Table 3.

Federal agencies supporting NBS research.

Group	Funding Agency	Attributes	Focus
National Cancer Cooperative Study Groups	NCI	National coverage Integrated laboratory and clinical services Participation of regulators and payers	Rare cancers Research component Rapid clinical translation
Clinical Translational Science Award Program (CTSA)	NIH/NCATS	More than 50 US medical research institutions National clinical trials network Rare disease subgroups	Workforce training in translational science Clinically affected individuals Informatics
Newborn Screening Translational Research Network (NBSTRN)	NICHD/NIH	Research infrastructure Standardized data dictionaries	NBS research infrastructure Standardized data dictionaries NBS pilot studies
Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT)	NHGRI, NICHD/NIH	Partnerships with NBS programs ELSI component	Comparative assessment of new technology with traditional NBS methods ELSI issues
Rare Disease Clinical Research Network (RDCRN)	NCATS/NIH	Multi-institutional networks of investigators	Rare diseases