Tuberculosis Outbreak Prevention Feasibility Project

Post Date

March 13th 2013

Application Due Date

May 15th 2013

Application Deadline Date: 05/15/2013, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, on www.grants.gov. A letter of intent is not applicable to this funding opportunity announcement.

Funding Opportunity Number

CDC-RFA-PS13-1314

CFDA Number(s)

93.116

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

1. Eligible Applicants: State governments of Texas and California 2. Special Eligibility Requirements: This project is dependent on the applicant actually having a at least one TB genotype cluster of 3 cases that meet the criteria for being at high risk of becoming an outbreak during the time frame of the project. Therefore, applicants must have had at least one cluster meeting these criteria per year during 2010-2012. CDC analysis of national data has identified two states that meet these eligibility criteria: California and Texas.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $100000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $100000

Grant Description

The purpose of this project is to develop a process for intervening with small TB clusters that have a high likelihood of becoming outbreaks, thereby preventing outbreaks from occurring, and determine the feasibility of implementing a national program based on this project.

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
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  TECHNICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SECTION (TIMS)

• Agency Email Address:

  pgotim@cdc.gov

• More Information:

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