# National Center for Construction Safety and Health Research and Translation > **NIH ALLCDC U54** · CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION RES AND TRAINING · 2024 · $4,980,168 ## Abstract Project Summary/Abstract: The objective of our Center is to conduct research that leads to the reduction of injuries and illnesses and improves worker well-being at a national scale in the U.S. construction industry. The Center will (1) respond to NORA 3 Construction sector priorities, NIOSH strategic goals, and the 2018 NIOSH Construction Expert Panel review; (2) grow our leadership role on r2p by strengthening the r2p capacity of the overall Center, NIOSH investigators, and others outside our consortium while contributing to the greater body of translation research; (3) track and uncover policies, programs, and practices in the industry and give the public up-to-date visual access to data and statistics; (4) respond to technical assistance requests; (5) serve as a national repository and resource for construction safety, health, and well-being information and actionable products; (6) build on our research knowledge base to accelerate the adoption of good practices; (7) act quickly and decisively to emerging issues and threats; and (8) maximize impact through our comprehensive evaluation plan. The Centers's specific aims are: Specific Aim 1: Manage the Center through the five functional cores and nine research projects. • Through the PAE Core, administer a multi-disciplinary, fully integrated, and synergistic Center that fosters the continued advancement of construction safety and health research and facilitates effective ties between investigators and industry, including contractors, workers and their representatives, regulators, insurers, users and other industry partners, and continuously assess those efforts through a comprehensive evaluation plan that focuses on both process and outcomes. • Through the Applied Research Core, which is comprised of nine research projects, test and evaluate risk reduction strategies that prevent injuries and illnesses. • Through the r2p Core, coordinate and promote translation research to speed up the adoption of best practices, evaluate impact of diffusion and continuous improvement of diffusion strategies and tactics, and identify and overcome barriers to the diffusion and adoption of best practices. • Through the Data Core, track changes in industry characteristics, safety and health practices, and occupational injury and illness outcomes, and provide support services for construction industry data and statistics for all industry stakeholders, particularly the NORA Construction Sector Council and NIOSH Construction Program, to track progress in achieving NORA and NIOSH research priorities. • Through the COE Core, continuously explore new ways in which to reach construction industry stakeholders, particularly those that represent small industry employers; assess communications channels to identify those most effective in reaching targeted construction industry populations, such as workers, contractors, and owners; maintain and continuously update a repository of evidenced-based best pra... ## Key facts - **NIH application ID:** 10991987 - **Project number:** 1U54OH012761-01 - **Recipient organization:** CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION RES AND TRAINING - **Principal Investigator:** CHRISTINA TRAHAN CAIN - **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.) - **Funding institute:** ALLCDC - **Fiscal year:** 2024 - **Award amount:** $4,980,168 - **Award type:** 1 - **Project period:** 2024-09-01 → 2029-08-31 ## Primary source NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10991987 ## Citation > US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10991987, National Center for Construction Safety and Health Research and Translation (1U54OH012761-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10991987. Licensed CC0. --- *[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*