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

Updated Oct 20, 2026

Cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA, open to small businesses. Closes Dec 8, 2026, 49 days left.

Opportunity number	RFA-OH-26-001
Agency	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
Funding type	Cooperative agreement
Field	Health
Award ceiling	$550,000
Expected number of awards	30
Total program funding	$49.5 million
Cost sharing or matching	Not required
Assistance listing	93.262
Posted	May 8, 2026
Closes	Dec 8, 2026 (49 days left)
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Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and state controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Unrestricted: any type of applicant

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.

Description

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 may have emerged since the treatment program began or since the WTC Health Program was established.

This announcement solicits meritorious and scientifically rigorous applications that will:

improve diagnosis and treatment activities of the WTC Health Program;
expand knowledge about health effects related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;
answer critical questions about WTC-related physical and mental health conditions; and
apply lessons learned to improve response to future disasters.

Potential projects may include, but are not limited to: (a) Screening research to evaluate current methods or facilitate the development of new or improved methods to detect disorders or health conditions; (b) Diagnostic research to evaluate current methods or facilitate the development of new or improved methods to identify diseases, disorders, or conditions; (c) Treatment research to evaluate or identify improved treatment interventions or methods, or to promote development of new or novel approaches; (d) Prevention research to identify or evaluate methods and interventions that prevent or mitigate the development or recurrence of diseases or disorders; (e) Quality of life research to identify, develop, or evaluate methods or interventions that improve comfort and quality of life for individuals with chronic illness or multimorbidity; (f) Omics research to improve methods for predicting disorders by identifying and understanding relationships between genes and illness (e.g., phenotypes and biomarkers), including how genetic factors influence disease development or response to treatment; (g) Epidemiologic or clinical research to identify patterns, causes, and control of adverse health effects among the 9/11-exposed population; (h) Health services research to examine access to care, cost of care, and outcomes associated with care delivery; (i) Implementation research to evaluate how research findings are disseminated, adopted, implemented, sustained, and scaled in real-world settings; and (j) Epidemiologic research to investigate emerging conditions where preliminary data suggest, but do not confirm, a causal relationship between 9/11 exposure and the condition.

Examples can be found at cdc.gov/wtc/received.html.

Full announcement and how to apply on Grants.gov

Health grants right now

There are 350 open federal grants in health that small businesses may apply for; 33 close within 30 days. The median award ceiling is $500,000; this grant offers up to $550,000. The agencies offering the most are National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA and Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD. Grants in this field stay open a median of 1031 days; this one is open for 214 days.

Who has won this program before

Palau Ministry Of Health $746,250 · from Aug 1, 2024

The largest grants and cooperative agreements under assistance listing 93.262 with funding activity since Oct 1, 2025, from USAspending.gov. Amounts are each award's total.