Poison Control Program Competitive Supplement

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Poison Control Centers (PCC) Program for coverage of calls to the Poison Help Line originating from Puerto Rico. The goal of the Poison Control Centers program is to reduce poisonings and the harms resulting from poisonings by ensuring that individuals can connect to a Poison Control Center and obtain expert consultation on preventing and managing poisonings. The objectives of this program are to: 1. Support poisoning prevention activities; 2. Provide high-quality guidance and information to callers to the Poison Help Line; 3. Provide treatment recommendations when poisonings occur; 4. Collect data related to poisonings and poisoning outcomes; and 5. Use data to inform public health and emergency preparedness responses. These will be accomplished by: 1. Maintaining the number of calls[1] received by the Poison Help Line. 2. Maintaining the percentage of human exposure poisoning case calls from health care facilities and practitioners. 3. Increasing the percentage of human exposure poisoning cases with a completed follow-up contact. 4. Increasing national data on poisonings available in the National Poison Data System (NPDS) for toxic exposure surveillance purposes.

These types of domestic* organizations may apply: • Public institutions of higher education • Private institutions of higher education • Non-profits with or without a 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 freely associated states • Independent school districts • Native American tribal governments • Native American tribal organizations * “Domestic” means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Individuals are not eligible applicants under this NOFO.

Maureen Perkins

301-633-9727