Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA EH20 2003
The grant opportunity titled "National Public Health Surveillance for Chemical and Radiologic Exposures and Emerging Drug Threats" (Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA EH20-2003) is a CDC cooperative agreement designed to strengthen and modernize national surveillance using data from US poison centers. The core idea is to support a formal partnership between the CDC National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice (DEHSP), the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Overdose Prevention (DOP), and a single funded recipient. Through this partnership, the recipient helps develop, operate, and continuously improve a national system that receives and compiles poison center call data so CDC can use it for real-time or near real-time public health surveillance of toxic exposures.
A main purpose of the award is to ensure CDC scientists have reliable access to a national poison center data system and can use that information to detect and understand chemical, radiological, and drug-related threats as they emerge. DEHSP intends to use the system to improve routine surveillance of toxic exposures reported through poison centers, identify early warning signals that could indicate a developing public health emergency, and strengthen situational awareness during ongoing incidents. In practice, that means having the ability to notice unusual patterns quickly, such as sudden spikes in exposures to a specific chemical, clusters of radiological concerns, or indications of new or changing drug threats that could lead to injuries or deaths if not recognized early.
The funded work is framed around several concrete activities. One major task is maintaining the technological functionality of the national poison center call data system, which includes keeping data flows stable and ensuring the system continues to operate effectively for surveillance purposes. Another key component is staffing or supporting a team of toxicologists who can review and interpret specific alerts produced by the system. Those toxicologist reviews are important because automated alerts can be noisy; expert review helps determine what signals represent meaningful public health concerns and what should be escalated for CDC awareness or response.
The opportunity also emphasizes ongoing improvement rather than simply keeping the existing system running. The recipient is expected to develop and implement system enhancements that improve CDC's surveillance capabilities and better protect the public from chemical and radiological exposures, while also addressing emerging drug threats. Enhancements could involve technical upgrades (for example, improving how data are ingested, analyzed, flagged, or visualized) as well as operational improvements that make the system more useful during fast-moving events.
A notable element of this NOFO is the expectation of collaboration beyond CDC and the recipient. The recipient is expected to work with poison centers and public health partners to conduct a needs assessment aimed at identifying both technical and process improvements. "Process" here includes practical issues like communication workflows between the partners who use the system, how alerts are shared, how interpretations are coordinated, and how local and national entities can align during responses. The NOFO also calls for developing success stories and dissemination products, meaning the program is expected to document impact, capture lessons learned, and produce materials that can be shared to demonstrate value and support broader adoption of effective practices.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically means CDC will have substantial involvement in the work compared with a standard grant. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.070 and is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within NCEH. The award ceiling is $2,000,000, and CDC anticipated making one award. The opportunity was created on March 12, 2020, with an original application closing date of May 15, 2020, and applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Eligibility is indicated as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full eligibility section of the announcement.
Overall, the opportunity is focused on building a dependable national surveillance capability using poison center call data as a key early signal source, combining strong technical infrastructure, expert toxicology review, and coordinated partnerships so that chemical exposures, radiologic incidents, and emerging drug threats can be detected sooner and responded to more effectively.Apply for CDC RFA EH20 2003
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - NCEH in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Public Health Surveillance for Chemical and Radiologic Exposures and Emerging Drug Threats" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.070.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 12, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 15, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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