ForecastedResearch announcementOpportunity RFA-TW-28-001

Hubs of Interdisciplinary Research and Training in Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth)

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Hubs of Interdisciplinary Research and Training in Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) is a forecasted federal grant opportunity from the National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services). The agency's forecast estimates an application due date of September 22, 2027; forecast dates can change. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status and private colleges & universities. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.989 (International Research and Research Training).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Sep 16, 2026Forecast posted
Apr 22, 2027 (est.)Full notice expectednext date
Sep 22, 2027 (est.)Application deadline
Jul 20, 2028 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: Sep 16, 2026
Est. close date: Sep 22, 2027
Est. award date: Jul 20, 2028
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Fiscal year: FY2028

Typical awards for this program (SAM.gov listing for ALN 93.989, not this notice): Fiscal Year 2023: We continued to offer opportunities in our standing program announcements including Career Development Awards for US Scientists (IRSDA) and for Scientists from Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs; Emerging Global Leader Award); Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program; Research Training in Non-communicable Diseases Across the Lifespan; HIV Research Training Program; Infrastructure Development Training Programs for Critical Research in LMIC Institutions; Bioethics Educational Development and Research Training Programs; Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases; Brain Disorders across the Lifespan; HIV-Associated Non-Communicable Diseases Research at LMIC Institutions; Reducing Stigma and HIV; and Mobile Health (mHealth). Several programs were ongoing and not open for new applications: Trauma and Injury Research Training program; Launching Future Leaders in Global Health (LAUNCH); Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOhealth) Research and linked Research Training Program. We co-lead an NIH-wide Common Fund program on Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa). Information on all our programs is available on our website: www.fic.nih.gov. Fiscal Year 2024: We did not initiate any new programs but continued to offer the programs listed in FY23. Fiscal Year 2025: We anticipate that we will continue to offer our core programs, listed above. We do not anticipate initiating new programs at this time.

Who can apply

Public colleges & universities
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Robust international research collaborations are critical for advancing the environmental and occupational health science that informs the health, safety, and well-being of Americans. Environmental health problems cross national boundaries and research in international settings benefits all people who suffer from the same or related environmental health problems. The Fogarty International Center (FIC) intends to continue support of environmental and occupational health research and research training through the Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) program. GEOHealth awards will catalyze and strengthen collaborative environmental and occupational health research and complementary research training that leverages the unique scientific contexts of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) or that augments existing U.S. research resources. GEOHealth awards will 1) include collaboration between U.S. and LMIC scientists, 2) include closely aligned components for research and research training, 3) address environmental and chemical exposures, including possible interacting exposures and contextual factors, 4) address the impacts of these environmental and occupational exposures on health status or disease areas, and 5) inform detection, prevention and intervention approaches. The environmental and occupational health focus of each program must have potential benefit to LMIC health priorities as well as to the health needs of U.S. populations and must be relevant to the mission of at least one of the participating NIH Institutes, Centers, or Offices. Applications are expected to include activities that facilitate the widespread sharing of data, methods, and resources to accelerate research and to provide opportunities for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career investigators to participate in interdisciplinary environmental and occupational health research. Ultimately, GEOHealth projects are expected to advance research on the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities related to environmental and occupational exposures, strengthen international collaborative research that drives scientific advancement, and to inform evidence-based prevention and intervention approaches to protect health and strengthen resilience in the U.S. and globally.

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Watch for the full noticeThe agency estimates posting it around April 22, 2027. Save this grant to track changes.
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyFIC Global Environmental and Occupational Health Program · FIC-GEOHealth@nih.gov Open ↗
Submit before September 22, 2027Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.989International Research and Research TrainingProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.989

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$67M

FY25

$69.7M

FY26

$70.4M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.989. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 93.989

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 890 grant awards had funding actions under International Research and Research Training, with 1,081 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

YALE UNIV$7.77M
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE$6.7M
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES$6.4M
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE$5.96M
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$5.9M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

FIC Global Environmental and Occupational Health Program
FIC-GEOHealth@nih.gov
Please contact via e-mail.

Quick answers

Is this opportunity open for applications yet?

Not yet. It is a forecast — an agency's advance notice of an expected opportunity. The agency estimates posting the full notice around April 22, 2027. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity RFA-TW-28-001), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedResearchALN 93.989