Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training Program – Other Research

The Worker Training Program, congressionally mandated under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) provides cooperative agreements and project grant support for the development, delivery, and administration of model worker h

These programs are intended for workers and supervisors engaged in activities involving hazardous materials and hazardous waste generation, treatment, storage, disposal, removal, containment, transportation, environmental restoration, facility decommissioning and decontamination, and disaster/emergency response. Training activities aim to prevent and reduce work-related harm by equipping workers with the knowledge and practical skills needed to identify hazards and protect themselves, their coworkers, and surrounding communities from exposure to hazardous materials. Training for unemployed and underemployed workers to obtain environmental, hazardous waste and construction jobs in the environmental career worker training program is also included under this program. This program also enhances training capabilities for workers operating within Department of Energy (DOE) facilities and the nuclear weapons complex, where large numbers of employees are required to complete safety and health training due to the presence of complex and potentially unknown hazards. The program further seeks to build and sustain institutional competency within recipient organizations to develop and deliver high-quality, model health and safety training and education programs responsive to hazardous waste and material workforce needs and DOE-specific site conditions.

A public or private nonprofit entity, Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education), including tribal governments, that provide worker health and safety education and training, may submit an application and receive a cooperative agreement or project grant for support of waste worker education and training by a named principal investigator. Recipients/grantees may use services, as appropriate, of other public or private organizations necessary to develop, administer, or evaluate proposed worker training programs, as long as the requirement for awards to nonprofit organizations is not violated. Nonprofit organizations which are incorporated under 501(c)(4) are prohibited from receiving grants. Additional information on eligibility can be found in the NOFO.

pre-application coordination is not applicable.

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.

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

Renewal information outlined in the NOFO.

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