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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
RFA-ES-09-003
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jul 09, 2009
Creation Date:
Jul 09, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Nov 23, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Nov 23, 2009
Archive Date:
Dec 24, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Environment
Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$9,500,000
Award Ceiling:
$700,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
93.142
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NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Other Eligible Applicants include the following:
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) .
Agency Name
National Institutes of Health
Description
The major objective of this solicitation is to prevent work related harm by assisting in the training and education of workers in the DOE nuclear weapons complex. Safety and health training will transmit skills and knowledge to workers in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, facility decommissioning and decontamination, hazardous materials transportation, environmental restoration of contaminated facilities or chemical emergency response. Currently, tens of thousands of DOE employees require safety and health training to help reduce the risk of their being exposed in the course of their work to hazardous materials and hazardous waste products. One effort to enhance training capabilities at these sites has been through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Education and Training Program (WETP).
A major goal of this program is to provide assistance to organizations in developing their institutional competency to provide appropriate model training and education programs to hazardous materials and waste workers in the DOE nuclear weapons complex. Both NIEHS and DOE recognize the importance of effectively managing training resources to maintain and improve federal and contractor workforce competencies. Proper use of resources will result in federal and contractor employees who are highly skilled and capable of carrying out our critical missions in a safe and reliable manner consistent with recognized standards of excellence. Continuing improvements will assist in planning and conduct of training programs to ensure that these programs are closely aligned with mission priorities and administered efficiently.
