NOTICE OF LIMITED COMPETITION ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENTS FOR WORLD TRADE CENTER RELATED WORKER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS Release Date: January 25, 2002 NOTICE: NOT-ES-02-007 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (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 previous or current training response activities at the World Trade Center (WTC) that resulted from the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. Six million in funds have been appropriated by Congress under PL 107-117 to support this one-time solicitation. Funds may be requested to support demonstrated WTC training response activities for education and training of new and current Hazmat teams for the New York City Fire Department, training environmental remediation workers, health and safety training for site cleanup workers, training and certification in the use of personal protection equipment in the cleanup effort, and weapons of mass destruction training for the Hazmat workforce. The purpose of these administrative supplements is to develop an integrated education and training approach that will address immediate and long-term worker health protection concerns arising from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the WTC. 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 79 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 79 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 matters to: Carolyn Mason, Grants Management Officer Grants Management Branch Division of Extramural Research and Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 79 TW Alexander Drive, MD EC-22 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2233 Telephone: (919) 541-2749 Fax: (919) 541-2860 Email: mason6@niehs.nih.gov

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