Assistance program
Sodium Reduction in Communities
$8.4 Million committed in FY2018–FY2023
- Agency
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Human Services, Department of
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements
- CFDA number
- 93.082
- What it does
- The purpose of this program is to reduce Americans’ sodium intake to limits recommended by the Dietary Guidelines. Because the majority of sodium that people consume is already present in foods before purchase or preparation, reducing sodium intake may require increased availability and accessibility of lower sodium items. Efforts to reduce sodium in the food supply are occurring at a national level; however movement is also needed at the community level to affect change. Because community-wide efforts to reduce sodium intake are relatively new, more practice-based evidence would support identification and refinement of effective strategies. Therefore, this program will aim to implement and evaluate population-based strategies to increase access to lower sodium food in communities, and decrease sodium intake.
- Who benefits
- Any U.S. state, political subdivision and U.S. territories (as described above), and other public entities will benefit.
- Who applies
- a. An official state health department (or its bona fide agent), or its equivalent, as designated by the Governor, is to serve as the lead/fiduciary agency for Small City and Rural Community applications. For this announcement, the term “State†includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The term “small city†is defined as a local health department that serves a jurisdiction with a population between 50,000 – 250,000 people. The term “rural area†is defined as a local health department that serves a jurisdiction with a population of 50,000 people and below. b. An official local health department (or its bona fide agent), or its equivalent, as designated by the mayor, county executive, or other equivalent governmental official, will serve as the lead/fiduciary agent for a Large City application. For this announcement, the term “large city†is defined as a local health department that serves a jurisdiction with a population of more than 500,000 people. c. Federally recognized Tribal Governments, Regional Area Indian Health Boards, Urban Indian organizations, and Inter-Tribal Councils will serve as the lead/fiduciary agency for Tribal Community applications.
- Authorized by
- This program is authorized under Section 317(k)(2) of the Public Health Services Act (PHS Act), 42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(2) as amended.
- Program site
- http://www.cdc.gov ↗
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