National Consumer Network for Genetics Education

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	HRSA-05-026
Posted Date:	Oct 08, 2004
Original Due Date for Applications:	Jan 23, 2005
Current Due Date for Applications:	Jan 23, 2005
Archive Date:	Feb 23, 2005
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$700,000.00
Award Ceiling:	none
Award Floor:	none
CFDA Number:	93.110 -- Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:
As cited in 42 CFR Part 51 a. 3(a) any public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or Tribal organization (as those terms are defined in 25 U.S.C. 450(b) is eligible to apply for Federal Funding.

Agency Name

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Grants Application Center, 901 Russell Avenue Suite 450, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879

Description

The Genetic Services Branch programs are structured to increase knowledge of the genetic contribution to health and disease and to facilitate the early identification of individuals with heritable conditions and integrate them into systems of care that are comprehensive, accessible, available, affordable, acceptable, population and community-based, culturally appropriate and family-centered and to increase knowledge of the genetic contribution to health and disease upon which services are developed.  One goal of the program is to improve the publics genetic literacy. Genetic literacy includes knowing about benefits, risks, and limitations of genetic screening and testing, as well as the implications of medical genetic information in an health care setting.

This project supports the Genetic Services Branchs mission and goals through an initiative that will further the publics understanding of the use of genetic medicine. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to support a national network for genetic community-based organizations to implement genetic education based upon actual need assessments of their communities stakeholders and to increase the communitys capacity for genetic education, services and policy support by the development and dissemination of educational materials to underserved and under-represented communities. The central activities would include: dissemination of education materials; implementation of models for community coalition sustainability and development; and dissemination of guiding principles for identification and responding to genetic education and resource needs of underserved communities in an ongoing culturally sensitive manner.

Link to Full Announcement

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=C9E6BCF9-0E7D-4C5C-A0B8-534852334A18

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772;301-998-7373 or email callcenter@hrsa.gov

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