# Hazmat Disaster Preparedness Training Program

> **NIH NIH U45** · CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION RES AND TRAINING · 2024 · $451,492

## Abstract

CPWR HDPTP Summary/Abstract
This application is being submitted by CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) in
response to the Funding Opportunity Announcement, RFA-ES-19-003, Hazardous Materials Worker Health
and Safety Training (U45), for a Cooperative Agreement to support the development of model programs for the
training and education of workers engaged in activities related to hazardous materials and waste generation,
removal, containment, transportation and emergency response.
CPWR is the 501(c)(3) non-profit construction safety and health research and training arm of the North
America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU), which represents 14 international/national building trades unions
and over 3 million workers. These unions are listed in the Overall Specific Aims section of this Application.
The primary objective of CPWR and its training consortium is to further protect our nation's workforce from
injuries and exposures that may be encountered in responding to a disaster. Building upon the success of
CPWR's existing Disaster Response Training (DRT) Program, our goal is to ensure that there are qualified
trainers in place nationally who will train construction workers on a moment's notice in order to support disaster
response activities.
In partnership with our training consortium building trade unions, the purpose of this grant application is to
seek funding in order to deliver 86 disaster related courses to 1,374 apprentices, journey level workers and
trade instructors totaling 13,146 contact hours during Year 1. Over the five year grant cycle, this proposal will
result in 430 courses, 6,870 students totaling 65,730 contact hours.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10849697
- **Project number:** 5U45ES006185-34
- **Recipient organization:** CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION RES AND TRAINING
- **Principal Investigator:** Michael Kassman
- **Activity code:** U45 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $451,492
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1992-09-21 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10849697

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10849697, Hazmat Disaster Preparedness Training Program (5U45ES006185-34). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10849697. Licensed CC0.

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