Our purpose is to improve the health and quality of life for people living with asthma. Given evidence that a multi-component approach to controlling asthma is more effective than individual strategies applied in isolation[1], this funding opportunity is based on a technical package known as EXHALE.
EXHALE represents six evidence-based strategies selected for their potential of having the greatest collective impact on controlling asthma:
• Education on asthma self-management
• “X-tinguishing,” smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke
• Home visits for trigger reduction and asthma self-management education
• Achievement of guidelines-based medical management
• Linkages and coordination of care
• Environmental policies or best practices to reduce indoor and outdoor asthma triggers
We aim to address systems-level, environmental, and social drivers of disparities through strengthening strategic partnerships to help implement EXHALE strategies.
Deadline: April 19, 2024
CDC will approve no more than one award within each state, territory, or Tribal nation.
To be eligible, you should:
• Serve a population of at least 100,000 people.
• Regularly analyze asthma data sets for your jurisdiction, including the following data sets: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Core, BRFSS Random Child Selection and Childhood Asthma Prevalence modules, state-specific children’s health survey, or National Survey of Children’s Health, Vital Statistics, Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits.
• Work with partners for asthma control, as specified in your letters of collaboration.
Funding range per applicant per budget period: $400,000 to $725,000
Expected average award amount per budget period: $500,000