State-Based Public Health Laboratory Biomonitoring Programs

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-EH14-1402 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.070Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: May 06, 2014Award Ceiling: $1,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 5Creation Date: Feb 04, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to increase the capability and capacity of state public health laboratories to conduct high- quality biomonitoring science and assess human exposure to environmental chemicals within their jurisdictions. Improved exposure assessment will enable states to reduce or eliminate exposure to certain environmental chemicals by helping to identify at-risk population groups and assess the effectiveness of interventions to reduce harmful exposures.
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding