Environmental Public Health And Emergency Response (93.070)

Program

93.070 Environmental Public Health And Emergency Response

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Authorization

Public Health Service Act Sections 301, 307, 311, 317, and 319C (42 U.S.C. Sections 241, 242l, 243, 247b and 247d-3), as amended; Public Law 109-417., Public Law 109-147, U.S.C 241-2421-243.

Program Number

93.070

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To bring public health and epidemiologic principles together to identify, clarify, and reduce the impact of complex environmental threats, including terrorist threats and natural disasters, on populations, domestic and foreign. These programs and activities focus on safeguarding the health of people from environmental threats; providing leadership in the use of environmental health sciences-including environmental epidemiology, environmental sanitation, and laboratory sciences-to protect public health; and responding to issues and sharing solutions to environmental health problems worldwide. To accomplish the above, the CDC: (1) conducts surveillance and investigations that increase the knowledge about the relation between human health and environmental threats; (2) uses this knowledge to develop national public health programs and policies to prevent or control public health problems; (3) plans, prepares, and responds to emergencies, including terrorist threats, technologic accidents, and natural disasters; (4) provides direct service delivery to partners engaged in environmental health services such as food, safety, rodent control, water quality, and sanitation; (5) develops and applies laboratory science to prevent disease and death caused by exposure to environmental chemicals and to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of selected chronic diseases; (6) conducts Biomonitoring to assess individual human exposure to environmental chemicals by measuring them in human specimens (e.g. blood and urine); and, (7) conducts activities on emerging environmental threats such as climate change and the built environment.

Types of Assistance

Cooperative Agreements

Uses and Use Restrictions

NONE.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

None

Beneficiary Eligibility

None

Credentials/Documentation

Applicants should review the individual CDC Funding Opportunity Announcement document issued under this CFDA
program for any required proof or certifications that must be submitted prior to, or simultaneous with, submission of an application package. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

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. 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.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. To apply for this funding opportunity use application form HHS-5161-1. Application forms and instructions are available on www.grants.gov and/or the CDC web site, at the following Internet address: www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/forminfo.htm. If you do not have access to the Internet, or if you have difficulty accessing the forms on-line, you may contact the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (PGO-TIMS) staff at: (770) 488-2700. Application forms can be mailed to you.

Award Procedure

Award Procedure: Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Award (NoA) from the CDC Procurement and Grants Office. The NoA shall be the only binding, authorizing document between the recipient and CDC. The NoA will be signed by an authorized Grants Management Officer, and mailed to the recipient fiscal officer identified in the application. Unsuccessful applicants will receive notification of the results of the application review by mail. Appropriate notification is also made to the public.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

From 60 to 90 days.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Project periods are for one to five years with 12-month renewals. Throughout the project period, CDC's commitment to continuation of awards will be conditioned on the availability of funds, evidence of satisfactory progress by the recipient (as documented in required reports), and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal Government. Applications must be obtained from Grants Management Officer, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Telephone: (770) 488-2800.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

This program has no matching requirements. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Support is recommended for a specified project period, not to exceed 5 years. Awards are made annually and assistance is available for a twelve month budget period. There are five budget periods within the 5-year project period. After awards are issued, funds are released in accordance with DHHS payment procedures, which may be through an Electronic Transfer System or a Monthly Cash Request System.

This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Support is recommended for a specified project period, not to exceed 5 years. Awards are made annually and assistance is available for a twelve month budget period. There are five budget periods within the 5-year project period. After awards are issued, funds are released in accordance with DHHS payment procedures, which may be through an Electronic Transfer System or a Monthly Cash Request System. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Program reports are not applicable. Cash reports are not applicable. Annual progress reports are required. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

Audits

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 accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit 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 government officials.

Records

Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records for a minimum of three years after the end of a grant period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the record has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. More detailed information regarding retention requirements is provided in 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Established in 1980, CDC�s environmental health activities focus on safeguarding people�s health from environmental hazards. The program aims to protect people�s health by preventing disability, disease, and death from environmental causes. Through a combination of science, service, and partnerships, CDC�s environmental health work encompasses a broad range of activities, including: � Investigating the effects of the environment on health through laboratory and field research; � Tracking and evaluating environment-related health problems through surveillance systems; � Developing and implementing interventions and prevention actions; � Building local, state, and tribal public health environmental health capacity; and, � Assisting domestic and international agencies and organizations to prepare for and respond to environmental emergencies.
While CDC�s Environmental Health Programs engage in a broad range of activities, four activities � Environmental Public Health Laboratory (which conducts the National Biomonitoring Program), Environmental Public Health Tracking (one of many projects under CDC�s Environmental Health Activities budget activity), Asthma, and Childhood Lead Program � account for approximately 80 percent of the total program�s budget. In addition to these activities, CDC has identified Climate Change, Safe Water and the Built Environment as priority issues. CDC is working with partners to address the health effects of climate change, as well as environmental issues related to physical activity, nutrition, injury and prevention, community planning, and air pollution prevention. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

75-0943-0-1-550.

Obligations

(Cooperative Agreements) FY 08 $25,815,327; FY 09 est $25,086,581; FY 10 est $25,086,581

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

$10,000 to $1,500,000.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR Part 92 for State, local and tribal governments and 45 CFR Part 74 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofit organizations and commercial organizations. In addition, grants will be available under the authority of and administered in accordance with the HHS Grants Policy Statement available at: http://www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/adminis/gpd/index.htm

Related Programs

93.065 Laboratory Leadership, Workforce Training and Management Development, Improving Public Health Laboratory Infrastructure; 93.197 Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Projects_State and Local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance of Blood Lead Levels in Children

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Caroline Gardnerm 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS F61 , Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3717 Email: ctg8@cdc.gov Phone: (770) 488-0572.

Web Site Address

http://www.cdc.gov

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: CFDA 93.065; 93.197; 93.269; 93.283. Fiscal Year 2009: CFDA 93.065; 93.197; 93.269; 93.283. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Proposal selection criteria can be found in the program guidance.