Initiative to Integrate Clinical Laboratories into Public Health Testing

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	Federal Grant Title:	Initiative to Integrate Clinical Laboratories into Public Health Testing
	CFDA Number:	93.064
	CFDA Description:	Laboratory Training, Evaluation, and Quality Assurance Programs
	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-PA-HM06-605
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 06, 2006
	Creation Date:	Jun 07, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 17, 2006 Letter of Intent Deadline: June 26, 2006 Application Deadline: July 17, 2006
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Aug 16, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	3
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,800,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$220,000
	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 applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below: . Public nonprofit organizations . Private nonprofit organizations . For profit organizations . Small, minority, women-owned businesses . Universities . Community-based organizations . Faith-based organizations . 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) 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 applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a letter from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required. Place this documentation behind the first page of the application form.
Grant Description: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2006 funds for a cooperative agreement program regarding an "Initiative to Integrate Clinical Laboratories into Public Health Testing." The purpose of the program is to demonstrate potential ways in which clinical laboratories may be better engaged to conduct public health related testing and participate in the public health system, especially through (1) better adherence to voluntary guidelines for testing practices for tests having a public health impact; and/or (2) better rates of reporting tests of public health concern to state and/or local public health authorities; and/or (3) improved rates of submission of isolates and specimens for public health
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/HM06-605.htm http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/HM06-605.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: CDC Procurement and Grants Office
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