Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) | RFA ES 20 006

Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA ES 20 006

The Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC) funding opportunity (RFA ES 20 006) is a discretionary NIH grant mechanism that supports the creation or continuation of Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers using the P30 Center Core Grant format (clinical trial optional). The overall purpose is to strengthen and accelerate environmental health sciences research by building centralized, shared research infrastructure that multiple investigators can use. Rather than primarily paying for individual research projects, this program focuses on the "backbone" that makes a larger body of environmental health research more productive, more collaborative, and more innovative.

Under this FOA, an EHS Core Center is positioned as an intellectual hub for environmental health research. Centers are expected to function as thought leaders in the field and to help drive progress aligned with the NIEHS Strategic Plan. In practice, that means the Center should not just provide technical services, but also create a scientific environment that brings together investigators across disciplines, fosters new collaborations, and helps set research directions in environmental health. The emphasis is on advancing environmental health sciences through coordination, expertise, and shared capabilities that would be difficult or inefficient for individual labs to maintain on their own.

The program supports "core" resources, meaning shared facilities, services, and/or research resources that are accessible to groups of investigators conducting environmental health sciences research. Examples of what core support typically enables (at a high level) include centralized laboratories, specialized instrumentation, exposure assessment capabilities, biostatistics or data science support, sample handling and biobanking workflows, community engagement and translation resources, and administrative structures that coordinate Center activities. The key idea is that these shared components reduce duplication, raise quality standards, and allow investigators to tackle more complex environmental health questions than they could without coordinated infrastructure.

Eligibility is broad across U.S.-based organizations. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (as described in the source data), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, small businesses, and other eligible entities as permitted under NIH policy for this FOA. The announcement also highlights that a range of mission-driven and minority-serving institutions are included among eligible applicants, specifically Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs). These categories are called out to emphasize that the program welcomes applications from institutions serving populations historically underrepresented in biomedical and environmental health research.

At the same time, the FOA places clear limits on non-U.S. participation as an applicant organization. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply. However, "foreign components," as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed, meaning a U.S. applicant may include certain types of international collaboration or activities if they meet NIH requirements and are justified within the project structure. Applicants are directed to consult the full funding announcement for the detailed eligibility rules and definitions.

From an administrative standpoint, the funding opportunity is offered by the National Institutes of Health, with an activity category spanning environment and health, and it is associated with CFDA number 93.113. The original closing date listed for this opportunity was April 14, 2022, and the FOA record shows a creation date of January 28, 2020. The source data provided does not specify an award ceiling or the expected number of awards, indicating that those details either were not included in the excerpted record or would need to be confirmed directly in the full announcement text.

In summary, this EHSCC FOA is designed to fund Center-level infrastructure that multiplies the impact of environmental health research teams. Successful applications are typically those that can demonstrate a strong base of environmental health sciences investigators who will use the cores, a clear plan for high-quality shared services and facilities, and a compelling vision for how the Center will lead and connect research efforts in ways that align with NIEHS priorities and the broader strategic direction of the field.

• The National Institutes of Health in the environment, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2020-01-28.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-04-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, 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, Others.

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