Cooperative Agreement F11AC00364

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) will provide $512,496 to Purdue University over 2.5 years to develop and validate a robust laboratory method for quantifying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in complex environmental matrices. The key focus is on evaluating a hydrogen peroxide oxidative pretreatment approach to improve extraction and analysis of understudied PFAS...

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded Xcellassay, Inc. a $306,872 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program. The grant funding will support the development and characterization of a hand-held, bioassay-based test strip for rapid, in-field detection of water contamination by endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The goal is to create a 1 x 1.5 cm detection strip printed with 20 nuclear receptor sensors that can be...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113), aims to develop a novel approach for at-home detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. The $260,993 grant awarded to Framergy Inc., in collaboration with Texas A&M University, will focus on leveraging metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and a visible light-activated oxidant to enable simple and low-cost PFAS...

This $298,143 National Science Foundation project grant will support the development of a portable instrument for measuring poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by the University of Texas at Arlington from September 2022 through August 2025. PFAS are man-made chemicals used in firefighting foams and cleaning products that accumulate in the environment and pose health risks. Typically analyzed using expensive laboratory equipment, this new portable instrument aims to reliably measure...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program, provides $561,584 to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey to investigate the ovarian disrupting effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on follicular development and ovulation. The research aims to elucidate the mechanisms by which PFNA, a widely used long-chain PFAS, acts primarily through the peroxisome...

This federal Project Grant award of $719,892 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program supports research on the impact of phthalate and bisphenol exposure on infant reproductive development during the critical "minipuberty" period in the first six months of life. The research project, nested within the ongoing New York University Children's Health and Environment Study (NYU CHES) birth cohort, will...

This Project Grant award of $620,000 was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) to Clemson University. The goal of the project is to determine the relative contribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) versus fluorine-containing pharmaceuticals and pesticides to total organic fluorine (TOF) measurements in U.S. surface waters. Activities include measuring TOF, PFAS, and other fluorinated...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $174,049 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) grant to Cache Environmental Laboratories, P.C. to develop a low-cost, biochar-based electrochemical device for rapid and accurate detection of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in rural water supplies. The portable pollutant detection device utilizes inexpensive lignin-based...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program provides $295,734 to Litron Laboratories Ltd, a for-profit biotechnology company, to develop a comprehensive hen's egg model for genotoxicity testing. The project aims to create a non-animal, metabolically-active in vitro system that can effectively assess the genotoxic risk of pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals. Key deliverables include...

This three-year project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $254,618 to the Colorado School of Mines to conduct research towards understanding the atmospheric fate of per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). The research team will quantify thermodynamic properties influencing PFAS phase partitioning, estimate atmospheric lifetimes against hydroxyl radical chemistry through multiple oxidation flow reactor experiments, and develop...