Research Cooperative Agreement to Promote the Health of People with Intellectual Disabilities

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	Federal Grant Title:	Research Cooperative Agreement to Promote the Health of People with Intellectual Disabilities
	CFDA Number:	93.184
	CFDA Description:	Disabilities Prevention
	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:	RFA-DD-07-012
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Feb 14, 2007
	Creation Date:	Feb 14, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 12, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	May 12, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	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: Assistance will be provided only to Special Olympics, Inc (SOI). No other applications are solicited. This project was previously funded under CDC Announcement 02069. This limited eligibility is based on the 2006 Conference Report (H. Report H-109-337), which provided funding for the Special Olympics.
Grant Description: The purpose of the program is to support research to develop, implement, and measure the effectiveness of interventions and programs that promote the health, well being, and quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities (ID), an underserved population group. The focus also is to prevent secondary conditions across the lifespan, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the Special Olympics, Inc., (SOI) Healthy Athletes program. This funded project will expand the research agenda for: (a) focusing health screening and health promotion experiences for people with ID; (b) assessing the attitudes and policies towards people with ID; (c) health promotion for people with ID and the role and functioning of families and caregivers, and (d) understanding the health and social effect of participation in SOI for people with ID, their families and heath professionals.
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