Prevention Epicenter Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Prevention Epicenter Program
	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:	CDC-PA-04100
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 17, 2004
	Creation Date:	Jul 14, 2004
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 14, 2004
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jul 14, 2004
	Expected Number of Awards:	4
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$634,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$160,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$157,000
	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: 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.
Grant Description: 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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/04100.htm http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/04100.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: (TIMS), Technical Information Management Section, Point of Contact, Phone 770-488-2700, Email pgotim@cdc.gov pgotim@cdc.gov (TIMS), Technical Information Management Section
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