This grant is for enhancing safety and health training for workers within the Department of Energy’s (DOE) nuclear weapons complex. The primary objective is to prevent work-related harm by educating personnel on how to protect themselves and their communities from hazardous materials encountered during operations like waste handling, facility decommissioning, transportation, environmental restoration, and emergency response. This initiative, often supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Education and Training Program, aims to develop institutional competency for providing effective model training. Proper resource management will ensure a highly skilled federal and contractor workforce capable of safely executing critical missions, with training programs aligned with mission priorities and administered efficiently.
Opportunity ID: 48377
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-ES-09-003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Hazmat Training at Doe Nuclear Weapons Complex (U45) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.142 — NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 09, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 23, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 23, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 24, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $9,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $700,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| 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) . |
Additional Information
| 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-003.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIH OER Webmaster
FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV Email:FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV |
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