The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for its Newborn Screening Program (NBS Propel).
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/13/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $345,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of NBS Propel is to support state/territory NBS programs addressing state/territory-specific challenges; pursue priorities to enhance, improve, and expand the NBS System; improve on NBS timeliness; support implementation of new conditions added to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel; and increase access to treatment and follow-up activities for individuals and their families with conditions identified through NBS.
NBS Propel has two focus areas:
- Focus Area 1 includes activities related to improving collection of specimens, testing of specimens, and reporting out results, including and improving the timeliness of these activities; and implementing screening for newly added RUSP conditions.
- Focus Area 2 includes activities related to improving short-term follow-up through long-term follow-up2 and helping families understand and navigate the process from confirmation of a diagnosis to treatment, and through follow-up across the lifespan.
These activities include expanding access to diagnosis and treatment resources for providers and families of infants with SCID and other NBS disorders with a focus on reaching underserved populations, and empowering families to actively engage at all levels of the newborn screening system. Up to 25 recipients will be awarded under NBS Propel to up to 25 different states. Up to three awards will be made to states in each of the 10 HHS/HRSA regions listed below.
- Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
- Region 2: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Region 3: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
- Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
- Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
- Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
- Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
- Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
- Region 9: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau,
- Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Funding Information
- HRSA estimates approximately $8,600,000 to be available annually to fund 25 recipients. The actual amount available will not be determined until enactment of the final FY 2023 federal appropriation. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $345,000 annually (reflecting direct and indirect costs per year)
- Additionally, applicants are expected to designate the following amounts for each focus area:
- $200,000 for Focus Area 1, which includes activities related to improving collection of specimens, testing specimens, and reporting out results; improving timeliness of NBS; and implementing screening for newly added RUSP conditions.
- $145,000 for Focus Area 2, which includes activities related to improving short-term follow-up through long-term follow-up and helping families understand and navigate the process, from confirmation of a diagnosis, to treatment, and through follow-up across the lifespan. These activities should include expanding access to diagnosis and treatment resources for providers and families of infants with SCID and other NBS disorders with a focus on reaching underserved populations, and empowering families to actively engage at all levels of the newborn screening system.
- The period of performance is July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028 (5 years).
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include a state or political subdivision of a state, or a consortium of two or more states or political subdivisions of states.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
