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Availability of Funds Announced in the CDC/ATSDR Federal Assistance
Funding Book; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Availability of Funds Announced in the CDC/ATSDR Federal
Assistance Funding Book
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announce the
availability of funds in the CDC/ATSDR Federal Assistance Funding Book
(FAFB) for Fiscal Year 2004. This edition of the FAFB is a review of
CDC and ATSDR Fiscal Year 2004 competitive assistance programs.
Financial assistance programs include grants and cooperative
agreements.
The FAFB contains most of CDC's and ATSDR's new competitive
opportunities; however, additional grant and cooperative agreement
opportunities may become available because of programmatic planning and
Congressional action. The funding opportunities will be published in
the Federal Register, CDC's and ATSDR's Internet Web site, which can be
obtained by accessing http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grantmain.htm,
and in addition may be published in the NIH Guide For Grants and
Contracts. CDC and ATSDR, as well as the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), has been very busy this year. In support of health
related disease control and prevention activities, we are striving to
provide simpler avenues for eligible organizations to apply for
funding. We are working in cooperation with HHS and other organizations
within HHS to improve our processes related to delivering CDC funding
opportunities and awarding grants to eligible applicants. We are
currently planning to deploy a new grants management information
system, and have implemented processes to streamline our grant making
operations. We are participating in pilot programs being conducted
throughout the federal government that are designed to move the
granting of federal dollars into the world of electronic government.
CDC's streamlining efforts are part of HHS' activities to implement the
Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act (Pub. L. 106-
207). CDC and ATSDR are committed to maximum competition for its grants
and cooperative agreement opportunities, and will strive to provide
support for all eligible entities that seek to apply for CDC's and
ATSDR's financial assistance programs.
Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. How to Use the CDC/ATSDR Federal Assistance Funding Book (FAFB)
3. Terminology
4. Frequently Asked Questions
5. Funding Opportunities by Agency and Center. This notice describes
funding for the following ATSDR and CDC discretionary authorities
and programs (application receipt deadlines are also provided):
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Exposure to Tremolite Asbestos in Vermiculite Ore--June 2004
Program to Facilitate Environmental Justice in Minority and Under
Served Communities--May 1, 2004
Surveillance of Hazardous Substances--June 1, 2004
The Great Lakes Human Health Effects Research Program--May 2004
Program to Build Capacity to Conduct Site-Specific Health Promotion
Activities--July 1, 2004
A Program to Build Capacity to Develop, Implement, and Evaluate
Health Education and Health Promotion Activities in Tribal
Communities--July 1, 2004
Program to Build Capacity to Conduct Environmental Health Education
Activities--July 1, 2004
Program to Build Environmental Public Health Capacity Within Tribal
Colleges and Universities--July 2004
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP)
Cancer Surveillance Research with Data Enhancement and Utilization--
June 2004
National Programs to Improve the Health, Education, and Well-Being
of Young People--December 2004
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
Centers for Genomics and Public Health--February 15, 2004
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective--March 1, 2004
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP)
Translating Proven Interventions for Underserved and Emergent High
Risk Populations--March 2004
Public Health Conference Support Cooperative Agreement--Program for
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention--April 15, 2004
National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID)
Applied Research in Emerging Infections Investigations of West Nile
Virus--May 15, 2004
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) for Infectious Diseases--
Cycle A, January 4, 2004; Cycle B, April 4, 2004
Cooperative Agreement for Research on Prevention of Lyme Disease in
Humans in the United States--November 17, 2003
Cooperative Agreement for Research on the Ecology and Control of
Tick Vectors of Lyme Disease in the United States--November 17, 2003
Cooperative Agreement for Research on the Laboratory Diagnosis,
Immunology, and Pathogenesis of Lyme Disease in the United States--
December 1, 2003
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
Grants for Acute Care, Rehabilitation, and Disability Prevention
Research--February 3, 2004
Grants for Violence-Related Injury Prevention Research: Youth
Violence, Suicide, Intimate Partner Violence, and Sexual Violence--
February 3, 2004
Grants for New Investigator Training Awards for Unintentional
Injury, Violence Related Injury, Biomechanics, and Acute Care,
Disability, and Rehabilitation-Related Research--February 3, 2004
Grants for Traumatic Injury Biomechanics Research--February 3,
2004--Research Grants to Prevent Unintentional Injuries--February 3,
2004
Grants for Dissertation Awards for Doctoral Candidates for Violence-
Related Injury Prevention Research in Minority Communities--February
3, 2004
National Immunization Program (NIP)
National Minority Organizations Immunization Projects--March 2004
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Occupational Safety and Health Research Grants-Investigator-
Initiated--All (new competing, revised, and, supplemental
applications) February 3, 2004; June 1, 2004; and October 1, 2004.
Competing Continuation, Supplemental, and Revised Research Grant/
Cooperative Agreements applications--March 1, 2004; July 1, 2004;
and November 1, 2004.
Occupational Safety and Health Research Grants-Special Emphasis
Research Career Award (K01)--All (new) February 3, 2004; June 1,
2004; and October 1, 2004. Competing Continuation, Supplemental, and
Revised Research Grant/Cooperative Agreements applications--March 1,
2004; July 1, 2004; and November 1, 2004.
Occupational Safety and Health Research Grants-Small Grants (R03)--
All (new) February 3, 2004; June 1, 2004; and October 1, 2004.
Competing Continuation, Supplemental, and Revised Research Grant/
Cooperative Agreements applications--March 1, 2004; July 1, 2004;
and November 1, 2004.
Occupational Safety and Health Research Grants-Exploratory and
Developmental
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(R21)--All (new) February 3, 2004; June 1, 2004; and October 1,
2004. Competing Continuation, Supplemental, and Revised Research
Grant/Cooperative Agreements applications--March 1, 2004; July 1,
2004; and November 1, 2004.
Occupational Safety and Health Training--July 1, 2004
Health and Safety Programs for Construction Work--February 3, 2004.
Surveillance Program--April 1, 2004
Introduction
The purpose of the FAFB is to provide the general public with a
single source of program and application information related to
CDC's and ATSDR's competitive financial assistance offerings. The
FAFB is designed to replace the multiple Federal Register notices
that traditionally advertised the availability of CDC and ATSDR
discretionary funding for its various programs. It should be noted
that additional health promotion and disease prevention program
initiatives responsive to new issues or issues unanticipated at the
time of publication of the FAFB may be announced through the Federal
Register and the CDC Web site, http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grantmain.htm or the ATSDR Web site at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/,
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click on ``ATSDR Grants and Cooperative Agreements.'' This notice
does not change requirements appearing elsewhere in the Federal
Register.
The CDC/ATSDR FAFB contains a description of competitive and
other financial assistance (grants and cooperative agreements)
programs scheduled for awards in Fiscal Year 2004. It includes
instructions on how to contact the CDC/ATSDR for information.
Applications and instructions may be downloaded from the CDC Web
site listed above. The FAFB also contains instructions for how to
obtain application if your organization is not Internet active.
Specifically, the following information is included in the FAFB: (1)
Center/Institute/Office (CIO) Offering the Funding Program; (2) the
Program Announcement Title; (3) the Program Announcement Number (4)
the Catalog of Federal Assistance (CFDA) Identification Number; (5)
the Program Contact Person, E-Mail Address, and Phone Number; (6) a
Description of the Funding Opportunity; (7) Eligible Applicants;
(8)Estimated Dollar Amount for this Competition; (9) Estimated
Number of Awards to be Made; (10) Estimated or Average Size of Each
Award; (11) Estimated Project Period; (12) Estimated Application
Availability Date, which is the date further application guidance
will be available on the CDC and ATSDR Web site, and the earliest
date an application can be accepted; (13) Estimated Application
Deadline Date, which is the last date an application can be accepted
for review and potential funding; and (14) Estimated Projected Award
Date, which is the date that a successful applicant can expect to be
awarded funds. Certain other information, including how to obtain
and use the FAFB and grant terminology, can also be found in the
FAFB.
This notice describes funding for the following CDC and ATSDR
discretionary authorities and programs (application deadline dates
are also provided):
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Centers, Institutes, and Offices that comprise CDC are
listed below in alphabetical order:
Epidemiology Program Office (EPO)
National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
(NCBDDD)
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP)
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP)
National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID)
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
National Immunization Program (NIP)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Public Health Practice Program Office (PHPPO)
How To Use the CDC/ATSDR Federal Assistance Funding Book (FAFB)
It is recommended that you read the introductory materials,
terminology section, and individual program announcements listed
under each CIO in alphabetical order. At the end of the FAFB, there
is an optional form entitled ``Grants At A Glance.'' This form is
provided so that you can record the funding opportunities that are
of interest to you. We urge applicants to fully assess their
eligibility for grants and cooperative agreements before spending
the time and effort to apply.
