Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE

Amount

$889,990.00

Award Date

7/20/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

High blood pressure is a strong, modifiable, independent risk factor for cardiovascular and renal disease, and was a primary or contributing cause of 11% of U.S. deaths in 2003 (American Heart Association, 2006). The health burden of high blood pressure

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE	Primary recipient	$771,728.00
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	Sub-recipient	$118,262.00