Affordable Care Act Program for Early Detection of Certain Medical Conditions Related to Environmental Health Hazards

Post Date

March 10th 2011

Application Due Date

April 25th 2011

Applications are due by 5:00pm Easter Standard Time

Funding Opportunity Number

CDC-RFA-TS11-1102PPHF11

CFDA Number(s)

93.534

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

•A hospital or community health center. •A Federally qualified health center. •A facility of the Indian Health Service. •A National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. •An agency of any State or local government. •A nonprofit organization

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $10000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $2500000

Grant Description

The purpose of the program is to (1) provide medical screening to persons with possible exposure to amphiboles that occurred in Libby and Troy, Montana; (2) conduct nationwide outreach to raise awareness of the screening program among persons eligible to participate and of the availability of certain Medicare benefits; and (3) provide health education to detect, prevent, and treat environmental health conditions.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  Centers for Diseae Control and Prevention (CDC)
  Procurement and Grants Office (PGO)
  Technical Information and Management Section (TIMS)
  Phone 770-488-2700

• Agency Mailing Address:

  General Submission Inquiries

• Agency Email Address:

  pgotim@cdc.gov