Occupational Safety and Health Research (R01) | PAR 18 812

Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 18 812

The Occupational Safety and Health Research (R01) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PAR 18 812) is a discretionary grant program administered through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), aligned with the mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). It uses the NIH-style Research Project Grant (R01) mechanism, which is designed to fund a clearly defined, self-contained research project that fits an investigators expertise and proposes a specific set of aims, methods, and deliverables. In practical terms, this program is meant to support rigorous, hypothesis-driven or otherwise well-justified occupational safety and health research that can move the field forward in a measurable way.

The program has three core goals. First, it seeks to build stronger scientific understanding of the risks, exposures, and workplace conditions that lead to occupational diseases and injuries. This can include identifying hazards, clarifying exposure-response relationships, characterizing high-risk tasks or environments, and improving the evidence base around how and why injuries and illnesses happen on the job. Second, it supports research that tests or develops ways to reduce risk, including methods to prevent, minimize, or control exposure to hazardous conditions. That can involve engineering controls, administrative controls, personal protective approaches, monitoring strategies, or other prevention-oriented methods. Third, it emphasizes translation, meaning it is not only interested in discovery, but also in turning important findings into prevention practices, tools, interventions, guidance, or products that can realistically be adopted in workplaces to reduce work-related harm.

Eligible applicants are broad and include many types of U.S.-based organizations and governments. Public-sector entities such as state, county, city or township governments, and special district governments may apply, as can independent school districts and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. Higher education is well represented, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education as well as private institutions of higher education. Tribal participation is supported through eligibility for federally recognized Native American tribal governments as well as Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments. The program is also open to nonprofits, including organizations with 501(c)(3) status and those without 501(c)(3) status, as long as they are not institutions of higher education under those specific nonprofit categories. For-profit entities (other than small businesses) and small businesses are eligible as well, along with an "Others" category that can cover additional eligible organization types as defined in the full announcement.

The opportunity explicitly highlights additional eligible applicant categories to encourage broad participation across institution types and communities, including 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). It also notes eligibility for faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible agencies of the federal government, regional organizations, Indian/Native American tribal governments other than federally recognized, and U.S. territories or possessions. On the international side, non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities and foreign institutions are not eligible to apply as applicant organizations. However, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are eligible, and foreign components are allowed as defined under the NIH Grants Policy Statement, which generally means certain parts of the work may be conducted abroad when well justified, even though a foreign institution cannot be the primary applicant.

Key administrative details included in the source information are that the activity category is Health and the CFDA (Assistance Listing) number is 93.262. The opportunity was created on 2018-05-30, and the original closing date listed is 2024-11-17. The award ceiling shown is $400,000, indicating the maximum funding level referenced in the provided data, though the full solicitation typically governs how budgets are structured and what costs are allowable. The listing shows "ExpectedAwards:" without a number provided, so the quantity of awards is not specified in the excerpt and would normally be clarified in the full funding announcement or related notices.

Overall, this R01 is best understood as a mechanism for supporting targeted, high-impact occupational safety and health research that connects scientific evidence to real workplace prevention, with an emphasis on understanding hazards, developing and evaluating risk-reduction methods, and translating results into practical interventions that reduce injuries and illnesses among workers.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Occupational Safety and Health Research (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.262.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2018-05-30.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-11-17. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: 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, Others.

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