Cooperative Research Agreements Related

Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-12-126 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.262Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDC-HHSCDCERAClosing Date: Dec 03, 2014Award Ceiling: $250,000Expected Number of Awards: 60Creation Date: Nov 14, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: PurposeTo help address the Zadroga Act research mandate, and in consultation with the WTC Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee,NIOSH is soliciting applications for scientifically rigorous research to help answer critical questions about physical and mentalhealth conditions related to the September 2001 terrorist attacks.Major areas of interest include:biomarkers of exposures or health outcomes;epidemiologic studies;exposure-response relationships;improvements in diagnosis and treatment;patterns of illness (age, gender, etc.);risk factors for disease; andother research studies on WTC-related health conditions or emerging conditions.Relevant diseases or conditions include, but are not limited to:Aerodigestive healthAuto-immune diseasesCancer (including detection/diagnosis of pre-malignant changes)Gastro-esophageal disordersGastrointestinal healthMental healthMusculoskeletal disordersRespiratory diseasesSarcoidosis
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding