Enhance Surveillance of Risk Factors and Health Effects Related to Harmful Algal Blooms

The summary for the Enhance Surveillance of Risk Factors and Health Effects Related to Harmful Algal Blooms 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.

Enhance Surveillance of Risk Factors and Health Effects Related to Harmful Algal Blooms: CDCs Procurement and Grants Office has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, "Cooperative Agreement to Enhance Surveillance of Risk Factors and Health Effects Related to Harmful Algal Blooms." Approximately $1,500,000 will be available in fiscal year 2008 to fund 10 awards. The purpose of the program is for the collection of specific data related to harmful algal blooms using the Harmful Algal Bloom-rlated Illness Surveillance System(HABISS), and to analyze and interpret this data to understand the impact of these blooms on the health of the general public. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/EH08-801.htm The estimated funding date is August 31, 2008.