NIEHS Worker Training Program's HAZMAT Training at DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex (UH4 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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Opportunity number
TEMP-31334
Agency
Applications expected due
Award size
Not on record

Opportunity facts

Expected posting
Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Health
Eligible applicants
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
Points of contact

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About this opportunity

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The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is soliciting cooperative agreement applications for hazardous waste worker training at DOE nuclear weapons complex facilities; this is a forecast of intent to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity, with no hard application deadline specified in the source. Applicants must be public or private higher education institutions or tribal governments (federally recognized or not) that demonstrate capacity to develop and deliver occupational health and safety training. No cost share is stated. The program is congressionally mandated under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 and authorizes training and education for workers engaged in hazardous waste operations, containment, emergency response, and materials transportation at DOE nuclear weapons sites.

The program emphasizes preventing work-related harm by equipping workers to identify hazards and protect themselves, coworkers, and communities from exposure to hazardous materials. Core activities include curricula development, instructor training, course materials distribution, and direct student instruction. Evaluation criteria include methods for identifying and accessing target worker populations; evidence of organizational performance in planning and implementing training programs; adequacy of program plans for curricula, instructor preparation, and materials; technical expertise of proposed staff; evaluation methods for training quality and effectiveness; availability of facilities and equipment for hands-on instruction; likelihood of program continuation beyond the grant period; reasonableness of proposed activities; and multi-region impact.

Review occurs in two stages: ad hoc committee evaluation for technical merit, followed by the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council review for program relevance. The NIEHS Director makes final funding decisions. Awards are reported under Assistance Listing 93.142. Recent representative awards include five-year cooperative agreements supporting training at Oak Ridge, Savannah River, Portsmouth, Pantex, and Los Alamos; and nationwide consortium agreements training 30,000 workers annually through community colleges.

Forecast synopsis

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for the NIEHS/DOE Worker Training Program's HAZMAT Training at US Department of Energy (DOE) Nuclear Weapons Complex (UH4 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). The major objective of the NIEHS WTP (Worker Training Program is to prevent work related harm by training workers in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials. The WTP program is committed to preventing chronic disease/conditions, promoting mental health resilience, and improving the overall well-being of the U.S. workforce through health and safety education and training. The WTP is mandated by Congress through the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986.


Initiative Details

The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Section 126(g); in U.S. law at 42 USC 9660a: authorizes an assistance program (GRANT PROGRAM) for training and education of workers engaged in activities related to hazardous waste generation, removal, containment or emergency response and hazardous materials transportation and emergency response. The United States Congress assigned responsibility for administering this program to the NIEHS, NIH, US HHS.


The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 (42 USC 7274(d)) authorized the Secretary of Energy in section 3131(a)(1)(A)-(B) to make awards (in law at 50 USC 2731(a)(1-3): "to provide training and education to persons who are or may be engaged in hazardous substance response or emergency at DOE nuclear weapons facilities; and to develop response curricula for such training and education." The Secretary was further authorized in Section 3131(a)(2)(A)-(B) to make the training awards to non-profit organizations demonstrating capabilities in: "implementing and conducting effective training and education programs relating to the general health and safety of workers; and identifying, and involving in training, groups of workers whose duties include hazardous substance response or emergency response." Funding for the program comes from the Energy and Water Development Appropriations under the DOE Environmental Cleanup section and is transferred to administer the grants in Sect. 3131(a)(2)(B).


This NOFO will utilize the UH4 activity code to provide support for the development of health and safety training of workers exposed to hazardous materials. This consists of health and safety training for workers and their supervisors, who are engaged in hazardous waste generation, treatment, storage, disposal, removal, containment, transportation, or emergency response. Investigators with expertise and insights into this area of occupational, environmental health and safety education and training are encouraged to apply. In addition, collaborative investigations combining expertise in industrial hygiene and environmental exposures will be encouraged.

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