The Department of Health is offering a grant to reduce the loss to follow-up of infants who failed their newborn hearing screening. This grant focuses on implementing targeted interventions to improve documentation and timely follow-up for infants. States not yet engaged in Learning Collaboratives are required to join during the project period. Deadline for proposals is October 28, 2011.
Opportunity ID: 119893
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | HRSA-12-047 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Reducing Loss to Follow-up after Failure to Pass Newborn Hearing Screening |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Health |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 7 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 93.251 — Universal Newborn Hearing Screening |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Sep 02, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Oct 28, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Oct 28, 2011 |
| Archive Date:: | Dec 26, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 1,750,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Eligibility for this funding opportunity is limited to those current grantees/awardees with project periods ending March 31, 2012 and States/Jurisdictions which do not have HRSA Federal funds to support their newborn hearing screening program at this time. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description:: | This announcement solicits proposals for reducing the loss to follow-up of infants who have not passed a physiologic newborn hearing screening examination prior to discharge from the newborn nursery by utilizing specifically targeted and measurable interventions. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to further focus efforts to improve the loss to documentation/loss to follow-up by utilizing specific interventions to achieve measurable improvement in the numbers of infants who receive appropriate and timely follow-up.
Those states that have not participated in a Learning Collaborative, to date, will be required to participate in the Learning Collaboratives during the 2012-2014 project period. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | |
| Competition ID: | 4939 |
| Competition Title: | Reducing Loss to Follow-up after Failure to Pass Newborn Hearing Screening |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00076450 |
| Opening Date: | Sep 01, 2011 |
| Closing Date: | Oct 28, 2011 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Irene Forsman MS, RN |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Attachments [V1.1] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] HHS Checklist (08-2007) [V2.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Grants.gov Lobbying Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] |
| optional_forms | Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4939 | Reducing Loss to Follow-up after Failure to Pass Newborn Hearing Screening | PKG00076450 | Sep 01, 2011 | Oct 28, 2011 | View | Irene Forsman MS, RN | Organization Applicants |