OpportunityTitle: Community-based Programs to Test and Cure Hepatitis C
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants for this FOA are included in this section.  Government Organizations:  &#149;State or their bona fide agents (includes the District of Columbia)  &#149;Local governments or their bona fide agents  &#149;Territorial governments or their bona fide agents in the Commonwealth of Puerto  &#149;Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands,  &#149;American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the  Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau)  &#149;State controlled institutions of higher education  &#149;American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state recognized)  &#149;Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities]  Non-government Organizations:  &#149;American Indian or Alaska native tribally designated organizations  &#149;Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)  &#149;Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)]
Description: The purpose of this FOA is to provide the resources needed for awardees to implement a package of services for the target population in a defined geographic area, developed and implemented by a coalition of key stakeholders in HCV infection (i.e., health departments, specialists in HCV care, and primary-care providers), aimed at strengthening health-care capacity to diagnose and cure HCV infection. Increased health-care capacity will in turn increase the number of persons whose HCV infection is diagnosed, treated, and cured, ultimately resulting in reduced HCV-related morbidity and mortality.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: pgotim@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) &lt;br/&gt;Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) &lt;br/&gt;Phone:  770-488-2700 &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Application Deadline: May 20, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time, on www.grants.gov