Thursday, April 3, 2025
4/3/2025
Puerto Rico Cancer Prevention and Control Program and Coordinating Center - PUERTO RICO-CANCER CONTROL COORDINATING CENTER This NOFO will allow the Puerto Rico Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (PRBCCEDP) to continue its efforts promoting the benefits of breast and cervical cancer screening and providing screening and diagnostic services to the uninsured and underinsured women. The goals and objectives of the PRBCCEDP are in alignment with those of the PRCCC Plan, the Puerto Rico Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Plan, Puerto Rico Healthy People 2030, and CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Programs, and other national and local organizations. The next funding cycle (2022-2027) is to “support high-quality breast and cervical cancer screening services” through the implementation of policy, systems, and environmental change strategies to reach the long-term goal of reducing breast and cervical cancer morbidity, mortality, and related disparities.” This NOFO will allow the Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (PRCCCP) to maintain leadership in the coordination of cancer control efforts on the island. The program complies with the mandate of Law 49 of the Government of Puerto Rico (April l 8, 2011) for Public Policy of the Government of Puerto Rico for Comprehensive Cancer Control”; to support the Puerto Rico Cancer Control Coalition (PRCCC), and to continue supporting and promoting the implementation of the Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan. NCCCP priority areas for the period 2022-2027 are primary prevention of cancer; cancer early detection efforts; cancer survivors’ needs; health equity through the implementation of environmental approaches for sustainable cancer control; and health systems interventions. The PRCCCP will increase collaboration across CDC’s Cancer Prevention and Control Programs and other Chronic Disease Control Programs; increase and maintain partnerships; use cancer-related surveillance data; and monitor and evaluation of the program impact. The Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry (PRCCR) proposed project includes activities under Strategies 1, 2, 3, and 5 as required in this NOFO. The Operational Plan describes two main goals: 1) to continue to improve and sustain case finding, completeness, timeliness, and quality that meets NPCR’s National Data Quality standards and Advanced National Data Quality standards (Goals 1-5). Data files submitted to NPCR-CSS will meet criteria for publication in the United States Cancer Statistics (Goal 6); and 2) timely dissemination of high-quality data in support of public health cancer prevention and control efforts by state, local institutions, and community organizations and evaluate cancer prevention and screening programs (Goal 7). The overarching goal for the 5-year period is to fulfill the National Data Quality Standard (24-month standard) and have at least 95% of data complete annually and to have at least 60% data complete of the Advanced National Data Quality Standard (12-month standard) by the end of the 5-year period (currently 36%).
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).