Enhancing the Environmental Public Health Workforce by Strengthening Environmental Health Academic Programs

The summary for the Enhancing the Environmental Public Health Workforce by Strengthening Environmental Health Academic Programs Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Enhancing the Environmental Public Health Workforce by Strengthening Environmental Health Academic Programs
	CFDA Number:	93.283
	CFDA Description:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention_Investigations and Technical Assistance
	Federal Agency Name:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-RFA-EH08-802
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Feb 27, 2008
	Creation Date:	Feb 27, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 28, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	May 28, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$180,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$180,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs is the only eligible applicant that can apply for this funding opportunity.
Grant Description: CDCs Procurement and Grants Office has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, "Enhancing the Environmental Public Health Workforce by Strengthening Environmental Health Academic Programs." Approximately $180,000 will be available in fiscal year 2008 to fund 1 award. The purpose of the program is to improve State, Tribal and local environmental health infrastructure by strengthening and diversifyng accredited environmental health programs; preparing future professionals to enter the environmental public health workforce and educating current professionals in the the core competencies of environmental health along with new and emerging environmental health technologies and methodologies; increasing recruitment, enrollment, retention and graduation rate at accredited environmental health programs; and increasing the number of programs accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council(NEHSPAC). For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/EH08-802.htm The estimated funding date is August 31, 2008.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Enhancing the Environmental Public Health Workforce by Strengthening Environmental Health Academic Programs
http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/EH08-802.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: PGOTIMS
Phone 770/488-2700 pgotim@cdc.gov Technical Information Management Section
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