The full descriptions of the funding opportunities, instructions
for applications, application forms, and additional copies of the
FAFB can be found at http://www.cdc.gov, click on ``Funding'' then
click on ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements.'' If you are not
Internet active, or you have difficulty downloading this
information, you may call 770-488-2700 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday for assistance.
Terminology
Application Deadlines
Definitive deadline information may be found in the full program
announcement. For many program announcements, applications will be
considered on time if they are received on or before 4 p.m. Eastern
Time on the established deadline in the program announcement.
Authorization
The citation of the law authorizing the various assistance
programs is provided following the title in the full program
announcement published on the CDC and ATSDR Web sites.
Budget Period
The Budget Period is the interval of time that a multi-year
period of financial assistance (project period) is divided into for
budgetary and funding purposes. Budget periods are usually 12 months
long but may be shorter or longer, if appropriate.
CFDA Number
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is a
Government-wide compendium of Federal Programs, projects, services,
and activities that provide assistance. Programs listed therein are
given a CFDA number.
Cooperative Agreement
A financial assistance mechanism (grant) used when substantial
Federal programmatic involvement with the recipient is anticipated
by the funding agency during performance of the project. The nature
of the involvement will always be specified in the offering or
application guidance materials.
Eligibility
The status an entity must possess to be considered for a grant.
Authorizing legislation and programmatic regulations specify
eligibility for individual grant programs and eligibility may be
further restricted for programmatic reasons. In general, assistance
is provided to nonprofit organizations and institutions, including
faith-based and community-based entities, State and local
governments, their agencies, Indian Tribes or tribal organizations,
and occasionally to individuals. For-profit organizations are
eligible to receive awards under financial assistance programs
unless specifically excluded by legislation.
Estimated Amount for This Competition
The funding level listed is provided only as an estimate, and is
subject to the availability of funds, Congressional action, and
changing program priorities.
Evaluation Criteria
The evaluation criteria are listed in the full program
announcement, as published on the CDC or ATSDR Web site, and are
used to evaluate, score, and rank applications submitted by an
applicant.
Funding Priorities and/or Preferences
Funding preferences, priorities, and special considerations may
come from legislation, regulations, or programmatic reasons. These
are not the same as review criteria. Funding preferences are any
objective factors that would be used to place a grant application
ahead of others without the preference on a list of applicants
recommended for funding by a review committee. Some programs give
preference to organizations that have specific capabilities, or have
established relationships with public health organizations that
promote CDC's or ATSDR's mission of health and disease prevention.
Funding priorities are factors that cause a grant or cooperative
agreement application to receive a fixed amount of extra rating
points, which may similarly affect the order of applicants on a
funding list. Special considerations other than review criteria,
preferences, and priorities e.g., are considered in order to
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ensure an equitable geographic distribution of grant recipients, to
meet requirements for urban or rural proportions.
Grant
A grant is a financial assistance (including cooperative
agreements) in the form of money, or property in lieu of money, by
the Federal government to an eligible recipient. The term does not
include any Federal procurement subject to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR); technical assistance (which provides services
instead of money); or assistance in the form of revenue sharing,
loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies, insurance, or direct
payments of any kind to individuals.
Letter of Intent
A Letter of Intent is a letter that may be requested by the
funding program to gauge the interest and the number of full
applications anticipated so that the funding program can estimate
both the proper number of reviewers and expertise needed to review
the applications. A Letter of Intent may be optional or required.
Matching Requirements
Several CDC and ATSDR programs may require a matching amount, or
percentage of the total project support, to come from sources other
than Federal funds. Matching requirements are generally mandated in
the authorizing legislation for specific categories. Also, ATSDR or
the CDC awarding CIO may administratively require matching or other
cost-sharing requirements. Such requirements are listed in the full
program announcement published on the CDC and or ATSDR Web site.
Notice of Grant Award
The Notice of Grant Award (NGA) is the official award document,
signed by the Grants Management Officer that (1) Notifies the
recipient of the award of a grant; (2) contains or references all
the terms and conditions of the grant and Federal funding limits and
obligations; and (3) provides the documentary basis for recording
the obligation of Federal funds in CDC's accounting system.
Program Announcement Number
The program announcement number is a unique identifier for each
program funded by CDC or ATSDR. This number must be included on your
application for funding.
Project Period
The total time stated in the Notice of Grant Award (including
any amendments) that Federal support is recommended. The project
period usually consists of a series of one or more budget periods of
one-year duration. Once approved through initial review,
continuation of each successive budget period is subject to
satisfactory performance, availability of funds, and program
priorities. The project period is usually from one to five years.
Technical Assistance
A contact person is listed for each program and his/her e-mail
address and telephone number are provided. Some programs have
scheduled workshops and conference calls. If you have questions
concerning individual programs or the availability of technical
assistance, please contact the program contact listed in the full
program announcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Where Do I Submit Grant Applications?
The address for submitting your grant application will be
published in the full program announcement on the CDC Web site at
http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grantmain.htm or the ATSDR Web site at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ and in addition may be published
blished
in the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts.
For general questions about CDC or ATSDR announcements,
contact:Technical Information Management Section, CDC Procurement
and Grants Office,2920 Brandywine Road,Atlanta, GA 30341-
4146,Telephone: (770) 488-2700.
2. How Do I Learn More About a Particular Grant or Cooperative
Agreement Program?
In general, the program contact person provides information
about the specific grant and cooperative agreement offering and its
purpose, and the grants management specialist provides information
about the grant/cooperative agreement mechanism and business
matters, though their responsibilities often overlap.
3. The Dates Listed in the FAFB and the Dates on the CDC or ATSDR
Web Site Do Not Agree. How Do I Know Which Is Correct?
The CDC/ATSDR FAFB dates for estimated application availability,
the estimated application deadline date, and the estimated projected
award date are based upon the best-known information at the time of
publication, often up to nine months in advance of the competitive
cycle. Since the full program announcement is published on the CDC
and ATSDR Web sites later, the dates in the full program
announcement are the correct dates. Thus, the definitive date may be
found in the full program announcement.
4. Are Programs Announced in the CDC/ATSDR FAFB Ever Cancelled?
Infrequently, announced programs may be withdrawn from
competition. If this occurs, an amendment to the original FAFB
Federal Register Notice will be published and in addition, the
change will be listed on the CDC or ATSDR Web site.
5. What Is a DUNS Number and Do I Need One?
The Data Universal Numbering Systems (DUNS) number is a unique
9-digit identification number provided by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B).
The DUNS number is site-specific. Therefore, each distinct physical
location of an entity (such as branches, divisions, and
headquarters) may be assigned a DUNS number. In order to provide on-
the-spot DUNS Number assignment, D&B does not control or limit who
may request or receive a DUNS number. It is the applicant
organization's responsibility to manage their DUNS numbers. To
obtain a DUNS number, call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 or
visit their Web site at: http://www.dunandbradstreet.com. There is
no charge obtaining a number and the number is easy to obtain. If
you are unsure whether your organization already has a DUNS number,
please contact your institution's grant office for guidance. A DUNS
number will be required for all new grant and cooperative agreement
awards for FY 2004 including foreign applicant organizations. A DUNS
number will not be required of individuals or subrecipients. There
should be a field in the new PHS 5161-1 and PHS 398 application
forms to include your DUNS number. If the application form you are
using does not have a DUNS number field, please write your DUNS
number on the top of the application, and/or include your DUNS
number in the cover letter of the application. Your organization
will need to have a DUNS number in order for an award to be made in
FY 2004.
6. Where Can I Find Out About Current Federal Grant and Cooperative
Agreement Funding Opportunities?
In addition to the CDC and ATSDR Web sites, the U.S. Government
has created and maintains a Web site at http://www.fedgrants.gov and at http://www.grants.gov.
7. Where Can I Obtain Applications for CDC and ATSDR Grant and
Cooperative Agreement Funding Opportunities?
For most CDC and ATSDR grant and cooperative agreement
announcements, the application form PHS 5161-1 or PHS 398 is used.
Please see the full program announcement to see which application to
use. Applications and instructions can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm.
When using the PHS 398 application
form for CDC grant and cooperative agreement funding opportunities,
please adhere to the program announcement instructions. The full
program announcement is the definitive guide on forms and location
of instructions. If you need assistance, please call the program or
business office listed in the full program announcement. For general
questions, please call (770) 488-2700. In addition, you may visit
the ``Notice to Grantees'' section on the CDC Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/funding.htm.
The Web site is updated frequently and
grantees and potential applicants should periodically review the Web
site to stay abreast of current issues and changes.
8. If My Institution or Organization Receives Funds From CDC or
ATSDR, Are There Any Restrictions on How the Funds May Be Used?
