MCHB-HRSA-24-035-(U52)-EHDI-Network-Final-V3 10-31.pdf
This notice announces a funding opportunity through the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish an Early Hearing Detection and Intervention National Network consisting of three national technical assistance centers. Up to three cooperative agreements will be awarded for the Implementation and Change Center, the Family Leadership in Language and Learning Center, and the Provider Education Center. A total of $1.5 million will be awarded annually to support the network infrastructure and activities of the individual centers. Applications are due November 6, 2023, with project periods expected to run from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2029. The centers will collaborate to provide technical assistance and training to state EHDI programs and other stakeholders to advance early hearing screening, diagnosis, and intervention services for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and young children up to age three, with a focus on improving language acquisition outcomes.
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This notice of funding opportunity announces a competitive grant program through the Health Resources and Services Administration to fund an Early Hearing Detection and Intervention National Network. Up to three cooperative agreements will be awarded to establish centers for implementation and change, family leadership and language learning, and provider education. Centers will collaborate as a network to strengthen early hearing screening, diagnosis, and intervention systems and ensure deaf or hard-of-hearing children receive services to support language acquisition by age three. Individual centers will provide technical assistance and training to state health programs and other stakeholders. Applications are due November 6, 2023. Five-year awards up to $750,000, $450,000 and $300,000 per year respectively are available beginning April 1, 2024, to support network coordination and the three center programs.
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This addendum clarifies website accessibility requirements for recipients of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention National Network funding opportunity. The original notice referenced Section 508 compliance, but recipients must instead adhere to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, ensuring accessible communications for people with disabilities. The single federal grant program associated with this opportunity is the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration program numbered 93.251 for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention. Recipients will maintain a high-quality, publicly accessible website as part of award requirements.
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