Cooperative Research Agreements Related to the World Trade Center Health Program (U01)

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) supports research projects that address: (1) Physical and mental health conditions related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; (2) Diagnosing conditions for which there has been diagnostic uncertainty; and (3) Treating conditions for which there has been treatment uncertainty. Conditions could have emerged since the treatment program started or the WTC Health Program was created. Potential projects may include, but are not limited to: (a) Screening research to evaluate current, or facilitate the development of, new/improved methods to detect certain disorders or health conditions.; (b) Diagnostic research to evaluate current, or facilitate the development of, new/improved, methods to identify diseases, disorders, or conditions; c) Treatment research to evaluate/identify improved treatment interventions/methods or promote the development of new or novel treatment approaches; (d) Prevention research to identify/evaluate new methods and interventions that prevent or mitigate the development or reoccurrence of various diseases/disorders; (e) Quality of Life research to identify, develop, or evaluate, methods/interventions that improve comfort and the quality of life for individuals with a chronic illness or multimorbidity; (f) Omics research to facilitate improvement in methods/procedures for the prediction of disorders by identifying and understanding how genes and illnesses may be related (e.g., identification of phenotypes and biomarkers). Research in this area may explore way

Details

• Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
• Department: Department of Health and Human Services
• Opportunity #: RFA-OH-26-001
• Total Funding: $82,500,000
• Expected Awards: 50
• Instrument: cooperative_agreement