Assistance Listing 93.073
Department of Health and Human Services · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Assistance Listing 93.073, “Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities - Prevention and Surveillance,” is a federal program administered by Department of Health and Human Services. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 2 open, 2 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $66.8M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
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.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Full and open competition
Intended beneficiaries: Unrestricted by Entity Type.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Range is dependent upon funding availability and specific grant activities. Award amounts range from $20,000 to $2,000,000. Average: $150,000
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.073. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.93.073 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities - Prevention and Surveillance.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Unrestricted by Entity Type. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
The agency reported $66,807,866 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.