Cooperative Agreement U62PS004958

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $417,878 Project Grant (CFDA 93.113 - Environmental Health) to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) to conduct a comprehensive environmental and public health monitoring study in disadvantaged communities in Sampson and Duplin Counties, North Carolina. The study aims to establish a baseline assessment of environmental exposures and health outcomes prior to the expansion of swine waste-to-energy operations in the...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program provides $2,615,000 to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) to expand and enhance air quality monitoring activities. The key activities include operating and maintaining existing air quality monitors, updating quality assurance and control...

The State of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services received a $3.3 million Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide medical assistance under the Medical Assistance Program (CFDA 93.778) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Medical Assistance Program provides financial assistance to states for payments of medical assistance on behalf of cash assistance recipients, children, pregnant...

The State of North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (NC DHHS) was awarded a $620,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs (CFDA 93.946). The purpose of this five-year award is to support the North Carolina Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) in reducing maternal mortality in the state by conducting multidisciplinary...

The North Carolina Department of Insurance has been awarded a $595,340 Formula Grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071). The grant, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will fund outreach, education, and application assistance to help Medicare beneficiaries in North Carolina access preventive, wellness, and limited income benefits, such as the Medicare Part D Low...

This $1,184,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program will fund the expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities by Mecklenburg County Air Quality in the Charlotte, North Carolina region. Specifically, the grant will provide rebates for the replacement of ten pieces of non-road equipment and ten on-road...

The North Carolina Department of Insurance has been awarded a $620,165 Formula Grant under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071), funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. The grant period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The primary products and services to be delivered through this grant include conducting community outreach, providing one-on-one enrollment counseling, and assisting Medicare beneficiaries...

The North Carolina Department of Insurance has been awarded a $333,680 Formula Grant under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. The grant period spans September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant award include: Conducting community outreach and providing one-on-one enrollment counseling to Medicare beneficiaries Assisting...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,500,000.00 and provided by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), supports the North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) program. The BRFSS program, authorized under CFDA 93.336, is a state-level public health surveillance initiative that collects health data through population-based telephone surveys of adult residents. This...

This $237,500 Project Grant awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the CMS Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations program (CFDA 93.779) will support a study by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) investigating the synergistic impact of lead exposure and chronic stress on cardiovascular disease risk among urban Black residents. The two-year study will characterize the relationships between environmental lead levels and...