World Trade Center Youth Research Coordinating Center (U54)
UpcomingCenters for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Opportunity number RFA-OH-27-054 · Forecast
Closing date explanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.
Eligibility
Nonprofits are listed as eligible applicants.
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state controlled institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Special district governments
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- County governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- City or township governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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.
Description
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.
Funding
| Total program funding | $50,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Award floor | Not listed |
| Award ceiling | $10,000,000 |
| Category | Health |
| Assistance listing | 93.262 |
Official sources
Last verified on Grants.gov Nov 4, 2026. Grantvello is not affiliated with Grants.gov or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA. The notice on Grants.gov is the binding text.