Establish a Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System for the Nation

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Establish a Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System for the Nation: This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications to develop, test, and implement a vision and eye health surveillance system using existing surveys, as well as administrative and electronic data sources. Such a system will be built to provide population estimates of vision loss function, eye diseases, health disparities, as well as barriers and facilitators to access to vision and eye care at the national, state, and community levels. This system will be disseminated and shared with researchers, epidemiologists, decision makers, providers, and other end users for implementation and evaluation of programs aimed to improve the vision and eye health of the nation.

Federal Grant Title:	Establish a Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System for the Nation
Federal Agency Name:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-DP-15-004
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.068
CFDA Descriptions:	Chronic Diseases: Research, Control, and Prevention
Current Application Deadline:	Feb 20, 2015 Electronically submitted application
Original Application Deadline:	Feb 20, 2015 Electronically submitted application
Posted Date:	Nov 30, 2014
Creation Date:	Nov 30, 2014
Archive Date:	Mar 22, 2015
Total Program Funding:	$4,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$1,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Private institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
State governments
Small businesses
City or township governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
Independent school districts
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: None
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Grant Announcement Contact: Sue Shaw [email protected]
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