OBESITY AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

The summary for the OBESITY AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 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:	OBESITY AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
	CFDA Number:	93.11393.114
	CFDA Description:	Biological Response to Environmental Health Hazards 93.114 Applied Toxicological Research and Testing
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institutes of Health
	Category of Funding Activity:	Income Security and Social Services Health Environment Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-ES-04-003
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Aug 31, 2004
	Creation Date:	Aug 31, 2004
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 17, 2004
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jan 16, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	10
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$200,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	93.115 -- Biometry and Risk Estimation_Health Risks from Environmental Exposures

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible agencies of the Federal Government Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply
Grant Description: This initiative will support R01 and R21 studies in two specific areas related to the built environment and obesity: First, understanding the role of the built environment in causing/exacerbating obesity and related co-morbidities; and second, developing, implementing, and evaluating prevention/intervention strategies that influence parameters of the built environment in order to reduce the prevalence of overweight, obesity and co-morbidities.
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