Yes. Page 2 of the Notice of Grant Award contains references to
the rules and regulations governing the use of funds awarded by CDC
or ATSDR. If you have any business questions regarding a particular
award, please contact the Grants Management Specialist or Contract
Specialist that is managing the grant or cooperative agreement. For
programmatic questions, please contact the project officer assigned
to your grant or cooperative agreement.
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CDC and ATSDR Program Competitions
This notice describes funding for the CDC and ATSDR
discretionary authorities and programs below. Receipt deadlines are
provided.
Grants At A Glance
The ``Grants At A Glance'' form should assist you in reviewing
the potential funding opportunities below.
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Competition Title: Exposure to Tremolite Asbestos in Vermiculite
Ore.
Program Announcement Number: 04020.
CFDA Number: 93.161.
Program Contact Person: Kevin Horton or Maggie Warren. E-Mail Address: dth9@cdc.gov or mcs9@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-0571 or (404) 498-0546.
Competition Description: The purpose of this program is to
conduct site-specific health activities related to human exposure to
contaminated vermiculite ore at sites identified by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as receiving and/or processing
ore from the mine in Libby, Montana.
Eligible Applicants: Assistance will be provided only to the
health departments of States or their bona fide agents or
instrumentalities. State organizations, including state
universities, must establish that they meet their respective state
legislature's definition of a state entity or political subdivision
to be considered an eligible applicant.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $300,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 4.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $10,000 to $250,000.
Estimated Project Period: 3 Years.
Application Availability Date: April 2004.
Application Deadline: June 2004.
Project Award Date: August 2004.
Competition Title: Program to Facilitate Environmental Justice
in Minority and Under Served Communities.
Program Announcement Number: 04021.
CFDA Number: 93.161.
Program Contact Person: Stephanie Miles-Richardson, D.V.M.,
Ph.D. E-Mail Address: srm7@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-0111.
Competition Description: The purpose of this program is to
assist minority educational institutions in expanding and enhancing
educational and research opportunities related to exposure to
hazardous substances in the environment, and providing education and
information to African American, Hispanic, and other minority and
low income communities that are affected by hazardous waste sites
and that have environmental justice concerns. This announcement
follows a successful five-year project period, which included the
development of culturally competent environmental health
instructional materials for health professionals, and maintenance
and distribution of environmental justice related resources.
Community-based workshops on Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
were conducted and strategies for assisting communities in
identifying the needs of ``at risk'' populations were also
identified. During this second five-year period, the project will
continue to conduct outreach to diverse groups and organizations
that focus on minority health, environment, and education with the
goal of facilitating collaborations and partnerships. Strategies
developed during the first program period will be implemented,
evaluated, and expanded.
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants include: Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving
Institutions (HSIs) with documented expertise in addressing
environmental justice concerns of minority and under served
communities.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $125,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 1.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $125,000.
Estimated Project Period: October 1, 2004-September 29, 2009.
Application Availability Date: March 1, 2004.
Application Deadline: May 1, 2004.
Project Award Date: August 1, 2004.
Competition Title: Surveillance of Hazardous Substances
Emergency Events.
Program Announcement Number: 04022.
CFDA Number: 93.161.
Program Contact Person: Wendy Kaye/Maureen Orr. E-Mail Address: wek1@cdc.gov/mco0@cdc.govwek1@cdc.gov/mco0@cdc.gov..
Phone Number: (404) 498-0555/(404) 498-0559.
Competition Description: The purpose of this program is to
assist state health departments in developing a state-based
surveillance system for monitoring hazardous substances emergency
events. This will allow the state health department to better
understand the public health impact of hazardous substances
emergencies through this added capacity.
Eligible Applicants: Official public health agencies of States
or their bona fide agents or instrumentalities. This includes the
District of Columbia, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam,
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
the Republic of Palau, and Federally recognized Indian Tribal
governments. Also eligible are State organizations, including State
universities, State colleges, and State research institutions, who
must establish that they meet their respective State legislature's
definition of a State entity or political subdivision to be
considered an eligible applicant.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,450,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 15.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $95,000.
Estimated Project Period: 5 years.
Application Availability Date: April 1, 2004.
Application Deadline: June 1, 2004.
Project Award Date: August 1, 2004.
Competition Title: The Great Lakes Human Health Effects Research
Program.
Program Announcement Number: 04023.
CFDA Number: 93.161.
Program Contact Person: Dr. Heraline Hicks. E-Mail Address: heh2@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-0717.
Competition Description: The purpose of the program is to assess
the adverse effects of water pollutants, via contaminated fish in
the Great Lakes, on the health of persons in the Great Lakes states.
The research objectives of this program are to: (1) Build upon and
amplify the results from past and on-going research in the Great
Lakes basin; (2) develop information, databases and research
methodology that will provide long-term benefit to human health
effects research in the Great Lakes; (3) provide direction for
future health effects research; (4) provide health information to
State and local health officials, the concerned public, and their
medical health care professionals; and (5) in concert with State and
local health officials, increase the public awareness regarding the
potential health implications of toxic pollution in the Great Lakes
basin; and (6) coordinate as necessary with relevant research
programs and activities of other agencies, including those of the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the
Indian Health Service (IHS), as well as the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), and state and local health departments, to ameliorate
adverse public health impacts of persistent toxic substances in the
Great Lakes.
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are the Great Lake
states and political subdivisions thereof, including federally
recognized Indian tribal governments. State organizations, including
state universities, state colleges, and state research institutions,
must affirmatively establish that they meet their respective state's
legislative definition of a state entity or political subdivision to
be considered an eligible applicant. The Great Lake states include
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
York, and Wisconsin, consistent with Section 106, subsection 118(e)
of the Great Lakes Critical Programs Act of 1990 [33 U.S.C.
1268(e)]. ATSDR encourages collaborative efforts among these
potential applicants.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 10.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $200,000.
Estimated Project Period: FY 2004-FY 2006.
Application Availability Date: March 2004.
Application Deadline: May 2004.
Project Award Date: September 2004.
Competition Title: Program To Build Capacity To Conduct Site-
Specific Health Promotion Activities.
Program Announcement Number: 04024.
CFDA Number: 93.161.
Program Contact Person: Robert Johnson. E-Mail Address: rdj2@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-0498.
Competition Description: A five-year cooperative agreement
program to build capacity to conduct site-specific health promotion
activities. The purpose of this program is to conduct site-specific
health education and promotion activities, including pediatric
environmental health
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specialty unit (PEHSUs) activities in the areas of health
professional education, site-specific medical consultations, and
referrals for clinical evaluations. (Note: Due to the ATSDR
legislative mandate, clinical treatment cannot be provided.) This
program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' educational and
community-based programs, environmental health, health
communication, and maternal, infant, and child health focus areas.
Eligible Applicants: This program is only directed to national
organizations of health professionals that provide environmental
health education activities for their membership, as well as
environmental public health promotion activities.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,500,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 1-2.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $500,000-$1,000,000.
Estimated Project Period: September 30, 2004-October 1, 2009.
Application Availability Date: May 1, 2004.
Application Deadline: July 1, 2004.
Project Award Date: September 30, 2004.
Competition Title: A Program To Build Capacity To Develop,
Implement, and Evaluate Health Education and Health Promotion
Activities in Tribal Communities.
Program Announcement Number: 04025.
CFDA Number: 93.161.
Program Contact Person: Teresa Nastoff. E-Mail Address: tbn9@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-0530.
Competition Description: A five-year cooperative agreement
program to build capacity, to develop, to implement, and to evaluate
health education and health promotion activities in tribal
communities. This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010''
educational and community-based programs and environmental health
focus areas. The cooperative agreement program is designed to assist
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) governments and
organizations in addressing present and potential environmental
health challenges related to National Priorities List (NPL),
Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA), and other hazardous substances and releases on or
adjacent to Indian lands. Specifically, cooperative agreement funds
will be used to assist tribal and village governments in addressing
community health concerns related to environmental toxins. This will
be accomplished by increasing tribal capacity to develop, implement,
and evaluate culturally relevant and appropriate environmental
health education and promotion activities for AI/AN communities and
for the health professionals and para-professionals serving these
communities.
Eligible Applicants: This program is directed only to federally-
recognized Indian tribes or consortia of Indian tribes. Indian
tribes are defined in Section 101(36) [42 U.S.C. 9601 936)] as ``any
Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community,
including any Alaska Native Village but not including any Alaska
Native regional or village corporation, which is recognized as
eligible for the special programs and services provided by the
United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.''
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $175,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 5.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $35,000.
Estimated Project Period: September 30, 2004-October 1, 2009.
Application Availability Date: May 1, 2004.
Application Deadline: July 1, 2004.
Project Award Date: September 30, 2004.
Competition Title: Program To Build Capacity To Conduct
Environmental Health Education Activities.
