Project Grant 2012MUFX0003

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program provides $701,902 to conduct research on the link between prenatal exposure to air pollution and childhood social anxiety symptoms. The research will be carried out by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, with the goal of identifying how prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) - a class of...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, provides $1,532,878.00 in funding to Boston University Medical Campus to conduct research on environmental stressors and their impact on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), as well as associated vascular risk factors. The primary objectives are to: 1) quantify the joint impact...

This $893,525 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program supports a multi-component intervention to protect lung health in Nepal over a 40-month period. The intervention aims to reduce environmental risk factors like tobacco smoke and air pollution, mitigate infectious disease risks through vaccination campaigns, and encourage physical activity to improve lung function. The project will screen...

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 award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program, provides $423,750 in funding to New York University (NYU) School of Medicine to maintain and enrich the FAMILI (Food and Microbiome Longitudinal Investigation) cohort study. The FAMILI study uniquely captures environmental, dietary, and sociocultural factors related to the health of Asian American adults, a population...

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $417,878 Project Grant (CFDA 93.113 - Environmental Health) to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) to conduct a comprehensive environmental and public health monitoring study in disadvantaged communities in Sampson and Duplin Counties, North Carolina. The study aims to establish a baseline assessment of environmental exposures and health outcomes prior to the expansion of swine waste-to-energy operations in the...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $421,067 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct research on the impact of different types of green spaces on the development of anxiety, depression, and ADHD in rural, low-income communities. The project will leverage 18 years of observational, survey, and medical record data to examine how proximity to public parks,...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program will fund a study to investigate the relationship between air pollution exposure during pregnancy and the risk of developing cerebral palsy (CP) in California. The total award amount is $238,995 with a project period from July 2024 to June 2026. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Developing high-resolution air...

This $145,033 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency's Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks program (CFDA 66.609) supports efforts to protect children's environmental health in early childhood settings. The Community Development Institute will collaborate with over 200 early childhood professionals to increase their knowledge of environmental risks and conduct environmental assessments benefiting an estimated 17,000 children during the first year of...