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...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $2,502,846 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program to establish the Mni Sota Center for Climate Change and Health (M3CH) at the University of Minnesota. The project aims to develop regional capacity for research on the health impacts of climate change, with a focus on American Indian and rural populations in the Upper Midwest. Key objectives include: Building regional research...
The University of Arizona received a $3,814,815 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to establish the Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health (SCORCH). The three-year grant, awarded on September 22, 2023, will fund transdisciplinary research projects addressing the health impacts of climate change in arid regions of the Southwestern United States and globally. Key focus areas include the...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $2,606,390 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program to Cornell University and the University of Pretoria to establish the Center for Transformative Infectious Disease Research on Climate, Health and Equity in a Changing Environment (C-CHANGE). The 3-year award, effective September 2024, aims to conduct community-engaged research integrating human, reservoir and vector behavior,...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $1,270,897 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program to establish the Research and Engagement for Action on Climate and Health (REACH) Center. The REACH Center is a multi-institutional partnership that leverages expertise in public health, medicine, public policy, earth and atmospheric sciences, and environmental justice to research the health and equity impacts of climate change mitigation and...
This $3,820,922 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program will establish a Climate Change and Health Center focused on a "community-driven, health-first approach to climate action and the energy transition." The center's key innovations include developing a scenario health risk model for energy policy decision-making, conducting a pilot study on the impacts of climate change...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $717,769 to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to enhance climate change resilience in Indigenous communities in New Mexico and Oklahoma. The project will establish partnerships between UNM, tribal organizations, and the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center to braid Western and Indigenous climate science approaches. Key activities include: Identifying...
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a $5,589,644 Project Grant under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Health Sciences Division, for the Climate and Health: Action and Research for Transformational Change (CHART) Center. The grant, with a project period from Sep 30, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025, aims to establish a transformative and integrative framework for evidence-based solutions in climate and health research across...
The University of New Mexico (UNM) was awarded a $170,531 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001 - Science) to contribute expertise in applied pre- and post-fire vegetation modeling to the FIRESENSE implementation team. This 3-year grant, awarded on June 21, 2024, will support UNM's work in advancing scientific understanding of the impacts of wildfires on vegetation through modeling and analysis. As a...
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...