OpportunityTitle: State Oral Disease Prevention Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: State governments and the District of Columbia, or their Bona Fide Agents . State Health Departments receiving CDC funds under CDC PA 1046, CDC PA 03022, CDC-RFA-DP08-802, and CDC-RFA-DP10-1012 are not eligible for Component 1.  2. Special Eligibility Requirements:  Not-Applicable  3. Justification for Less than Maximum Competition:  Eligibility is limited to State Health Departments because they are uniquely qualified with the dental professional and epidemiological expertise to define and monitor the oral disease burden throughout the State and to provide the statewide oral health professional leadership to plan and develop statewide strategies to reduce the burden of disease.  State Health Departments are uniquely situated within government structures at the state level to collect statewide oral health surveillance data through unique data sources, to leverage and integrate with health department components, such as other chronic disease programs, to develop and implement statewide policy and programmatic strategies that cut across multiple chronic conditions, and to share support of complementary activities.
Description: Purpose: The overall purpose of the State Oral Health Program is to assist state health departments to build and/or maintain effective public health capacity for implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of best practices in oral disease prevention and advancement of oral health objectives.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Information Management Section
GrantorContactText: CDC &lt;br/&gt;Procurement and Grants Office &lt;br/&gt;TIMS &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700
CloseDateExplanation: Dates:  Technical Assistance Opportunities for Potential Applicants:   Potential applicants may participate in one of two conference calls for information on this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). The conference calls will be conducted by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion&#146;s Division of Oral Health. Pre-Application Conference Call: April 16, 2013; 6:00-7:30 EST and April 17, 2013; 2:00-3:30 EST Toll free number is 1-877-867-9535 Participant Code: 94676660.  Frequently Asked Questions:  Information about this initiative can be found at www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/foa/state-oral-disease-prevention-program.htm. This website will provide both a link to frequently asked questions and a submission form for potential applicants to make inquiries. The direct link to the frequently asked questions is: www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/foa/faq/index.htm. The direct link to the question submission form is: www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/foa/faq/submit-questions.htm.  Information about all CDC oral health programs, including currently funded awardees, can be found at www.cdc.gov/oralhealth.    &#149; Letter of Intent Deadline Date: April 26, 2013  &#149; Application Deadline Date: May 29, 2013    11:59  p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time