Program to Expand State Public Health Laboratory Capacity for Newborn Bloodspot Screening (U01)

Post Date

January 21st 2009

Application Due Date

March 30th 2009

Letter of Intent Deadline: February 19, 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-EH-09-002

CFDA Number(s)

93.064

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

2

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $500000

Grant Description

CDC’s Procurement and Grants Office has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, “Program to Expand State Public health Laboratory Capacity for Newborn Bloodspot Screening (U01)” Approximately $1,000,000 will be available in fiscal year 2009 to fund 2 awards. The purpose of this announcement is to develop and refine new test methods for newborn bloodspot screening for conditions that are not currently on the American College of Medical Genetics recommended primary and secondary panels. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/EH09-002.htm The estimated funding date is prior to August 31, 2009.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  PGOTIMS
  Phone 770/488-2700

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Information Management Section

• Agency Email Address:

  pgotim@cdc.gov

• Location:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• More Information:

  Program to Expand State Public Health Laboratory Capacity for Newborn Bloodspot Screening (U01)