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Panelists

March of Dimes (MOD) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Gerard Carrino, PhD, MPH Senior Vice President, Program Resource Development & Evaluation Melissa Gambatese, MPH Research Analyst, Perinatal Data Center, Program Resource Development & Evaluation Kathy Harris Director of Sponsored Programs, Program Development, Program Resource Development & Evaluation Regina Simeone, MS, MPH Epidemiologist, Birth Defects Branch, Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Suzanne M. Gilboa, PhD Team Lead and Research Health Scientist Partnerships and Applied Epidemiology Team Birth Defects Branch, Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Cynthia H. Cassell, PhD Health Scientist Birth Defects Branch, Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Margaret Honein, PhD, MPH Chief, Birth Defects Branch, Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Agenda

1. Request for Proposals (RFP) Overview 2. Question & Answer

a. Previously emailed questions b. Questions submitted during the call

3. Wrap up and resources

RFP Overview

• Title: Longitudinal Data Linkages for Assessment of Health Services

Utilization and Costs, Social Services Utilization, or Educational Outcomes for Children with Birth Defects

• Overview:
• This project is funded using federal funds from the Department of Health and

Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The project is administrated by the March of Dimes Foundation and is subject to all applicable federal requirements.

• The March of Dimes, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention’s (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, intends to award one to three grants to enable longitudinal data linkages between birth defects surveillance data, vital records data, hospital discharge data, and at least one other data source.

• Awardees will be expected to complete activities in the following project areas:

1) project management and timeline; 2) dataset identification and linkage; 3) quality assurance and control; 4) collaboration; and 5) progress reporting.

RFP Overview

• Anticipated Timeline:
• The award duration is 1 year.
• The total amount of funding available is approximately $225,000
• We intend to award 1 – 3 grants, ranging from $75,000 - $200,000
• Applications will be reviewed by experts external and internal to March of

Dimes. Task Deadline Letter of intent (LOI) due February 13, 2015, 5pm EST (required) Application due March 19, 2015, 5pm EDT Anticipated award date May 5, 2015

RFP Overview

• Review Process and Selection
• All submitted applications will have external and internal reviewers.
• Full scoring criteria can be found in the RFP document.
• Selected organizations/individuals must enter into contract and execute data

use agreements with March of Dimes for project deliverables.

In the event of discrepancies between the information presented during this bidders’ conference and the information presented in the Request for Proposals (RFP) document located at www.marchofdimes.org/research/research-grants.aspx, the information presented in the RFP will govern.

Disclaimer

Wrap up and Resources

• Letters of Intent are due by 5:00pm EST on February 13, 2015 to

birthdefectsresearch@marchofdimes.org.

• Applications are due by 5:00pm EDT on March 19, 2015.
• A recording of the bidders’ conference audio and webinar and a

Frequently Asked Questions document will be posted to www.marchofdimes.org/research/research-grants.aspx.

• If you have additional questions, please contact us at

birthdefectsresearch@marchofdimes.org. We will respond to most questions within 3 business days.

• In the event of discrepancies between the information presented during

this bidders’ conference and the information presented in the Request for Proposals (RFP) document located at www.marchofdimes.org/research/research-grants.aspx the information presented in the RFP will govern.