This $647,019 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) supports the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (CFDA 93.257). The funding will enable the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to provide medical screenings, diagnostic testing, treatment referrals, public health education, and assistance with Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) claims for populations at...
This Project Grant award of $1,078,365.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Grants for Education, Prevention, and Early Detection of Radiogenic Cancers and Diseases (CFDA 93.257) program supports the Northern Navajo Indian Health Service Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (NNIHS RESEP). The NNIHS RESEP aims to provide cancer screening, diagnostic testing, education, and assistance with Radiation...
The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a 3-year Project Grant of $646,743 to National Jewish Health, a private non-profit academic medical center in Denver, Colorado, under the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (CFDA 93.257). The grant will fund the provision of medical screening, education, diagnostic testing, treatment referrals, and assistance with Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) claims for...
This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Grants for Education, Prevention, and Early Detection of Radiogenic Cancers and Diseases (CFDA 93.257) program provides $646,818 to IHC Health Services Inc. (doing business as Intermountain Healthcare) to continue operating the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP) Clinic in southwestern Utah and adjacent regions. The RESEP Clinic will provide cancer screening, education, and...
The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $431,346 Project Grant to North Country Healthcare, Inc., a federally qualified health center located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The grant is provided under the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (CFDA 93.257), which aims to screen individuals for cancer and provide education and assistance related to radiation exposure from uranium mining, nuclear weapons testing, and related...
The Utah Navajo Health System, Inc. (UNHS) was awarded a $294,910 Project Grant under the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The RESEP program (CFDA 93.257) aims to provide medical screening, education, and compensation assistance for populations exposed to radiation through uranium mining, nuclear weapons testing, and related activities. Through this 3-year grant,...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $200,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to the University of New Mexico (UNM) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The funding will support UNM's efforts to share its nuclear research reactor resources and capabilities with other educational institutions, including those without research reactors, to increase awareness and education in nuclear science,...
The University of New Mexico (UNM) received a $437,995 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The grant supports priority hardware replacement for the AGN-201M reactor at UNM's nuclear research facilities. This funding will enable UNM to maintain and upgrade critical infrastructure to support ongoing nuclear energy research and education initiatives at the university. The award has a...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program, will provide $379,123 to the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center to conduct research on how heavy metal exposure, specifically uranium-bearing dust, impacts the intestinal epithelial cells and predisposes individuals to intestinal disorders. The key goals of the research are to: 1) characterize how uranium-bearing dust...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $499,086 Project Grant to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant supports a one-year research project titled "Combined Experimental and AI-Based Deep Learning Approach to Low Dose and Dose-Rate Breast Cancer Radiation Risk Prediction," which commenced on September 1, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by August 31, 2025. The research aims...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Grants for Education, Prevention, and Early Detection of Radiogenic Cancers and Diseases program (CFDA 93.257) provides $431,346 to the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNM HSC) to deliver a comprehensive program of radiation exposure screening, education, and medical referrals in the state of New Mexico.
The program aims to inform and educate the public about radiogenic disease risks, provide cancer and disease screening for eligible individuals, refer patients for appropriate medical treatment, and facilitate applications for Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) benefits. UNM HSC will collaborate with the Grants and Laguna and Acoma Pueblo communities to expand community-based outreach, education, and screening services, with a focus on underserved rural populations impacted by historical uranium mining and nuclear weapons testing activities. The project period runs from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027.