The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants for a cooperative agreement to improve health care providers’ (HCPs) ability to prevent, recognize, treat, manage, and report pesticide-related illness.
Donor Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/19/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
EPA also aims to ensure that HCPs consider the social determinants of health, cultural context, and vulnerabilities of patients at high risk of pesticide-related illness. EPA intends to award one cooperative agreement under this solicitation. The total estimated funding expected to be available for awards under this competitive opportunity is up to $2.1 million over five years. EPA expects to award an estimated $200,000 for the first project year and no more than $500,000 per year over the remaining four years of the agreement. Funding is dependent upon Agency appropriations, funding availability, Agency priorities, and other applicable considerations. With this award, EPA seeks to expand on the progress of previous projects and incorporate partnerships to ensure that the program has national reach and local applicability.
The purpose of this cooperative agreement (or agreement) is to help improve HCP’s ability to prevent, recognize, treat, manage, and report pesticide-related illness at the national, state, and local levels. The five-year agreement awarded under this program aims to ensure that HCPs are considering SDOH, cultural context, and vulnerabilities of patients at high risk of pesticide-related illness. The agreement should also strengthen collaboration among HCP organizations and organizations serving populations at high risk of pesticide-related illness.
Funding Information
The total estimated funding expected to be available for awards under this competitive opportunity is up to $2.1 million over five years. EPA expects to award an estimated $200,000 for the first project year and no more than $500,000 per year for the remaining four years.
Grant Period
The project period for awards resulting from this solicitation is estimated to begin in June 2025, with an estimated completion date of June 2030.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations with demonstrated experience in providing technical assistance and training to HCPs who serve farmworker populations, in accordance with 66.720 PRIA 5: Farm Worker and HCP Training and Education Grants.
- Nonprofit organization, as defined by 2 CFR 200.70, means any corporation, trust, association, cooperative or other organization that: (1) is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable or similar purposes in the public interest; (2) is not organized primarily for profit; and (3) uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve and/or expand its operations. Note that 2 CFR Part 200.1 specifically excludes the following types of organizations from the definition of “nonprofit organization” because they are separately defined in the regulation: (i) institutions of higher education; and (ii) state, local and federally-recognized Indian tribal governments. Individuals and for-profit organizations are also not eligible to apply.
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