National Center for Construction Safety and Health Research and Translation (U54)
Limited submission
NIOSH seeks applications for a center to improve construction worker safety via research, partnerships, and translating findings into practice to reduce hazards.
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
Due Dates: December 1, 2026 (Application deadline) | 30 days before application due date (Required letter of intent)
Funding Amounts: $3,000,000–$5,750,000 in total costs per 12-month budget period, for up to 5 years
Summary: Supports a national center integrating research, implementation, and research translation to prevent injuries and illnesses among U.S. construction workers.
Key Information: Only revisions and resubmissions from the funded Center are accepted for projects that competed but were unfunded in FY2024.
Description
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), within CDC, supports a National Construction Center through a U54 cooperative agreement. The Center integrates multidisciplinary applied and intervention research, hazard identification and controls, outreach, and research-to-practice activities to protect construction workers across the United States. Its work should advance evidence-based solutions through partnerships with academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and other occupational safety and health groups.
The program emphasizes national coordination, dissemination of best practices, policy and guidance, and capacity building. Proposals must connect construction-sector health and safety burdens to research needs, planned outputs, and anticipated outcomes during the project period and beyond. The Center is expected to address NIOSH strategic goals and the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) for construction.
