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- The National Institutes of Health in the environment health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers (P30)" 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 Nov 28, 2011 and posted on Nov 28, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 14, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $6,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Special district governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) For profit organizations other than small businesses Independent school districts City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses State governments Private institutions of higher education County governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Faith based or Community based Organizations 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 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 NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers (P30) grant opportunity, issued by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is meant to strengthen institutional leadership and long-term capacity in environmental health sciences. Rather than funding a single research project, this program supports a centralized "core center" structure that brings together shared scientific resources, facilities, and expertise that multiple investigators can use. The basic idea is to help institutions build and sustain an organized hub for environmental health research, so that scientists with active, existing research projects can work more efficiently, share advanced tools, and respond faster to new scientific questions as they emerge.
At its core, the program is designed to support programs of excellence in environmental health sciences by providing three main kinds of value: scientific guidance, access to technology and shared infrastructure, and career development opportunities for promising investigators. By pooling resources and coordinating services, an EHS Core Center can provide capabilities that would be difficult or inefficient for individual labs to maintain on their own. This shared approach is intended to raise the overall quality, productivity, and impact of research across an institution or consortium, while also encouraging collaboration across disciplines that touch environmental exposures, biology, and disease outcomes.
A key emphasis of the opportunity is translation in the broad scientific sense: enabling researchers to identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities that can lead to advances in understanding how environmental exposures interact with human biology and contribute to disease. In practice, that means the core center mechanism aims to make it easier for investigators to connect exposure science with mechanistic biology, population research, biomarkers, analytical chemistry, toxicology, data science, and other relevant specialties. By giving investigators a stronger shared foundation, NIEHS expects centers to be better positioned to generate insights that clarify exposure-disease relationships and ultimately support strategies to protect and improve public health.
This is a discretionary grant mechanism using the NIH P30 activity code, which typically supports shared resources and facilities for a group of investigators conducting related research. The funding opportunity number is RFA-ES-12-002, titled "Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers (P30)." The program falls under the Environment/Health funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 93.113 (Environmental Health). The announcement was posted on November 28, 2011, with an original and current closing date of February 14, 2012, and an archive date of March 16, 2012. NIEHS anticipated making about 4 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $6,000,000. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated for this opportunity, which generally means applicants are not required to contribute a specific amount of non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award.
Eligibility is broad across many types of U.S.-based institutions and organizations, reflecting the program's goal of building institutional research capacity. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (with the noted caveat "other than institutions of higher education" in the listing), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, small businesses, and a wide range of government entities such as state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and independent school districts. It also includes public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities and various tribal governments and tribal organizations, including federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal entities. The eligibility section further highlights specific categories such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, and eligible agencies of the federal government. At the same time, the announcement is clear that non-U.S. entities are not eligible to apply, and foreign components are not allowed; non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible, consistent with NIH policy language on foreign involvement.
In practical terms, an applicant institution would be proposing to operate a core center that supports multiple environmental health scientists who already hold research projects, with the center providing shared cores and centralized services that amplify what those projects can accomplish. The center model is inherently collaborative and service-oriented: it is meant to provide structure, coordination, and durable shared capacity that improves efficiency, promotes innovation, and supports investigator development. The overarching outcome NIEHS is seeking is stronger, more connected environmental health research programs that can better explain how environmental exposures affect human biology and contribute to disease, thereby positioning the field to respond to emerging environmental health challenges.
For applicants or stakeholders who need the full official announcement details, NIEHS provided an additional information link to the NIH grants guide (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-12-002.html). For technical issues accessing the announcement or problems with links, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers (P30) - FAQ
1. What is this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is the Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers (P30) program from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It supports the creation or strengthening of a centralized environmental health sciences "core center" that provides shared resources, facilities, and expertise for multiple investigators.
2. What is the funding opportunity number and title?
The funding opportunity number is RFA-ES-12-002, titled "Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers (P30)."
3. What does "P30" mean in this program?
P30 is an NIH activity code typically used to support shared resources and facilities for a group of investigators conducting related research. In this case, the award is intended to fund shared cores and centralized services rather than a single stand-alone research project.
4. What is the main purpose of an EHS Core Center?
The program is designed to strengthen institutional leadership and long-term capacity in environmental health sciences by building an organized hub that supports and connects investigators with active, existing research projects.
5. Does this grant fund a single research project?
No. The EHS Core Centers (P30) mechanism is meant to support a core center structure with shared scientific resources and services used by multiple investigators, rather than funding one discrete research project.
6. What kinds of value is the program meant to provide?
The opportunity describes three primary kinds of value: scientific guidance, access to technology and shared infrastructure, and career development opportunities for promising investigators.
7. Why does NIEHS fund a shared "core center" approach?
The rationale is that pooling resources and coordinating services can provide capabilities that would be difficult or inefficient for individual labs to maintain alone. The shared structure is intended to improve research quality, productivity, and impact across an institution or consortium.
8. What does "translation" mean in the context of this opportunity?
The announcement emphasizes translation in a broad scientific sense: enabling researchers to identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities that can advance understanding of how environmental exposures interact with human biology and contribute to disease.
9. What research areas or specialties can an EHS Core Center help connect?
The program is intended to make it easier to connect exposure science with mechanistic biology, population research, biomarkers, analytical chemistry, toxicology, data science, and other relevant specialties related to environmental exposures, biology, and disease outcomes.
10. What outcomes is NIEHS looking for from funded centers?
The stated goal is stronger, more connected environmental health research programs that can better clarify exposure-disease relationships and help position the field to respond to emerging environmental health challenges, ultimately supporting strategies to protect and improve public health.
11. What agency and institute are offering this funding?
The funding is issued by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
12. What is the funding activity/category for this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with the Environment/Health funding activity category.
13. What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program is associated with CFDA number 93.113 (Environmental Health).
14. When was the announcement posted?
The announcement was posted on November 28, 2011.
15. What were the closing dates for applications?
The original and current closing date listed is February 14, 2012.
16. When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date is March 16, 2012.
17. How many awards did NIEHS anticipate making?
NIEHS anticipated making about 4 awards.
18. What was the estimated total funding level?
The estimated total funding level stated in the announcement is $6,000,000.
19. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is stated for this opportunity, meaning applicants generally are not required to contribute a specific amount of non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award.
20. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S.-based organizations and institutions, such as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status, as listed), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, small businesses, and numerous government entities (state, county, city or township, special district, and independent school districts).
21. Are tribal governments or tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. The eligibility list includes federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal entities, as well as tribal organizations.
22. Are U.S. territories or possessions included in eligibility?
Yes. The eligibility section specifically references U.S. territories or possessions.
23. Are specific types of colleges and minority-serving institutions highlighted as eligible?
Yes. The eligibility section highlights categories including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions.
24. Are faith-based or community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. Faith-based or community-based organizations are specifically mentioned among the highlighted eligible categories.
25. Can federal government agencies apply?
Yes. The eligibility language includes eligible agencies of the federal government.
26. Are non-U.S. entities eligible to apply?
No. The announcement states that non-U.S. entities are not eligible to apply.
27. Are foreign components allowed?
No. Foreign components are not allowed under this opportunity.
28. Are non-domestic components of U.S. organizations eligible?
No. The announcement states that non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, consistent with NIH policy language on foreign involvement.
29. What would an applicant institution typically propose under this program?
An applicant would propose to operate a core center that supports multiple environmental health scientists who already hold research projects, with the center providing shared cores and centralized services to amplify what those projects can accomplish.
30. What is the overall model of an EHS Core Center?
The model is collaborative and service-oriented, focusing on structure, coordination, and durable shared capacity that improves efficiency, promotes innovation, and supports investigator development.
31. Where can applicants find the official announcement?
The full official announcement is available through the NIH grants guide at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-12-002.html
32. Who should be contacted for technical issues with accessing the announcement or broken links?
For technical issues accessing the announcement or problems with links, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
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