World Trade Center Youth Research Coordinating Center (U54)
Forecasted Federal grant Posted
- Opportunity number
- RFA-OH-27-054
- Agency
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- Up to $10,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Small Businesses
- For Profit Organizations
- County Governments
- Independent School Districts
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Unrestricted
- Special District Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Points of contact
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- James Yiin jcy5@cdc.gov (513) 841-4271
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is forecasting establishment of a World Trade Center Youth Research Coordinating Center through a U54 cooperative agreement, with no application deadline specified in this forecast notice. The Center will establish and maintain a research cohort of individuals age 21 or younger at the time of 9/11 exposure, including those exposed in utero, who were within a certain distance of the World Trade Center site on and after September 11, 2001.
Eligible applicants include state, county, city/township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; public and Indian housing authorities; tribal organizations not federally recognized; 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits; small businesses; and for-profit organizations. Non-domestic entities and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible; however, applicants may include foreign collaborators or consultants.
The Center will integrate multidisciplinary expertise in epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, information technology and data management, and community-engaged research. Four functional core activities structure the Center: Planning, Administration, and Evaluation; Information Technology and Data Management; Communication, Outreach, and Community Engagement; and Research and Related Activities. Community engagement and stakeholder communication are central to all Center activities.
The Center's objectives are to develop and implement research on long-term health and educational impacts, including developmental and cognitive effects, among individuals exposed at a young age to 9/11. Research will address knowledge gaps regarding health and educational consequences of 9/11 exposure across the lifespan.
Assistance Listing: 93.262 (Occupational Safety and Health Program).
Forecast synopsis
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program, plans to establish a WTC Youth Research Coordinating Center ("Center") through a U54 cooperative agreement.
In December 2022, Congress amended the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 300mm-51(c)) to direct the WTC Health Program Administrator to establish a research cohort for emerging health impacts on youth. The cohort must be of sufficient size to support future research studies on the health and educational impacts of exposures resulting from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (9/11).
The overall purpose of the Center is to:
- Establish and maintain a WTC Youth Research Cohort of individuals who were:
- 21 years of age or younger at the time of 9/11 exposure, including those exposed in utero.
- Within a certain distance of the WTC site on and after 9/11.
- Develop and implement research on the long-term health and educational (including developmental and cognitive) impacts of individuals exposed at a young age to 9/11.
The Center will integrate multidisciplinary expertise in epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, information technology and data management, community-engaged recruitment and research, and related disciplines. Community engagement and effective stakeholder communication will be central to all Center activities.
The Center will support four functional core activities:
- Planning, Administration, and Evaluation.
- Information Technology (IT) and Data Management.
- Communication, Outreach, and Community Engagement.
- Research and Related Activities.
The expected public health impact includes addressing gaps in knowledge about the health and educational impacts associated with 9/11 among individuals exposed in utero or at a young age. It also includes improving understanding of the long-term effects of 9/11 exposures across the lifespan.
Eligibility
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. Applicants may not include foreign components, as defined in the HHS Grants Policy Statement. Applicants may include collaborators or consultants from foreign institutions.
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