Cooperative Agreements to Support Comprehensive Medical Care for Thalassemia

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-15-079 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.110Eligible Applicants Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Feb 23, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 4Creation Date: Dec 23, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for HRSA?s Maternal and Child Health Bureau?s (MCHB?s) National Hereditary Blood Disorders Program?s Cooperative Agreements to Support Comprehensive Medical Care for Thalassemia (Thalassemia Program) as authorized by ? 501(a) (2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2)). ?The goal of the Thalassemia Program is to support a demonstration project that will improve the identification of individuals with thalassemia and improve access to quality medical services for individuals requiring treatment for thalassemia.? Achieving these goals will require that the regional awardees and a national-level partner/awardee work collaboratively to: 1) create a national effort to develop, implement, and maintain a national strategy to identify and assess the needs of individuals with thalassemia in order to assure access to comprehensive care; 2) work with other stakeholders to propose a...
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