Documenting outcomes associated with Persistent Tic Disorders (including Tourette Syndrome) in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults through Surveillance

Eligible applicants should have the infrastructure and capacity to identify, collect, and disseminate information on outcomes associated with persistent tic disorders (PTD) including Tourette syndrome (TS) among children, adolescents, and young adults. Specifically, this entails: 1) access to a population of children, adolescents, and young adults with PTD/TS; 2) expertise in identification of PTD/TS; and 3) capacity to collect and analyze survey data and summarize and disseminate findings.CDC proposes to allocate funds to implement a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), Surveillance of Public...

The applicant must provide evidence of access to clinic-based samples of children, adolescents, and young adults (ages 6-24 years) with a current persistent tic disorder including Tourette Syndrome (PTD/TS) and the ability to collect data on this population.The applicant must include in the application a table of contents, project abstract, project narrative, (including work plan) budget narrative, letters of support, CVs/resumes, organizational charts, a copy of their indirect cost rate agreement, and a data management plan demonstrating secure handling and storage of data. Assurances should be provided that data will be kept on restricted and/or password-protected systems that only individuals working on the respective surveillance system can access. Failure to include these documents will cause the application to be deemed nonresponsive and not be passed on for further review.The award ceiling for this NOFO is $750,000. CDC will consider any application requesting an award higher than this amount as nonresponsive, and it will receive no further review.

Mary Helen Witten muw4@cdc.gov