Prevention Epicenter Program

The summary for the Prevention Epicenter Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Prevention Epicenter Program: CDC?s Procurement and Grants Office has published a program announcement entitled, ?Prevention Epicenter Program?. Approximately $634,000 will be available in fiscal year 2004 to fund four awards. The purpose of these supplemental awards is twofold: (1) To determine the number and types of laboratory errors associated with identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria isolated from cultures of blood and sterile body sites of hospitalized patients; and (2) to determine if recently introduced antimicrobial agents and infection control practices are impacting rates of C. difficile-associated disease and whether antimicrobial resistance could be emerging. The application deadline is June 14, 2004, and the estimated funding date is August 16, 2004.

Federal Grant Title:	Prevention Epicenter Program
Federal Agency Name:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-PA-04100
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.283
CFDA Descriptions:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention_Investigations and Technical Assistance
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Jun 14, 2004
Posted Date:	May 17, 2004
Creation Date:	Jul 14, 2004
Archive Date:	Jul 14, 2004
Total Program Funding:	$634,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$160,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$157,000
Expected Number of Awards:	4
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to the seven current Prevention Epicenter Program grantees. They are: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Washington University, Northwestern University, University of Iowa, McGuire Research Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, and Johns Hopkins University. No other applications are solicited. Eligibility is limited to the Prevention Epicenters in order to maximize the use of available funds by building on existing infrastructure for evaluating healthcare-associated infections and adverse events and utilizing highly demonstrated expertise in infection control procedures and practices.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: (TIMS), Technical Information Management Section, Point of Contact, Phone 770-488-2700, Email [email protected] [email protected] (TIMS), Technical Information Management Section
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