| Funding Opportunity ID: |
328769 |
| Opportunity Number: |
RFA-OH-21-006 |
| Opportunity Title: |
Underground Mine Evacuation Technologies and Human Factors Research |
| Opportunity Category: |
Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: |
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| Funding Instrument Type: |
Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: |
Health |
| Category Explanation: |
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| CFDA Number(s): |
93.262 |
| Eligible Applicants: |
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Congressional Appropriation specifies that the award go to mining programs that offer graduate programs in both mining and explosives engineering. |
| Agency Code: |
HHS-CDC-HHSCDCERA |
| Agency Name: |
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – ERA |
| Posted Date: |
Feb 12, 2021 |
| Close Date: |
Feb 01, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Last Updated Date: |
Feb 12, 2021 |
| Award Ceiling: |
$1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: |
$775,000 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: |
$1,000,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: |
1 |
| Description: |
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to provide grant opportunities to universities with graduate programs in mining and explosives engineering to 1) support research related to mine emergencies, and 2) build on the work of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to address mandates in the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-236). Research priorities include: developing new wireless communication devices and methodologies; developing training, systems, and tools to facilitate miner self-escape; and continuing to improve the design of refuge alternatives. Other possible research areas of interest may include other health and safety issues in related areas, particularly those related to mine emergencies caused by mine fires and explosions. Interested applicants are encouraged to consider aspects of their graduate program in mining and explosives engineering, including unique facilities, that could best support research related to mine emergencies. |
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