OpportunityTitle: Enhancing Public Health Surveillance of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities through the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: State Health Departments 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).
Description: CDC&#146;s Procurement and Grants Office has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, &#147;Enhancing Public Health Surveillance of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities through the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network.&#148; Approximately $ 4,750,000 will be available in fiscal year 2010 to fund 10 awards. The purpose of this FOA is to enhance the capacity of currently operational surveillance programs (whether funded by CDC or other sources) to implement or enhance a population-based, multiple-source surveillance program for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities among children who are eight years of age, such that they may participate as a member of the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the Grants.gov website at www.grants.gov. The estimated funding period is June 2010.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Information Management Section
GrantorContactText: PGOTIM &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700
CloseDateExplanation: Letter of Intent deadline: January 15, 2010