EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is offering this grant to fund a cooperative agreement for a national education and training program. This grant is for reducing pesticide exposure among agricultural workers, their families, and the community. The grantee will conduct a train-the-trainer program, educating Farmworkers and training safety educators to work in high-use rural areas. Materials must be targeted for low-literacy, predominantly Spanish-speaking populations. This five-year cooperative agreement is estimated at $1,950,000, supporting critical pesticide safety education and risk reduction efforts.
Opportunity ID: 51954
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OPP-2010-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Pesticide Safety Program for Agricultural Workers and Farmworker Children; Request for Applications (RFA) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.716 — Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training Demonstrations and Educational Outreach |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 18, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 05, 2010 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 05, 2010 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | May 05, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,950,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) County governments City or township governments Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Individuals State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the anouncement for additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is soliciting proposals from eligible parties for an EPA cooperative agreement to provide financial assistance to an eligible organization for an education and training pesticide safety program aimed at reducing exposure to pesticides for agricultural workers, their families and the agricultural community. The grantee will conduct a national train-the-trainer program to educate Farmworkers about how to reduce risks from pesticides. As part of this program, the grantee will also train pesticide safety educators who will work with farmworker service organizations, growers and other members of the agricultural community in key rural areas with high pesticide use and large numbers of farmworkers to conduct interactive pesticide safety programs for agricultural workers and their families. The grantee may utilize existing worker protection and children protection pesticide safety training materials or may develop new and/or improved materials to address pesticide safety issues for farmworkers and farmworker children. Written materials need to be targeted at the low literacy, predominately Spanish speaking agricultural worker population. This will be a five year cooperative agreement, with an estimated total of $1,950,000. Approximately, $350,000 is expected to be available in FY 2010. At the conclusion of the first year, incremental funding of approximately $400,000 may be made available, depending on the Agency’s budget in outlying years. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Pesticide Safety Program for Agricultural Workers and Farmworker Children; Request for Applications (RFA) |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Carol Parker, 703-305-6458.
Email:parker.carol@epa.gov |
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