National Public Health Practice and Resource Centers on Health Promotion for People with Disabilities ? DD12-1205

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DD15-1509 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.080Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Feb 12, 2015Award Ceiling: $1,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 2Creation Date: Dec 18, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: Executive Summary: The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to enhance existing activities to promote health, wellness and the adoption of healthy behaviors with the objective of preventing and/or reducing chronic conditions associated with disability. All activities should target people with disabilities that have mobility, physical limitations, and/or intellectual disabilities (hereafter referred to as PWDs). Applicants are encouraged to propose both traditional (e.g. fact sheets, symposiums, training, websites, etc.) and innovative approaches (e.g., videos, podcasts, blogs, social networking channels, e-games, mobile 2 applications, etc.) that will educate and inform people with disabilities, their family members, health care providers, policy makers, community members, and the general public. This funding opportunity announcement focuses on the following two topic areas: (a) Physical activity and healthy weight management for people with disabilities; and/or (b) Improved health of pe...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding