Developing and Disseminating Programs to Build Sustainable Lupus Awareness, Knowledge, Skills and Partnerships

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking applications to develop and disseminate programs that build sustainable lupus awareness, knowledge, skills, and partnerships. The goal of this funding opportunity is to expand on the development and dissemination of resources to build sustainable lupus awareness, knowledge, skills among healthcare providers and people with lupus, and partnerships supported under the CDC-RFA-DP15-1511 cooperative agreement. The recipients will focus on four main goals: raising awareness among individuals and healthcare professionals of lupus signs and symptoms, increasing the availability of lupus resources, raising awareness of available resources for disease management, and increasing engagement of national, state, or local partnerships. Key aspects of this opportunity include: • Developing and disseminating programs to build sustainable lupus awareness, knowledge, skills, and partnerships • Expanding on the scope of work performed in the previous project period • Focusing on four main goals: raising awareness, increasing resources, raising awareness of available resources, and increasing partnerships • Improving lupus care management knowledge and skills among healthcare providers and patients • Increasing the number of partnerships to help sustain accomplishments made under this cooperative agreement