Programs to Reduce Obesity in High Obesity Areas

Post Date

June 2nd 2014

Application Due Date

July 23rd 2014

Dates: 1. Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline: N/A 2. Application Deadline: July 23, 2014, 11:59pm U.S. Eastern Daylight Time on www.grants.gov. This announcement is only for non-research domestic activities supported by CDC. If research is

Funding Opportunity Number

CDC-RFA-DP14-1416

CFDA Number(s)

93.319

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

6

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligibility Information 1. Eligible Applicants: Land Grant Colleges and Universities 2. Special Eligibility Requirements: Eligible applicants are Land Grant Colleges and Universities that have counties in their state with an obesity prevalence over 40%, as determined by CDC's county level data estimates in the 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. To reach the maximum number of eligible counties, no more than one Land Grant College and University from an eligible state will receive funding. However, to maximize the reach and impact of federal funding to as much of the population as possible, funding preferences may be given to applicants serving multiple counties.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $14100000

• Award Range:

  $350000 - $1600000

Grant Description

The purpose of this pilot project is to fund Land Grant Colleges and Universities to conduct intervention strategies through existing cooperative extension and outreach services at the county level. These strategies will improve physical activity and nutrition, reduce obesity and prevent and control diabetes, heart disease, and stroke in areas where adult obesity rates are high. Residents of these communities may have less access to healthy foods and fewer opportunities to be physically active. If improvements are made and continued, these programs can have long-term positive impacts on the health of residents in these counties. The initiative can reinforce the health of the community as a critical determinant of individual health and well-being.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  CDC Procurement and Grants Office
  (PGO) Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)
  Phone: 770-488-2700
  E-mail: pgotim@cdc.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)

• Agency Email Address:

  pgotim@cdc.gov

• More Information:

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