Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 15 148
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- The National Institutes of Health in the environment health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Administrative Supplements for Ebola Biosafety and Infectious Disease Response Training (Admin Supp)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.142 NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 19, 2015 and posted on Mar 19, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 20, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $650,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs) Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non domestic (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Administrative Supplements for Ebola Biosafety and Infectious Disease Response Training (Admin Supp)" (Funding Opportunity Number PA 15 148) was a discretionary NIH grant supplement designed to quickly expand worker-focused training tied to the national Ebola response. Its main purpose was to help prevent and reduce on-the-job exposure to Ebola for groups most likely to encounter the virus through their duties, especially hospital employees, emergency first responders, and other frontline or support personnel working in potentially contaminated environments. Rather than funding broad research projects, this administrative supplement emphasized practical, job-relevant training that could be deployed rapidly and tailored to real-world response conditions.
The program was led through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Worker Training Program (WTP), which has a long history of hazardous materials and disaster worker training. WTP’s role was to collaborate with major federal partners involved in infectious disease and workplace safety, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Through that coordination, awardees would receive materials and support to build an evidence-based curriculum grounded in current science and best practices, with the goal of standardizing and strengthening how workers are trained to protect themselves and others.
Training content under the supplement was expected to cover several core areas. One area was the science of Ebola itself, including clinical symptoms, modes of transmission, how long the virus can persist in the environment, and basic treatment considerations in the context of worker risk. A second major area was infection control and worker protection, with attention to isolation and quarantine concepts and, critically, the correct selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Another topic area focused on working in contaminated environments, which includes safe approaches to sampling, handling potentially infectious materials, and decontamination procedures. The curriculum also included behavioral health resiliency, recognizing that outbreak response work can involve high stress, fear of infection, stigma, and fatigue, all of which can affect both worker well-being and safety performance.
Financially, the opportunity listed an estimated total funding amount of $650,000, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The funds for these supplements came from the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, reflecting the emergency-response context and the need for targeted, time-sensitive training investments. The associated CFDA number was 93.142 (NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training), linking the effort to established worker protection and training infrastructure.
Eligibility was geared toward organizations positioned to deliver training at scale. Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), private institutions of higher education, and public or state-controlled institutions of higher education. The announcement also highlighted additional eligible categories such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs). Foreign institutions and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations were explicitly not eligible, and foreign components as defined by NIH policy were not allowed.
From an administrative timeline standpoint, the opportunity was posted and created on March 19, 2015, with an original and current closing date of April 20, 2015, and an archive date of May 21, 2015. The official administering agency was the National Institutes of Health. The announcement also provided a link to the full solicitation and directed technical access questions to the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster contact.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Administrative Supplements for Ebola Biosafety and Infectious Disease Response Training (Admin Supp)."
2. What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PA 15 148.
3. What type of funding is this?
This was a discretionary NIH administrative supplement. It was designed to quickly expand practical, worker-focused training tied to the national Ebola response, rather than support broad research projects.
4. What was the main purpose of the supplement?
The main purpose was to help prevent and reduce on-the-job exposure to Ebola for workers most likely to encounter the virus through their duties, especially hospital employees, emergency first responders, and other frontline or support personnel working in potentially contaminated environments.
5. Who led this program within the federal government?
The program was led through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Worker Training Program (WTP).
6. What is the Superfund Worker Training Program (WTP) role in this opportunity?
WTP's role was to support rapid, job-relevant training development and delivery by coordinating with key federal partners and helping awardees build evidence-based curricula grounded in current science and best practices.
7. Which federal partners were involved in coordination?
The opportunity described collaboration with major federal partners involved in infectious disease and workplace safety, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
8. What kinds of workers were the training programs expected to target?
The training focus was on groups most likely to encounter Ebola as part of their work, particularly hospital employees, emergency first responders, and other frontline or support personnel who might work in potentially contaminated environments.
9. What kinds of training activities were emphasized?
The supplement emphasized practical, job-relevant training that could be deployed rapidly and tailored to real-world response conditions.
10. What core topics were expected to be included in the training curriculum?
Expected topics included: (1) the science of Ebola, (2) infection control and worker protection, (3) working in contaminated environments, and (4) behavioral health resiliency.
11. What Ebola science topics were expected to be covered?
The Ebola science content was expected to include clinical symptoms, modes of transmission, how long the virus can persist in the environment, and basic treatment considerations in the context of worker risk.
12. What infection control and worker protection topics were expected?
Training was expected to address infection control and worker protection, including isolation and quarantine concepts and the correct selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
13. What does "working in contaminated environments" include in this announcement?
This topic area included safe approaches to sampling, handling potentially infectious materials, and decontamination procedures.
14. Was behavioral health included as part of the training expectations?
Yes. The curriculum was expected to include behavioral health resiliency, recognizing that outbreak response work can involve high stress, fear of infection, stigma, and fatigue that can affect worker well-being and safety performance.
15. What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount listed for this opportunity was $650,000.
16. Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
17. What was the funding source referenced for these supplements?
The funds were described as coming from the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, reflecting the emergency-response context and the need for time-sensitive training investments.
18. What CFDA number was associated with this opportunity?
The associated CFDA number was 93.142 (NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training).
19. What kinds of organizations were eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), private institutions of higher education, and public or state-controlled institutions of higher education.
20. Were specific types of colleges and universities highlighted as eligible?
Yes. The announcement highlighted eligibility categories including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs).
21. Were foreign institutions eligible to apply?
No. Foreign institutions and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations were explicitly not eligible.
22. Were foreign components allowed under NIH policy for this opportunity?
No. Foreign components (as defined by NIH policy) were not allowed.
23. Who was the official administering agency?
The official administering agency was the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
24. When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted (and created) on March 19, 2015.
25. What was the closing date for applications?
The original and current closing date listed was April 20, 2015.
26. When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date listed was May 21, 2015.
27. Where could applicants find the full solicitation?
The announcement indicated there was a link to the full solicitation.
28. Where were technical access questions directed?
Technical access questions were directed to the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster contact mentioned in the announcement.
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