Environmental Health (93.113)
Environmental Health (Assistance Listing 93.113) is run by the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $2.1 billion in 1,980 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.1 million per award on average. 71 funding opportunities are open or forecast now.
The typical award was $542,738. Half of the 1,980 awards fell between $259,515 and $1.5 million, and they ranged from $0 to $11.3 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$2.1 billion
- Grant awards1,980
- Typical award$542,738
- Awarded in FY 2025$444 million
- Size rank158 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $375 million in fiscal 2021 to $444 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 158th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 45% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 49 states and territories.
What the program funds
The mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is to research how the environment affects biological systems across the lifespan and to translate this knowledge to reduce disease and promote health.
Open opportunities
- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
- Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
- NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)
- NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional)
- Emergency Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Awards (Emergency Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional)
- Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers Program (P30 Clinical Trials Optional)
- Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Research Grants, Cooperative Agreements, Science Education Grants, SBIR Grants, Independent Scientist Awards, Mentored Research Scientist Development Award, Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award, and the Academic Career Awards: A university, college, hospital, State, local or tribal governments, nonprofit research institution, or for-profit organization may submit an application and receive a grant for support of research by a named principal investigator. Candidates for Academic Career Awards Awards and Midcareer Investigator Awards in Patient Oriented Research must have a doctoral degree and peer-reviewed, independent, research support at the time the award is made. Candidates for Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards and Mentored Patient Oriented Research Career Development Awards must have a clinical degree or its equivalent and must have initiated post graduate clinical training. Candidates holding a Ph.D. degree are ineligible. Candidates who have served as principal investigators on PHS-supported research projects are ineligible. A candidate for Academic Career Awards must have a clinical or research doctorate degree. Those eligible for the Development Award must be able to devote at least 75 percent effort. SBIR grants can be awarded only to domestic small businesses (entities that are independently owned and operated for profit, are not dominant in the field in which research is proposed, and have no more than 500 employees).
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Range: $2,500 to $6,747,780 Average: $444,487
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Environmental Health (93.113) awarded$2.1 billion across 1,980 grant awards, an average of $1.1 million per award.
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 81% of the money, nonprofits 11% and small businesses 4.9%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 1,519 | $1.7 billion | 81% |
| Nonprofits | 235 | $230 million | 11% |
| Small businesses | 148 | $103 million | 4.9% |
| Other | 73 | $61.7 million | 2.9% |
| Businesses | 3 | $5.3 million | 0.3% |
| State and local governments | 1 | $2.3 million | 0.1% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 1 | $1.1 million | less than 0.1% |
By state
45 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 239 | $314 million |
| California | 257 | $269 million |
| North Carolina | 153 | $175 million |
| Massachusetts | 153 | $166 million |
| Michigan | 95 | $108 million |
| Pennsylvania | 90 | $91.2 million |
| Texas | 101 | $89.6 million |
| Georgia | 71 | $79.8 million |
| Maryland | 50 | $68.5 million |
| Illinois | 68 | $62.5 million |
| Kentucky | 46 | $54.6 million |
| Washington | 50 | $54.0 million |
| New Jersey | 39 | $53.7 million |
| Ohio | 50 | $52.6 million |
| Colorado | 44 | $43.4 million |
| Oregon | 29 | $37.5 million |
| Florida | 40 | $36.7 million |
| Arizona | 32 | $36.4 million |
| Tennessee | 23 | $23.3 million |
| New Mexico | 21 | $22.2 million |
| Wisconsin | 27 | $22.0 million |
| Rhode Island | 34 | $21.9 million |
| Indiana | 26 | $21.4 million |
| Iowa | 13 | $18.8 million |
| Connecticut | 25 | $18.4 million |
| Minnesota | 12 | $16.8 million |
| Utah | 15 | $14.9 million |
| Alabama | 17 | $11.5 million |
| District of Columbia | 13 | $9.9 million |
| Missouri | 12 | $9.3 million |
| New Hampshire | 10 | $8.9 million |
| South Carolina | 12 | $7.9 million |
| Nebraska | 7 | $7.9 million |
| West Virginia | 8 | $6.4 million |
| Virginia | 12 | $6.3 million |
| Arkansas | 7 | $6.2 million |
| Maine | 8 | $6.1 million |
| Louisiana | 9 | $6.0 million |
| Montana | 9 | $4.1 million |
| Kansas | 12 | $3.8 million |
| Nevada | 2 | $3.2 million |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | $3.2 million |
| Oklahoma | 6 | $2.0 million |
| Alaska | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Hawaii | 3 | $1.6 million |
| South Dakota | 1 | $484,122 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $387,617 |
| Idaho | 2 | $347,687 |
| Vermont | 1 | $23,503 |