Program Announcement Number: 04026.
CFDA Number: 93.161.
Program Contact Person: Charles Green. E-Mail Address: clg8@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-0297.
Competition Description: A five-year cooperative agreement
program to build capacity to conduct environmental health education
activities. This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010''
educational and community-based programs, environmental health,
health communication, and maternal, infant, and child health focus
areas. The purpose of this program is to establish and promote
environmental health education programs within an organization's
constituent members and the communities they serve. Specifically,
cooperative agreement funds will be used to develop and implement
environmental health education needs assessment process for the
applicants' membership and communities surrounding hazardous waste
sites; develop, implement, and evaluate site-specific environmental
health education activities based on the results of the needs
assessment process; evaluate the effectiveness of each of the
implemented activities and the impact of the overall project; and
develop a strategy to provide environmental health education
materials and programs, and to communicate identified environmental
health needs, concerns, programs, and resources to constituent
groups.
Eligible Applicants: This program is directed only to national
organizations of health professionals that provide environmental
health education for their defined membership and constituencies.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $700,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 10.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $70,000.
Estimated Project Period: September 30, 2004-up to October 1,
2009.
Application Availability Date: May 1, 2004.
Application Deadline: July 1, 2004.
Project Award Date: September 15, 2004.
Competition Title: Program to Build Environmental Public Health
Capacity Within Tribal Colleges and Universities.
Program Announcement Number: 04027.
CFDA Number: 93.161.
Program Contact Person: Alan Crawford. E-Mail Address: acrawford@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-0485.
Competition Description: The purpose of this request for
applications is to provide a grant for one year (with a project
period of up to five years) to assist tribal colleges and
universities in the development of environmental health curriculum
through the provision of technical assistance in environmental
health science, including toxicology, assistance with materials
development, and internships in environmental health nursing,
education, and science. The implementation of the program will
assist American Indian and Alaska Native nations in: (1) Evaluating
past and present public health impacts related to hazardous
substances exposure; (2) identifying and mitigate the public health
impacts of exposures to hazardous substances on or near Indian
lands; and, (3) determining and evaluating the scientific, technical
and culturally-appropriate response to such exposure.
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are federally
recognized tribal colleges and universities as defined in Executive
Order 13201.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $200,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 4.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $50,000.
Estimated Project Period: Up to 5 Years.
Application Availability Date: May 2004.
Application Deadline: July 2004.
Project Award Date: September 2004.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP)
Competition Title: Cancer Surveillance Research with Data
Enhancement and Utilization.
Program Announcement Number: 04029.
CFDA Number: 93.283.
Program Contact Person: Kevin Brady. E-Mail Address: KBrady@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (770) 488-4226.
Competition Description: The purpose of this program is to
utilize data from the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
to perform enhanced surveillance and operational research to include
developing, conducting and evaluating cancer surveillance research
projects targeting breast, colorectal, prostate, ovarian, and oral/
pharyngeal cancers.
Eligible Applicants: Part I: Breast, Colorectal/Prostate
Patterns of Care, Recurrence, and Survival. Determination is based
upon silver or gold certification by the North American Association
of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) for the diagnosis year
specified (the diagnosis year certification is the most recent
available from NAACCR). Part II: Reporting Pathology Protocols
(colon and rectum). Eligibility is limited to NPCR registries, which
can demonstrate effective partnership with a laboratory, or
laboratory vendor providing pathologic diagnostic services in a
National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer or
clinical cancer center facility. Part III: Ovarian Cancer Patterns
of Care. Eligibility is limited to NPCR registries. Determination of
eligibility is based upon NAACCR silver or gold certification for
the diagnosis year specified. Part IV: Oral/
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Pharyngeal Cancer: Date Completeness Quality. Eligibility is limited
to NPCR registries. Determination of eligibility is based upon
NAACCR silver or gold certification for the year specified.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $4,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 8-10.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $400,000.
Estimated Project Period: 3 Years.
Application Availability Date: April 2004.
Application Deadline: June 2004.
Project Award Date: September 2004.
Competition Title: National Programs to Improve the Health,
Education, and Well-Being of Young People.
Program Announcement Number: 04010.
CFDA Number: 93.938.
Program Contact Person: Mike Rainey. E-Mail Address: mrr1@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (770) 488-6100.
Competition Description: The purpose of this announcement is to
improve the education, health, and well-being of young people by
strengthening coordinated school health programs and by enabling
other youth-serving organizations to address health risks. Award
recipients will emphasize efforts to help young people avoid risks
(e.g. to avoid using tobacco, alcohol, or drugs; to avoid violence;
to avoid sexual intercourse).
Eligible Applicants: Non-profit, non-governmental organizations
with a nationwide structure and capacity to achieve the purposes of
the priority area applied for. Applicants ideally should have local,
state, or regional constituencies representing all states and
territories, but at minimum representing 25 states/territories.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $9,304,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: Up to 41.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: Priority 1: HIV
Prevention for School-Age Youth, Category A-Schools, approx.
$218,600 Category B-Youth Serving Organizations, approx. $202,000;
Priority 2: Integration of School Efforts to Prevent HIV, STDs, and
Unintended Pregnancy, Category A--Pregnancy Prevention, approx.
$75,000, Category B-STD Prevention $100,000; Priority 3: Abstinence
Collaboration and Partnerships, approx. $150,000; Priority 4:
Coordinated School Health Programs and Prevention of Chronic Disease
Risks, approx. $183,333; Priority 5: Prevention of Foodborne
Illnesses and Related School Absence, approx. $125,000; Priority 6:
Training and Professional Development, approx. $250,000.
Estimated Project Period: 3 Years.
Application Availability Date: October 2004.
Application Deadline: December 2004.
Project Award Date: March 15, 2004.
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
Competition Title: Centers for Genomics and Public Health.
Program Announcement Number: 04034.
CFDA Number: 93.283.
Program Contact Person: Timothy G. Baker. E-Mail Address: tgb2@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-1441.
Competition Description: The purpose of this program is to
develop Centers for Genomics and Public Health at schools of public
health. Each center will establish a regional hub of expertise by
coordinating existing programs at the recipient institution and by
creating links with local, state, or regional public health
programs. Each recipient's Practice Coordinator will help strengthen
linkages to health departments and community groups. Centers will
also be encouraged to draw on other regional resources, such as
professional organizations, the clinical community, and industry.
Funding will allow the Centers to carry out activities in three
areas: (1) Contributing to the knowledge base on genomics and public
health; (2) providing technical assistance to local, state, and
regional public health organizations; and (3) developing and
providing training for the current and future public health work
force.
Eligible Applicants: Schools of Public Health.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $3,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 5.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $600,000.
Estimated Project Period: Up to 5 Years.
Application Availability Date: December 1, 2003.
Application Deadline: February 15, 2004.
Project Award Date: June 30, 2004.
Competition Title: Addressing Asthma from a Public Health
Perspective.
Program Announcement Number: 04035.
CFDA Number: 93.283.
Program Contact Person: Kathryn Sunnarborg.
Phone Number: (404) 498-1451. E-Mail Address: KSunnarborg@cdc.gov.
Competition Description: To provide the impetus to begin
development of program capacity to address asthma from a public
health perspective (Part A), to continue program development and
begin implementation of selected interventions (Part A Enhanced),
and to conduct full asthma plan implementation (Part B). Key
components of program capacity for asthma include a surveillance
system, a statewide coalition, and the identification of appropriate
asthma interventions. These activities are captured in a state
asthma plan, which is developed in Part A, partially implemented in
Part A Enhanced, and fully implemented in Part B.
Eligible Applicants: Part A: Any Indian tribal government,
Indian Tribe, or State Public Health Department or their bona fide
agents, who have NOT received funding from CDC/NCEH under Program
Announcements 99109, 01106, 02085, or 03032. Part A Enhanced: State
Health departments from CO, CT, Washington DC, GA, ID, MD, MO, NE,
NH, TX, UT, VA, WV, and WI. Part B: Any state not currently
receiving funding under Part B of RFA 01106, or under RFA 02085.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $6,300,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 15 (3 Part A, 7 Part A
Enhanced, 5 Part B).
Estimated Average Size of Each Award: $200,000 (Part A),
$310,000 (Part A Enhanced), $700,000 (Part B).
Estimated Project Period: 3 years (Part A and Part A Enhanced)/5
years (Part B).
Application Availability Date: December 1, 2003.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2004.
Project Award Date: July 1, 2004.
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP)
Competition Title: Translating Proven Interventions for
Underserved and Emergent High Risk Populations.
Program Announcement Number: 04038.
CFDA Number: 93.941.
Program Contact Person: Craig Studer. E-Mail Address: cstuder@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 639-5389.
