World Trade Center Youth Research Coordinating Center (U54)
Forecasted
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): March 2027 (Estimated application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $50 million estimated total program funding; $10 million award ceiling; one expected award
Summary: Establish a coordinating center and research cohort to study long-term health and educational impacts of 9/11 exposures during youth or in utero.
Key Information: Foreign entities and foreign components are ineligible; foreign collaborators or consultants are permitted.
Description
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), through the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program, plans to establish a WTC Youth Research Coordinating Center through a U54 cooperative agreement. The Center will establish and maintain a cohort large enough to support research on people exposed to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at age 21 or younger, including in utero, within a certain distance of the WTC site on and after 9/11.
The Center will develop research on long-term health and educational impacts, including developmental and cognitive outcomes. It will integrate epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, information technology, data management, and community-engaged recruitment and research. Community engagement and stakeholder communication are central priorities, supporting understanding of 9/11 exposures across the lifespan.
