The National Center for Healthy Housing Inc. (NCHH) was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program. The grant aims to amplify and expand the national capacity to address indoor environmental determinants of health, reduce indoor air risks, and accelerate sustainable policy and systems-level actions to improve...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act, will fund the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) to advance state policies and programs for comprehensive indoor air risk reduction. Specifically, the $175,000 award will support two key projects: (1) convening two two-day workshops for officials from...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH). The award provides funding to support an asthma home visiting and asthma trigger remediation model that addresses the complex needs of vulnerable residents and communities in Massachusetts. The key activities under this Cooperative Agreement include: The...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $704,105 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program to Brigham & Women's Hospital Inc., a subsidiary of Partners Healthcare System Incorporated, to study the incidence of asthma and its associations with multiple long-term environmental exposures across the life course. The 5-year grant will leverage data from several large, nationwide cohort studies to explore how chemical, physical, and...
This $5,044,509 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's CFDA program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides funding to the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)/Health Research Inc. (HRI) to build capacity for improving indoor air quality (IAQ) and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in K-12 schools across New York State and nationally. The key activities...
This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509). The purpose is to create comprehensive cumulative impact indices that encompass the effects of chemical and non-chemical stressors at the community level in California to advance environmental health equity and justice. Key activities include: 1) investigating the cumulative impacts of chemical and non-chemical stressors on...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement through its Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA# 66.312) to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). The funding will support a range of activities to promote healthy homes and improve asthma outcomes in vulnerable Louisiana communities, including: Conducting 300 virtual home visits with certified asthma educators Performing 150 indoor home assessments to evaluate...
This federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509) aims to examine environmental exposures in Hispanic environmental justice communities, implement and evaluate an intervention program to improve indoor air quality and reduce health disparities, and develop a sustainable action plan. The $778,982 award, running from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2027, will support the following key activities:...
This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program will support the National Housing Trust (NHT) in identifying and upgrading two low-income, multifamily rental properties in Washington, D.C. with high rates of childhood asthma and poor energy performance. The project aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of combining decarbonization and healthy housing...
This $1,000,000 cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), provides funding to the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) for the Rhode Island Asthma Control Program (RIACP). The key activities under this award include monitoring and improving indoor air quality in 50 public housing residences experiencing high rates of asthma. RIACP will install air quality sensors,...