Extramural Grant Program
Summaries
State Donor Registry Support Program
Fiscal
Year 2007 Four Grantees
| Grantee:
|
North
Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles |
| Grant
#: |
G21
OT08394
|
| Consortium
Members: |
Carolina
Donor Services, North Carolina Eye Bank, and LifeShare
of the Carolinas |
| Project
Title: |
Increasing
Donation in North Carolina by Upgrading the Donor Registry |
| Description: |
This
project intends to provide an alternate Internet-based
method for enrollment on the North Carolina organ donor
registry through the North Carolina Coalition on Donation
using private or public Internet sites. This will allow
non-drivers, out-of-state individuals, and others to enroll
in the state registry free of charge. The donor registry
now enrolls through the Division of Motor Vehicles. |
| Grantee:
|
Health
Research, Inc. |
| Grant
#: |
G21
OT08395
|
| Consortium
Members: |
Center
for Donation and Transplant, Finger Lakes Donor Recovery
Network, New York Alliance for Donation, New York Organ
Donor Network, Rochester Eye & Human Parts Bank, The
Eye Bank for Sight Restoration, and Upstate New York Transplant
Services |
| Project
Title: |
New
York State Donate Life Registry Enhancement Project |
| Description: |
This
project proposes to expand, improve, and enhance the existing
New York State Donate Life Registry by adding operational
and maintenance efficiencies, quality and data management
improvements, and improved security. The goals are to
1) satisfy requirements as a registry of consent; and
2) maintain up-do-date information for designated users
to identify donors and provide research data. |
| Grantee:
|
Missouri
Department of Health and Senior Services |
| Grant
#: |
G21
OT08396
|
| Consortium
Members: |
Mid-America
Transplant Services, Midwest Transplant Network, Missouri
Kidney Program, Gift of Life Kansas City, Heartland Lions
Eye Banks |
| Project
Title: |
Missouri
Organ Donor Registry Enhancement
|
| Description: |
This
project intends to increase the efficiency and effectiveness
of Missouri’s organ donor registry by adding donor
designation and limitation options, as well as an evaluation
capacity. The goals are to have a Web-based registry system
with multiple portals that are available 24/7 to residents,
organ procurement organizations, tissue banks, and other
organ and tissue donation advocates. |
| Grantee:
|
West
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles |
| Grant
#: |
G21 OT08397 |
| Consortium
Members: |
Center
for Organ Recovery and Education, Kentucky Organ Donor
Affiliates, Lifeline of Ohio Organ Procurement Organization,
and a representative for the eye and tissue banks that
serves West Virginia |
| Project
Title: |
Enhancement
of an Existing Registry: Improving West Virginia’s
Electronic Registry |
| Description: |
This
project proposes to include a second point of entry for
donor designation on West Virginia’s existing donor
registry, and to provide data to organ procurement organizations
and other interested parties for education, outreach,
and research. Also, the project will track the number
of designated donors that become actual donors. The new
Internet portal will upload new registrations directly
into the Division of Motor Vehicles’ database.
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