Quantifying Social Contact Rates and Mixing Patterns in the U.S. Population

Post Date

January 9th 2013

Application Due Date

March 7th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-CK-13-004

CFDA Number(s)

93.283

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

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Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1000000

• Award Range:

  $1000000 - $1000000

Grant Description

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to facilitate research to describe social contact and mixing patterns in the U.S. population. Results from this research will improve contact rate estimation and parameterization for infectious disease transmission models that can be used to evaluate infectious disease prevention and control strategies.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  CDC-PGOTIMS
  Phone 770-488-2700

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)

• Agency Email Address:

  pgotim@cdc.gov

• Location:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention