The Equity and Climate Opportunities for Health (ECO-Health) Center at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has been awarded a $4,000,468 project grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program. This 3-year grant will support the Center's efforts to develop and sustain diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA)-focused researcher training and career development programs. The Center will also...
This $3,690,905 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program supports the CATALYST (Community Climate Health Equity Research Center) initiative. The primary objective is to generate evidence on how extreme climate events, such as heat waves and poor air quality, impact health outcomes like hypertension and asthma among patients served by community health centers (CHCs) - organizations that provide...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), provides $914,500 in funding to the City of Baltimore's Department of Public Works. The agreement aims to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing regional industry and workforce development collaborations, coordinating...
This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), will fund the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities include establishing education and training programs, such as internships and apprenticeships,...
This $200,000 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 funds the Research Foundation of the City University of New York - City College to provide environmental job training services under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA #66.815). Specifically, the awardee will recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of New York City and the Bronx in environmental careers with skills for remediation work at...
This $999,520 Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) will support the Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. in accelerating career tracks and providing access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing regional industry and workforce development collaborations to address water utility employment needs, coordinating candidate development in areas...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), a national non-profit organization. The funding will be used to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities under this agreement include establishing leadership development,...
The North Dakota Public Health Workforce ECHO Training project received $113,670 from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD) program (CFDA #93.632). Minot State University, as a sub-awardee of the North Dakota University System, will administer interdisciplinary training and community service activities from April 2022 through September...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program, will establish the Cincinnati Climate Change and Health Research Center (C3HRC) at the University of Cincinnati. The $1,354,820 award, provided over 3 years from September 2024 to August 2027, will support research to examine the health impacts of climate change-driven exposures to heat, pathogens, and environmental toxicants, and develop...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815) provides $500,000 in funding to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to conduct workforce development activities. The project will recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of New York City in environmental careers, equipping them with skills needed to safely conduct remediation...