To be eligible for an EHSCC award, the applicant institution must have an already funded research base of at least $3 million per year in direct costs of supported Environmental Health Sciences projects that are related to the NIEHS Mission and Strategic Plan. The projects must include a focus on environmental exposures and health. These may be a mix of NIH, Federal and privately funded awards or career development awards. However at least 50% of the research base must be from the NIH.
Example of NIH peer reviewed mechanisms that may be included for determining eligibility: DP1, DP2, R00, R01, R03, R15, R21, R24, R25, R33, R35, R37, R41, R42, R43, R44, P01, P20, P30s other than the EHSCC, P42, P50, SC1, SC2, U01, U10, U19, U24, U54, U56, UH2, UH3, UG3, K and F series awards.
T-awards, U45, and Conference awards (R13, U13) do not count towards this requirement. Furthermore, grants and cooperative agreements in extension periods, either with or without additional funds, as well as supplements of any kind, do not count toward this requirement.