NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training
Open Opportunities (1)
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Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 93.142 (USAspending.gov).
- Cpwr: The Center For Construction Research And Training 2 awards $81,468,215
- Steelworkers Charitable & Educational Organization $40,862,068
- International Chemical Workers Union $37,221,206
- International Brotherhood Of Teamsters $37,065,601
- Rutgers The State University Of New Jersey $35,882,327
- University Of California, Los Angeles $33,666,097
- Regents Of The University Of Minnesota $33,401,050
- Oai Inc $30,997,076
- University Of Massachusetts Lowell $25,670,588
Program Objective
The Worker Training Program, congressionally mandated under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) provides cooperative agreements and project grant support for the development, delivery, and administration of model worker health and safety training programs that include classroom-based, online, and hands-on instruction. These programs are intended for workers and supervisors engaged in activities involving hazardous materials and hazardous waste generation, treatment, storage, disposal, removal, containment, transportation, environmental restoration, facility decommissioning and decontamination, and disaster/emergency response.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Nonprofit Organization
- Not-for-Profit Organization
- For-Profit Organization
- Small Business Person
A public or private nonprofit entity, Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education), including tribal governments, that provide worker health and safety education and training, may submit an application and receive a cooperative agreement or project grant for support of waste worker education and training by a named principal investigator. Recipients/grantees may use services, as appropriate, of other public or private organizations necessary to develop, administer, or evaluate proposed worker training programs, as long as the requirement for awards to nonprofit organizations is not violated. Nonprofit organizations which are incorporated under 501(c)(4) are prohibited from receiving grants.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
As required in HHS Regulations, 42 CFR Part 65, applications will be reviewed administratively by NIEHS staff for completeness and responsiveness to the program announcement. Applications then will be reviewed on a competitive basis for technical merit by an ad hoc review committee composed primarily of non-government members with expertise in occupational safety and health training and hazardous waste operations convened by the NIEHS. A second level of review will be conducted by the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council. This second level of review will be for program relevance. The final approval of these recommendations and decisions concerning funding is made by the Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) or, if in conflict, by appropriate NIH staff. Formal award notices are sent to successful applicants.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: > 180 Days
- Renewal interval: > 180 Days
- Appeal: > 180 Days
From 8 to 9 months.
Program details & compliance
Description
Training activities aim to prevent and reduce work-related harm by equipping workers with the knowledge and practical skills needed to identify hazards and protect themselves, their coworkers, and surrounding communities from exposure to hazardous materials. Training for unemployed and underemployed workers to obtain environmental, hazardous waste and construction jobs in the environmental career worker training program is also included under this program. This program also enhances training capabilities for workers operating within Department of Energy (DOE) facilities and the nuclear weapons complex, where large numbers of employees are required to complete safety and health training due to the presence of complex and potentially unknown hazards. The program further seeks to build and sustain institutional competency within recipient organizations to develop and deliver high-quality, model health and safety training and education programs responsive to hazardous waste and material workforce needs and DOE-specific site conditions.
A Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is supported that focuses on the development, dissemination, and commercialization of health and safety training products and tools from a variety of delivery methods to assist both students and instructors in the training and education process including e-learning. Topics related to hazardous waste, including electronic and biological waste (infectious agents and organisms such as vector-borne, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic organisms) and occupational exposure to materials and work processes are within mission for these applications. Note that all products must be directly related to the health and safety training of workers, skilled support personnel, emergency responders and/or volunteers exposed to hazardous materials (HAZMAT). Examples include novel approaches and tools that build capacity and improve understanding of environmental health topics and innovation in e-Learning in worker education and training.
NOTE: This program does not offer support through the STTR mechanism.
Mission Categories
Primary: Occupational Safety and Health
Other categories:
Health EducationEnvironmental Quality Education
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Cooperative agreements and project grants are intended to support the direct costs of a project, in accordance with an approved budget, plus indirect costs at a pre-established rate. Both the award and use of funds are subject to applicable provisions of basic statutory authorities, appropriations acts, pertinent regulations, and operating policies of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Required Documentation
The cost principles for awards under this program are set forth in HHS regulations at 45 CFR 75, Subpart E and Appendix IX (hospitals) to Part 75. Commercial organizations are subject to the cost principles located at 48 CFR 31.2 Federal Acquisition Regulation. See the NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIH GPS) for further guidance on the applicability of cost principals (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps/index.htm).
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements