Extramural Research Facilities Restoration Program: Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, and Irma – Construction

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded disaster recovery and restoration of research infrastructure damaged by Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, and Irma under CFDA 93.662, with the most recent posted opportunity closing January 4, 2019. This program, enacted under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, represents a limited-duration, event-specific funding vehicle rather than an ongoing annual appropriation. The source provides no portfolio block with award counts, federal dollars obligated, or assistance-type distribution; no recent grant awards appear in the record, and no open or currently posted opportunities are present as of the search date.

PAR-19-041, the sole documented solicitation under this program, sought applications from public higher education institutions in FEMA-declared major disaster areas in Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Eligible applicants were limited to domestic U.S. entities; foreign institutions and foreign components of U.S. organizations were explicitly ineligible. The solicitation restricted awards to institutions that experienced direct damage to research facilities and capabilities, with the stated purpose of supporting recovery and restoration of research infrastructure. Clinical trial components were not permitted under the award (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed designation).

The program's statutory authorization tied funding to the three named hurricanes and their declared disaster areas, suggesting the appropriation was finite and event-bounded rather than renewable. The absence of recent opportunities or awards in the source material, combined with the January 2019 closure of the final posted solicitation, indicates this program is no longer active for new applications. Organizations in the eligible geographic areas that did not apply during the 2018–2019 window would not have access to this funding vehicle going forward.