NIOSH awards more than $5 million in extramural funding to address COVID-19 related challenges
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) provided more than $5 million in extramural funding during fiscal year (FY) 2021 to 38 projects that address challenges related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This amount includes supplemental funding for State Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Surveillance Programs and funding for investigator-initiated research through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 response efforts. Funding received through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 supported additional investigator-initiated research projects and research from NIOSH Centers of Excellence for Total Worker Health®.
“The funding provided to these projects will help bolster our response to the COVID-19 pandemic and meet the challenges of this fast-moving public health threat,” said NIOSH Director John Howard, M.D. “The research and knowledge generated from these projects will help us keep workers safe and healthy during this pandemic and into the future.”