Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DP-16-001 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.946Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDC-HHSCDCERAClosing Date: Nov 20, 2015Award Ceiling: $175,000Expected Number of Awards: 61Creation Date: Sep 20, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a surveillance project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with numerous state and local health departments that was initiated in 1987 because infant mortality rates were no longer declining as rapidly as they had in prior years. PRAMS allows states to collect data on maternal attitudes and experiences before, during and after pregnancy. The states use PRAMS data to inform maternal and child health programs by monitoring health behaviors, access to care, and receipt of services. More information on PRAMS can be found at: www.cdc.gov/prams. This FOA solicits applications to support state public health agencies to: 1) establish or maintain surveillance of selected maternal behaviors and experiences that occur prior to, during, and after pregnancy in...
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