NIH/CDC: Occupational Safety and Health Research

Sponsor: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The National Institutes of Health (NIH)

This is a program announcement issued jointly by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at CDC and several Institutes within NIH to encourage applications that address a broad range of topics in the area of workplace safety and health. Some areas of interest for each participating Institute are highlighted below. These areas of interest serve as examples only and are not intended to constitute an exhaustive list.

The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) is used by NIOSH for determining how best to carry out its mission of providing national and world leadership in preventing work-related illnesses and injuries. The research objectives supported by NIOSH include, but are not limited to:

(1) the identification and investigation of the relationships between hazardous working conditions and associated occupational diseases and injuries;

(2) the development of more sensitive means of evaluating hazards at work sites,

(3) the development of methods for measuring early markers of adverse health effects and injuries;

(4) the development of new protective equipment and engineering control technology to reduce work-related illnesses and injuries;

(5) the development of work practices that reduce the risks of occupational hazards;

(6) the evaluation of the technical feasibility or application of a new or improved occupational safety and health procedure, method, technique, or system, including assessment of economic and other factors that influence their diffusion and successful adoption in workplaces.

In concert with NORA, NIOSH has initiated a Research to Practice (r2p) initiative to reduce or eliminate occupational disease and injury by increasing the use and translation of effective NIOSH-funded research findings in the workplace and through stakeholder involvement in the research process. NIOSH supports research approaches that maintain the ultimate application of risk reduction methods as a central focus.

Deadline:

Release/Posted Date: March 7, 2007

Letter of Intent Receipt Date: Not required

Application Submission/Receipt Date(s): February 5, June 5, and October 5 until March 6, 2010

For further information, please visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-318.html