“CDC seeks to fund organizations with the ability to reach undergraduate and graduate students, including sexual and gender, people with disabilities, low socioeconomic status (SES) and those from underrepresented racial and ethnic minority populations. The ultimate goal is to increase the diversity of the public health workforce, improve the representation of underrepresented populations in public health, and increase the quality of public health services nationally. For more information on the public health workforce, see the FOA resources guide: http://www.cdc.gov/features/studentopportunities/index.html
The purpose of this FOA is to implement a national summer training program to introduce undergraduate and graduate students, including but not limited to those under-represented and underserved populations such as physical disability, low English proficiency, gender identity and sexual orientation to public health, public health professionals and biochemical sciences. The CUPS/FERGUSON program is based on a common logic model developed to link distinct program and evaluation activities to common anticipated outcomes for the programs funded.”
Excerpted from CDC.RFA.MN17.1701.pdf