National Public Health Surveillance for Chemical and Radiologic Exposures

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-EH15-1506 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.070Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: May 29, 2015Award Ceiling: $1,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Mar 25, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: CDC intends to issue a sole source FOA to the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) in Washington, DC to regularly receive, review, and utilize national chemical and poison exposures data to 1) improve public health surveillance for chemical and poison exposures and associated illnesses, 2) identify early markers of chemical events with the objective of providing rapid and appropriate public health response, and 3) find potential cases and enhance situational awareness during a known event. NCEH/EHHE/HSB conducts surveillance for chemical exposures and provides situation awareness on a regional (i.e, multi-state) and national level.
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding