The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences invites applications for its mechanism for time-sensitive research opportunities in environmental health science (R21). This announcement supports environmental health research in which an unpredictable event provides a limited window of opportunity to collect human biological samples or environmental exposure data.
Opportunity
The primary motivation of this call is to understand the consequences of natural and man-made disasters or emerging environmental public health threats in the US and abroad. Appropriate studies include:
- assessing short-term health impacts resulting from environmental exposures following a natural or man-made disaster, using biomarkers, survey instruments, medical assessments or other appropriate methods;
- collecting biospecimens and data on exposures to environmental agents immediately following a natural or man-made disaster to use in assessment of the effects of these exposures on short- or longer-term health outcomes;
- collecting data on the release of environmental toxicants that could result in exposures and consequently to adverse health outcomes and applications should discuss how these data might be used in health outcome or exposure research;
- examining the environmental health impact of rapid changes in policy or legislation that affect air or water treatment, content, and quality.
Eligibility
- Eligible applicants include US and foreign for-profit or non-profit organisations and public or private institutions.
Funding Available
- Application budgets are limited to US $275,000 for a maximum period of two years. No more than US $200,000 may be requested in a single year.
Helpful Links
- Full details regarding the Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Science Program
Deadlines
| Full Application: | |
| CURO Internal Deadline for Review | Please contact your Research Facilitator. |
| cuResearch Checklist Deadline | One week prior to the Sponsor’s deadlines |
| Full application submission to sponsor | The first working day of every month from June 2016 to June 2019 |
Submitting Your Application
- Applications must be submitted via cuResearch, through which Departmental and Associate Dean’s approval must be provided to complete the online application process.
- More information on cuResearch can be found here.
Internal Contacts
If you would like assistance with proposal development and/or a substantive review of your proposal, please contact the appropriate Research Facilitator.