Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Description

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to announce the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2010 funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a cooperative agreement to build capacity within specified U.S. cities to collaborate, plan, implement and sustain evidence-based youth violence prevention concepts, strategies, practices, programs and policies developed under FOA CE-05042. Relevant information can be found at http://www.preventioninstitute.org/UNITY.html. Collaborative efforts under this FOA include the following: •Refining and expanding a national consortium of key stakeholders representing the view points of United States cities that can inform and support reframing the public discourse about youth violence to include public health and prevention. •Developing tools, strategies, and messages to build public health infrastructure and a broad base of support for multi-sectoral youth violence prevention. •Enhancing efforts to develop an urban agenda to direct US Cities planning and action to prevent youth violence.

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

Carolyn Wilburn <br/>Procurement and Grants Office <br/>Phone 770-488-2700
PGOTIM@cdc.gov