Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Description

CDC’s Procurement and Grants Office has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, “Population-Based Birth Defects Surveillance and Utilization of Surveillance Data by Public Health Programs.” Approximately $ 2,800,000 will be available in fiscal year 2010 to fund 12-16 awards. The purpose of this FOA is to support (1) the development, implementation, expansion, and evaluation of state population-based birth defects surveillance systems; (2) the development and implementation of population-based programs to prevent birth defects; (3) the development and implementation or expansion of activities, including referral to services, to improve the access of children with birth defects to health services and early intervention programs; and (4) the evaluation of the effectiveness of the referral activities and the impact on the affected children and families..For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the Grants.gov website at www.grants.gov. The estimated funding period is January 2010.

Who can apply

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)

Contact

PGOTIMS <br/>Phone 770-488-2700
pgotim@cdc.gov