Project Grant P50ES026102

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $9,934,476 Cooperative Agreement titled "CANOE PARTNERSHIP: CANCER AWARENESS, NAVIGATION, OUTREACH, AND EQUITABLE INDIGENOUS HEALTH OUTCOMES" (CFDA# 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. This 5-year project, running from September 2024 to May 2029, aims to improve cancer outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities by...

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded a $7,032,762 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) Federal Grant Program. The Improving Cancer Outcomes in Native American Communities (ICON) U19 Center seeks to conduct research to reduce cancer incidence and mortality rates among American Indian and Alaska...

This $2,502,846 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program will establish the Mni Sota Center for Climate Change and Health (M3CH) at the Regents of the University of Minnesota. The center's objective is to conduct research on the health impacts of climate change, with a focus on American Indian and rural communities in the upper Midwest region. Key elements of the project include:...

The U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $4,000,468 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program to the Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to establish the Equity and Climate Opportunities for Health (ECO-Health) Center. The center will undertake three key objectives: Develop and sustain diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA)-focused researcher training and career development...

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $1,147,169 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program to the Centro Comprensivo De Cancer De La Universidad De Puerto Rico (the University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center). The grant funds the "Caribbean Climate Change Adaptation, Cancer, and Health Disparities Research Center" (CCCARIB-CARES) project. This 3-year initiative aims to increase research and governance capacity...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program provides $1,270,897 to establish the Research and Engagement for Action on Climate and Health (REACH) Center. The center's mission is to bridge big data to climate solutions that advance health and environmental justice by leveraging novel geospatial datasets and research co-generation with partners. The REACH Center forms a...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) aims to address cancer health disparities experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. The award of $331,944 will fund a study to: 1) identify somatic genetic alterations associated with Indigenous American ancestry in Hispanic/Latino gastric cancer samples that may be applicable to AI/AN populations; 2)...

The National Center for Environmental Health, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has awarded a $2,512,500 Cooperative Agreement to Health Research, Inc. under the CDC Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283). This 3-year award, effective September 1, 2024, will support Health Research, Inc.'s Wadsworth Center Division in extending New York State's biomonitoring program to assess disproportionate exposure to environmental chemicals among urban...

This $383,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Land and Emergency Management (CFDA 66.813 - Alternative or Innovative Treatment Technology Research, Demonstration, Training, and Hazardous Substance Research Grants) supports a multi-year effort to build tribal capacity and engagement in Superfund site cleanup, emergency response, and legacy hard-rock mining activities. The award recipient, Northern Arizona University, will deliver a range of...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 awarded a $406,482 Project Grant to The Keya Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The funding will be used to conduct ambient air monitoring of pollutants, including particulate matter (PM2.5) and mercury vapor, in the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal communities in South Dakota over a...