NOTICE OF LIMITED COMPETITION ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENTS FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION RELATED WORKER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2003 NOTICE: NOT-ES-03-008 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (http://www.niehs.nih.gov) The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is announcing a limited competition for administrative supplements to active NIEHS U45 Worker Education and Training cooperative agreement awardees that can demonstrate capacity to enhance existing training activities in preparation of nationally significant disasters or terrorist attacks with Weapons of Mass Destruction. Congress, under PL 108-7, to support this one-time solicitation, has appropriated four million dollars in funds. Funds may be requested to support training for a nation-wide cadre of environmental response workers to respond to future terrorist attacks, a national registry of trained skilled construction personnel in relevant crafts for immediate response activities but are not emergency personnel since they must work together in rescuing victims and removing debris, new hazardous waste refresher course modules to cover emergency response and cleanup for terrorist attacks, and training for workers who clean up buildings contaminated with biohazards, such as anthrax. The purpose of these administrative supplements is to develop an integrated education and training approach that will address worker safety and immediate and long-term health concerns arising from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. INQUIRIES Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to: Joseph Hughes, Director Worker Education and Training Program Division of Extramural Research and Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 111 TW Alexander Drive, MD EC-25 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2233 Telephone: (919) 541-0217 Fax: (919) 541-0462 Email: hughes3@niehs.nih.gov Sharon Beard, Industrial Hygienist Worker Education and Training Program Division of Extramural Research and Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 111 TW Alexander Drive, MD EC-25 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2233 Telephone: (919) 541-1863 Fax: (919) 558-7049 Email: beard1@niehs.nih.gov Direct inquiries regarding fiscal and administrative issues to: Carolyn Mason, Deputy Grants Management Officer Grants Management Branch Division of Extramural Research and Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 111 TW Alexander Drive, MD EC-22 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2233 Telephone: (919) 541-1373 Fax: (919) 541-2860 Email: mason6@niehs.nih.gov


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