Data / Federal grants / RFA-OH-27-054
World Trade Center Youth Research Coordinating Center (U54)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA (Department of Health and Human Services) expects to post this opportunity around November 24, 2026, with applications due around February 23, 2027. It lists awards of up to $10 million, 1 award expected, $50 million in total.
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Key facts
- Opportunity number
- RFA-OH-27-054
- Status
- Forecast
- Posted
- July 31, 2026
- Closes
- February 23, 2027
- Award ceiling
- $10,000,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Total funding
- $50,000,000
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
- Health
- Assistance listing
- 93.262 Occupational Safety and Health Program
- Contact
- James Yiin, PhD, Scientific Program Official · [email protected] · 513-841-4271
Who can apply
- State governments
- Independent school districts
- Small businesses
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- City or township governments
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.
What the agency says
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.
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