Open (posted) · Grant
Exploratory/Developmental Grants Related to the World Trade Center Health Program (R21)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA, Department of Health and Human Services
Key facts
Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.
- Program name
- Exploratory/Developmental Grants Related to the World Trade Center Health Program (R21)
- Issuing agency
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA (Department of Health and Human Services)
- Opportunity number
- RFA-OH-26-015
- Funding type
- Grant
- Funding purpose
- Health
- Status
- Open (posted)
- Application deadline
- Closes December 8, 2026Agency note: December 8, 2026; October 26, 2027. All applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm local time of the applicant organization.
- Published award range
- Up to $365,000
- Estimated total program funding
- $18,000,000
- Expected number of awards
- 36
- Cost sharing or match required
- No
- Eligible applicants (official categories)
- 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/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Unrestricted (open to any type of entity, subject to any clarification in Additional Information on Eligibility)
- Relevant to
- Businesses and NonprofitsHow we determined this: Grants.gov lists eligibility as Unrestricted. Grants.gov eligibility includes small businesses or for-profit organizations. Grants.gov eligibility includes nonprofit organizations.
- Geographic restrictions
- None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.
- Assistance Listing (CFDA)
- 93.262
- Official source
- View on Grants.gov ↗
- Application URL
- www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360753 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.
- Source identifier
- Grants.gov opportunity ID 360753 · Funding opportunity number RFA-OH-26-015
- Posted
- May 8, 2026 · Source last updated October 7, 2026
- Last verified
- October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)
- Data completeness
- 100% of key fields published by the source
- Record confidence
- highVerified against the official source; key fields present; no open issues.
Eligibility details (from the agency)
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. Foreign components, as defined in the HHS Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
Description (from the official listing)
The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program supports exploratory and developmental research projects (R21) that address issues related to diagnostic or treatment uncertainty among individuals receiving monitoring and/or treatment under Subtitle C of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, as amended. This R21 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is intended to encourage exploratory/developmental research by supporting the early and conceptual stages of project development to assess the feasibility of new areas of investigation with the potential to improve treatment effectiveness and diagnostic practices. These studies may lead to breakthroughs in a particular area or to the development of new interventions, techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or approaches with potential clinical impact. They are expected to break new ground or extend prior discoveries in new directions or applications. Applicants are expected to propose research for which there is likely to be minimal or no preliminary data.
Agency contact
James Yiin, PhD, Scientific Program Official
jcy5@cdc.gov
jcy5@cdc.gov