This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program, provides $295,923 to Skyway Biosciences, LLC to optimize and validate a minimally-invasive, low-cost blood collection device for lead testing. The device is designed to accurately quantify low blood lead levels using a single drop of capillary blood collected on filter paper, overcoming the challenges of venipuncture with infants and young children....
This $998,575 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900), aims to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing where children under age 6 reside. The key objectives are to: (1) target high-risk pre-1960 housing units in low-income and minority neighborhoods, (2) utilize cost-effective...
This federal Project Grant award of $997,467, awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900), aims to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned rental or owner-occupied housing units where children under six years old reside. The key objectives include reducing the likelihood of elevated blood lead levels in children, utilizing cost-effective hazard control methods, and building local...
This $998,734 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900) will enable the University of Illinois to undertake a comprehensive program to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned rental or owner-occupied housing where children under the age of six reside. The key activities to be performed under this 3-year grant include: targeting...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $600,000 project grant (SB1ES036493) under the Environmental Health federal grant program (CFDA 93.113) to Nanoaffix Science LLC to develop a graphene-based, handheld sensor device for the rapid, on-site detection of total lead in drinking water. The funding supported the successful development of a minimum viable product for this lead detection sensor, including initial sales orders from early adopters and potential...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $772,000 Project Grant under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE). The purpose of the grant is to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in Nebraska. Key activities include: Communication: Making all information available on NDEE and Nebraska Department of...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program, provides $585,531 to conduct the "South African Manganese Environmental Neurotoxic Effects Research (SMELTER)" study. The goal is to examine the neurological health impacts of environmental manganese exposure in a cohort of over 800 South African residents living near a large manganese smelter. The key products and services being delivered...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) provides $167,362 to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia to investigate determinants of perinatal lead exposure and its associations with preterm birth among the African American maternal-child cohort. The key products and services to be delivered include: Testing the hypothesis that maternal lead levels are higher among those of lower...
This is a Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program. The total funding amount is $107,493.00 with a project period from March 20, 2025 to February 28, 2027. The primary objectives of this grant are to: a) characterize the risk and protective effects of environmental co-exposures, including heavy metals and psychosocial factors, on cardiometabolic health in adolescents and young...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $272,910 Project Grant (CFDA 93.113) to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), to optimize the use of portable air cleaners (PACs) to reduce household exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Uganda. The key objectives are to: 1) identify and optimize environmental factors that maximize PM reduction with PAC use, 2) design and test an optimal power supply for PACs in...