CDC: The Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and Sudden Death in the Young (SDY) Case Registry

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of funds to support organizations in coordinating a state, jurisdictional or multi-jurisdictional SUID and SDY Case Registry.

Donor Name: Centers for Disease Control – NCCDPHP

State: All States

County: All Counties

U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 03/27/2023

Size of the Grant: $150,000

Grant Duration: 5 years

Details:

Funded organizations will identify all resident sudden and unexpected infant (Component A) or infant/child (Component B) deaths, review cases through their Child Death Review process, compile and enter case information into the National Fatality Review Case Reporting System, and analyze data to calculate incidence rates, identify disparities between subpopulations, and inform prevention activities, including reducing disparities. In addition, funds are available to develop SUID prevention strategies informed by data and American Academy of Pediatrics guidance (Component C).

This NOFO supports organizations in coordinating a state/jurisdictional Case Registry. Recipients will identify sudden/unexpected infant (0-365 days) (Component A) and child (0-18) (Component B) deaths, review cases using Child Death Review, enter data into the National Fatality Review Case Reporting System, analyze data to calculate incidence rates, identify disparities between subpopulations, and inform prevention strategies to reduce disparities. Component C will develop community participatory, data-driven SUID prevention strategies aligned with American Academy of Pediatrics guidance.

Outcomes

Recipients are expected to achieve the following short and intermediate outcomes during the period of performance.

Component A and B

  • Increase in high-quality, timely data for SUID/SDY, including information on disparities and SDOH, for program improvement and public health purposes
  • Increase in the number of implemented policies and practices to standardize and reduce inequity in investigation practices, including review of medical records, scene investigation and autopsies

Component C  

  • Increased opportunities for networking, cooperation, and data sharing with communities disproportionately impacted by sleep-related infant deaths
  • Increase in implementation of community participatory, data-driven prevention strategies for disproportionately impacted communities

Funding Information

  • Total Period of Performance Funding: $16,000,000
  • Average One Year Award Amount: $110,000
    • Component A: $95,000
    • Component B: $70,000
    • Component C: $150,000

Period of Performance Length

5 year(s)

Eligible Applicants

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Independent school districts
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments))
  • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • For profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Small businesses

Additional Eligibility Category

  • Government Organizations:
    • State (includes the District of Columbia)
    • Local governments or their bona fide agents
    • Territorial governments or their bona fide agents in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau
    • State controlled institutions of higher education
    • American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized)
    • American Indian or Alaska native tribally designated organizations
  • Other:
    • Private colleges and universities
    • Community-based organizations
    • Faith-based organizations

Additional Information on Eligibility

  • To ensure maximum coverage across the U.S., multiple applications from the same study area/jurisdiction will not be funded. Multiple applications from the same state will be funded as long as they are applying for separate study areas/jurisdictions. Interested applicants from the same study area/jurisdiction are encouraged to collaborate to submit one application

For more information, visit Grants.gov.