Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA ES 15 008
Apply for RFA ES 15 008
- The National Institutes of Health in the environment health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SBIR E learning for HAZMAT and Emergency Response (R43/R44)" 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 May 26, 2015 and posted on May 26, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 31, 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 $959,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following 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, may be allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
The SBIR E-learning for HAZMAT and Emergency Response (R43/R44) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number RFA-ES-15-008) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant program, administered through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), that funds small businesses to build and advance technology-driven training products for hazardous materials and emergency response work. It sits in the environment and health space (CFDA 93.142, NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training) and is specifically tied to the NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP), whose central mission is preventing work-related injury and illness by improving how workers learn to protect themselves and their communities from hazardous exposures. The funds for this initiative come from the NIEHS Worker Education and Training Branch SBIR set-aside, meaning it is designed to stimulate innovation from small companies that can translate training concepts into scalable, usable tools.
The core focus is the development of Advanced Technology Training (ATT) products that improve health and safety training for several target audiences: hazardous materials (HAZMAT) workers; skilled support personnel; emergency responders involved in biosafety response and cleanup; and members of the public who need community-level preparedness, readiness, and resiliency education. The scope also includes workers engaged in environmental restoration, waste treatment, and emergency response activities at sites within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons complex, reflecting a need for specialized training where chemical, radiological, and other complex hazards can exist. In addition to direct training delivery tools, the announcement highlights ATT tools that support research into the acute and long-term health effects of environmental disasters, implying that the program is open to technology that helps study, measure, or evaluate outcomes related to exposures and disaster impacts, as long as it meaningfully supports the broader worker health and safety training mission.
ATT, as used by the WTP, is intentionally broad and includes (but is not limited to) online training platforms, virtual reality and simulation-based instruction, serious games, and other technology that complements the entire training lifecycle from development to delivery to evaluation. In practice, this means applicants can propose products that enhance training content creation, improve learner engagement and retention, enable realistic scenario practice, standardize competency assessment, or provide better ways to evaluate training effectiveness. The emphasis is on advanced technologies that supplement or improve training for hazardous materials workers and related groups, and that align with WTP goals and objectives rather than functioning as generic e-learning unrelated to HAZMAT or emergency response needs.
As an SBIR solicitation using the NIH R43/R44 mechanisms, it is aimed at U.S. small business concerns developing innovations through early feasibility and prototype stages (Phase I) and then further development, refinement, and potential commercialization or broader deployment (Phase II), consistent with the SBIR model. Eligibility is limited to small businesses; foreign (non-U.S.) entities and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply, though foreign components may be permissible under NIH policy in some cases. The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching.
From an administrative and timing standpoint, the FOA was posted May 26, 2015, with an original and current closing date of July 31, 2015, and an archive date of August 31, 2015. The estimated total funding listed for the announcement was $959,000. Applicants were directed to the full announcement and details at the NIH Grants Guide link (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-15-008.html), with support contacts routed through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster for access or linking issues.
FAQs: SBIR E-learning for HAZMAT and Emergency Response (R43/R44) - RFA-ES-15-008
What is this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is the SBIR E-learning for HAZMAT and Emergency Response (R43/R44) funding announcement (Funding Opportunity Number RFA-ES-15-008). It is an NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program administered by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to support small businesses developing technology-driven training products for hazardous materials and emergency response work.
Which NIH institute administers this FOA?
The program is administered through NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
What is the program area or CFDA listing?
The opportunity is in the environment and health space and is tied to CFDA 93.142 (NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training).
How is this opportunity connected to the NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP)?
The FOA is specifically tied to the NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP). WTP's central mission is preventing work-related injury and illness by improving how workers learn to protect themselves and their communities from hazardous exposures. Proposed products are expected to align with WTP goals and objectives.
Where does the funding for this initiative come from?
Funds come from the NIEHS Worker Education and Training Branch SBIR set-aside, reflecting the SBIR goal of stimulating innovation from small businesses that can translate training concepts into scalable, usable tools.
What types of projects does the FOA aim to fund?
The FOA focuses on development of Advanced Technology Training (ATT) products that improve health and safety training related to hazardous materials and emergency response. It supports technology that can enhance the training lifecycle from development to delivery to evaluation.
What does "Advanced Technology Training (ATT)" mean in this announcement?
ATT is intentionally broad and can include online training platforms, virtual reality and simulation-based instruction, serious games, and other technology-based approaches that support training development, delivery, and evaluation for HAZMAT and emergency response needs.
Who are the target audiences for the training products?
The FOA identifies several target audiences: hazardous materials (HAZMAT) workers; skilled support personnel; emergency responders involved in biosafety response and cleanup; and members of the public who need community-level preparedness, readiness, and resiliency education.
Does the scope include training for DOE nuclear weapons complex sites?
Yes. The scope includes workers engaged in environmental restoration, waste treatment, and emergency response activities at sites within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons complex, where chemical, radiological, and other complex hazards may exist.
Are tools that support research on health effects of environmental disasters in scope?
Yes. In addition to direct training delivery tools, the announcement highlights ATT tools that support research into the acute and long-term health effects of environmental disasters, as long as the technology meaningfully supports the broader worker health and safety training mission.
What kinds of training lifecycle improvements are relevant?
Based on the announcement, relevant improvements can include tools that enhance training content creation, improve learner engagement and retention, enable realistic scenario practice, standardize competency assessment, and provide better ways to evaluate training effectiveness.
Is this a general e-learning grant for any topic?
No. The emphasis is on advanced technologies that supplement or improve training for hazardous materials workers and related groups and that align with WTP goals, rather than generic e-learning unrelated to HAZMAT or emergency response needs.
What SBIR mechanisms are used for this opportunity?
This is an SBIR solicitation using the NIH R43/R44 mechanisms.
What is the difference between Phase I and Phase II in this FOA context?
Phase I supports early feasibility and prototype-stage work, while Phase II supports further development, refinement, and potential commercialization or broader deployment, consistent with the SBIR model.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to U.S. small business concerns. The FOA indicates that foreign (non-U.S.) entities and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply.
Are foreign components ever allowed?
The announcement notes that foreign components may be permissible under NIH policy in some cases, even though foreign entities and non-U.S. components are not eligible to apply.
Does this opportunity require cost sharing or matching funds?
No. The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching.
When was the FOA posted?
The FOA was posted on May 26, 2015.
What was the closing date for applications?
The original and current closing date listed was July 31, 2015.
When was the announcement archived?
The archive date listed for the announcement was August 31, 2015.
What was the estimated total funding for this announcement?
The estimated total funding listed was $959,000.
Where can applicants find the full announcement details?
The FOA directed applicants to the NIH Grants Guide page at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-15-008.html.
Who was listed as the support contact for access or linking issues?
Support contacts were routed through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster for access or linking issues.
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