Affordable Care Act Program for Early Detection of Certain Medical Conditions Related to Environmental Health Hazards

This four-year funding opportunity offers, to residents of Libby and Troy, Montana meeting eligibility criteria, health screening for asbestos related disease, health education, and outreach. Libby, Montana was the site of a vermiculite mining and processing operation for much of the twentieth century. Because Libby vermiculite contains asbestos, vermiculite workers and other residents were exposed to asbestos. Community-based health screening for asbestos-related abnormalities has been conducted in Libby under several programs beginning in 2000. The program described in this FOA builds upon previous programs and extends a program begun in 2011 under the Affordable Care Act.

From the preceding FOA elibility section: Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below according to the authorizing legislation: • A hospital or community health center. • A Federally qualified health center. • A facility of the Indian Health Service. • A National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. • An agency of any State or local government. • A nonprofit organization 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.

Theodore Larson THL3@cdc.gov