Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 18 291
The Transition to Independent Environmental Health Research (TIEHR) Career Transition Award is an NIH-funded career development grant (K01 mechanism) designed as a 3-year bridge program for newly independent faculty who are building a long-term research career in environmental health sciences. The central purpose is to help early-stage faculty strengthen their research direction, expand their skills and mentorship network, and generate the track record needed to compete successfully for independent research funding by the end of the award period. In practical terms, the program is meant to support scholars at that in-between stage where they have moved into a faculty role but still need structured development time, protected effort, and research momentum to reach the point of being consistently fundable in environmental health research.
This opportunity is categorized as a discretionary federal grant within the broad activity area of environment and health (CFDA 93.113) and is offered by the National Institutes of Health. The funding opportunity title explicitly states "Clinical Trial Not Allowed," which means applicants must propose research and career development activities that do not include an NIH-defined clinical trial. The emphasis is instead on environmental health sciences research and the training, mentorship, and scholarship activities that position a candidate to secure subsequent external funding, typically through NIH or other major research sponsors.
The award is structured as a time-limited career development period lasting three years. The expectation at the conclusion of those three years is not simply that the scholar completed a set of training activities, but that they can demonstrate readiness for independence through measurable progress, such as producing peer-reviewed publications, establishing a coherent and impactful environmental health research agenda, and being competitive for research project grants or similar independent funding in the environmental health sciences. Put another way, NIH is using the K01 period to help convert a promising new faculty member into a stable, independently funded investigator.
Eligible applicant organizations include a range of U.S.-based institutions: public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations (both those with and without 501(c)(3) status, as long as they are not institutions of higher education in the categories specified). The announcement also highlights eligibility for several institution types that serve specific communities, 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 eligible entities described in the full FOA.
Foreign eligibility is limited in a way that is common for many NIH career development awards. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities, meaning foreign institutions, are not eligible to apply as the applicant organization. In addition, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply as the applicant site. However, "foreign components" may be allowed under NIH policy, meaning a U.S. applicant organization can include certain well-justified international elements of the project if they meet NIH requirements and are defined appropriately under the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Administrative details included in the source information note the funding opportunity number (PAR 18 291) and list an original closing date of 2021-05-07, along with a creation date of 2017-11-08. The award ceiling and expected number of awards are not specified in the provided source excerpt. For applicants, that typically means the precise budget limits, salary support rules, and research cost parameters would need to be confirmed in the full FOA text and associated NIH institute guidance, since K01 awards often have standard caps and effort requirements that are not captured in a brief summary.
Overall, the TIEHR K01 is best understood as a targeted NIH investment in the early independent phase of an environmental health scientist's career. It supports a mentored-to-independent transition within the faculty context, expects concrete evidence of growing independence by year three, and restricts proposals from including clinical trials while still allowing, when justified, certain foreign components under NIH policy. For the fine print on eligibility, budget structure, effort requirements, and review criteria, the announcement directs applicants to consult the full FOA.Apply for PAR 18 291
- 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 Not Allowed)" 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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