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NIOSH Exploratory/Developmental Grant Program

Funds early-stage R21 research into workplace health hazards and the tools to reduce them.

Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUnited StatesGrant

Workplace hazards keep causing occupational diseases and injuries, and a lot of the early-stage science needed to fix that — new model systems, new tools, new ways of thinking about exposure — never gets funded because it's too early for a full research grant.

NIOSH's R21 mechanism exists for exactly that gap: exploratory and developmental projects chasing innovative scientific concepts, new mode…

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.

Last verified: 27 Aug 2026Source: www.grants.gov