Poison Center Support and Enhancement Grant

The objectives are (1) to support Poison Control Centers efforts to prevent, and provide treatment recommendations, for poisonings and toxic exposures; (2) to comply with operational requirements to sustain accreditation; and/or achieve accreditation

The objectives are (1) to support Poison Control Centers efforts to prevent, and provide treatment recommendations, for poisonings and toxic exposures; (2) to comply with operational requirements to sustain accreditation; and/or achieve accreditation; (3) improve and enhance communications and response capability and capacity.

U.S. accredited Poison Control Centers. Unaccredited centers are eligible for a grant waiver if such centers can reasonably demonstrate that they will obtain such accreditation within a reasonable period of time.

Residents of the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

Assistance provided under this program may be used to support poison centers' efforts to prevent, and provide treatment recommendations for, poisonings and toxic exposure; to conduct an evaluation of the strategies and activities undertaken within the project application; and support accreditation efforts of unaccredited centers in order to improve access to poison center services including poisoning and toxic exposure prevention education.

Assistance provided under this program may be used to support poison centers' efforts to prevent, and provide treatment recommendations for, poisonings and toxic exposure; to conduct an evaluation of the strategies and activities undertaken within the project application; and support accreditation efforts of unaccredited centers in order to improve access to poison center services including poisoning and toxic exposure prevention education.

Refer to the notice of funding opportunity. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released

An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Evaluation criteria vary based on the grant/cooperative agreement program. Refer to criteria included in the notice of funding opportunity.

Based on the recommendations of the objective review committee, the HRSA program official with delegated authority is responsible for final selection and funding decisions. Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Award.

Final decisions are made 4 to 6 months after receipt of applications

Competitive awards are typically made for up to 2 to 5 years, subject to the availability of funds. After initial awards, annual noncompetitive awards may be made contingent upon the submission of noncompetitive applications/progress reports and availability of funds and a determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of the federal government.