The NIEHS is offering administrative supplements to support worker-based training to prevent Ebola exposure for hospital employees, first responders, and other at-risk workers. Collaborating with the WTP, the program aims to develop targeted safety and health training in coordination with CDC, OSHA, and NIOSH. The curriculum will cover Ebola science, infection control, working in contaminated environments, and behavioral health resiliency. Funding is sourced from the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act 2015. Deadline for applications: April 20, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 275297
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | PA-15-148 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Administrative Supplements for Ebola Biosafety and Infectious Disease Response Training (Admin Supp) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| 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: | Mar 19, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 20, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 20, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | May 21, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $650,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | 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) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institutes of Health |
| Description: | This supplement is to provide support to conduct worker-based training to prevent and reduce exposure of hospital employees, emergency first responders, and other workers who are at risk of exposure to Ebola through their work duties.The NIEHS Superfund Worker Training Program (WTP) will work collaboratively to develop and target safety and health training for those workers supporting the national Ebola response. Using our hazmat trainers understanding of worker safety and health protection issues, knowledge of personal protective equipment (PPE) usage, and experience in training disaster workers, WTP will coordinate with CDC, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to provide awardees with material to develop an evidence-based curriculum that addresses the science of Ebola (clinical symptoms, mode of transmission, persistence in the environment, and treatment); infection control and worker protection (isolation/quarantine and PPE); working in the contaminated environment (sampling and decontamination); and behavioral health resiliency. The funding for this supplement is provided from the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act 2015. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-15-148.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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