Cooperative Agreement for a National Research and Training Organization for People with Developmental and other Disabilities (U01)

The summary for the Cooperative Agreement for a National Research and Training Organization for People with Developmental and other Disabilities (U01) Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Cooperative Agreement for a National Research and Training Organization for People with Developmental and other Disabilities (U01)
	CFDA Number:	93.283
	CFDA Description:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention_Investigations and Technical Assistance
	Federal Agency Name:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-RFA-DD07-003
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Nov 09, 2006
	Creation Date:	Nov 09, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 01, 2007 Letter of Intent Receipt Date: December 15, 2006 Application Receipt Date: February 1, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Mar 03, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$300,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: Eligible Institutions -- Eligible applicants are already established national organizations that can demonstrate a current and effective capacity to work with entities in the field of clinical services, training, education, research, interdisciplinary program outreach to families and communities, and preventive interventions related to birth defects and developmental disabilities. This eligibility requires nationally recognized organizations with memberships or formal associations related to developmental disabilities and the prevention of secondary conditions for people who have a disability; and the already existing infrastructure and mechanism to disseminate research and training announcements, peer review, processing awards, and the monitoring and oversight of all research and training awardees. The eligible applicant should be an organization that can represent every state and most territories comprised of a large and broad-based structure representing professionals working with state public health agencies and academic communities in the areas of birth defects and developmental disabilities as well as consumers of these services. This unique structure and capacity should allow the implementation and conduct of investigator-initiated research at the point of service level for the programs and projects it supports. Hence the delivery of services and preventive interventions takes place at the institutional level where the project is based. This capacity allows the exportation and replication of successful programs among other member institutions for a larger population that can benefit from program successes with documented and well evaluated outcomes.
Grant Description: . The purpose of this program is to strengthen the nations capacity to carry out public health activities in the areas of birth defects, developmental disabilities, and disability and health. The objectives are to: (1) facilitate research in birth defects and developmental disabilities; (2) promote the health and well being of people with disabilities; (3) encourage cooperative research focusing on population-based data sets; and (4) train public health professionals to strengthen the nations expertise in the fields of birth defects, developmental disabilities, and children and adults with disabilities.
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