Pilot Projects to Expand Existing Birth Defects Surveillance Systems To Include All Fetal Death Data; Notice of Intent To Fund Single Eligibility Award, 50349 [05-16993]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Program Announcement AA095]
Pilot Projects to Expand Existing Birth
Defects Surveillance Systems To
Include All Fetal Death Data; Notice of
Intent To Fund Single Eligibility Award
A. Purpose
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) announces the intent
to fund fiscal year (FY) 2005 funds for
a cooperative agreement program to:
1. Evaluate the feasibility of
expanding a population-based birth
defects surveillance system to
incorporate data from existing records
on fetal deaths;
2. Monitor and report, as feasible, on
the occurrence of fetal deaths in the
study population;
3. Serve as a registry for etiologic
studies of fetal deaths (note that no
research studies are planned under this
project); and
4. Serve as a resource for education
and evaluation of prevention programs
that aim to reduce the occurrence of
fetal deaths (note that no education or
prevention programs are planned under
this study).
B. Eligible Applicant
In 2004, the state of Iowa passed
legislation to add stillbirths to the
information that the state collects for its
birth registries. The Iowa birth defects
monitoring program is an active
ascertainment system that was
established in 1983. The monitoring
program currently collects data on fetal
deaths related to birth defects, and can
be expanded to include all fetal death
data. This model program is a center for
excellence in birth defects surveillance,
the largest case control study on birth
defects in the United States.
H.R. Conf. Rep. No. 108–792, at 1162
(2004), references the Iowa Department
of Health. Applications may be
submitted only by the Iowa Department
of Health. No other applications are
solicited.
C. Funding
Approximately $400,000 is available
in FY 2005 to fund this award. It is
expected that the award will begin on or
before August 31, 2005, and will be
made for a 12-month budget period
within a project period of up to one
year. Funding estimates may change.
D. Where To Obtain Additional
Information
For general comments or questions
about this announcement, contact:
Technical Information Management,
CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA
30341–4146, Telephone: 770–488–2700.
For technical questions about this
program, contact: Stephanie Henry,
Project Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,
Mailstop E–86, Atlanta, GA 30333,
Telephone: (404) 498–3809, E-mail:
SHenry@cdc.gov.
Dated: August 22, 2005.
Alan A. Kotch,
Deputy Director, Procurement and Grants
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Program Announcement AA095]
Pilot Projects to Expand Existing Birth Defects Surveillance
Systems To Include All Fetal Death Data; Notice of Intent To Fund
Single Eligibility Award
A. Purpose
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
intent to fund fiscal year (FY) 2005 funds for a cooperative agreement
program to:
1. Evaluate the feasibility of expanding a population-based birth
defects surveillance system to incorporate data from existing records
on fetal deaths;
2. Monitor and report, as feasible, on the occurrence of fetal
deaths in the study population;
3. Serve as a registry for etiologic studies of fetal deaths (note
that no research studies are planned under this project); and
4. Serve as a resource for education and evaluation of prevention
programs that aim to reduce the occurrence of fetal deaths (note that
no education or prevention programs are planned under this study).
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program
is 93.283.
B. Eligible Applicant
In 2004, the state of Iowa passed legislation to add stillbirths to
the information that the state collects for its birth registries. The
Iowa birth defects monitoring program is an active ascertainment system
that was established in 1983. The monitoring program currently collects
data on fetal deaths related to birth defects, and can be expanded to
include all fetal death data. This model program is a center for
excellence in birth defects surveillance, the largest case control
study on birth defects in the United States.
H.R. Conf. Rep. No. 108-792, at 1162 (2004), references the Iowa
Department of Health. Applications may be submitted only by the Iowa
Department of Health. No other applications are solicited.
C. Funding
Approximately $400,000 is available in FY 2005 to fund this award.
It is expected that the award will begin on or before August 31, 2005,
and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project period
of up to one year. Funding estimates may change.
D. Where To Obtain Additional Information
For general comments or questions about this announcement, contact:
Technical Information Management, CDC Procurement and Grants Office,
2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146, Telephone: 770-488-2700.
For technical questions about this program, contact: Stephanie
Henry, Project Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-86, Atlanta, GA
30333, Telephone: (404) 498-3809, E-mail: SHenry@cdc.gov.
Dated: August 22, 2005.
Alan A. Kotch,
Deputy Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-16993 Filed 8-25-05; 8:45 am]
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