Revitalizing Core Environmental Health Programs through the Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) Research (U01)

Post Date

January 14th 2010

Application Due Date

March 15th 2010

Letter of Intent Receipt Date: February 12, 2010 Application Submission Receipt Date: March 15, 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-EH-10-001

CFDA Number(s)

93.070

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

23

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible Organizations: o Federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments o American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations o Alaska Native villages, groups, or regional or village corporations o State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau). A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application. If you are applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, you must provide required documentation from the state or local government as documentation of your status. Attach this documentation behind the first page of your application form or for electronic applications, use a PDF file and attach as “Other Documents” and label as appropriate.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $4050000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $175000

Grant Description

The EHS-Net Research opportunity seeks to improve the practice of environmental health service programs by establishing a network of environmental health specialists (EHS) who collaborate with epidemiologists and laboratorians to conduct research to identify and prevent environmental risk factors contributing to foodborne and/or waterborne illness. For information on EHS-Net activities, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/EHSNet/ default.htm.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Agency Contact:

  CDC Procurement and Grants Office
  Technical Information Management
  Phone 770-488-2700

• Agency Mailing Address:

  PGO Technical Information Management

• Agency Email Address:

  PGOTIM@cdc.gov

• Location:

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention