Closed · RFA-DD-23-001 · CFDA 93.073 · Discretionary
Birth Defects Study To Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$1.2M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 17, 2023
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
Birth Defects Study To Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS) is a closed discretionary listing from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA that offered $100,000 -- $1,160,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 639 other opportunities from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA.
- $100K-$1.2M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 93.073
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Birth Defects Study To Evaluate Pregnancy exp… is closed (last close January 17, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA still indexes 639 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed January 17, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$20,650,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Birth defects affect about three percent of all births in the United States and are a leading cause of infant mortality, morbidity, and healthcare costs. Birth defects account for one in five infant deaths and contribute substantially to long-term disability. Although some causes of birth defects have been identified (e.g., genetics, medications, and environmental exposures), the causes of two-thirds of birth defects remain unknown. In 1996 Congress appropriated funds to develop the Centers for Birth Defects Research and Prevention (CBDRP). Beginning that fiscal year, CDC awarded cooperative agreements to up to 9 different centers. The two major collaborative activities of the centers have been case-control studies called the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS), which collected data for deliveries between 1997 and 2011, and the Birth Defects Study To Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS), which began collecting data for deliveries in 2014 and is ongoing through 2023. To support research assessing risk factors for stillbirths (fetal deaths at 20 or more weeks gestation), a largely understudied pregnancy outcome, a case-control study of risk factors for stillbirth was added to BD-STEPS in 2015. This notice of funding opportunity will continue to support the capacity of BD-STEPS to identify novel epidemiologic and genetic risk factors for major, structural birth defects and for stillbirths, and to provide research findings that are intended to be translated into public health prevention messages, as warranted. Component A (BD-STEPS Core): Support the epidemiological and genetic birth defect-related research capabilities of BD-STEPS, with a focus on studying: (1) maternal chronic diseases and their treatments; (2) infectious disease in pregnancy; and (3) medications used during pregnancy. Component B (BD-STEPS Stillbirth): Support the exploration of modifiable risk factors for stillbirths. Component B recipients must apply for and receive concurrent Component A funding. New applicants and current BD-STEPS recipients are encouraged to apply for both components.
Wide-open applicant board · 16 Grants.gov doors
Birth Defects Study To Evaluate Pregnancy exp… prints 16 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +12 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Health (HL). 65 other Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA listings share this eligibility-code string (10% of 640).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 05
- Independent school districts
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 08
- Public / Indian housing authorities
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- Code 22
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Code 23
- Small businesses
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
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Agency Contact
Alison Amoroso uxl8@cdc.gov
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