Vision Health: Developing an Integrative Approach for Promotion and Protection

The summary for the Vision Health: Developing an Integrative Approach for Promotion and Protection 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:	Vision Health: Developing an Integrative Approach for Promotion and Protection
	CFDA Number:	93.068
	CFDA Description:	Chronic Diseases: Research, Control, and 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-DP-08-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Nov 09, 2007
	Creation Date:	Nov 09, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 11, 2008 Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the application deadline date.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Mar 12, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: Secretarys Forecast Summary CDC-RFA-DP08-001 CDCs Procurement and Grants Office has published a program announcement entitled, "Vision Health: Developing an Integrative Approach for Promotion and Protection." Approximately $1,000,000 will be available in fiscal year 2008 to fund approximately one award. The purpose of the program is to fund research that will develop an effective comprehensive public health approach to address eye health promotion and vision loss prevention. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm. The estimated funding date is prior to September 30, 2008.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: CDC Procurement and Grants Office
http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: PGOTIM
Phone 770-488-2700 pgotim@cdc.gov CDC Procurement and Grants Office
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