Research Approaches to Improve the Care and Outcomes of

Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DD-14-002 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.315Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDC-HHSCDCERAClosing Date: Mar 12, 2014Award Ceiling: $800,000Expected Number of Awards: 30Creation Date: Feb 25, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: Purpose The overall purpose of this FOA is to identify and facilitate the provision of effective clinical care and needed educational/informational resources for people living with SB. This FOA is comprised of three (3) components: ? Component A solicits applications to implement a plan to develop and implement the infrastructure for Spina Bifida Clinical Care Monitoring and Tracking (CCMT). The system will monitor, track and evaluate patterns of care provided in SB clinics with the goal of improving and standardizing care through evidence-based effectiveness analysis. This plan will result in a CCMT that coordinates communication between SB clinics and SB chapters, provides input into research priorities for the NSBPR, and advocates for the adoption of best practices identified via the NSBPR and the UPPF as well as by other avenues. ? Component B solicits applications to continue the collection of longitudinal data on children and adults with SB. These data will be used to promote quality of care b...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding