Cancer Surveillance Data Standards and Best Practices

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DP13-1308 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 10, 2013Award Ceiling: $450,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Apr 30, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to emphasize the importance of coordination and collaboration across agencies, partner, and organizations to: • Develop standards and best practices • And to expand the use of electronic data reporting. Specifically, the purpose of this program is to: • Support the development, promotion, maintenance, and communication of data standards for population-based central cancer registration • Improve central cancer registry operations through the development and dissemination of documented best practices. • Increase reporting via electronic mechanisms and meaningful use implementation. The expected outcomes of this FOA are: • Standardized data reporting guidelines and best practices • Improved registry operations • Enhanced national cancer surveillance data • Improved data timeliness, quality, and completeness Approximately $2,250,000 is available to fund one (1) program approximately $450,000 per year for a project period of...
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