State Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Program (U60)
Forecasted Federal grant Posted
- Opportunity number
- RFA-OH-27-050
- Agency
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- $150,000 to $685,000
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Special District Governments
- Other
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- County Governments
- Points of contact
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- Eduardo O'Neill eoneill@cdc.gov (404) 718-8844
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is soliciting cooperative agreement applications to develop or expand occupational safety and health (OSH) surveillance capacity within state and jurisdictional public health systems, with no application due date specified in this forecast announcement.
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, tribal governments (federally recognized), tribal organizations (not federally recognized), and bona fide agents applying on behalf of these entities. Bona fide agents must submit documentation demonstrating their arrangement with the eligible applicant.
NIOSH has funded OSH surveillance programs in 23 states from 2021 through 2026 under the prior announcement PAR-20-312, with grantees comprising 19 state health departments, 2 state Departments of Labor, and 5 formal partnerships between state health departments and universities. This new announcement maintains NIOSH's priority to develop OSH surveillance infrastructure utilizing public and other data sources such as electronic medical and laboratory reporting, hospital discharge databases, death records, cancer registries, and public health surveys. State programs link OSH surveillance findings with voluntary interventions, education, and outreach activities to address occupational health gaps beyond the scope of federal and state regulatory programs.
Cooperative agreements under CFDA 93.262 (Occupational Safety and Health Program) typically range from one to five years depending on scientific review recommendations and available funds. Evaluation criteria include relevance and importance to program objectives, technical adequacy of approach, investigator competency, facility adequacy, and budget necessity.
Forecast synopsis
NIOSH has provided financial and technical assistance to develop or expand state-level OSH surveillance capacity and infrastructure since the 1970s. From 2021-2026, NIOSH funded cooperative agreements in 23 states under announcement PAR-20-312. These programs varied in scope and focus, each providing a level of occupational health expertise to the public health system in their state. Grantees included 19 state health departments, 2 state Departments of Labor, and 5 formal partnerships between state health departments and universities (bona fide agents). More information about these OSH surveillance programs is available on the NIOSH Extramural Program website.
With this funding announcement, NIOSH maintains its priority to develop OSH surveillance capacity within state and jurisdictional public health systems, utilizing public and other data sources such as electronic medical and laboratory reporting, hospital discharge databases, death records, cancer registries, and public health surveys. OSH surveillance, when coupled with other public health surveillance efforts, also provides the opportunity to assess the role of work in the overall health status of the U.S. population.
State public health agencies and their partners can link OSH surveillance findings with voluntary interventions, education, and outreach activities. While federal and state regulatory programs establish and enforce health and safety standards, they do not include all workplaces and may have limited jurisdictional authority. Through the application of public health approaches, state OSH surveillance programs can identify new problems, develop tailored interventions, encourage participation, and evaluate impacts with a broader scope and in ways that regulatory counterparts cannot. By working in partnership with NIOSH, these programs help fill critical gaps to protect the health and safety of all working people.
Eligibility
Bona fide agents applying on behalf of state, territorial, local, and tribal government organizations.Bona fide agents must submit documentation that demonstrates their arrangement with the eligible applicant.
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