OpportunityTitle: Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants for this funding opportunity are State and Territorial Departments of Public Health or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau).  In addition, Federally- recognized or state-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribal governments are also eligible.  Note that throughout this funding opportunity announcement, the use of the term &#147;state&#148; includes the District of Columbia, all U.S. Territories and Tribal governments.
Description: CDC&#146;s Procurement and Grants Office has published a program announcement entitled, &#147;Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective.&#148; Approximately $17,500,000 will be available to fund 26 to 61 awards. The purpose is to develop program capacity to address asthma from a public health perspective to bring about: (1) a focus on asthma-related activity within states; (2) an increased understanding of asthma-related data and its application to program planning and evaluation through the development of an ongoing asthma surveillance system; (3) an increased recognition, within the public health structure of states, of the potential to use a public health approach to reduce the burden of asthma; (4) linkages of state health agencies to other agencies and organizations addressing asthma in the population; and (5) implementation of interventions to achieve positive health impacts, such as reducing the number of deaths, hospitalizations, emergency department visits, school or work days missed, and limitations on activity due to asthma. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website at www.grants.gov. The estimated funding date is September 1, 2009.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Information Management Section
GrantorContactText: PGOTIMS &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770/488-2700
CloseDateExplanation: Letter of Intent Deadline: April 8, 2009