Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA ES 08 004
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- The National Institutes of Health in the environment health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Childrens Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers Formative Centers (P20)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113 Environmental Health.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 21, 2009 and posted on Jan 21, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $12,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Special district governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments Independent school districts Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments City or township governments.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Childrens Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers Formative Centers (P20) funding opportunity (RFA-ES-08-004) is a joint initiative led by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is set up as a planning grant program designed to help organizations build the foundation for full-scale childrens environmental health research centers. The central idea is to fund early-stage, formative efforts that pull together multiple disciplines into a single, integrated research environment focused on how environmental exposures and threats affect childrens health and well-being. Rather than only supporting projects where environmental causes are already well proven, this FOA explicitly encourages work on childhood diseases and disorders where an environmental contribution is suspected but not yet fully established, giving teams the chance to develop the evidence base and generate the preliminary data needed for larger center-level funding later.
A key goal of the program is team-building and infrastructure-building, not just running a single standalone study. Applicants are expected to use the P20 mechanism to create or strengthen multidisciplinary collaborations that connect basic science, applied research, clinical perspectives, and public health practice. The FOA emphasizes emerging areas of childrens health science and encourages the use of innovative technologies and approaches, reflecting a desire to push beyond traditional methods and to cultivate new scientific directions. Alongside the scientific aims, the program also places importance on forming connections with communities and other stakeholders. In practical terms, that means developing relationships and engagement pathways that can support relevant, real-world research questions, improve study design and implementation, and help ensure that the resulting science can translate into prevention strategies that actually reach children and families.
Structurally, the opportunity uses the NIH P20 planning grant mechanism, while also involving EPAs Office of Research and Development through its National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) STAR (Science to Achieve Results) program. EPA participation is administered under federal assistance regulations (notably 40 CFR Part 30 and related authorities), and the announcement notes that each agencys standard grant policies apply to its portion of support. The applicant organization retains full responsibility for the planning, direction, and execution of the proposed project, consistent with typical NIH and EPA assistance awards. The FOA also notes that it runs in parallel with a separate solicitation, RFA-ES-08-002, which invites applications under the P01 mechanism. The parallel structure signals an overall program pipeline: P20 supports formative planning and preliminary work, while P01 supports more developed, full center proposals.
From a funding standpoint, the opportunity listed an estimated total funding level of $12,000,000 and an award ceiling of $500,000 per award, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The activity category is environmental health and it is associated with CFDA 93.113 (Environmental Health). Key dates for this archived opportunity were a posted and created date of January 21, 2009, an original and current closing date of April 30, 2009, and an archive date of May 31, 2009. Even though the specific competition has closed, these details matter for understanding the scale and intent of the program and for recognizing similar future solicitations that may follow the same structure.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public and private entities. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, federally recognized tribal governments, tribal organizations (including those other than federally recognized tribal governments), and public or Indian housing authorities. Nonprofit organizations are eligible both with and without 501(c)(3) status (with the exception language noted in the listing regarding institutions of higher education). The FOA also highlights additional eligible applicant categories such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), regional organizations, and U.S. territories or possessions. This wide eligibility aligns with the programs emphasis on building new teams and expanding the national capacity to study and prevent environmentally influenced childhood disease across diverse regions and populations.
In summary, this P20 FOA is essentially a capacity-building and launchpad program for childrens environmental health research centers. It is meant to help applicants assemble the right mix of expertise, establish community and stakeholder partnerships, explore innovative and emerging scientific directions, and produce the early evidence and collaborative structure needed to compete for larger center awards focused on preventing disease and promoting health for all children.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the "Childrens Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers Formative Centers (P20)" opportunity?
It is a planning grant program (NIH P20 mechanism) intended to help organizations build the foundation for full-scale childrens environmental health research centers. The focus is on early-stage, formative work that brings multiple disciplines together into a single, integrated research environment focused on how environmental exposures and threats affect childrens health and well-being.
Which agencies lead or participate in this funding opportunity?
This is a joint initiative led by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA participation is through its Office of Research and Development and its National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) STAR (Science to Achieve Results) program.
What is the main purpose of the P20 mechanism in this program?
The P20 is used as a formative, capacity-building planning mechanism. The intent is not only to fund a single standalone study, but to support team-building and infrastructure-building that can support future, larger childrens environmental health research center proposals.
Is this opportunity intended for proven environmental causes only?
No. The opportunity explicitly encourages research on childhood diseases and disorders where an environmental contribution is suspected but not yet fully established. A stated goal is to help teams generate preliminary data and build an evidence base that can support larger center-level funding later.
What kinds of research teams and collaborations are expected?
Applicants are expected to create or strengthen multidisciplinary collaborations that connect basic science, applied research, clinical perspectives, and public health practice into an integrated research environment focused on childrens health and environmental threats.
Does the program encourage innovative methods or emerging areas of science?
Yes. The program emphasizes emerging areas of childrens health science and encourages the use of innovative technologies and approaches, with the aim of pushing beyond traditional methods and cultivating new scientific directions.
How important is community and stakeholder engagement in this opportunity?
Community and stakeholder connections are an important part of the program. The opportunity highlights the value of developing relationships and engagement pathways that can support relevant real-world research questions, improve study design and implementation, and help translate findings into prevention strategies that reach children and families.
Who is responsible for planning, directing, and executing the project?
The applicant organization retains full responsibility for the planning, direction, and execution of the proposed project, consistent with typical NIH and EPA assistance awards.
How does EPA involvement affect grant administration and policies?
EPA participation is administered under federal assistance regulations (including 40 CFR Part 30 and related authorities). The announcement notes that each agencys standard grant policies apply to its portion of support.
What is the relationship between this P20 opportunity and the P01 solicitation mentioned?
The announcement notes it runs in parallel with a separate solicitation, RFA-ES-08-002, which invites applications under the P01 mechanism. The described pipeline is that P20 supports formative planning and preliminary work, while P01 supports more developed, full center proposals.
What is the funding opportunity number (RFA) for this program?
The funding opportunity is identified as RFA-ES-08-004.
What is the estimated total funding level for this opportunity?
The opportunity listed an estimated total funding level of $12,000,000.
What is the maximum award amount per award?
The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $500,000 per award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The listing states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the activity category and CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The activity category is environmental health, and it is associated with CFDA 93.113 (Environmental Health).
When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
The posted and created date was January 21, 2009. The original and current closing date was April 30, 2009.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was archived on May 31, 2009, and the closing date listed was April 30, 2009.
Why do the archived dates still matter if the competition is closed?
Even though the specific competition has closed, the dates and funding details help clarify the scale and intent of the program and can help organizations recognize similar future solicitations that may follow the same structure.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public and private entities. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education; state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations (including those other than federally recognized tribal governments); and public or Indian housing authorities.
Are nonprofit organizations eligible?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations are eligible both with and without 501(c)(3) status, with the exception language noted in the listing regarding institutions of higher education.
Are minority-serving institutions and similar entities specifically mentioned as eligible?
Yes. The opportunity highlights additional eligible categories including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs).
Are regional organizations and U.S. territories eligible?
Yes. The FOA mentions regional organizations and U.S. territories or possessions among the eligible applicant categories.
What is the overall focus area of the program?
The program is centered on childrens environmental health, specifically understanding and preventing childhood disease and disorders that may be influenced by environmental exposures and threats, and promoting childrens health and well-being.
What is the expected outcome or longer-term intent for awardees?
The described intent is that awardees use the P20 to assemble the right mix of expertise, build collaborations and partnerships (including community engagement), explore innovative directions, and generate preliminary evidence that positions them to compete for larger center awards later.
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