Competition Description: This project will develop tools for
rapid assessment of populations that have been identified as having
evidence of elevated HIV exposure risk, but for whom research
studies identifying effective prevention interventions have not been
published. After the rapid assessment of the population, the
applicant will need to adapt effective interventions used for other
populations to the needs of the target population. The applicant,
with the direction from CDC, will compile a manual of rapid
assessment procedures and steps taken to use the assessment data for
adapting and evaluating the adapted intervention.
Eligible Applicants: State and local health departments, public
and private nonprofit and for-profit organizations.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,200,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 4.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $300,000.
Estimated Project Period: 3 Years.
Application Availability Date: January 2004.
Application Deadline: March 2004.
Project Award Date: July 15, 2004.
Competition Title: Public Health Conference Support Cooperative
Agreement--Program for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Prevention.
Program Announcement Number: 04039.
CFDA Number: 93.941.
Program Contact Person: Victoria Saho. E-Mail Address: vsaho@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 639-5211.
Competition Description: The purpose of conference support
funding is to provide partial support for specific non-federal
conferences in the areas of health promotion and disease prevention
information/education programs pertaining to HIV prevention. This
program addresses the Healthy People 2010 focus area of HIV.
Eligible Applicants: Letters of intent (LOI) and applications
may be submitted by nonprofit organizations, government agencies,
tribal governments, and private corporations. These include:
Community-based organizations, research institutions, state or local
health departments, hospitals, universities or colleges, faith based
organizations, technical school, other non-profit organizations,
federally and non-
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federally recognized American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) tribal
governments and corporations that qualify under the Indian Civil
Rights Acts, including State Charter Tribes, Urban Indian Health
Programs, Indian Health Boards, Inter-tribal Councils, and other
Tribal Organizations, including urban and eligible inter-tribal
consortia. Faith-based organizations are eligible to apply for these
funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $112,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 5.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $20,000.
Estimated Project Period: Awards will begin on or about April 1,
2004 and will be made for a 12-month budget and project period.
Conferences planned for April 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004
will be considered for funding.
LOI Deadline Date: Submit your LOI on or before January 12,
2004.
Application Availability Date: February 25, 2004.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2004.
Project Award Date: May 15, 2004.
National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID)
Competition Title: Applied Research in Emerging Infections
Investigations of West Nile Virus.
Program Announcement Number: 04052.
CFDA Number: 93.283.
Program Contact Person: Dr. John Roehrig. E-Mail Address: jtr1@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (970) 221-6442.
Competition Description: The West Nile (WN) virus outbreak
continues to expand in the United States. The persistence of WN
virus in overwintering mosquitoes suggests that WN virus will become
enzootic in the U.S. for the foreseeable future. The natural
transmission cycle of WN virus involves mosquitoes becoming infected
by feeding on birds infected with the virus. Many mammal-biting
mosquito species have been infected with WN virus. This observation
has been accompanied by an increase in WN virus infections of
mammalian species other than humans and equines (e.g. bats,
squirrels, cats, chipmunks, rabbits, and skunks). This expanded
epizootic, which again occurred during the peak southern bird
migration, emphasizes the need for continued vigilance for the
spread of the virus beyond the outbreak epicenter. The purpose of
the program is to provide assistance to organizations in developing
applied research efforts pertaining to West Nile (WN) virus and
other arboviruses that occur in the United States (U.S.).
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by public and
private nonprofit organizations and by governments and their
agencies; that is, universities, colleges, research institutions,
hospitals, other public and private nonprofit organizations, State
and local governments or their bona fide agents, including the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American
Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, federally recognized
Indian tribal governments, Indian tribes, or Indian tribal
organizations. Faith-based organizations are eligible to apply for
these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 12.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $150,000.
Estimated Project Period: 3 Years.
Application Availability Date: March 14, 2004.
Application Deadline: May 15, 2004.
Project Award Date: September 1, 2004.
Competition Title: Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC)
for Infectious Diseases.
Program Announcement Number: 04040.
CFDA Number: 93.283.
Program Contact Person: Debbie Deppe, M.P.A. E-Mail Address: dadl@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 639-4668.
Competition Description: The purpose of the Epidemiology and
Laboratory Capacity in Infectious Diseases (ELC) program is to
assist State and eligible local public health agencies in
strengthening basic epidemiologic and laboratory capacity to address
infectious disease threats with a focus on notifiable diseases,
food-, water-, and vector-borne diseases, vaccine-preventable
diseases, and drug-resistant infections. Awards are intended to
support activities that enhance the ability of a program to identify
and monitor the occurrence of infectious diseases of public health
importance in a community, characterize disease determinants,
identify and respond to disease outbreaks and other infectious
disease emergencies, use public health data for priority setting and
policy development, and assess the effectiveness of activities.
Strengthening collaboration between laboratory and epidemiology
practice is a crucial component of this program.
Eligible Applicants: Assistance will be provided only to the
health departments of states or their bona fide agents, including
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
American Samoa, Guam, federally recognized Indian tribal
governments, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. In addition, official
public health agencies of city governments, with jurisdictional
populations greater than 1,500,000, or county governments, with
jurisdictional populations greater than 8,000,000 (based on 2000
census data), are eligible to apply.
Funding preference will be given to current ELC grantees.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: Cycle A: $20,000,000 Cycle
B: $16,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 45.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $800,000.
Estimated Project Period: 5 Years.
Application Availability Date: Cycle A: November 1, 2003, Cycle
B: February 3, 2004.
Application Deadline: Cycle A: January 4, 2004, Cycle B: April
1, 2004. Current ELC grantees should submit an application for the
cycle they are currently in. New applicants may apply for either
cycle, but not both.
Project Award Date: Cycle A: April 1, 2004, Cycle B: July 1,
2004.
Competition Title: Cooperative Agreement for Research on
Prevention of Lyme Disease in Humans in the United States.
Program Announcement Number: 04008.
CFDA Number: 93.942.
Program Contact Person: Barbara Stewart. E-Mail Address: bsg2@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 639-0044.
Competition Description: The incidence of Lyme disease in the
United States has been increasing and is likely to continue to
increase unless affected communities and populations at risk develop
and implement integrated control and prevention strategies. In
addition, there is a need to explore new methods of Lyme disease
prevention and new treatment regimens that may yield higher levels
of community and individual participation and behavior change than
existing strategies. The purpose of the program is to evaluate and
compare effectiveness and cost of established as well as novel
methods for decreasing the incidence of Lyme disease in humans. The
program's overall objective is to find the most effective strategies
to lower the incidence of Lyme disease in endemic areas.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by public and
private nonprofit organizations and by governments and their
agencies; that is, universities, colleges, technical schools,
research institutions, hospitals, other public and private nonprofit
organizations, community-based organizations, state and local
governments or their bona fide agents, including the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam,
the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, and the Republic of Palau, political subdivisions of states
(in consultation with states), federally recognized Indian tribal
governments, Indian tribes, or Indian tribal organizations. Faith-
based organizations are eligible to apply for these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,300,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 2.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $650,000.
Estimated Project Period: 4 Years.
Application Availability Date: October 1, 2003.
Application Deadline: November 17, 2003.
Project Award Date: February 28, 2004.
Competition Title: Cooperative Agreement for Research on the
Ecology and Control of Tick Vectors of Lyme Disease in the United
States.
Program Announcement Number: 04007.
CFDA Number: 93.942.
Program Contact Person: Joe Piesman. E-Mail Address: jfp2@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (970) 221-6408.
Competition Description: The purpose of the program is to
increase the understanding
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of the ecology of Lyme disease in the United States, especially in
high risk areas, and to test available methods for controlling tick
vectors of Lyme disease that will lead directly to the design of new
prevention strategies to limit the transmission of the etiologic
agent of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi. Awards will be made in
two separate categories, (1) tick ecology projects and (2) tick
control projects.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by public and
private nonprofit organizations and by governments and their
agencies; that is, universities, colleges, technical schools,
research institutions, hospitals, other public and private nonprofit
organizations, community-based organizations, state and local
governments or their bona fide agents, including the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam,
the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, and the Republic of Palau, political subdivisions of states
(in consultation with states), federally recognized Indian tribal
governments, Indian tribes, or Indian tribal organizations. Faith-
based organizations are eligible to apply for these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,300,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 4.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $325,000.
Estimated Project Period: 4 Years.
Application Availability Date: October 1, 2003.
Application Deadline: November 17, 2003.
Project Award Date: February 28, 2004.
Competition Title: Cooperative Agreement for Research on the
Laboratory Diagnosis, Immunology, and Pathogenesis of Lyme Disease
in the United States.
Program Announcement Number: 04006.
CFDA Number: 93.942.
Program Contact Person: Barbara Stewart. E-Mail Address: bsg2@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 639-0044.
