Enhancing Cancer Genomic Best Practices through Education, Surveillance, and Policy

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DP14-1407 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.283Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Jun 17, 2014Award Ceiling: $300,000Expected Number of Awards: 5Creation Date: May 02, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: This FOA will allow for the development or expansion of state-based programs to promote applications of evidence-based breast and ovarian cancer genomics best practices through education, surveillance, and policy/systems change. Activities will focus on Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer, but may also include Lynch Syndrome. Several system, policy, provider, and individual level barriers make the appropriate identification and treatment of high risk individuals difficult and this FOA will support state efforts to address these barriers and impact breast and ovarian cancer incidence rates. Funded applicants will develop, enhance, and evaluate education, surveillance, and policy activities related to promotion of breast and ovarian cancer genomics. These activities should take advantage of collaborations between funded applicants and partners, both internal (e.g. cancer registry, comprehensive cancer) and external (e.g., academic medical centers, non-profits, clinical genetics sites). Expected...
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