[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65687-65688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20636]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


World Trade Center Health Program; Notices of Funding 
Opportunities Public Information Sessions

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of public information sessions.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in the 
Department of Health and Human Services, announces two public 
information sessions to provide information on current research funding 
opportunities published by the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program. 
These sessions will provide information to members of the public who 
may be interested in submitting applications for funding consideration 
on the scope of the announcements, the application process, the peer 
review process. CDC staff, including individuals from the NIOSH Office 
of Extramural Programs (OEP), the WTC Health Program, and CDC's Office 
of Grants Services (OGS) will answer questions about the four notices 
of funding opportunities (NOFOs) for FY2024 listed in this notice.

DATES: Public information sessions will be held on October 17 and 18, 
2023, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Weiss, Program Analyst, 1090 
Tusculum Avenue, MS: C-46, Cincinnati, OH 45226; Telephone (404) 498-
2500 (this is not a toll-free number); Email [email protected].
    Primary Points of Contact:
     Scientific/Research (NIOSH OEP)--Dr. James Yiin: (513) 
841-4271, [email protected].
     Peer Review (NIOSH OEP)--Ms. Laurel Garrison: (513) 533-
8324, [email protected].
     Financial/Grants Management (CDC OGS)--Ms. Christina Park: 
(404) 498-0572, [email protected]. Ms. Brownie Anderson-Rana: (770) 488-
2771, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title I of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and 
Compensation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-347, as amended by Pub. L. 114-
113, 116-59 and 117-328), added Title XXXIII to the Public Health 
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(PHS) Act,\1\ establishing the WTC Health Program within the Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS). Research conducted under the 
Zadroga Act includes epidemiologic and other research studies on WTC-
related health conditions or emerging conditions among (1) WTC 
responders, screening-eligible WTC survivors, and certified-eligible 
WTC survivors under treatment; (2) individuals who meet geographic and 
exposure requirements for enrollment in the WTC Health Program but are 
not enrolled; and (3) sampled populations outside the New York City 
disaster area in Manhattan as far north as 14th Street and in Brooklyn, 
along with control populations, to identify potential for long-term 
adverse health effects in less exposed populations.
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    \1\ Title XXXIII of the PHS Act is codified at 42 U.S.C. 300mm 
to 300mm-62. Those portions of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and 
Compensation Act of 2010 found in Titles II and III of Public Law 
111-347 do not pertain to the WTC Health Program and are codified 
elsewhere.
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    The Zadroga Act also requires that the WTC Health Program establish 
a research program addressing the following topics:
     Physical and mental health conditions that may be related 
to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;
     Diagnosing WTC-related health conditions for which there 
has been diagnostic uncertainty; and
     Treating WTC-related health conditions for which there has 
been treatment uncertainty.

Funding Opportunity Status

New

    1. RFA-OH-24-002 Exploratory/Developmental Grants on Lifestyle 
Medicine Research Related to the World Trade Center Health Program 
(R21).
    a. Published in the NIH Guide and available at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OH-24-002.html.
    b. View Grant Opportunity in grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347747.
    2. RFA-OH-24-003 Exploratory/Developmental Grants Related to the 
World Trade Center Survivors (R21--No Applications with Responders 
Accepted).
    a. Published in the NIH Guide and available at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OH-24-003.html.
    b. View Grant Opportunity in grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347748.
    3. RFA-OH-24-004 World Trade Center Health Program Mentored 
Research Scientist Career Development Award (K01).
    a. Published in the NIH Guide and available at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OH-24-004.html.
    b. View Grant Opportunity in grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347827.
    Applications for each of these funding opportunities must be 
submitted to, and validated successfully by, Grants.gov or eRA systems, 
no later than 5:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on December 5, 2023. 
Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete the application process 
early to ensure adequate time to correct any error or warning notices 
of noncompliance identified by Grants.gov or eRA systems.

Continuing

    The following research funding opportunity has been updated for the 
type of project, period of performance, and total funds that can be 
requested:
    1. PAR-20-280 Cooperative Research Agreements Related to the World 
Trade Center Health Program (U01).
    a. Published in the NIH Guide and available at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-280.html. An update for 
PAR-20-280 is also available at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OH-23-002.html.
    b. View Grant Opportunity in grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329315.
    Applications must be submitted to, and validated successfully by, 
Grants.gov/eRA systems no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 
5, 2023. Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete the application 
process early to ensure adequate time to correct any error or warning 
notices of noncompliance identified by Grants.gov or eRA systems.

Closed

    The following research funding opportunity is closed for receipt of 
additional applications:
    1. RFA-OH-22-004 World Trade Center Health Research-Related to WTC 
Survivors (U01 no Applications with Responders Accepted), link for 
reference only: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OH-22-004.html.
    Applicants may consider the funding opportunities listed under New 
and Continuing.

Public Information Sessions

    On October 17 and 18, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, 
CDC OGS, NIOSH OEP, and the WTC Health Program will hold two public 
information sessions, during which the Agency will provide information 
on the scope of the four NOFOs for FY2024 listed above, as well as 
information about the application process and the peer review process. 
Interested applicants will have opportunities to ask questions about 
the four new and continuing NOFOs and are encouraged to submit 
questions in advance to the individuals named as primary points of 
contact above. To participate in either public information session by 
Zoom or telephone, please follow the instructions at https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/research.html#fundingOpportunities.
    This notice is not a request for information. CDC OGS, NIOSH OEP, 
and the WTC Health Program will not take comments during the 
information sessions. These sessions are intended only to provide 
information to interested applicants.

John J. Howard,
Administrator, World Trade Center Health Program and Director, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-20636 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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