OpportunityTitle: Epi-Centers for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Adverse Events  Multicenter Expansion of Current Investigation
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.Eligible Applicants    Eligible Organizations  The following organizations are eligible to apply  &#149;Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Inc.   &#149;Duke University    &#149;Washington University    &#149;University of Pennsylvania   &#149;Hektoen Institute for Medical Research    2. Foreign Organizations  Foreign Organizations are not eligible to apply.     Foreign components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.     For this announcement, applicants may not include collaborators or consultants from foreign institutions.  All applicable federal laws and policies apply.    3.Special Eligibility Requirements   The research activities conducted under program announcement CK11-001 Epi-Centers for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Adverse Events has been established to develop, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of epidemiologically-based strategies to improve healthcare quality and patient safety. The program is composed of two components: 1) Investigator-Initiated Projects designed to develop and test novel HAI prevention strategies, and 2) Prevention Research Emphasis Projects (PREPs), which include the development and implementation of additional HAI prevention research proposals that meet emerging or evolving public health research needs.
Description: The CDC Prevention Epicenters Program has been established to develop, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of epidemiologically-based strategies to improve healthcare quality and patient safety. This funding opportunity announcement is designed to utilize the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program to translate basic, epidemiologic and technologic discoveries into new strategies for improving prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) and other adverse events in all types of healthcare facilities in the United States. The prevention strategies could include, but are not limited to, prevention strategies currently undergoing single-center studies by the prevention epicenters program that merit further investigation in multicenter studies.
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;