Project Grant 2034630

This Project Grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program provides $372,713 to the University of Maryland, College Park to conduct a national-scale assessment of the impact of extreme heat events and wildfires on patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The key objectives are to: 1) quantify the associations between exposure to extreme heat events and hospitalization/mortality...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health federal grant program (CFDA 93.113), will support research on the impact of wildfire exposure on the human methylome and health. The project, totaling $567,093 and running from March 2025 to March 2027, will utilize a cohort of 5,000 adults in the East Bay area of Northern California to: 1) develop comprehensive wildfire exposure assessments, 2) collect additional...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded UCLA a $409,687 Project Grant (CFDA 93.113, Environmental Health program) on June 24, 2025, with completion targeted for June 13, 2027. This research initiative delivers a comprehensive epidemiological investigation examining the impacts of wildfire smoke and heat exposure on cognitive decline, mood disorders, and metabolic changes in older adults with Parkinson's Disease (PD)....

This $199,669 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program will fund a rapid assessment of indoor and outdoor air quality in 20 Maui, Hawaii residential households affected by the 2023 wildfires. The project team from Harvard University and the University of Hawaii at Manoa will measure levels of particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to evaluate the impact of the fire-related air pollutants....

This R21 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program provides $433,950 to the University of California, Davis to study the impact of wildfire smoke exposure on lung injury and disease in pediatric populations. The key objectives are to: 1) Define the contribution of age on the toxicity of wood smoke particles in respiratory and alveolar epithelium, 2) Investigate the effect of early life wood...

This $441,027 Project Grant, awarded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113), funds a two-year research initiative (September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2027) at the Research Foundation of The City University of New York/Baruch College to investigate the health and work disability consequences of extreme heat exposure among older workers in heat-sensitive occupations. The project employs an innovative data integration...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA #15.820) program provides $498,897 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026. The project aims to increase awareness and resilience to the interactions of heat extremes and wildland fire in Alaska by: 1) characterizing recent extreme fire seasons, 2) producing seasonal forecasts of fire risk, and 3)...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Southern California received a $456,500 Project Grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113), awarded August 25, 2025, with a completion date of August 24, 2027. Project FIRESTORM will assess the acute and long-term respiratory and mental health impacts of wildland-urban interface (WUI) wildfire smoke exposure resulting from the January 2025 Los Angeles firestorms. The...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) received a $117,747 Project Grant award dated April 17, 2026, from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to analyze the distribution, effectiveness, and implementation of wildfire smoke exposure reduction strategies on respiratory health in the San Francisco Bay Area. The research project, scheduled for completion by March 31, 2028,...

Federal Project Grant Summary The University of Southern California received a $781,268 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) on June 23, 2025, with a completion date of April 30, 2030. The award supports a comprehensive epidemiological study titled "Wildfire Smoke, Heat and Cardiovascular Risk Across the Life Course" that investigates the independent and combined effects of heat...