Black Lung Data and Resource Center

For programmatic or technical questions:
Anna Feins
301.287.0251
blacklung@hrsa.gov

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Kimberly Dews
301.443.0655
kdews@hrsa.gov

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This opportunity will provide a single cooperative agreement for a Black Lung Data and Resource Center that will work with Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP) grantees to strengthen their ability to examine and treat respiratory and pulmonary impairments in active and inactive coal miners.

Responsibilities will include:

• Collecting, synthesizing, and analyzing federal data sources to understand the burden of black lung disease
• Maintaining HRSA's current database of black lung-related data, including patient- level data submitted by BLCP recipients
• Supporting federal partnerships and building collaboration among stakeholders
• Soliciting and synthesizing BLCP feedback on their current operational processes
• Partnering with HRSA to determine how BLCP award recipients can better capture clinical issues and emerging trends related to black lung disease through their patient-level data collection and analysis
• Providing programmatic assistance, onsite and virtually as appropriate, for BLCP recipients to enhance operations, improve the quality and breadth of services BLCP recipients provide, and increase the number of U.S. coal miners served
• Facilitating presentations, onsite and virtually, during program meetings and assist with public dissemination of programmatic information
• Developing data privacy and sharing agreements and analyze and disseminate patient-level and aggregate data collected by black lung clinics

Any state, public, or private entity may apply.

Types of eligible organizations:

• Public institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status
• For-profit organizations, including small businesses
• State, county, city, township, and special district governments, including the District of Columbia, domestic territories, and the freely associated states
• Independent school districts
• Rural Emergency Hospitals
• Native American tribal governments
• Native American tribal organizations

Award ceiling: $135,000 per year
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 1

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