Competition Description: The purposes of the program are to
develop improved and standardized laboratory tests to identify and
characterize infection by Borrelia burgdorferi and related Borrelia
species in humans and to better understand the immunology and
pathogenic mechanisms of B. burgdorferi. Better laboratory methods
can facilitate earlier and more accurate diagnosis and appropriate
treatment of Lyme disease, thus preventing secondary consequences of
infection. Better laboratory methods also can be used for improved
surveillance and understanding of the epidemiology of Lyme disease
in communities.
Immunology and pathogenesis studies can enhance understanding of
host responses to infection, leading to improved prevention or
intervention strategies such as vaccination.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by public and
private nonprofit organizations and by governments and their
agencies; that is, universities, colleges, technical schools,
research institutions, hospitals, other public and private nonprofit
organizations, community-based organizations, state and local
governments or their bona fide agents, including the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam,
the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, and the Republic of Palau, political subdivisions of states
(in consultation with States), federally recognized Indian tribal
governments, Indian tribes, or Indian tribal organizations. Faith-
based organizations are eligible to apply for these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,300,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 7.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $200,000.
Estimated Project Period: 4 Years.
Application Availability Date: October 1, 2003.
Application Deadline: December 1, 2003.
Project Award Date: February 28, 2004.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
Competition Title: Grants for Acute Care, Rehabilitation, and
Disability Prevention Research.
Program Announcement Number: 04044.
CFDA Number: 93.136.
Program Contact Person: Paul Smutz. E-Mail Address: pos1@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (770) 488-1508.
Competition Description: In conducting activities to achieve the
purposes of this program, the recipient will be responsible for one
of the following research activities:
1. Develop and evaluate protocols that provide onsite
interventions in acute care settings or linkages to off-site
services for patients at risk of injury or psychosocial problems
following injury.
2. Identify methods and strategies to ensure that people with
traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) receive
needed services.
3. Develop and evaluate methods of using point-of-care clinical
information systems to report injuries and other acute health
problems to public health agencies.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by public and
private nonprofit and for profit organizations and by governments
and their agencies; that is, universities, colleges, technical
schools, research institutions, hospitals, other public and private
nonprofit and for profit organizations, community-based
organizations, state and local governments or their bona fide
agents, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic
of Palau, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Indian
tribes, or Indian tribal organization, and small, minority, and/or
women-owned businesses. Faith-based organizations are eligible to
apply for these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $600,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 2.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $300,000.
Estimated Project Period: 3 Years.
Application Availability Date: November 3, 2003.
Application Deadline: February 3, 2004.
Project Award Date: August 1, 2004.
Competition Title: Grants for Violence-Related Injury Prevention
Research: Youth Violence, Suicide, Intimate Partner Violence, and
Sexual Violence.
Program Announcement Number: 04045.
CFDA Number: 93.136.
Program Contact Person: Paul Smutz. E-Mail Address: pos1@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (770) 488-1508.
Competition Description: NCIPC is soliciting investigator-
initiated research that will help expand and advance our
understanding of violence, its causes, and prevention strategies.
The following research themes are the focus of this investigator-
initiated solicitation:
1. Evaluate strategies for disseminating and implementing
evidence-based interventions or policies for the prevention of child
maltreatment or youth violence;
2. Evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of interventions,
programs, and policies to prevent intimate partner violence, sexual
violence (includes both sexual violence against adults and child
sexual abuse), child maltreatment, youth violence or suicidal
behavior; and
3. Identify shared and unique risk and protective factors for
the perpetration of intimate partner violence, sexual violence,
child maltreatment, youth violence, or suicidal behavior, and
examine the relationships among these forms of violence.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by public and
private nonprofit and for profit organizations and by governments
and their agencies; that is, universities, colleges, technical
schools, research institutions, hospitals, other public and private
nonprofit and for profit organizations, community-based
organizations, state and local governments or their bona fide
agents, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic
of Palau, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Indian
tribes, or Indian tribal organization, and small, minority, and/or
women-owned businesses. Faith-based organizations are eligible to
apply for these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,600,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be MADE: 9.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $275,000.
Estimated Project Period: 3 Years.
Application Availability Date: November 3, 2003.
Application Deadline: February 3, 2004.
Project Award Date: August 1, 2004.
Competition Title: Grants for New Investigator Training Awards
for Unintentional Injury, Violence Related Injury, Biomechanics, and
Acute Care,
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Disability, and Rehabilitation-Related Research.
Program Announcement Number: 04046.
CFDA Number: 93.136.
Program Contact Person: Paul Smutz. E-Mail Address: pos1@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (770) 488-1508.
Competition Description: Consideration of research that
addresses one of the following research areas:
(1) Violence-dissemination and implementation of interventions
for violence prevention; effectiveness of interventions, programs,
and policies to prevent violence; risk and protective factors for
violence perpetration.
(2) Unintentional Injury-Dissemination of effective
interventions; evaluation of the usability of an intervention
package for moving effective interventions to practice and policy;
effectiveness of interventions; identification of risk and
protective factors for injuries; development of measures of
supervision and sports injuries.
(3) Acute Care, Disability, and Rehabilitation-evaluation of
protocols for onsite interventions and linkage to offsite services
for patients at risk of injury or psychological problems following
injury; identify of strategies to ensure people with SCI and TBI
receive services; evaluation of injury clinical information systems.
(4) Biomechanics-build on the basic knowledge of biomechanics
and encourage interdisciplinary intervention oriented injury control
research as supported in the CDC Injury Research Agenda.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by public and
private nonprofit and for profit organizations and by governments
and their agencies; that is, universities and colleges (including
but not limited to schools or departments of public health,
medicine, nursing, criminal justice, bioengineering, or the
behavioral or social sciences), technical schools, research
institutions, hospitals, other public and private nonprofit and for
profit organizations, community-based organizations, state and local
governments or their bona fide agents, including the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam,
the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, and the Republic of Palau, federally recognized Indian
tribal governments, Indian tribes, or Indian tribal organization,
and small, minority, and/or women-owned businesses. Applicants must
have a research or a health-professional doctorate-level degree from
an accredited program and have demonstrated the capacity or
potential for highly productive research in the period after the
doctorate, commensurate with level of experience. Applicants who
have been the principal investigator on an R01 or R01 equivalent
health-related research grant or who have had equivalent injury
related research support from an existing Injury Control Research
Center (ICRC) are not eligible. Recipients of dissertation research
grants or NIH Small Grant Awards are eligible to apply.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $400,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 4.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $100,000.
Estimated Project Period: 1 Year.
Application Availability Date: November 3, 2003.
Application Deadline: February 3, 2004.
Project Award Date: August 1, 2004.
Competition Title: Grants for Traumatic Injury Biomechanics
Research.
Program Announcement Number: 04047.
CFDA Number: 93.136.
Program Contact Person: Paul Smutz. E-Mail Address: pos1@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (770) 488-1508.
Competition Description: Consideration of research that
addressees the following: High priority: (1) Use biomechanics
research and knowledge of injury tolerance and mechanisms to develop
and/or evaluate interventions that address falls among children and
the elderly, injuries in mass trauma events, sports/physical
activity/recreation injuries, motorcycling/bicycling/pedestrian
injuries and motor vehicle injuries to child occupants and older
drivers; (2) Identify the biomechanics and specific injuries that
would be highly predictive of diagnoses of intimate partner violence
and child maltreatment, and improve case definitions. Lower
priority: (1) Advance the biomechanical understanding of traumatic
injury though biofidelic model development, injury assessment
technology improvements, and research into injury mechanisms and
biomechanical responses; (2) Define human tolerance limits for
injury with respect to age, fitness and gender; define injury
tolerance of tissue, bone, and other structures for developing
interventions; (3) Identify modifiable risk factors for and
mechanisms of nonfatal neck, back, and soft tissue (whiplash-like)
injuries.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by public and
private nonprofit and for profit organizations and by governments
and their agencies; that is, universities, colleges, technical
schools, research institutions, hospitals, other public and private
nonprofit and for profit organizations, community-based
organizations, state and local governments or their bona fide
agents, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic
of Palau, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Indian
tribes, or Indian tribal organization, and small, minority, and/or
women-owned businesses. Faith-based organizations are eligible to
apply for these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,100,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 3-4.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $275,000.
Estimated Project Period: 3 Years.
Application Availability Date: November 3, 2003.
Application Deadline: February 3, 2004.
Project Award Date: August 1, 2004.
Competition Title: Research Grants to Prevent Unintentional
Injuries.
Program Announcement Number: 04048.
CFDA Number: 93.136.
Program Contact Person: Paul Smutz.
Phone Number: (770) 488-1508. E-Mail Address: pos1@cdc.gov.
