Hazardous Substances Research and Training Program - Research Projects

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Assistance listing
93.SRR
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Program facts

Also known as
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Hazardous Substances Basic Research and Training Grants
Treasury account
  • 75-0862-0-1-551

Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .

About this program

The National Institutes of Health, specifically the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), funds basic research on hazardous substances and their public health effects under Assistance Listing 93.SRR, with no recent grant award date or open opportunity evident in the source material. The program supports research directed toward understanding and attenuating the effects of exposure to hazardous substances in scope under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. Funded research areas include advanced detection and assessment techniques for hazardous substances and their health effects; risk assessment methods; environmental detection technologies; and basic biological, chemical, and physical methods to reduce the amount and toxicity of hazardous substances. The program operates exclusively through the Research Project Grant mechanism. Eligible applicants are limited to accredited institutions of higher education as defined in the Higher Education Act. All applications undergo scientific and technical evaluation through an initial review group and the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council; applications selected for funding undergo additional programmatic and policy review in alignment with NIH Unified Funding Strategies and NIEHS strategic priorities. Award terms, including project period and funding amount, are determined at the time of award and are typically annual; financial records must be retained for three years from submission of the final financial status report. The source does not report recent grant awards, current award volume, typical funding magnitudes, or recently posted grant opportunities under this program.

Objective and description

Objective

The NIEHS Superfund Basic Research and Training Program is authorized through the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986. This includes the following research and training areas directed towards understanding and attenuating the

Description

The NIEHS Superfund Basic Research and Training Program utilizes the Research Project Grant mechanism to support basic research directed towards understanding and attenuating the public health effects resulting from exposure to hazardous substances. Projects must be within scope of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 and may include the following research areas: (1) advanced techniques for the detection, assessment, and evaluation of the effect on human health of hazardous substances; (2) methods to assess the risks to human health presented by hazardous substances; (3) methods and technologies to detect hazardous substances in the environment; and (4) basic biological, chemical, and physical methods to reduce the amount and toxicity of hazardous substances.

Eligibility

Applicant eligibility

Only accredited institutions of higher education," which are defined in the Higher Education Act, 20 USC (annotated) 3381 are eligible as primary grant applicants. Additional information is outlined in the NOFO.

How to apply

Preapplication coordination

Pre-application coordination is not applicable.

Criteria for selecting proposals

All accepted applications undergo scientific and technical evaluation through an initial review group and the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council. Applications are selected for funding in alignment with the NIH Unified Funding Strategies available on grants.nih.gov as well as alignment with NIEHS strategic priorities.

Award procedure

Applications selected for funding undergo programmatic and policy review prior to award as described in the NOFO.

Renewals

Determined as part of the NOFO

Appeals

A principal investigator (P.I.) and applicant institution may question the substantive or procedural aspects of the review of their application by communicating with the staff of the Institute. A description of the NIH Peer Review Appeal procedures is available on the NIH home page http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-064.html

Quick answers

What is Assistance Listing 93.SRR?

Assistance Listing 93.SRR is Hazardous Substances Research and Training Program - Research Projects, a federal grant program run by National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services).

What is the CFDA number for Hazardous Substances Research and Training Program - Research Projects?

Its CFDA number is 93.SRR: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.

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