Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention

This grant opportunity was posted to Grants.gov on 12/10/2007 and the announcement is now available. 

Program Title

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention

Agency/Sub-Agency

HRSA/MCHB

Description

This program supports the screening of all newborn infants in the US for hearing loss with timely and appropriate follow-up services for infants who do not pass the initial newborn hearing screen. Grants will be used to promote: (1) Universal hearing screening of all infants born in the US prior to hospital discharge and screening of out of hospital births by one month of age (2) confirmation of normal hearing/hearing loss before 3 months of age and entry into a program of early intervention before 6months of age with linkage to a medial home and family to family support programs.The focus of these grants is the reduction of loss to follow-up.

Eligible Entity(ies)

State Governments

Intended Beneficiaries

Newborns Hearing Screening

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

93.251

CFDA Category

Health

CFDA Sub-Category(ies)

Maternity, Infants, and Children

Keyword(s)

Infants, Hearing, Maternal and Child Health

HHS Announcement No.

HRSA-08-067

New Funding Opportunity

Yes

Competition Type: (N), (CC) or (M)

N

Single Source / Limited Competition

NA

Est Annual Min Award

$150,000.00

Est Annual Max Award

$150,000

Est Number of Awards

12

Est Posting Date

10/4/2007

Est Application Deadline

12/3/2007

Est Award Date

9/1/2008

Est Start Date

9/1/2008

Program Contact Name

Irene Forsman

Program Contact Telephone No.

(301) 443 - 9023

Program Contact Email

iforsman@hrsa.gov

Agency Forecast ID No.

HRSA59