Environmental Health Sciences Core Center Grants (P30)

Post Date

January 21st 2009

Application Due Date

March 27th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-ES-09-002

CFDA Number(s)

93.113

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment
Health

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $7200000

• Award Range:

  $None - $500000

Grant Description

Purpose. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites applications from qualified institutions for support of Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers. These Centers are designed to establish innovative programs of excellence in the field of environmental health sciences by providing scientific and programmatic support for promising investigators and areas of research. A Core Center Grant is an institutional award to support centralized scientific resources and facilities shared by investigators with existing research projects. By providing a Center structure and Core resources this support is intended to enhance the ability of scientists working in the field of environmental health sciences to identify and capitalize on current and emerging opportunities that will lead to outstanding research advances to improve our understanding of the relationship between environmental exposures and both human biology and human disease Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the P30 grant mechanism Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. NIEHS plans to award up to $7.2 million in FY 2010 to fund four to five grants in response to this FOA.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

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  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-002.html