World Trade Center Youth Research Coordinating Center (U54)
This grant funds a center to create and study a cohort of people exposed to 9/11 as children or in utero, researching the long-term health and educational effects of that exposure.
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $10,000,000 per award; total program funding estimated at $50,000,000; 1 expected award; project period likely 5 years.
Summary: Supports establishing and coordinating research on the long-term health and educational impacts of 9/11 exposure among youth.
Key Information: Forecasted opportunity—dates and details subject to change; check program page for updates.
Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program, plans to establish a WTC Youth Research Coordinating Center via a U54 cooperative agreement. This Center will create and maintain a research cohort of individuals who were 21 years of age or younger (including those exposed in utero) at the time of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and who were within a certain distance of the WTC site on and after 9/11.
The Center’s purpose is to:
- Establish and maintain a WTC Youth Research Cohort.
- Develop and implement research on long-term health and educational (including developmental and cognitive) impacts of 9/11 exposure at a young age.
- Integrate multidisciplinary expertise in epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, information technology, data management, and community-engaged research.
- Support four core activities: planning/administration/evaluation, IT and data management, communication/outreach/community engagement, and research.
Community engagement and effective stakeholder communication are central to all Center activities. The expected public health impact includes addressing knowledge gaps regarding the health and educational consequences of 9/11 exposures among youth and improving understanding of long-term effects across the lifespan.
