State Biomonitoring Cooperative Agreement
🏛 Centers for Disease Control - NCEH
✓ Free, no account · Source: Grants.gov · Last verified Oct 9, 2026
Can you apply?
This grant is for state, local, tribal, and territorial public health laboratories seeking funding for environmental chemical biomonitoring activities.
Eligible applicants include state health departments, local health departments, tribal health authorities, and territorial public health agencies. All must operate or support public health laboratory functions.
Funded activities focus on three biomonitoring approaches: targeted community investigations for metals, pesticides, or PFAS; state- or regional-level biomonitoring studies; or measurement of emerging chemicals not in the National Exposure Report. Projects strengthen laboratory capacity and coordinate with partners to assess human exposures.
Not the right fit? Find grants for your organization in 5 questions →
Key dates
- Sep 22, 2026 Applications open
- Apr 19, 2027 Application deadline in 191 days
- Sep 1, 2027 Award announced
- Sep 1, 2027 Project start
Program description
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to support state, local, tribal, and territorial public health laboratories in conducting high-quality biomonitoring and assessing human exposure to environmental chemicals within their jurisdictions. Strengthened laboratory capacity for exposure assessment will help jurisdictions identify and reduce harmful exposures and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
Applicants may propose biomonitoring activities under one of the following components to be completed during a 3-year funding period:
- Community biomonitoring investigations in a targeted area for metals, pesticides, or PFAS.
- State- or regional-level biomonitoring studies.
- Measurement of chemicals of emerging concern that are not included in the National Exposure Report (examples include, but are not limited to, radiobioassay, nontargeted analysis, microplastics, nutritional biomarkers, ethylene oxide or assessment of secondhand smoke exposure to cannabis).
Proposed recipient activities should include biomonitoring to assess exposures of concern, enhancement of laboratory capacity and technical expertise, coordination, and collaboration with partners to strengthen exposure investigations, and clear reporting of findings to relevant audiences.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Required documents
- SF-424 (federal grant application form)
- Project Narrative
- Budget and Budget Narrative
- Organizational Capacity Statement
- Letters of Support from Partners
Program contact
- 👤 Kristin Dortch
- 📧 iop2@cdc.gov
- 📞 770-488-0346
Funding track record
Recent awards under CFDA 93.070 from the last 3 years — real organizations that won funding through this same program.
Top 10 Largest Recent Awards
-
$26,098,930
-
$18,079,764
-
$17,143,545
-
$16,823,243
-
$16,079,670
-
$16,062,225
-
$13,642,094
-
$9,764,041
-
$9,249,897
-
$8,765,856
Top States by Funding
- VA 3 awards $37.3M
- CA 6 awards $35.4M
- NE 2 awards $28.9M
- CO 3 awards $26.8M
- NY 5 awards $20.3M
Source: USAspending.gov — federal spending transparency. Data covers last 3 years.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 93.070). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2024 | $56,263,874 | |
| 2025 | $55,197,980 | |
| 2026 est. | $55,197,980 |
FAQ
Who can apply for this grant?
State, local, tribal, and territorial public health laboratories can apply. Your agency must conduct or support public health laboratory work.
What is the funding amount and project length?
Awards range from $750,000 to $900,000. Projects run for 3 years.
What activities can we fund?
You can fund biomonitoring of metals, pesticides, PFAS, or emerging chemicals. Also fund lab capacity building and partner coordination for exposure assessment.
Is cost sharing required?
No. This is a fully-funded grant with no cost-sharing requirement.
When is the deadline?
The fixed deadline is April 19, 2027. There is no rolling acceptance.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Emphasize your lab's current capacity and what gaps you will fill. Reviewers want to see realistic assessment of your starting point and improvement plan.
- Partner letters strengthen applications. Include collaborators from environmental health, healthcare, or community organizations who will use your findings.
- Connect biomonitoring findings to action. Show how results will drive exposure reduction efforts or policy changes in your jurisdiction.
- Be specific about which chemicals or populations you'll study. Vague proposals about "general biomonitoring" are less competitive than focused investigations.
- Align your project timeline carefully with the 3-year funding period. Show realistic sample sizes, lab timelines, and reporting schedules.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Proposing overly broad biomonitoring without clear focus on specific chemicals or populations. Failing to demonstrate existing lab capacity or credible plan to build missing expertise. Unclear connection between biomonitoring data collection and intended public health action.
Similar grants
- OPEN RFA-CE-18-000 — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
- OPEN RFA-CD-18-000 — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
- OPEN NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens — Food and Drug Administration
- OPEN Carcinogen Hazard Assessment Monographs Program (CHAMP) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) — National Institutes of Health
- OPEN RFA-PS-18-000 — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA