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Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program

 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.257
Link
View Program Website
Sponsors
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Deadlines
May 29, 2024
Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
Sachi Khushu
301.443.2466
FORHPRESEP@hrsa.gov

For business, administrative, or fiscal questions:
Eric Brown
301.945.9844
ebrown@hrsa.gov

Purpose

The Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP) provides funding to support eligible healthcare organizations to implement and carry out RESEP programs.

Objectives include:

  • Create and share public information and education programs about detecting, preventing, and treating radiogenic cancers and diseases
  • Provide medical screenings to qualifying individuals for cancer and other radiogenic diseases
  • Provide individuals screened with referrals and follow-up services for medical treatment
  • Facilitate documentation of Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) claims

A detailed description of required project components is available in the application instructions.

Eligibility

Applicants must be located in high-impact states cited in the Radiation Exposure Act (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming).

Eligible organizations include:

  • National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers
  • Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals or medical centers
  • Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), community health centers, non-profit or hospital-owned Rural Health Clinics (RHC)
  • State and territorial governments
  • County, city, township, and special district governments
  • Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations
  • IHS healthcare 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
  • Nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status
Geographic coverage
Available in 12 states
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $250,000 per year
Expected number of awards: 8
Project period: 3 years
Estimated total program funding: 1,700,000

Application process

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

Applicant webinar
April 10, 2024
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Call-in number: 833.568.8864
Meeting ID: 160 109 0193
Passcode: 40665987

Tagged as
Cancer · Environmental health · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Health literacy · Health screening · Hospitals · Occupational health and safety · Public health · Arizona · Colorado · Idaho · Nevada · New Mexico · North Dakota · Oregon · South Dakota · Texas · Utah · Washington · Wyoming

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