Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 20 312
The State Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Program (U60) is a CDC/NIOSH cooperative agreement designed to help states maintain, strengthen, and broaden their occupational safety and health (OSH) surveillance capacity. The central aim is to improve how worker injury, illness, and hazard information is tracked and used across the United States. Through this opportunity, NIOSH is looking for strong state-led proposals that use surveillance to better understand the health of the workforce, identify which worker groups face the greatest risks, and translate findings into practical prevention strategies and public health action.
A major emphasis of the program is both using what states already have and pushing systems forward. That means applicants are expected to make effective use of existing data sources (for example, injury and illness reports, workers compensation information, or other state health datasets) while also collecting new data when there are gaps that prevent states from seeing the full picture. The intention is not just to produce reports, but to generate measurable findings that can drive interventions, policy improvements, and targeted communications that reduce workplace injuries and illnesses. NIOSH also signals that states should be creative and strategic in how they communicate results, making sure products are understandable and usable by decision-makers, employers, workers, and partner organizations.
Another core priority is modernizing surveillance so states are ready to work with electronic and emerging data sources. NIOSH explicitly encourages states to engage in efforts tied to electronic health data, including the collection, exchange, and practical use of these data for surveillance purposes. This includes preparing for newer electronic surveillance streams and participating in the development of methods for data exchange, which can make surveillance more timely, more complete, and more actionable.
Partnership-building is treated as essential rather than optional. The FOA stresses collaboration within the state surveillance community and beyond it, including health agencies and other organizations that either already conduct OSH surveillance or can be leveraged to strengthen it. Applicants are encouraged to align and collaborate with other CDC-funded programs when topics overlap, and to work with universities and major stakeholders such as OSHA, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, workers compensation carriers, employers, and employer groups. It also encourages states to think broadly about partnerships with public sector entities not traditionally tied to occupational health, such as Tribal Nations or the Department of Transportation, when their work intersects with worker safety and health. In addition, states are urged to connect with other NIOSH-supported Centers and training programs (such as Education and Research Centers, Agricultural Safety and Health Centers, Total Worker Health Centers of Excellence, and Training Project Grants) to strengthen impact and extend reach.
Administratively, this is a discretionary cooperative agreement (U60), meaning recipients should expect substantial federal involvement and coordination rather than a simple pass-through grant. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.262 and was released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (via ERA). The funding opportunity number is PAR 20-312, with an award ceiling of $140,000 and an anticipated total of about 35 awards. Eligibility is described as "Others (see additional information on eligibility)," but the narrative makes clear the intended applicants are state occupational safety and health surveillance programs as defined in the eligibility section of the announcement.
Overall, the program is meant to help states move from surveillance as data collection to surveillance as an active public health tool: building stronger data systems (including electronic data readiness), producing clearer and more influential communication products, and forming partnerships that allow surveillance findings to translate into real prevention actions in workplaces and industries where they are most needed.Apply for PAR 20 312
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "State Occupational Safety and HealthSurveillance Program (U60)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.262.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 01, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 16, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $140,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 35 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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