# Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening Follow-up Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-21-036-sickle-cell-disease-newborn-screening-follow-up-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/328460

> Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants of up to $184,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 20 awards worth $3.7 million in total. Applications closed on April 29, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-21-036 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 29, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $184,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 20 |
| Total funding | $3.7 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.110 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants include any domestic public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. § 450b), is eligible to apply. See 42 CFR § 51a.3(a). Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations are eligible to apply.

## What the grant funds

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening Follow-up Program (Follow-Up Program). The purpose of the Follow-Up Program is to facilitate access to quality sickle cell disease (SCD) care by: 1) conducting outreach and working with individuals and families with SCD from the time a newborn screen identifies a child with possible SCD, through diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; 2) providing education to families and providers; 3) disseminating resources; 4) collaborating with state newborn screening programs; and 5) linking individuals and families to community resources, evidence-based SCD care, and care coordination within the communities where they reside to the fullest extent possible.

## Questions people ask

### Is HRSA-21-036 still open?

No. It closed on April 29, 2021. A newer notice is open: HRSA-27-072, closes January 8, 2027 (62 days left).

### Who can apply for Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening Follow-up Program?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening Follow-up Program?

Closed April 29, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $184,000 each. About $3.7 million in total across about 20 awards.

### Who has won Special Projects of Regional and National Significance grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Children's National Medical Center. The program made 842 awards worth $1.4 billion in that time.