NIEHS Worker Training Program’s SBIR E-Learning for HAZMAT and Emergency Response (R43/R44 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

This NIEHS Worker Training Program lane supports SBIR e-learning tools for hazardous materials and emergency response. It sits inside the Worker Education and Training Branch at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, alongside hazardous waste worker training, DOE nuclear weapons complex training, and environmental career worker training. The mechanism is R43/R44 with clinical trials not allowed. The current cycle notes an estimated application due date of 20 November 2025 and an estimated award date of 1 June 2026 for this e-learning topic, while the broader WTP cycle is run through separate notices of intent and standard NIH timing rather than a single standing call. Award size is not published on the landing material. The fit is narrow and practical: for-profit small businesses building training products for hazardous materials and emergency-response users. Strong applications should be explicit about the audience, the training gap, and how the product will carry the worker-safety mission in a commercial SBIR format. The route is less about broad environmental research than about deployable training software that can be adopted by real users.

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.