Microplastics Research and Resource Coordination Center (U24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Forecasted Federal grant Posted
- Opportunity number
- RFA-ES-27-003
- Agency
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National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
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- 93.113 Environmental Health
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Special District Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Small Businesses
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- State Governments
- Independent School Districts
- County Governments
- Other
- For Profit Organizations
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Points of contact
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is soliciting applications for a Microplastics Research and Resource Coordination Center cooperative agreement under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113), with no hard deadline visible in the source material. The opportunity is open to a broad range of eligible applicants including higher education institutions (public and private), state and local governments, tribal governments (federally and non-federally recognized), 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, small businesses, school districts, and other entity types.
The coordination center will address multidisciplinary efforts among biomedical and material science researchers to advance understanding of health effects from micro- and nanoplastics. Core activities include coordinating sampling and analytical standardization, harmonizing data, distributing experimental standards, and fostering collaboration across the research community. The center will provide leadership on best practices to enhance reliability and validity of research findings in the field.
NIEHS will fund a single new center through a cooperative agreement. The source does not specify an award ceiling, floor, period of performance, or expected number of awards beyond one institution. No cost share requirement is stated.
Evaluation will follow dual NIH review: study section assessment of scientific merit followed by National Advisory Council review. Reviewers will assess scientific significance and merit, technical adequacy of design, investigator competency, facility adequacy, budget necessity, and relevance to program objectives. Clinical trials are not permitted under this U24 mechanism.
The Environmental Health program portfolio reflects recent funding across arsenic and cardiovascular risk, PFAS and metabolic disease, pesticide neurotoxicity, air pollution, wildfire smoke, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and heat stress—with awards historically ranging from $30 thousand to $3.8 million, though typical project grants fall between $200 thousand and $800 thousand.
Forecast synopsis
The goal of the Micro/Nanoplastics (M/NPs) Research and Resource Coordination Center initiative is to establish a robust center that will coordinate and advance multidisciplinary efforts among biomedical and material science researchers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the health effects of M/NPs. This coordination center will accelerate the development and dissemination of sampling and analytical standardization, data harmonization, and distribution of experimental standards across the field of M/NPs research. The established coordination center will provide leadership and guidance that fosters collaboration across the M/NPs research community and promotes best practices that enhance the reliability and validity of research findings in this area. NIEHS will provide support (U24) to an eligible institution to launch a new coordination center to address the above-mentioned goals.
Eligibility
Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized);Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government;U.S. Territory or Possession;Faith-based or Community-based Organizations;Regional Organizations;
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