Surveillance of Hazardous Substance Emergency Events

 

To assist State health departments in developing a State-based surveillance system for monitoring hazardous substance emergency events. This surveillance system will allow the State health department to better understand the public health impact of hazardous substance emergencies by developing, implementing, and evaluating a State-based surveillance system.

Deleted 02/05/2016 (Archived.) 93.204 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry PROJECT GRANTS Not Applicable. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended; Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Sections 104(i)(1)(E), (9), and (15), Public Law 99-499, 42 U.S.C. 9604., 42 U.S.C 9604. Eligible applicants are the official public health departments of the States and the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa and federally-recognized Indian Tribal Governments. Beneficiaries include Federal, State, local, other public institutions/organizations, federally-recognized Indian tribal governments, U.S. Territories/possessions, and the general public. . OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." 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. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Applicants must use application on www.Grants.gov. By formal agreement, the CDC Grants Management Branch will act on behalf of ATSDR on this matter. The Assistant Administrator, ATSDR has final authority to approve funding of applications. When an application is approved for funding, the Grants Management Officer, CDC, acting as agent for ATSDR, will prepare a Notice of Grant Award. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. From 60 to 90 days. Approximately 60 to 90 days. Other - Not Specified. From 90 to 120 days. Awards are made for project periods of one to five years with 12-month budget periods. Renewal awards cannot be made beyond the project period without competition. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated according to the following criteria: (1) Appropriateness and knowledge of surveillance systems; (2) Proposed methodology; (3) Capability and coordination efforts; (4) Quality of information collection; (5) Program personnel; and (6) Program budget (not scored). The participant State health agencies will use the information collected to assess the burden of adverse health effects created by these unexpected, sudden releases of hazardous substances, describe the situations and persons most likely impacted, define the risk factors for adverse health effects, and work with other agencies to implement prevention activities. Funds may be expended for reasonable program purposes, such as personnel, travel, supplies, and services. Equipment may be purchased with cooperative agreement funds; however, justification must be provided which should include a cost comparison of purchase versus lease options. All purchased equipment must be compatible with ATSDR's equipment and shall be returned to ATSDR at the completion of the project. See Funding Opportunity for guidance. Cash reports are not applicable. See Funding Opportunity for guidance. See Funding Opportunity for guidance. See Funding Opportunity for guidance. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In addition, grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspection and audits by DHHS and other Federal officials. Detailed and accurate records of travel expenditures, personnel hours and all other costs will be retained for ten years in accordance with EPA's "Superfund Financial Management and Record keeping Guidance for Federal Agencies." Such documents may be required to provide the basis of cost recovery actions or other litigation. Additionally, this documentation must be available for audit or verification upon the request of the Inspector General. This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. The awards will be made for 12-month budget periods within a project period of one to five years. Continuation awards within the project period are made on the basis of satisfactory progress and availability of funds. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum. None. Caroline Gardner, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS F61 , Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3717 Email: ctg8@cdc.gov Phone: (770) 488-0572. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov 75-8252-0-1-551. (Cooperative Agreements) FY 13 $0; FY 14 est $0; and FY 15 est $0 - This action was moved to CFDA #93.161. Estimate average range per award will be $60,000 to $80,000. Regulations governing this program are set forth in 45 CFR 92 and 40 CFR 35. Guidelines are available in the application kit and the PHS Grants Policy Statement No. 94-50,000 (Revised), April 1, 1994. Not Applicable.