OpportunityTitle: Collaborations to Improve Identification and Care for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection among Persons in the United States who were Born in Countries with Intermediate-High (greater than or equal to two percent) HBV Prevalence
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: Government Organizations: State or their bona fide agents (includes the District of Columbia), Local governments or their bona fide agents, Territorial governments or their bona fide agents in 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), State controlled institutions of higher education, American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized), Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities. Non-government Organizations: American Indian or Alaska native tribally designated organizations, Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education), Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education), Private colleges and universities, Community-based organizations, Faith-based organizations, For-profit organizations (other than small business), Small businesses.
Description: The purpose of this FOA is to improve the capacity of health care providers and other stakeholders in cities with large populations of persons born in countries with intermediate-high HBV prevalence, to increase the identification of foreign born persons with CHB from HBV endemic countries and their linkage to high-quality, ongoing HBV-directed medical care.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: TECHNICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SECTION (TIMS)
GrantorContactText: CDC  &lt;br/&gt;Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) &lt;br/&gt;Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) &lt;br/&gt;Phone: 770-488-2700 &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline: May 16, 2014. This is not required but potential applicants are encouraged to submit so the program can prepare for the review process. Application Deadline: June 18, 2014, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Savings Time, on www.grants.gov. Informational conference call for potential applicants: May 15, 2014, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST. Conference call line: 1-866-715-2461, participant code 92262666