Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program

This announcement solicits applications for the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program.  This grant program was developed in consultation with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Indian Health Service (IHS).  Within HRSA, the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) administers the program, hereinafter referred to as the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP). The purpose of this program is to: develop education programs in line with RESEP goals; disseminate information on radiogenic diseases and the importance of early detection; screen eligible individuals...

The following entities are eligible to apply for the funds described in this funding opportunity announcement.  Only the organizations located in the high-impact states cited in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 and Public Law 106 245); i.e., Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming are eligible to apply. National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers; Department of Veterans’ Affairs hospitals or medical centers; Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), community health centers, or hospitals; Agencies of any state or local government, including any state department of health, that currently provides direct health care services; IHS health care facilities, including programs provided through tribal contracts, compacts, grants, or cooperative agreements with the IHS and that are determined appropriate to raising the health status of Indians; and Nonprofit organizations Individuals eligible for RECA compensation are categorized by the nature of their exposure to radiation as defined by 42 U.S.C. 2210 and Public Law 106-245, Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000, sections 4(a) (1) (A) (i) and 5(a) (1) (A), and in 28 CFR part 79 (http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_10/28cfr79_10.html).  (See Section X for more in-depth descriptions and definitions.)  In general, these categories include: Uranium miners Uranium millers; Ore transporters; Downwinders, i.e., those who were physically present downwind of atmospheric nuclear tests; and Onsite participants, i.e., those who participated onsite in a test involving the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device.

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration JBurges@hrsa.gov