Assistance program
Coal Miners Respiratory Impairment Treatment Clinics and Services
$95.9 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Health Resources and Services Administration, Health and Human Services, Department of
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements
- CFDA number
- 93.965
- What it does
- The Black Lung Clinics Program aims to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with occupationally-related coal mine dust lung disease (CMDLD) through the provision of quality medical, outreach, educational, and benefits counseling services to coal miners. The primary objective of the Black Lung Data and Resource Center is to improve patient-level data collection and analysis, clinic operations, and the quality and breadth of services provided by the Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP) recipients.
- Who benefits
- Per 42 CFR Part 55a, a “coal miner†is defined as: Any individual who works or has worked in or around a coal mine or coal preparation facility in the extraction or preparation of coal. The term also includes an individual who works or has worked in coal mine construction or transportation in and around a coal mine, to the extent that the individual was exposed to coal dust as a result of employment.
- Who applies
- The BLCP is open to any state or public or private entity that meets the requirements of the program. This includes faith-based and community-based organizations as well as federally-recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations. The requirements may be met by a state, a single entity in a state, or a newly-formed consortium within a state. The BLDRC is open to any domestic public or private organization that meets the requirements of the program. This includes faith-based and community-based organizations as well as federally-recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations.
- Authorized by
- Sec. 427(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended (30 U.S.C. 937), Section 711(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 912(b))
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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