Hazardous Substance Academic Training Program Update 2007

Superfund Basic Research Program

As of July 2007, eleven grantees shown in the List of Grantees are conducting academic training programs.

A Request for Applications (RFA) was issued by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in August, 1992.  Nine grantees were successful in receiving initial awards in February, 1993.  During the first year, grantees began developing and conducting programs while carrying out needs assessments in their respective Regions.  The RFA was reissued in April 2000 to update program requirements, terminology, and funding.  A new review criterion was added calling for collaboration with state and Federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

All grantees have developed a Hazardous Substance Academic Training (HSAT) emphasis or track within existing programs.  Trainees who enter this track must take a specific group of HSAT-related courses.  Most grantees have developed new coursework and/or modified existing courses for this concentration. All trainees who are supported by the HSAT Program must successfully complete a 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations training course, or equivalent, to meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120 (e)(3)(i).

In the first full academic year (1993-94), approximately 30 students received support through this grant program.  In the previous academic year (2006-2007), 42 students were supported.  The Table of Grantee Activities provides a summary of recent grantee activities (July 2002 - June 2007).