Cooperative Research Agreements Related to the World Trade Center Health Program (U01)

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) supports research projects that address physical and mental health conditions related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. This announcement solicits meritorious and scientifically rigorous applications that will help improve diagnosis and treatment activities of the WTC Health Program, expand knowledge about health effects related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, answer critical questions about WTC-related physical and mental health conditions, and apply lessons learned to improve response to future disasters. Potential projects may include screening research, diagnostic research, treatment research, prevention research, quality of life research, omics research, epidemiological/clinical research, health services research, and implementation research. • Screening research to evaluate current methods or facilitate the development of new or improved methods to detect disorders or health conditions. • Diagnostic research to evaluate current methods or facilitate the development of new or improved methods to identify diseases, disorders, or conditions. • Treatment research to evaluate or identify improved treatment interventions or methods, or to promote the development of new or novel approaches. • Prevention research to identify or evaluate methods and interventions that prevent or mitigate the development or recurrence of diseases or disorders. • Quality of life research to identify, develop, or evaluate methods or interventions that improve comfort and the quality of life for individuals with chronic illness or multimorbidity. • Omics research to improve methods for predicting disorders by identifying and understanding relationships between genes and illness. • Epidemiological/clinical research to identify patterns, causes, and control of adverse health effects among the 9/11-exposed population. • Health services research to examine access to care, cost of care, and outcomes associated with care delivery. • Implementation research to evaluate the process whereby research outputs are disseminated, adopted, implemented, sustained, and scaled up in real-world settings for affected populations.