Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 18 261
The Transition to Independent Environmental Health Research (TIEHR) Career Transition Award (K01, Clinical Trial Required) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) career development grant designed as a three-year "bridge" program for newly independent faculty who are building long-term research careers in environmental health sciences. The core purpose is to help early-stage investigators strengthen their scientific direction, expand their expertise, and generate the kind of preliminary data and track record that positions them to successfully compete for independent environmental health research funding by the end of the award period. In other words, this K01 is structured to support the transition from early faculty independence into a stable, externally funded research program in environmental health.
This funding opportunity is listed under NIH Funding Opportunity Number PAR-18-261 and falls within the environment and health activity area (CFDA 93.113). It is offered as a discretionary grant mechanism, meaning it is not an entitlement program and awards depend on merit review and available funds. While the notice indicates an original closing date of 2021-05-07, applicants would normally need to verify whether the announcement is still active, has been reissued, or has been replaced by a newer FOA before preparing an application, since NIH opportunities are often updated over time.
The award is explicitly labeled "Clinical Trial Required," which is an important detail for project planning. This designation signals that the proposed research and training plan is expected to include a clinical trial component as NIH defines it. Practically, that means the application must be prepared using NIH clinical trial policies and the required clinical trial-related application elements, and the candidate should be prepared to address trial design, oversight, milestones, and protections for human participants (when applicable). It also implies that the applicant and mentors (or the candidate's advisory team) should have the appropriate clinical research and trial management expertise to carry out the proposed work in compliance with NIH expectations.
Eligibility, as summarized in the opportunity description, focuses on U.S.-based organizations and a range of higher education and nonprofit entities. Eligible applicant organizations include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits) that are not institutions of higher education, as well as other eligible entities listed by NIH. The FOA also calls out several institution types as other eligible applicants, including Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and other similar organizations that meet NIH requirements.
At the same time, the opportunity makes clear that foreign institutions are not eligible to apply as applicant organizations. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible to apply. However, "foreign components" as defined under the NIH Grants Policy Statement are allowed, which generally means certain scientifically justified project elements may be conducted outside the U.S. under an eligible U.S. applicant organization, provided NIH policy requirements are met and the foreign component is clearly described, justified, and appropriately overseen.
Overall, the TIEHR K01 is best understood as a structured, time-limited career development award aimed at newly independent faculty who want to cement their trajectory in environmental health sciences through mentored-to-independent development, targeted research progress, and the production of competitive outputs (such as publications, pilot findings, and grant-ready projects). The expected endpoint is not just completion of a project, but clear evidence that the investigator is prepared to secure subsequent, independent environmental health research funding. For the precise eligibility rules, required application components, budget and effort expectations, and the clinical trial requirements, applicants are directed to consult the full FOA text and the NIH Grants Policy Statement definitions referenced in the announcement.Apply for PAR 18 261
- The National Institutes of Health in the environment, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Transition to Independent Environmental Health Research (TIEHR) Career Transition Award (K01 Clinical Trial Required)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-11-08.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-05-07. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.
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