Epi-Centers for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Adverse Events (U54)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Epi-Centers for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Adverse Events (U54)
	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:	RFA-CI-11-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 30, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jul 30, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 30, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 30, 2010
	Archive Date:	Oct 30, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	4
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$8,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$2,000,000
	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 Institutions You may submit an application(s) if your organization has any of the following characteristics: Public nonprofit organizations Private nonprofit organizations For profit organizations Small, minority, and women-owned businesses Universities Colleges Research institutions Hospitals Community-based organizations Faith-based organizations Federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments American Indian/Alaska Native tribally designated organizations Alaska Native health corporations Urban Indian health organizations Tribal epidemiology centers State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States) A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application. If you are applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, signed by the State/Local government and the agent, as documentation of your status you must provide a letter from the state or local government as documentation of your status
Grant Description: The National Center Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) of CDC within HHS is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2010" and to measuring program performance as stipulated by the Government Performance and Review Act (GPRA). This RFA addresses "Healthy People 2010" priority area(s) of reduce hospital-acquired infections in intensive care unit patients, reduce central-line blood stream infections, and reduce the incidence of invasive methicillin-resistance staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and is in alignment with NCEZID's (proposed) performance goal(s) to protect Americans from infectious diseases. For more information, www.healthypeople.gov. and
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Procurement and Grants Office TIMS Phone 770-488-2700

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