OpportunityTitle: Centers of Excellence in Public Health Informatics (P01)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants:  public nonprofit organizations, private nonprofit organizations, for profit organizations, 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); and political subdivisions of states (in consultation with states.)   A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application.
Description: There exists an imperative for a new RFA to fund research that will leverage and build upon the developmental accomplishments from the first series of PHI CoEs. The translational research generated has sparked new questions and offers new possibilities in this new funding cycle for informatics. This is essential in order to move forward to apply, translate and evaluate public health informatics. New surveillance tools and technologies are rapidly emerging, and the public health informatics community must take part in their development and dissemination. Additionally, President Obama&apos;s emphasis on smart technology, health IT, and infrastructure building all rely upon quickly mastering the complicated landscape of advanced informatics, proposing innovative methodologies, and conducting test interventions to assure quality and stewardship of the funds entrusted to CDC. This emphasis will best be accomplished through an RFA that establishes a new generation of Centers of Excellence. This RFA fulfills a national strategic need to protect and improve the public&#146;s health through discovery, innovation, and service in health information technology and informatics. The research produced through this RFA will improve health care, and facilitate early detection and prevention of disease outbreaks and possible terrorist events.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: PGO Technical Information Management
GrantorContactText: CDC Procurement and Grants Office &lt;br/&gt;Technical Information Management &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700
CloseDateExplanation: Letter of Intent Deadline: March 9, 2009    Application Deadline: April 10, 2009