Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 09 184
Apply for PAR 09 184
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "STATE BASED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SURVEILLANCE (U60)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.262 Occupational Safety and Health Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 3, 2009 and posted on Jun 3, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 3, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $5,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $670,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- State Health and/or Labor Departments or their Bona Fide Agents. A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility, in lieu of a state application. If you are applying as a bona fide agent of a state government, you must provide a letter from the state as documentation of your status. Attach this documentation behind the first page of your application form. Foreign organizations are not eligible.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled STATE BASED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SURVEILLANCE (U60) is a CDC cooperative agreement designed to help states build, strengthen, or maintain systems that track and analyze workplace injuries, illnesses, and other occupational health and safety problems. The core purpose is surveillance: collecting and using data to understand where work-related harms are happening, which workers are affected, what industries or hazards are driving the burden, and how trends change over time. By supporting state-based surveillance programs, the CDC aims to improve the evidence base that states and partners use to target prevention, shape policy, guide enforcement and outreach, and evaluate whether interventions are working.
This announcement is identified as PAR 09 184 and falls under a discretionary funding category, using a cooperative agreement funding instrument (U60). A cooperative agreement generally means the federal agency expects substantial involvement during the project period, such as collaboration on technical approaches, performance expectations, and use of surveillance standards or recommended methods. The activity category is Health, and the related CFDA listing is 93.262 (Occupational Safety and Health Program), which signals that the work is part of a broader public health effort focused on work-related risks and outcomes rather than general labor-market programming.
The opportunity was posted on June 3, 2009, with an original and final closing date of September 3, 2011, and an archive date of October 3, 2011. Total estimated funding across awards was listed at $5.5 million, and the maximum amount for a single award (the award ceiling) was $670,000. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to provide a specific level of non-federal funds to be eligible or competitive, although programs often still leverage in-kind support, existing data infrastructure, or partner contributions to strengthen the work.
Eligibility was limited to state health and/or labor departments, or their bona fide agents. A bona fide agent is an organization formally identified by a state as eligible to apply on the state’s behalf, in place of a state agency application. If applying as a bona fide agent, the applicant had to include documentation from the state confirming that status, attached behind the first page of the application form. Foreign organizations were explicitly ineligible. This eligibility design reflects the emphasis on state-level surveillance responsibilities and the practical need for access to administrative data sources, reporting systems, and cross-agency partnerships that are typically anchored in state government.
In practical terms, a state-based occupational health and safety surveillance program funded under this FOA would be expected to build or enhance capacity to gather occupational injury and illness information from multiple sources, improve data quality and timeliness, analyze trends by industry and occupation, and translate findings into usable products for prevention. That often includes working with workers’ compensation data, hospital and emergency department records, death certificates, poison control data, reportable conditions, and other public health or labor datasets, then producing regular reports, hazard alerts, dashboards, or briefs for stakeholders. Because this is a surveillance-focused cooperative agreement, the program emphasis is typically on systematic, ongoing monitoring and on making results actionable for prevention partners rather than on stand-alone research studies.
The sponsoring agency was the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For applicants who had trouble accessing the full announcement electronically, the contact provided was PGOTIMS (Technical Information Management Section) at 770-488-2700.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled STATE BASED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SURVEILLANCE (U60).
Which federal agency is sponsoring this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
What is the main purpose of the funding?
The core purpose is occupational health and safety surveillance. The program is intended to help states build, strengthen, or maintain systems that track and analyze workplace injuries, illnesses, and other occupational health and safety problems.
What does "surveillance" mean in this context?
Surveillance here means collecting, managing, analyzing, and using data to understand:
- Where work-related harms are happening
- Which workers are affected
- Which industries or hazards are driving the burden
- How trends change over time
How are states expected to use the surveillance results?
The CDC’s intent is that surveillance findings strengthen the evidence base used by states and partners to:
- Target prevention efforts
- Shape policy
- Guide enforcement and outreach
- Evaluate whether interventions are working
What is the announcement identifier for this opportunity?
This announcement is identified as PAR 09 184.
What type of funding mechanism is used?
This is a cooperative agreement using the U60 funding instrument.
What does a cooperative agreement (U60) imply for applicants and awardees?
A cooperative agreement generally means the federal agency expects substantial involvement during the project period. This can include collaboration on technical approaches, performance expectations, and the use of surveillance standards or recommended methods.
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Health.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The related CFDA listing is 93.262, titled the Occupational Safety and Health Program.
How much total funding was estimated across all awards?
Total estimated funding across awards was listed at $5.5 million.
What is the maximum award amount per recipient?
The maximum amount for a single award (the award ceiling) was $670,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to state health and/or labor departments, or their bona fide agents.
What is a "bona fide agent" in this opportunity?
A bona fide agent is an organization formally identified by a state as eligible to apply on the state’s behalf, in place of a state agency application.
If applying as a bona fide agent, what documentation is required?
The applicant had to include documentation from the state confirming bona fide agent status, attached behind the first page of the application form.
Are foreign organizations allowed to apply?
No. Foreign organizations were explicitly ineligible.
Why is eligibility limited to state agencies or their agents?
Based on the description, the program is designed around state-level surveillance responsibilities and the practical need for access to data sources and partnerships typically anchored in state government (for example, administrative data and cross-agency systems).
What kinds of systems or capabilities might a funded state program build or improve?
A state-based occupational health and safety surveillance program funded under this FOA would be expected to build or enhance capacity to:
- Gather occupational injury and illness information from multiple sources
- Improve data quality and timeliness
- Analyze trends by industry and occupation
- Translate findings into products stakeholders can use for prevention
What types of data sources might be used for surveillance?
The description notes that surveillance work often includes using data such as:
- Workers’ compensation data
- Hospital and emergency department records
- Death certificates
- Poison control data
- Reportable conditions
- Other public health or labor datasets
What kinds of deliverables or products might be produced with this funding?
Examples of outputs mentioned include:
- Regular reports
- Hazard alerts
- Dashboards
- Briefs for stakeholders
Is this opportunity focused on research studies?
The emphasis described is typically on systematic, ongoing monitoring and making results actionable for prevention partners, rather than stand-alone research studies.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on June 3, 2009.
What were the closing date(s) for applications?
The original and final closing date listed was September 3, 2011.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was October 3, 2011.
Who could applicants contact for help accessing the full announcement electronically?
Applicants who had trouble accessing the full announcement electronically could contact PGOTIMS (Technical Information Management Section) at 770-488-2700.
Is this considered discretionary funding?
Yes. The announcement is described as falling under a discretionary funding category.
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