State Biomonitoring Cooperative Agreement

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - NCEH is seeking applications for the State Biomonitoring Cooperative Agreement to support public health laboratories in assessing human exposure to environmental chemicals. Recipient laboratories must conduct biomonitoring investigations, enhance laboratory capacity and technical expertise, collaborate with partners, and report findings to relevant audiences. Applicants can propose projects under three specific components, which include targeted community investigations for substances like PFAS and metals, state or regional biomonitoring studies, or the measurement of emerging chemicals of concern. The project period of performance is three years, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement for this grant. The agency expects to award six cooperative agreements with an estimated total program funding of $15,000,000, and applications must be submitted electronically by 11:59 pm ET on April 19, 2027.