Duchene and Becker Muscular Dystrophy Education and Outreach Initiative

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	Federal Grant Title:	Duchene and Becker Muscular Dystrophy Education and Outreach Initiative
	CFDA Number:	93.184
	CFDA Description:	Disabilities Prevention
	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-DD07-708
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 06, 2007
	Creation Date:	Jul 23, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 23, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Aug 22, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$706,797
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$706,797
	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: Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) is the only national parent advocacy organization, solely focused on Duchenne Becker Muscular Dystrophy (DBMD) research, treatment/care, educational and emotional issues, and advocacy for all individuals affected by DBMD. It is also the only national organization managed by parents whose children have Duchenne Becker Muscular Dystrophy. PPMD has the largest and most extensive membership of families with children who have Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy. This vast DBMD parent network offers information and resources to the members, healthcare providers, national stakeholders in the muscular dystrophy communities.
Grant Description: The purpose of the program is to continue a coordinated education and outreach initiative on Duchene and Becker Muscular Dystrophy (DBMD). Educational activities regarding DBMD will be developed and disseminated to different audiences, including healthcare providers, individuals who have DBMD and their families, and underserved populations through PPMD. PPMD through its vast DBMD parent network is uniquely positioned to develop relevant materials for parents and patients with DBMD that serve multiple application, including but not limited too: materials intended for parents and patients who are newly diagnosed with DBMD and materials that discuss in a concrete and tangible manner the over all prognosis of DMD, and the types of care required over the lifetime of the patient. PPMD has a strong history of involving key stakeholders and other third parties in evaluating the quality of materials produced and the relevance to their targeted DBMD audience, which enables them to strategically and efficiently leverage their niche in the DBMD community.
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