The National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS), in partnership with Fogarty International Center (FIC), National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Heart Blood and Lung Institute (NHBLI) and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) are leading an NIH-wide Climate Change and Health (CCH) Initiative with the goals of reducing the health threats posed by climate change across the lifespan, including by improving the health of people who are at increased risk from or disparately affected by climate change impacts, and to build health resilience among individuals, communities, and nations around the world, thereby addressing health equity. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications from eligible institutions to develop a Research Coordinating Center (RCC) to support the development of an NIH CCH Community of Practice (COP) by managing and supporting current CCH research and capacity building efforts and supporting the expansion of the COP in the long term.
Deadlines:
Letter of Intent Due Date(s): July 25, 2022
Application Due Date: August 25, 2022
RFA-ES-22-003 Expiration Date August 26, 2022
Applications are sought from multidisciplinary teams with national and global expertise in climate change and population health research and with strengths in the following areas: (1) leadership, project management, and engagement of multi-site, multi-disciplinary research teams; (2) developing and maintaining cloud-based systems that allow for data management, integration, and sharing; (3) multidisciplinary and community-based partnership and resource development; and (4) supporting research education and capacity building efforts. The RCC will mobilize and support the CCH community of practice and facilitate CCH research through the following functions.
Application budgets are limited to $2.250M total costs per year.
The maximum project period is 3 years