Competition Description: Consideration of research that
addresses the following:
1. Develop methods to better define and measure supervision,
especially in children.
2. Evaluate existing and develop new methods to obtain exposure
and injury incidence data for sports, exercise and recreation-
related injuries.
3. Identify risk and protective factors related to childhood
falls, safe motor vehicle use by older adults, or car crashes
involving teens.
4. Evaluate environmental, behavioral, legislative, or
regulatory interventions to prevent injuries related to sports,
exercise, and, recreation or pedestrian crashes.
5. Develop and evaluate the usability of an intervention package
for moving effective interventions to public health practice and
policy, especially for older adult falls prevention or
transportation safety.
6. Evaluate strategies to increase dissemination of effective
interventions to reduce injuries that: Are related to alcohol-
impaired driving; occur at home and in the community; are due to
falls at home among older community-dwelling adults; or sports,
recreation and exercise-related.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by public and
private nonprofit and for profit organizations and by governments
and their agencies; that is, universities, colleges, technical
schools, research institutions, hospitals, other public and private
nonprofit and for profit organizations, community-based
organizations, state and local governments or their bona fide
agents, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic
of Palau, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Indian
tribes, or Indian tribal organization, and small, minority, and/or
women-owned businesses. Faith-based organizations are eligible to
apply for these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $800,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 3.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $265,000.
Estimated Project Period: 3 Years.
Application Availability Date: November 3, 2003.
Application Deadline: February 3, 2004.
Project Award Date: August 1, 2004.
Competition Title: Grants for Dissertation Awards for Doctoral
Candidates for Violence-Related Injury Prevention Research in
Minority Communities.
Program Announcement Number: 04049.
CFDA Number: 93.136.
Program Contact Person: Paul Smutz. E-Mail Address: pos1@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (770) 488-1508.
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Competition Description: To achieve the purpose of this program,
the recipient will be responsible for one of the following
activities:
Violence
(1) Evaluating strategies for disseminating and implementing
evidence-based interventions or policies for the prevention of
intimate partner violence, sexual violence, youth violence, suicide,
and child maltreatment.
(2) Evaluating the efficacy, effectiveness, and cost
effectiveness of interventions, programs, and policies to prevent
intimate partner violence, sexual violence, youth violence, suicide,
and child maltreatment.
(3) Identifying shard and unique risk and protective factors for
the perpetration of intimate partner violence and sexual violence
and examine the relationships among these forms of violence and
others such as child maltreatment, youth violence, or suicidal
behavior.
Unintentional Injury
Dissemination of effective interventions; evaluation of the
usability of an intervention package for moving effective
interventions to practice and policy; effectiveness of
interventions; identification of risk and protective factors for
injuries; development of measures of supervision and sports
injuries.
Eligible Applicants: Assistance will be provided to any United
States public or private institution. The institution must support
an accredited doctoral level training program. The performance site
must be domestic. Applicants must be students in good standing
enrolled in an accredited doctoral degree program. The applicant
must have the authority and responsibility to carry out the proposed
project. Applicants must be conducting or intending to conduct
research in one of the areas described under the ``Research
Objectives'' in the Program Requirement's section of this
announcement. To receive this funding, applicants must have
successfully defended their dissertation proposal. This must be
verified in a letter of certification from the mentor (the chair or
another member of the dissertation committee). CDC requests that, if
available, the letter of certification be submitted with the grant
application, or before the negotiation and award.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $120,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 6.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $20,000.
Estimated Project Period: 1 Year.
Application Availability Date: November 3, 2003.
Application Deadline: February 3, 2004.
Project Award Date: August 1, 2004.
National Immunization Program (NIP)
Competition Title: National Minority Organizations Immunization
Projects.
Program Announcement Number: 04051.
CFDA Number: 93.185.
Program Contact Person: Valerie Morelli. E-Mail Address: VMorelli@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 639-8091.
Competition Description: The purpose of this cooperative
agreement is to assist National Minority Organizations (NMOs) with
the promotion and improvement of childhood, adolescent, and adult
immunization coverage levels. Applicants must allocate a percentage
of the funds awarded to subcontract with affiliate minority
Community Based Organizations (CBOs). Focus is on technical
assistance to and training of CBOs to identify and document
effective models of collaboration at the community level to improve
immunization access and levels among racial and ethnic minorities.
Other requirements include development and dissemination of
education products to be shared with other national organizations,
State and local health agencies, and other CBOs. Development and
implementation of a plan to ensure sustainability of program
activities to ensure its continuation after the end of the project
period is also necessary.
Eligible Applicants: Established, tax-exempt national
organizations that coordinate public health or related programs
serving racial or ethnic minority populations within a major portion
or region of the United States through their own offices or
organizational affiliates. Faith-based organizations are eligible to
apply for these funds. Groups recognized as racial and ethnic
minorities include (but are not limited to) African Americans,
Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans, Caribbean Americans, Latinos/
Hispanics, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders.
Estimated Amount for This Competition: $750,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 3.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $250,000.
Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
Application Availability Date: January 2004.
Application Deadline: March 2004.
Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Competition Title: Occupational Safety and Health Research
Grants--Investigator-Initiated (R01).
Program Announcement Number: NIOSH-1.
CFDA Number: 93.262 (R01).
Program Contact Person: Michael Galvin. E-Mail Address: MGalvin@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-2524.
Competition Description: NIOSH supports research to identify and
investigate the relationships between hazardous working conditions
and associated occupational diseases and injuries; to develop more
sensitive means of evaluating hazards at work sites, as well as
methods for measuring early markers of adverse health effects and
injuries; to develop new protective equipment, engineering control
technology, and work practices to reduce the risks of occupational
hazards; and, to evaluate the technical feasibility or application
of a new or improved occupational safety and health procedure,
method, technique, or system.
The announcement for this program is published in the NIH Guide.
See http://www.cdc.gov/niosh for links to the announcements.
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants include domestic and
foreign, public and private nonprofit and for-profit organizations
and by governments and their agencies; that is, universities,
colleges, research institutions, hospitals, and other public and
private organizations, including state and local governments or
their bona fide agents, and federally recognized Indian tribal
governments, Indian tribes, or Indian tribal organizations. Racial/
ethnic minority individuals, women, and persons with disabilities
are encouraged to apply as Principal Investigators. Faith-based
organizations are eligible to apply for these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $38,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: 50.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $30,000 to $400,000,
average $300,000.
Estimated Project Period: Contact NIOSH Extramural Program
Office, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/extramur.html.
Application Availability Date: Contact NIOSH Extramural Program
Office, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/extramur.html.
Application Deadline: All (new) February 3, June 1, and October
1, 2004. Competing Continuation, Supplemental, and Revised Research
Grant/Cooperative Agreements applications--March 1, 2004, July 1,
2004, and November 1, 2004.
Project Award Date: From 4 to 5 months, with an additional 4 to
5 months for program review and funding.
Competition Title: Occupational Safety and Health Research
Grants--Special Emphasis Research Career Award (K01).
Program Announcement Number: NIOSH-2.
CFDA Number: 93.262 (K01).
Program Contact Person: Gwendolyn Cattledge. E-Mail Address: GCattledge@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-2508.
Competition Description: Special Emphasis Research Career Award
(SERCA) Grants (K01) are an important mechanism used in the
occupational safety and health research grants program to attract
new investigators into occupational safety and health. NIOSH
supports research to identify and investigate the relationships
between hazardous working conditions and associated occupational
diseases and injuries; to develop more sensitive means of evaluating
hazards at work sites, as well as methods for measuring early
markers of adverse health effects and injuries; to develop new
protective equipment, engineering control technology, and work
practices to reduce the risks of occupational hazards; and to
evaluate the technical feasibility or application of a new or
improved occupational safety and health procedure, method,
technique, or system.
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants include domestic and
foreign, public and private nonprofit and for-profit organizations
and governments and their agencies; that is, universities, colleges,
research institutions, hospitals, and other public and private
organizations, including state and local
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governments or their bona fide agents, and federally recognized
Indian tribal governments, Indian tribes, or Indian tribal
organizations. Racial/ethnic minority individuals, women, and
persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply as Principal
Investigators. Faith-based organizations are eligible to apply for
these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $4,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: 20.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $30,000 to $400,000,
average $200,000.
Estimated Project Period: Contact NIOSH Extramural Program
Office, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/extramur.html.
Application Availability Date: Contact NIOSH Extramural Program
Office, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/extramur.html.
Application Deadline: All (new) February 3, June 1, and October
1, 2004. Competing Continuation, Supplemental, and Revised Research
Grant/Cooperative Agreements applications--March 1, 2004, July 1,
2004, and November 1, 2004.
Project Award Date: From 4 to 5 months, with an additional 4 to
5 months for program review and funding.
Competition Title: Occupational Safety and Health Research
Grants--Small Grants (R03).
