FY15 Announcement of Availability of Funds for Embryo Donation and/or Adoption Grant Projects

Funding Opportunity Number: PA-EAA-15-001 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.007Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-OPHSClosing Date: Apr 21, 2015Award Ceiling: $300,000Expected Number of Awards: 6Creation Date: Jan 21, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The increasing success of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) has enabled some infertile couples to create embryos through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) that are then cryopreserved (frozen) for future use. If a couple becomes pregnant without using all of the stored embryos, they may choose to donate the remaining embryos for use by other infertile couples. Embryo donation is a relatively new process in which individuals with extra frozen embryos agree to release the embryos for use by another woman who wishes to achieve pregnancy. The recipient can be either anonymous or known to the donor(s). This notice solicits applications for projects in two categories: (1) Projects that increase public awareness of embryo donation and/or adoption; and (2) Projects that offer services, including counseling, to couples that are currently involved, or soon may be involved, in the process of embryo donation and/or adoption. Applicants may also propose a project that addresses both the public awareness aspect of the p...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding