Public Health Surveillance for the Prevention of Complications of Bleeding Disorders

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DD15-1507 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.080Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: May 20, 2015Award Ceiling: $4,300,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Mar 13, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: Since the 1990s the congressional budget has included funds for the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reduce or prevent the complications of hemophilia and other congenital bleeding disorders. Since 1996 the CDC has funded the federal network of hemophilia treatment centers (HTCs) for the collection of data for the monitoring of health indicators of importance to persons with bleeding disorders. This data is used to measure rates of complications of bleeding disorders and monitor trends over time (including inhibitors and other issues of blood and treatment product safety); identify high risk populations for prevention programs; and identify issues that require research. The purpose of this FOA is to continue the surveillance for these conditions through the HTCs.

Source: Grants.gov - March 13, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding