Health and Extreme Weather Research Coordination and Data Center (U2C - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This grant funds a center to coordinate research and data support for health and extreme weather, providing training, resources, and data infrastructure for the NIH community of practice.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Estimated total program funding $3,000,000; 1 award anticipated; project period and ceiling not specified.
Summary: Supports a coordination and data center to advance research, training, and data infrastructure for the Health and Extreme Weather (HEW) initiative.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity—dates and details may change when the official NOFO is released.
Description
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the NIH, intends to fund a single cooperative agreement to establish a Health and Extreme Weather Research Coordination and Data Center. This center will have two primary components:
- Research Coordination: Facilitate engagement across NIH-funded grantees and the broader Health and Extreme Weather (HEW) community of practice. Activities will include sharing best practices, creating training and educational resources, organizing working groups and meetings, and disseminating information to the community.
- Data Support: Develop resources and infrastructure to improve access to and use of health and environmental data. This includes identifying data needs, providing training, supporting data sharing and linkage (health, environmental, geospatial), and collaborating with other NIH data initiatives to promote data standards and harmonization.
The two components must work closely together to coordinate training, education, dissemination, and research support activities. The U2C cooperative agreement mechanism will be used, which involves substantial federal programmatic staff involvement.
