Assuring Radiation Protection

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	Federal Grant Title:	Assuring Radiation Protection
	CFDA Number:	93.103
	CFDA Description:	Food and Drug Administration_Research
	Federal Agency Name:	Food and Drug Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Information and Statistics Consumer Protection Science and Technology Environment Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FD07-004
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 01, 2007
	Creation Date:	Aug 03, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 15, 2007 The application receipt date is August 15, 2007.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Sep 14, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$400,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$2,000,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Opportunity Eligibility Information: This cooperative agreement is available to any domestic private or public nonprofit organization (including State and local units of government) and to any domestic for-profit organization. For-profit organizations must exclude fees or profit from their requested support. Organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1968 that engage in lobbying are not eligible to receive awards.
Grant Description: Funding Opportunity Description: The objective of this cooperative agreement will be to coordinate Federal, State and Tribal activities to achieve effective solutions to present and future radiation control problems. The recipient of this cooperative agreement award will be expected to obtain the States cooperation and participation on committees and working groups established to deal with individual problems. The recipient will also plan and facilitate an annual meeting, and develop and offer educational activities to demonstrate mutually beneficial techniques, procedures, and systems relevant to the mission of assuring radiation protection. The recipient will establish committees to address, evaluate, and offer solutions for a wide range of radiation health and protection issues. Examples of relevant areas already identified to be of interest include, but are not limited to: (1) The application of x-rays to the healing arts; (2) the application of medical/non-medical ionizing radiation; and (3) the control and mitigation of radiation exposure from all sources. These areas are explained more fully in the following paragraphs.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Federal Register FD07-004 Short Version
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-14610.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Marc Pitts
Senior Grants Management Specialist
Phone 301-827-7162 Marc.Pitts@FDA.HHS.GOV Marc.Pitts@FDA.HHS.GOV
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