The Clearinghouse of Newborn Screening Information

The summary for the The Clearinghouse of Newborn Screening Information 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 Health Resources and Services Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

The Clearinghouse of Newborn Screening Information: The Legislative Authority for the Clearinghouse of Newborn Screening Information funding opportunity is the Public Health Service, PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300b10, as amended in the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, NBSSLA. This announcement solicits applications for activities authorized under Section 1112 of the NBSSLA, Information Clearinghouse. The goal of this initiative is to establish and maintain a central clearinghouse of current educational and family support and services information, materials, resources, research, and data on newborn screening for the following purposes, 1. increase awareness, knowledge, and understanding of newborn screening by parents and family members of newborns, health professionals, industry representatives, and the public, 2. increase expectant individuals and families awareness, knowledge, and understanding of newborn disease and screening services, and 3. maintain current data on quality indicators of newborn screening performance.