Utah Department of Health Office of Health Disparities
The Connection: News about overcoming health disparities in Utah

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Hepatitis B Funding Opportunity

Office of Minority Health

FY 2019 Funding Opportunity Announcement

The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services administers grant programs to support projects that implement innovative models to improve minority health and reduce health disparities.  
OMH has released a new funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for which applications are now being accepted.

Announcement Number: MP-CPI-19-001
Opportunity Title: OMH Hepatitis B Demonstration Grant Program (Hepatitis B Program) Award Ceiling: $500,000Award Floor: $400,000Application Due Date: April 13, 2019 

OMH, in consultation with the HHS Office of HIV/ AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral Hepatitis, seeks to develop model comprehensive hepatitis B programs that include strategic partnerships between: community-based organizations servicing communities-at-risk; departments of health; perinatal hepatitis B programs; safety net providers; research centers; and healthcare facilities.

Programs should have capacity to deliver widespread vaccination, scale-up testing, and provide care and treatment services.

The Hepatitis B Program will advance progress toward the national hepatitis B elimination goals and strategic actions recommended by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

No comments:

Post a Comment