Blood Disorder Program: Prevention, Surveillance, and Research (Discontinued)

Laboratory Leadership, Workforce Training and Management Development, Improving Public Health Laboratory Infrastructure is sponsored by Department of Health And Human Services. This program will increase the capacity and capability of state and territorial newborn screening laboratories to test for newborn screening conditions as recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC), and those that might be added to individual state panels by state-level advisory committees or state legislatures. Early detection of these conditions, whose symptoms are not clinically observable at birth, save thousands of infants and children from disability and death through early detection and treatment. This listing is currently active. Program number: 93.065. Last updated on 2024-11-12.

Rare Disorders: Research, Surveillance, Health Promotion, and Education is sponsored by Department of Health And Human Services. To (1) Promote public health capacity by conducting research to expand the knowledge base around people with complex disabling conditions, including muscular dystrophy, fragile X syndrome and spina bifida across the lifespan, with the goal of improving their health and quality of life; (2) apply lessons learned to design public health approaches for other childhood onset complex disabling conditions; (3) develop and disseminate information from surveillance and epidemiologic research, identifying intervention strategies for secondary conditions; (4) assess access to and costs associated with health care these conditions; (5) collaborate with partners in the public and private sector to support the development of standards of care and improve health care and related services for people with complex disabling conditions; (6) deliver technical assistance to public and private organizations, universities and local and state agencies on accessing factors affecting medical, functional, and psychosocial outcomes; (7) provide leadership in health education and promotion in people of all ages who have complex disabling conditions and their families; and (8) support partners in facilitating early identification of these diseases and adoption of effective interventions. This listing is currently active. Program number: 93.315. Last updated on 2026-01-09.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Research Centers is sponsored by Department of Health And Human Services. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, blood, and sleep conditions and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives. NHLBI supports research centers that align with fulfilling the mission of the NHLBI. This listing is currently active. Program number: 93.HL6. Last updated on 2026-01-30.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Other Research is sponsored by Department of Health And Human Services. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, blood, and sleep conditions and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives. NHLBI supports other research projects that align with fulfilling the mission of the NHLBI. This listing is currently active. Program number: 93.HL5. Last updated on 2026-01-30.

Office of Disease Prevention is sponsored by Department of Health And Human Services. The Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) is the lead office at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) responsible for assessing, facilitating, and stimulating research in disease prevention, and disseminating the results of this research to improve public health. This listing is currently active. Program number: 93.681. Last updated on 2026-01-28.

Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control is a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (CDC) that funds state and territorial health agencies, tribal organizations, and U.S. territories to establish and strengthen chronic disease prevention and control programs. Eligible recipients include official health agencies of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The program supports public health infrastructure to reduce the burden of chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Recent federal obligations total approximately $26.7 million, making this a substantial funding source for population-level health improvement initiatives.

Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities - Prevention and Surveillance is sponsored by Department of Health And Human Services. To work with State health agencies, universities, and public and private nonprofit organizations in planning, implementing coordinating or evaluating programs, research or surveillance activities related to improved birth outcomes, prevention of birth defects, and the improvement of infant and child health and developmental outcomes. To provide a national, State or local focus for the prevention of conditions of persons with birth defects; to employ epidemiological methods to set priorities, build capacity and direct health promotion interventions for persons with birth defects; to expand public health training opportunities through fellowships to introduce geneticists, epidemiologists, and clinicians to public health practice through education, training and career-enhancing experiences. To enhance surveillance and research for birth defects; to prevent congenital heart defects and other major birth defects associated with medication use during pregnancy; to advance neural tube defect prevention; and enhance the quality and usefulness of newborn screening data and programs. This listing is currently active. Program number: 93.073. Last updated on 2026-01-02.