This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program, provides $249,000 to the University of Colorado-Denver to engage high school students in a youth participatory action research (YPAR) project. The project aims to establish schools as clean air environments during and beyond wildfire season by implementing an air quality curriculum and a student-led air quality monitoring network. The award will enable the principal investigator, Dr. D'Evelyn, to gain training in community-based participatory research, qualitative methodology, implementation science, and exposure science. The project will measure educational and behavioral outcomes through observations and surveys, and transition to a focus on air quality interventions, implementation science, and program evaluation in the independent research phase. This work seeks to reduce exposure to wildfire smoke and other airborne pollutants, and improve community health and health equity in smoke-impacted schools.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $249.0k | 7/11/25 |