Extension of the World Trade Center Health Registry (U50)
ID: 360555Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA (HHS-CDC-HHSCDCERA)

Award Range

$0 - $9M

Eligible Applicants

Unrestricted

Funding Category

Health

Funding Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/360555
Timeline
    Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is offering a cooperative agreement to extend the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Registry, with an estimated total program funding of $44 million over five years. The primary objective is to solicit research applications that will enhance the Registry, which monitors the health of individuals exposed to the 9/11 disaster, ensuring ongoing data collection and assessment of long-term health effects. This initiative is crucial for public health as it provides a centralized database for understanding the impacts of the 9/11 attacks and informs healthcare policy and disaster response planning. Interested applicants, which may include government entities, non-profits, and private institutions (excluding foreign entities), must submit their applications by February 20, 2026, with an optional letter of intent due by January 22, 2026. For further inquiries, contact Eduardo O'Neill, PhD, at fzt4@cdc.gov.

    Point(s) of Contact
    fzt4@cdc.gov
    Files
    Title
    Posted
    rfa-oh-26-016_v4b.pdf
    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is offering a $47.4 million cooperative agreement over five years to extend the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Registry. The program seeks to maintain the Registry as a public health resource, expand knowledge about 9/11 health effects, conduct community activities, extend the 9/11 Treatment Referral Program, and foster collaboration with the WTC Health Program. Eligible applicants include various government entities, non-profits, private institutions, and for-profit organizations, but not foreign entities. Applications are due by February 20, 2026, with an optional letter of intent by January 22, 2026. Review criteria include significance, investigator qualifications, innovation, strategy, and environment, with an emphasis on data management, human subject protection, and past performance for renewal applications. Funds cannot be used for clinical care or lobbying, and cost-sharing is not required.
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