Promoting World Trade Center Health Program Youth Research Cohort Recruitment and Retention Using Principles of Community Engaged Research (CEnR) to Build Community Participation (U01)
Forecasted
This grant funds projects that use community-engaged research to recruit and retain youth for the World Trade Center Health Program, requiring authentic partnerships, pilot studies, and ongoing evaluation of engagement strategies.
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Due Dates: February 12, 2026
Funding Amounts: Up to $1,000,000 per award; estimated total program funding $24,000,000; ~6 awards; project period and budget details forthcoming.
Summary: Supports projects to enhance recruitment and retention of youth in the World Trade Center Health Program Research Cohort using community-engaged research approaches.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity; dates and details may change.
Description
This funding opportunity supports projects aimed at promoting recruitment and retention of youth in the World Trade Center Health Program Youth Research Cohort (YRC) through the application of Community Engaged Research (CEnR) principles. The goal is to maximize engagement across various stakeholders, including young survivors, patients, advocacy organizations, clinicians, healthcare providers, program leaders, policymakers, and researchers. Projects should foster authentic partnerships between communities and health researchers, conduct pilot studies to identify, recruit, and retain eligible youth participants, and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of these efforts. Continuous evaluation throughout all project phases is required, including sharing successes, lessons learned, and recommendations for future improvements.
