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If found successful, the developed surveillance system can be of great help to public health practitioners and all the members of the health care providers as the system can specifically describe and determine the primary and secondary health conditions that may be associated with the disorders in focus.

In addition, the surveillance system is also thought to have the potential to assist in the development of screening strategies for early detection, and the evaluation of the of the administered public health interventions.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to administer a total funding amount of $800,000 to a deserving and eligible grant applicant.

Institutions and organizations will only be eligible to apply if they are any of the following:

a) Higher Education Institutions such as Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education and Private Institutions of Higher Education

b) Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions

c) Nonprofit organizations other than institutions of higher education

d) For-Profit Organizations such as Small Businesses

e) State Governments, County Governments, City or Township Governments, Special District Governments, Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized), and Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)

f) Independent School Districts, Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities, Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Faith-based or Community-based Organizations, and Regional Organizations.

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Career Transition Award
In keeping with this mission, the National Institutes of Health has collaborated with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to establish the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Career Transition Award Program.

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Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program
The Health Resources and Services Administration has recently constituted the establishment of the Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program, also referred to as the TRCGP.

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Medical Tropical Research Laboratory Program Infectious Disease Research Award
AFRIMS has recently announced the WRAIR Medical Tropical Research Laboratory Program(MTRLP) Infectious Disease Research Award(IDRA), a funding opportunity which solicits proposals that aim to tackle basic, preclinical and clinical research of emerging infectious diseases in Thailand and a certain region in Southeast Asia.

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Critical Congenital Heart Disease Newborn Screening Demonstration Program
The Health Resources and Services Administration has recently constituted the Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) Newborn Screening Demonstration Program in order to support and encourage the development, dissemination, and validation of screening protocols and newborn screening infrastructure for point of care screenings that are specific to Critical Congenital Heart Diseases.

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