission-driven professionals leaving federal roles and campaigns. For more info, contact civicmatch@workforamerica.org.

Certificate program: In 7.5 hours of free, online training, earn a Public Health Law Academy Certificate from CDC/ChangeLab Solutions.

Fellowship: CDC Public Health Law Fellowship is a paid opportunity offered to graduate students, law students, and recent alumni to provide on-the-job training. Host sites include state, tribal, local, or territorial health departments, CDC, or other public health law organizations. Host site applications are accepted on a rolling basis.  

Fellowship: Public Health Law Fellowship (CDC). Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Sign-on statement: Organizational Statement of Support for Prohibiting Flavored Tobacco Products (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids). Signatures accepted on a continuous basis.