93.206: Human Health Studies Applied Research and Development

93.206

Inactive

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) [HHS]

Aug. 23, 2012

Oct. 1, 2010

To solicit scientific proposals designed to answer public health questions arising from situations commonly encountered at hazardous waste sites. The objective of this research program is to fill gaps in knowledge regarding human health effects of hazardous substances identified during the conduct of ATSDR's health assessments, consultations, toxicological profiles, and health studies, including but not limited to those health conditions prioritized by ATSDR. The ATSDR Priority Health Conditions are (in alphabetical order): (1) Birth defects and reproductive disorders; (2) cancers (selected anatomic sites); (3) immune function disorders; (4) kidney dysfunction; (5) Liver Dysfunction; (6) Lung and Respiratory Diseases; and (7) neurotoxin disorders.

Z - Salaries and Expenses

Eligible applicants are State health departments or their bona fide agents or instrumentalities. This includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the political subdivisions thereof, which may include State universities, State colleges, and State research institutions, and federally-recognized Indian tribal governments.

The ultimate beneficiaries of this program are the Federal, State, local, other public institutions/organizations, federally-recognized Indian tribal governments, U.S. Territories/possessions, and the general public in their ability to address potential health problems related to environmental exposures and adverse health outcomes.