Population-Based Birth Defects Surveillance and Utilization of Surveillance Data by Public Health Programs

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DD15-1508 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: Jan 23, 2015Award Ceiling: $200,000Expected Number of Awards: 14Creation Date: Dec 23, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: This program is to support: (1) the implementation, enhancement, and evaluation of state population-based birth defects surveillance systems; (2) the development and implementation of population-based programs to prevent birth defects; (3) the development and implementation or expansion of activities, including referral to services, to improve the access of children with birth defects to health services and early intervention programs; and (4) the evaluation of the effectiveness of the referral activities and the impact on the affected children and families. This program addresses the ?Healthy People 2020? focus area(s) Maternal, Infant and Child Health. Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the following performance goal for the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD): ?Prevent or reduce birth defects and developmental disabilities. ?Reduce health disparities in the occurrence of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly by ...
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