Obesity and the Built Environment

The summary for the Obesity and the Built Environment 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 National Institutes of Health, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Obesity and the Built Environment: This initiative will support R01 and R21 studies in two specific areas related to the built environment and obesity: First, understanding the role of the built environment in causing/exacerbating obesity and related co-morbidities; and second, developing, implementing, and evaluating prevention/intervention strategies that influence parameters of the built environment in order to reduce the prevalence of overweight, obesity and co-morbidities.
Federal Grant Title: Obesity and the Built Environment
Federal Agency Name: National Institutes of Health
Grant Categories: Income Security and Social Services Health Environment Education
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-ES-04-003
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 93.11393.114
CFDA Descriptions: Biological Response to Environmental Health Hazards 93.114 Applied Toxicological Research and Testing
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: Dec 17, 2004
Posted Date: Aug 31, 2004
Creation Date: Aug 31, 2004
Archive Date: Jan 16, 2005
Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $200,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Cost Sharing or Matching: 93.115 -- Biometry and Risk Estimation_Health Risks from Environmental Exposures
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible agencies of the Federal Government Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply
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