Funding-Limited Submission - CDC- Public Health Conference Support Program CDC-RFA-EH12-1201; January 10, 2012

Purpose: The Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announce the pending availability of appropriated fiscal year (FY) 2012 funds for the CDC/ATSDR Public Health Conference Support Program for conferences planned to occur within the date range of May 1, 2012 through April 30, 2013.

Topic areas:

100.1  Health effects of hazardous substances in the environment and other environmental hazards (e.g., radiation, algal blooms)

100.2  Disease and toxic substance exposure registries

100.3  Preventing and mitigating exposures to hazardous substances

100.4  Lead Poisoning Prevention/Healthy Homes

100.5  Environmental Health Services Capacity Building

100.6  Built Environment/Healthy Community Design

100.7  Brownfields and Land Reuse

100.8  Air Pollution, Respiratory Health, Asthma

100.9  Environmental Public Health Surveillance and Tracking

100.10  Laboratory Sciences (e.g., newborn screening, clinical chemistry, organic and inorganic analytical toxicology, nutritional biochemistry, air toxicants, molecular biology)

100.11  Emergency Preparedness and Response (e.g., chemical, environmental, radiological, or natural disasters; climate change)

100.12  Environmental Health Communication, Marketing, Risk Communication, and Health Education

100.13  Environmental Health Policy

100.14  Environmental Health Workforce Development

Link to Grants.gov:

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=2PQQTxgMXdpmPJvbZ032Hxgs1dJBtg32nbDytXM5bpMLj6wnbhjB!347337819?oppId=134673&mode=VIEW

Limit on Number of Applications

Applicant organizations may submit only one application per institution (normally identified by having a unique DUNS number).

Internal Competition: Because CDC limits an institution to one submission, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Researchers interested in applying are to submit the following material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, January 10, 2012:

• Names and departments or affiliations of the principal Investigator, and other key personnel or conference partners
• Topic area of conference
• Brief description of conference speakers, activities, and timeline (2 pages max.)

A committee will be convened to review the material and make recommendations as to the University’s submission. Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

Agency Deadlines:

Letter of Intent (not required): January 18, 2012

Full proposal deadline: February 2, 2012