Epilepsy Incidence Among Children Funding Program in the United States

Deadline: 23-Jan-2025

Applications are now open for the Epilepsy Incidence Among Children Funding Program.

Objectives/Outcomes

• Applicants are expected to specify measurable objectives and outcomes, including but not limited to:
  • An estimated overall epilepsy incidence rate of U.S. children 0 – 17 years of age at the statistical significance level of at least 0.05. Incidence rates are expected to be inclusive of the most common epilepsies, as data are available.
  • Estimated epilepsy incidence rates (at the statistical significance level of at least 0.05) stratified by demographic factors, social determinants of health, and other characteristics.
  • Identified fetal brain development and other risk factors with statistically significant associations (at the statistical significance level of at least 0.05) between the identified risk factors and incident epilepsy.
  • Producing and communicating findings that enable policymakers and providers to improve epilepsy prevention, screening, management, and care.

Funding Information

• Estimated Total Program Funding: $ 1,600,000
• Award Ceiling: $500,000

Duration

• Total Period of Performance Length: 4 year(s)

Population of Focus 

• The population of focus is U.S. children aged 0 – 17 years. The population studied should be nationally representative, corresponding to statistical estimates of the U.S. child population by sex, race, ethnicity, and geographic distribution as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Applicants
  • Eligibility Category:
    • State governments
    • County governments
    • City or township governments
    • Special district governments
    • Independent school districts
    • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Additional Eligibility Category:
    • The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for CDC support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
      • Hispanic-serving Institutions
      • Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
      • Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
      • Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
      • Nonprofits (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
  • Foreign Organizations
    • Foreign Organizations are not eligible to apply.
    • Foreign components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.