ATSDR’s Brownfield/Land Reuse Community Health Initiative has
exciting news! They will be funding brownfield/land reuse community health
projects this year.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will be announcing the request for proposals for a cooperative agreement in
Brownfield and/or land reuse community health projects and/or other health
assessment projects in late May/early June 2012. These projects will have a
particular emphasis on identifying health issues prior to redevelopment and/or
assessing changes in community health associated with reuse plans and
redevelopment. Projects should include, but are not limited to:
·
Evaluation of
health risk from environmental contaminant exposures at land reuse/ Brownfield
sites
·
Identification
of community health status indicators (pre- and
post-development)
·
Development of
risk communication and/or health education programs related to environmental
hazards associated with land reuse/ Brownfield sites or health status of the
community
·
Development of
inventories of current land reuse sites, including associated potential health
risks of exposure to contaminants at these sites, former site uses, citizen
complaints, accidental releases
·
Design of
programs to assist communities to reduce chronic disease status through
implementation of new programs focused on land revitalization
activities
·
Assessment of
residual contamination at land reuse/ Brownfield sites before, during, or after
redevelopment
·
Creation of
measurable, short-term intervention strategies focused on land reuse/ Brownfield
sites
·
Utilization of
geospatial analysis to characterize land reuse sites and associated health risks
It is expected that this program will stimulate collaboration
among stakeholders, including local governing officials, community-based
organizations, the private sector, and State governments to work together in a
timely manner to ensure that public health is considered in the earliest phases
of remediation and redevelopment of Brownfield/land reuse
properties.
Average amount of award:
$150K
Estimated due date: July 30, 2012
Eligible applicants:
ATSDR’s request for limited completion is based on regulatory
authority cited by the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and
Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986. Section 104 (i)(15), 42 U.S.C. 9604
(i)(15). The CERCLA limits the eligible applicants that can apply to the
following:
a.
State
Governments
b.
Indian/Native American Tribal
Governments (Federally Recognized)
c.
County
Governments
d.
City or
Township Governments
e.
Special
District Governments
f.
Governments of U.S. Territories or
Possessions
g.
Indian/Native American Tribal
Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
At the time
of submission the organizations must provide documentation proving they are Bona
Fide Agent of federally recognized or state-recognized American
Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments;
state, county, and local governments, and their political
subdivisions; or political subdivisions of States (in
consultation with States).
For more information, contact:
Leann Bing
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry
770-403-5068 (cell)