Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA TS19 1901
The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) grant opportunity supports a national effort led by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), working in collaboration with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to strengthen how the health system and communities prevent, recognize, and respond to environmental exposures that can affect children and people of reproductive age. The PEHSU program is designed as a practical, service-oriented resource for a wide range of audiences, including clinicians and other health professionals, community and nonprofit organizations, state and local government officials and health departments, federal staff, child-care providers, parents, and anyone seeking credible guidance on environmental conditions that influence reproductive and pediatric health. The core idea is to translate environmental health science into real-world clinical support, education, and community assistance, especially when hazardous substances in the environment may cause acute or chronic health effects.
The opportunity is offered by the US Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ATSDR as a discretionary cooperative agreement (Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA TS19 1901; CFDA 93.161). A cooperative agreement structure typically indicates substantial federal involvement and collaboration in carrying out program activities, rather than a hands-off grant. The funding listing indicates an award ceiling of $3,500,000 and an expectation of one award, suggesting a single, large-scale recipient responsible for significant program coordination and delivery. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may appear in the full announcement.
The program centers on five main objectives that together cover clinical capacity-building, workforce development, public education, and on-the-ground consultation. First, it aims to build the capacity of primary care clinicians to identify environmental exposure risks, counsel patients on risk reduction, and provide appropriate care for individuals who are at risk of harm or already affected by environmental exposures. This includes both acute incidents (for example, short-term exposures) and chronic scenarios (longer-term exposures), with emphasis on hazardous substances present in the environment.
Second, the PEHSU program emphasizes integrating environmental health content into training pipelines, with special attention to hazardous substances and associated health effects. This integration is meant to occur both in pre-service clinical education (medical, nursing, and allied health curricula) and in primary care residency training programs, including pediatrics, family medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology. The intent is to ensure new clinicians enter practice with a stronger baseline ability to consider environmental factors in diagnosis, counseling, and prevention.
Third, the program seeks to increase awareness among patients and the broader population about environmental exposure risks and practical steps to reduce those risks. This focus recognizes that prevention often depends on informed decision-making by families and communities, and that clear, actionable health communication is essential when discussing environmental hazards that can affect children and reproductive health.
Fourth, the PEHSU is expected to provide education and consultative services to a broad set of stakeholders involved in child health protection. That includes community members, clinicians, state and local health departments, and relevant federal programs, among others. The consultative component is meant to support both individual-level questions (such as clinical concerns about potential exposures) and broader public health needs (such as guidance for agencies responding to environmental concerns).
Fifth, the program includes targeted educational and consultative assistance for communities where ATSDR and/or EPA are actively addressing environmental contamination. This ties the PEHSU directly to real-time environmental response and remediation contexts, helping ensure that health guidance and community support align with federal environmental health activities and that affected communities have access to specialized pediatric and reproductive environmental health expertise.
Key administrative details included in the listing show the opportunity was created on April 23, 2019, with an original closing date of June 26, 2019, and electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date. Overall, the grant supports a specialized, high-impact infrastructure intended to improve clinical practice, strengthen training and education, raise public awareness, and provide consultation during environmental health concerns, with a consistent emphasis on protecting children and couples of reproductive age from environmental threats.Apply for CDC RFA TS19 1901
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - ATSDR in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.161.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 23, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 26, 2019 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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