Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) Injection Safety-Message Testing and Pilot Evaluation of a Communication Campaign to Promote Safe Injection Practices

Post Date

July 24th 2009

Application Due Date

August 24th 2009

Appliations are due by 5:00pm Eastern time on closing date

Funding Opportunity Number

CDC-RFA-CI07-70402SUPP09

CFDA Number(s)

93.283

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

2

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligibility for these supplemental awards is limited to current ELC grantees that have experienced at least one outbreak investigation from January 1, 2006 until present that was caused by unsafe injection practices and resulted in notification of at least 1,000 patients. The following ELC grantees are the only ones that meet this eligibility criteria, therefore only these grantees are eligible to apply: CI04-040: Nevada, New Jersey, New York City, New York State, North Carolina CI07-701: Colorado

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $600000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $600000

Grant Description

CDC’s Procurement and Grants Office has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, “Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) Injection Safety-Message Testing and Pilot Evaluation of a Communication Campaign to Promote Safe Injection Practices. Approximately $600,00 will be available in fiscal year 2009 to fund two awards. The purpose of the ELC cooperative agreement program is to assist state public health agencies improve surveillance for, and response to, infectious diseases by (1) strengthening epidemiologic capacity; (2) enhancing laboratory practice; (3) improving information systems; and (4) developing and implementing prevention and control strategies.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  PGO TIMS
  Phone 770-488-2700

• Agency Mailing Address:

  General Email

• Agency Email Address:

  pgotim@cdc.gov