# NPETE's Disaster Preparedness Program

> **NIH NIH U45** · NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP/ENVIRONMNTL/TECH/ED · 2020 · $273,962

## Abstract

The Community College Consortium for Health and Safety Training (CCCHST),
sponsored by the Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE) and the
Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute (HMTRI), will help the nation be better
prepared to respond to hazardous materials disasters through training and education.
 PETE will offer a 40-hour Disaster Preparedness Instructor Institute (DPII) held at the
National Preparedness Institute, Indian River State College, FL, to annually train up to 20 Haz
Mat disaster response instructors serving the nation’s community colleges, alternative high
schools, community-based and faith-based response groups, military, and the nation’s first
responders. Trainers from other NIEHS awardees are invited to attend on a space-available
basis.
 Training partners include OAI/BPSOS/Mendez Environmental/Greater Miami Service
Corps, protecting the Gulf; CERT High School/AmeriCorps based in Wisconsin; Puerto Rico’s
PathStone Corporation; Prince William Sound Community College in Alaska; Tribal Colleges led
by Saginaw Chippewa College in Michigan; and Pacific Rim Colleges led by Guam Community
College.
 Following PETE’s one-week DPII, three participants will be supported to complete a
hands-0n one-week internship with Colorado’s Baptist Relief Mission. This mission works with
40 other state missions as part of the Southern Baptist Convention and responds to disaster
response needs throughout the U.S., its territories, and Canada.
 PETE will annually offer Refresher training for all CCCHST instructors in parallel with
HWWTP Refreshers. Twice during the five-year award period, PETE will offer a Recovery
Conference for trainers completing DPII. DPII focuses on Preparedness; Recovery will tackle
issues related to government and private resources, insurance, PTSD, and planning for a future
affected by climate change.
 Following training, consortium members will annually train a minimum 1,500
community college students, alternative/technical high school students, community volunteers
and first responders to respond to local Haz Mat disasters, offering 140 courses and 20,000
contact hours of local training annually.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10058113
- **Project number:** 2U45ES019337-11
- **Recipient organization:** NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP/ENVIRONMNTL/TECH/ED
- **Principal Investigator:** Margaret Mellecker
- **Activity code:** U45 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $273,962
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2010-08-17 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10058113

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10058113, NPETE's Disaster Preparedness Program (2U45ES019337-11). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10058113. Licensed CC0.

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