Cooperative Research Agreements Related to the World Trade Center Health Program (U01)
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through NIOSH, is funding cooperative research agreements for the World Trade Center Health Program to improve diagnosis, treatment, and understanding of health conditions related to the September 11 attacks. The work supports meritorious research on 9/11-exposed populations, including screening, diagnostics, treatment, prevention, quality of life, omics, epidemiology, health services, implementation, and emerging conditions. Proposals should align with CDC priorities for gold-standard science, transparency, and evidence-based practice, and applications will be reviewed in two stages on significance, investigators, innovation, strategy, and environment. Awards are cooperative agreements with a project period of up to three years and a maximum of $550,000 per budget period. Applications are due in June and December 2026 and October 2027, and the scientific program official is James Yiin, PhD, at jcy5@cdc.gov.
Eligible Applicants
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.