OpportunityTitle: Tuberculosis Elimination and Laboratory Cooperative Agreement (CoAg)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants:   Government Organizations:  &#149;State or their bona fide agents (includes the District of Columbia)  &#149;Territorial governments or their bona fide agents in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands  &#149;Political subdivision of States (including the cities of Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Diego, CA; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; New York City, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Baltimore, MD) or their bona fide agents, and in consultation with their state government.
Description: The purpose of the Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination Cooperative Agreement (CoAg) funds is to assist the current efforts of state, local, and territorial TB programs to prevent, control, and eventually eliminate TB in the United States. Financial assistance is provided to TB programs to augment current local contributions for TB prevention and control activities; developing human resources through improved training, education, communications, and information dissemination; and strengthening laboratory capacity to ensure that timely and reliable TB laboratory services be available to healthcare providers and TB controllers.
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: Application Deadline:  September 4, 2014, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time.