This funding supports Centers of Excellence conducting rigorous research and translation activities to prevent harmful exposures, improve working conditions, and advance worker well-being. Projects must use the NIOSH Worker Well-Being Questionnaire and share data with the HERO Clearinghouse. Priority areas include high-risk occupations, young workers, chronic disease, mental health, substance use disorder, and AI technologies. Required components include leadership, administration, outreach, and research projects with economic evaluation for large studies.
Eligible applicants include state, county, city, and special district governments; public and private higher education institutions; Native American tribal governments and organizations; nonprofits; for-profit organizations including small businesses. Foreign entities and components are not eligible
