Published Sunday, October 29, 2023

As we move into the cooler months of Fall and into Winter of 2023, people are expected to start turning on devices inside their homes to stay warm, not realizing some dangers are lurking within their fingertips or in their shared spaces.

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According to the CDC, CO2 poisoning deaths are on the rise in the United States with 250 more in the year of 2019. Generators and engine-driven tools accounted for the largest number of deaths.

CO is an invisible killer as it is colorless and odorless taking those who are clueless that they are being poisoned even when it is too late to the suddenness of nausea, dizziness, or weakness and rendering them unconscious.

Let’s not allow more of these unnecessary deaths to continue but instead work and find life-saving solutions together.

GRANTS CAN HELP SAVE LIVES

The grant time period has been opened by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) which is soliciting applications for its newest Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Grant Program or COPPGP, for short.

It is targeted to assist state, local, and tribal entities in reducing the number of injuries and deaths due to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning of children and the elderly in dwelling units and other facilities. The grant is to provide funding to state, local, and tribal governments that support the installation of CO alarms and training and public education programs to promote the health and public safety of citizens throughout the United States.

Grant applications are being accepted until the closing time period of December 15, 2023. Application materials can be accessed via the grants.gov website.

The grant program is eligible for the following agencies:

  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
  • State governments
  • Native American tribal organizations (federally recognized)
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • County governments

About 100 grants are expected to be awarded via the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Grant Program, funding opportunity number #CP-NZB-23-001.

To learn more about this grant, you may visit the Gratnts.gov Contact Center by calling their phone number at #800-518-4726 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

To apply for this grant, you can go to this website https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=108090.

For support, you can contact them at support@grants.gov. They are closed on Federal holidays.

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