Community-based Programs to Test and Cure Hepatitis C

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-PS14-1413 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.270Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: May 04, 2014Award Ceiling: $1,700,000Expected Number of Awards: 3Creation Date: Mar 21, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this FOA is to provide the resources needed for awardees to implement a package of services for the target population in a defined geographic area, developed and implemented by a coalition of key stakeholders in HCV infection (i.e., health departments, specialists in HCV care, and primary-care providers), aimed at strengthening health-care capacity to diagnose and cure HCV infection. Increased health-care capacity will in turn increase the number of persons whose HCV infection is diagnosed, treated, and cured, ultimately resulting in reduced HCV-related morbidity and mortality.
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding