American Red Cross, San Juan Puerto Rico

Post Date

May 4th 2010

Application Due Date

May 21st 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

CDC-RFA-CK-10-006E

CFDA Number(s)

93.283

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Other

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible Applicants Assistance will be provided only to the organizations, state and local governments, health agencies or their bona-fide agents listed below. No other applications are solicited. Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Federal Appropriation specifically directs CDC to award funds as follows: American Red Cross, San Juan Puerto Rico

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $400000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

Purpose: Funding will go towards a research test for Dengue Virus on all Red Cross blood donations in Puerto Rico. The American Red Cross collects and distributes approximately 77,000 whole blood collections each year from its Regional Blood Center in Puerto Rico, which represents about half the blood supply to hospitals. Dengue virus is endemic in Puerto Rico with seasonal epidemics occurring during the wet season (July –December). The purpose of the study will be to remove infected units from the blood supply, assess the risk of Dengue transmission by transfusion, and gather data that might be used to encourage a manufacturer to license a Dengue test in the future.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Procurement and Grants Office
  TIMS
  Phone 770-488-2700

• Agency Mailing Address:

  PGOTIM@cdc.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  PGOTIM@cdc.gov