Program Announcement Number: NIOSH-3.
CFDA Number: 93.262 (R03).
Program Contact Person: Michael Galvin. E-Mail Address: MGalvin@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-2524.
Competition Description: The NIOSH Small Grant (R03) program is
one of the mechanisms used in the occupational safety and health
research grants program. NIOSH supports research to identify and
investigate the relationships between hazardous working conditions
and associated occupational diseases and injuries; to develop more
sensitive means of evaluating hazards at work sites, as well as
methods for measuring early markers of adverse health effects and
injuries; to develop new protective equipment, engineering control
technology, and work practices to reduce the risks of occupational
hazards; and to evaluate the technical feasibility or application of
a new or improved occupational safety and health procedure, method,
technique, or system.
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants include domestic and
foreign, public and private nonprofit and for-profit organizations
and by governments and their agencies; that is, universities,
colleges, research institutions, hospitals, and other public and
private organizations, including State and local governments or
their bona fide agents, and federally recognized Indian tribal
governments, Indian tribes, or Indian tribal organizations. Racial/
ethnic minority individuals, women, and persons with disabilities
are encouraged to apply as Principal Investigators. Faith-based
organizations are eligible to apply for these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $4,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 30.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $30,000 to $200,000,
average $130,000.
Estimated Project Period: Contact NIOSH Extramural Program
Office or visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/extramur.html.
Application Availability Date: Contact NIOSH Extramural Program
Office or visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/extramur.html.
Application Deadline: All (new) February 3, June 1, and October
1, 2004. Competing Continuation, Supplemental, and Revised Research
Grant/Cooperative Agreements applications--March 1, 2004, July 1,
2004, and November 1, 2004. To request application: Please contact
NIOSH Extramural Program Office or visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/extramur.html
.
Project Award Date: From 4 to 5 months, with an additional 4 to
5 months for program review and funding.
Competition Title: Occupational Safety and Health Research
Grants-Exploratory and Developmental (R21).
Program Announcement Number: NIOSH-4.
CFDA Number: 93.262 (R21).
Program Contact Person: Michael Galvin. E-Mail Address: MGalvin@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-2524.
Competition Description: Exploratory and Developmental (R21)
research program is another mechanism used in the occupational
safety and health research grants program. NIOSH supports research
to identify and investigate the relationships between hazardous
working conditions and associated occupational diseases and
injuries; to develop more sensitive means of evaluating hazards at
work sites, as well as methods for measuring early markers of
adverse health effects and injuries; to develop new protective
equipment, engineering control technology, and work practices to
reduce the risks of occupational hazards; and, to evaluate the
technical feasibility or application of a new or improved
occupational safety and health procedure, method, technique, or
system.
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants include domestic and
foreign, public and private nonprofit and for-profit organizations
and by governments and their agencies; that is, universities,
colleges, research institutions, hospitals, and other public and
private organizations, including state and local governments or
their bona fide agents, and federally recognized Indian tribal
governments, Indian tribes, or Indian tribal organizations. Racial/
ethnic minority individuals, women, and persons with disabilities
are encouraged to apply as Principal Investigators. Faith-based
organizations are eligible to apply for these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $4,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 25.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $30,000 to $200,000,
average $150,000.
Estimated Project Period: Contact NIOSH Extramural Program
Office.
Application Availability Date: Contact NIOSH Extramural Program
Office.
Application Deadline: All (new) February 3, June 1, and October
1, 2004. Competing Continuation, Supplemental, and Revised Research
Grant/Cooperative Agreements applications--March 1, 2004, July 1,
2004, and November 1, 2004. For request for application: Please
contact program office or visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/extramur.html
.
Project Award Date: From 4 to 5 months, with an additional 4 to
5 months for program review and funding.
Competition Title: Occupational Safety and Health Training.
Program Announcement Number: 04001.
CFDA Number: 93.263.
Program Contact Person: John Talty. E-Mail Address: jtalty@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (513) 533-4687.
Competition Description: The National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) is mandated to provide an adequate supply
of qualified personnel to carry out the purposes of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act. The specific purpose of this program is to
provide financial assistance to eligible applicants to assist in
providing an adequate supply of qualified professional occupational
safety and health personnel. The objective is to develop specialized
professional and paraprofessional personnel in the occupational
safety and health field with training in occupational medicine,
occupational health nursing, industrial hygiene, and occupational
safety. Projects are funded to support Occupational Safety and
Health Education and Research Center Training Grants (ERCs) and
Long-Term Training Project Grants (TPGs). ERCs are academic
institutions that provide interdisciplinary graduate training and
continuing education in the industrial hygiene, occupational health
nursing, occupational medicine, occupational safety, and closely
related occupational safety and health fields. The ERCs also serve
as regional resource centers for industry, labor, government, and
the public. TPGs are academic institutions that primarily provide
single-discipline graduate training in the industrial hygiene,
occupational health nursing, occupational medicine, occupational
safety, and closely related occupational safety and health fields.
Eligible Applicants: Any public or private educational or
training agency or institution that has demonstrated competency in
the occupational safety and health field and is located in a State,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands, Wake Island, Outer Continental Shelf lands defined
in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Johnston Island, and any
other U.S. Territory or Trust Territory not named herein are
eligible to apply for an institutional training grant. Faith-based
organizations are eligible to apply for these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $4,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 12.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: ERC Grants: range:
$400,000 to $800,000; average $600,000. Other: $20,000 to $500,000,
average $58,000.
Estimated Project Period: Up to five years.
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Application Availability Date: April 2003.
Application Deadline: July 1, 2004.
Project Award Date: FY 2004. Contact program office for updated
information or visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/extramur.html.
Competition Title: Health and Safety Programs for Construction
Work.
Program Announcement Number: NIOSH-5.
CFDA Number: 93.955.
Program Contact Person: Michael Galvin. E-Mail Address: MGalvin@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-2524.
Competition Description: The purposes of this cooperative
agreement are to develop, implement, and evaluate a national
research program in prevention intervention effectiveness research
and preventive service systems research in construction safety and
health. Many of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)
priority areas are relevant to the construction industry and should
be considered when responding to this Request for Assistance. These
include, preventing hearing loss, back disorders, asthma, and
dermatitis and reducing or eliminating traumatic injuries (caused by
falls, electrocutions, struck-bys or contact with materials/
objects). In addition, other high priority problems in construction
are not explicitly included in NORA, such as silicosis and lead
poisoning, which should be addressed. The overall project will
respond to problems that are specific to different regions,
different trades, and different industry sectors.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by public and
private nonprofit and for-profit organizations and by governments
and their agencies; that is, universities, colleges, research
institutions, hospitals, other public and private nonprofit and for-
profit organizations, state and local governments or their bona fide
agents, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Indian
tribes, or Indian tribal organizations. Faith-based organizations
are eligible to apply for these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $5,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 1 or 2.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $5,000,000.
Estimated Project Period: 3 to 5 years depending on availability
of funds, with budget periods of 12 months.
Application Availability Date: November 2003. Contact program
office for updated information or visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/extramur.html
.
Application Deadline: February 3, 2004.
Project Award Date: FY 2004. Contact program office for updated
information or visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/extramur.html.
Competition Title: Surveillance Program.
Program Announcement Number: NIOSH-6.
CFDA Number: 93.957.
Program Contact Person: Gwendolyn Cattledge. E-Mail Address: GCattledge@cdc.gov.
Phone Number: (404) 498-2508.
Competition Description: To (1) Recognize new hazards; (2)
define the magnitude of the problem; (3) follow trends in incidence;
(4) target exceptional hazardous workplaces for intervention; and
(5) evaluate the effectiveness of prevention efforts. The goal of
this program is to prevent selected occupational morbidity and
mortality by evaluating work situations at high risk and formulating
and disseminating prevention strategies to those who can intervene
in the workplace.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by public and
private nonprofit and for-profit organizations and by governments
and their agencies; that is, universities, colleges, research
institutions, hospitals, other public and private nonprofit and for-
profit organizations, state and local governments or their bona fide
agents, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Indian
tribes, or Indian tribal organizations. Faith-based organizations
are eligible to apply for these funds.
Estimated Amount of This Competition: $500,000.
Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: varies.
Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: Surveillance program
$100,000 to $200,000, average $150,000.
Estimated Project Period: Awards may be made up to 4 years as
indicated below depending on availability of funds, with budget
periods of 12 months. Surveillance program-up to 4 years.
Application Availability Date: Contact NIOSH Extramural Program
Office or visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/extramur.html.
Application Deadline: April 1, 2004.
Project Award Date: Contact NIOSH Extramural Program Office or
visit http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/extramur.html.
Dated: September 30, 2003.
Edward J. Schultz,
Acting Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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