OpportunityTitle: Surveillance of Neural Tube Defects (NTDs) and Other Birth Defects in Low and Middle Income Countries
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)  Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education)  For-profit organizations (other than small business)  Small, minority, and women-owned businesses  Universities  Colleges  Research institutions  Hospitals  Community-based organizations  Faith-based organizations  Federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments  American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations  Alaska Native health corporations  Urban Indian health organizations  Tribal epidemiology centers  State and local governments 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)  Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States)  Non-domestic (non-US) entity    A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state or country government as eligible to submit an application under the state/country eligibility in lieu of a state/country application.  If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or country government, a letter from the state agency or country Ministry of Health as documentation of the status is required.
Description: The purpose of the program is to support: (1) the development, implementation, expansion, and evaluation of population-based birth defects surveillance systems in low- or middle-income countries; and (2) planning for the development and implementation of population-based programs to prevent birth defects. This program addresses the &#147;Healthy People 2010&#148; focus area(s) of Maternal, Infant and Child Health.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: pgotim@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: CDC Procurement and Grants Office &lt;br/&gt;grants &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700