Opportunities

One-time

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

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.