Limited Competition: Supporting Programs to Advance Research Knowledge in Environmental Health Sciences (SPARK-EHS) (UE5/T32 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Federal funding opportunity RFA-ES-28-001 from National Institutes of Health.
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- Posted
- June 26, 2026
- Closes
- See announcement
- Award ceiling
- $20,000
- Award floor
- $10,000
- Program funding
- $40,000
- Expected awards
- 2
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.113
- Category
- Health
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.113 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $441.3M
- FY2025 obligated
- $444M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $276.4M
- Awards in window
- 2,056
Top recipients: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Emory University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026
Synopsis
The goal of the Supporting Programs to Advance Research Knowledge in Environmental Health Sciences (SPARK-EHS) initiative is to extend the institutional, geographical, and research reach of NIEHS training. This initiative proposes to launch new and innovative environmental health training programs for research-focused predoctoral trainees at institutions that have not had a funded NIEHS T32 during the preceding five years. Training programs must be responsive to the mission of NIEHS, which is to support research on how the environment affects biological systems across the lifespan, and to translate this knowledge to reduce disease and promote human health. NIEHS will provide support for a two-phased award to eligible institutions to develop (UE5) and implement (T32) training programs specifically oriented to the research interests of NIEHS.
This is a Forecast for a Limited Competition that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply. Please see Eligibility Section for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the application(s) will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious application(s) will be considered for funding.
Who can apply
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
As SPARK-EHS is intended to launch new environmental health training programs it will focus on predoctoral trainees at institutions that have not had a funded NIEHS T32 during the preceding five years. Institutions that held a NIEHS-funded T32 more than five years ago are also eligible to apply, provided they do not have any current trainees who were funded by the prior T32 award.To ensure a foundational research base and familiarity with NIEHS mission-relevant research and training, the training director or one of the multiple PIs must have at least one actively funded R01-equivalent research award from NIEHS. Applications which include multiple institutions with a proposed common training program are encouraged; however, each participating institution must have at least one active NIEHS R01-equivalent award.
How to apply
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