NIOSH Extramural Research and Training Programs

Cooperative Agreements

Cooperative agreements provide NIOSH with the ability to arrange collaborative surveillance and research opportunities with state health departments, universities, labor unions, and non-profit organizations. NIOSH provides funding for a broad array of cooperative agreements to develop knowledge that can be used in preventing occupational diseases and injury.

Unlike grants which are conducted independently of the sponsoring agency, cooperative agreements bring together the expertise of federal and non-federal researchers to accomplish public health efforts that would not otherwise occur. In order for a cooperative agreement to be awarded, there must be a clear need for programmatic staff involvement during performance of a proposed project. An evaluation is made to determine that the cooperative agreement is of sufficient priority to warrant the commitment of staff resources required for a collaborative effort during the term of the cooperative agreement award.

Current Cooperative Agreement Opportunities

(For previous funding opportunities, see Past Funding.)

• ANNOUNCEMENT NO. PAR-12-126: Cooperative Research Agreements Related to the World Trade Center Health Program (U01). Contact Person: Travis Kubale, Ph.D. , (513) 841-4461; ( Expires: October 25, 2014 )

• NOT-OH-12-001: Application and Letter of Intent receipt date change