Nutrition Strategies to Address Micronutrient Deficiencies

Post Date

October 29th 2015

Application Due Date

December 29th 2015

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., EST, on the listed application due date.

Funding Opportunity Number

CDC-RFA-DP16-1603

CFDA Number(s)

93.649

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Single Eligibiliity Justification (SEJ) was submitted and approved for United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Signed SEJ approval is attached in the supporting documents.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3750000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $1000000

Grant Description

To reduce the worldwide burden of micronutrient deficiencies by helping vulnerable populations receive and consume adequate amounts of necessary vitamins and minerals. This FOA aims to work collaboratively with key stakeholders and implementers to: 1) develop recommendations and inform country-specific nutrition strategies; 2) design nutrition monitoring and evaluation systems to ascertain, track and improve micronutrient status and/or intervention progress; and 3) build in-country capacity to implement and/or sustain standardized national nutrition programs and micronutrient interventions.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  Paulette Murphy
  pem1@cdc.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grants Policy

• Agency Email Address:

  pem1@cdc.gov

• Location:

  Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP

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