Project Grant R01ES038143
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded Kaiser Foundation Hospitals $3.676 million on August 18, 2026, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to study the chronic neurodevelopmental effects of wildfires and extreme heat exposure on autism spectrum disorder development in children. The research leverages Kaiser Permanente Southern California's pregnancy cohort to assess associations between prenatal and early-life exposure to wildfire-source particulate...
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded Kaiser Foundation Research Institute $1.336 million in a Project Grant on September 16, 2025 to investigate prenatal exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers (OPEs), gene-environment interactions, and child neurodevelopment under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113). The research examines associations between gestational OPE exposure and autism spectrum disorder and...
- The National Institute on Aging awarded Kaiser Foundation Hospitals $825,851 on August 15, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to investigate bi-directional associations between periodontitis, periodontal treatment, and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in an integrated health system. The project will link detailed dental and medical electronic health records from over 80,000 Kaiser Permanente Northwest members to evaluate whether moderate or severe periodontitis is...
- The National Institute on Aging awarded Kaiser Foundation Hospitals $830,868 on September 3, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to develop nonparametric methods integrating electronic health record and validated research data for aging-related scientific questions. Kaiser Foundation Research Institute will develop machine learning methods to improve accuracy and precision of inverse-probability weighted analyses and validation study design for causal inference and prediction...
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded $465,667 to the University of California, Los Angeles on July 1, 2026, under the Environmental Health grant program (CFDA 93.113). The award funds epidemiological research examining how pregnant women and those at conception exposed to the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires (Pacific Palisades and Altadena fires) adopted and responded to risk mitigation strategies. The research...
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded $119,524 to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on July 1, 2026, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to investigate biological and psychosocial pathways linking early life lead exposure to later-life cognitive function and decline. The research leverages the St. Louis Baby Tooth Study cohort, which provides early-life lead exposure measurements across prenatal and early postnatal periods in a population of...
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded $765,348 to the University of California, Davis on April 14, 2026, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to investigate pollutant-adsorbed nanoplastics and their health impacts following inhalation exposure. The research addresses the formation, distribution, and neurotoxic effects of composite particles created when airborne pollutants adsorb onto nanoplastics. The study employs advanced label-free imaging...
- The National Institute on Aging awarded The Johns Hopkins University $581,090 under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) on September 1, 2026, to conduct the Joint Environment & Occupation Dementia Study (JEODE), a longitudinal investigation of combined environmental and occupational exposures as risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and cognitive decline. The study uses data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study, a nationwide cohort of 9,204 Medicare...
- The National Institute on Aging, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded $674,088 to The General Hospital Corporation (doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital) on September 1, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to investigate how environmental and psychosocial exposures shape Alzheimer's disease and related dementias outcomes. The project introduces a novel exposome-health outcomes framework tailored to real-world data, particularly Medicare...
- The National Institute on Aging, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania $196,020 on July 1, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to conduct epidemiological research examining the relationship between long-term air pollution exposure and dementia risk through multimodal biomarkers. The award funds investigation of how chronic exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) may increase dementia risk through...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded Kaiser Foundation Hospitals $853,447 on September 1, 2026, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to examine long-term environmental dioxin exposure and cognitive and brain health outcomes in the Adult Changes in Thought Study. The research leverages existing data resources from ACT, a population-based prospective cohort study established in 1994 that follows cognitively healthy members aged 65 and older for incident dementia, Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, or study withdrawal. The project analyzes extensive longitudinal cognitive function data, residential address history, and occupational records for 6,522 participants to assess whether dioxin exposure at population-characteristic levels is associated with dementia incidence. For a subset of 1,801 participants, the award funds analysis of clinical and research magnetic resonance imaging scans for common data elements, quantitative volumetric measures, and diffusion-weighted imaging sequences. For 1,037 participants, the work leverages comprehensively characterized brain autopsy data. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, operating through its Kaiser Foundation Research Institute division and doing business as Kaiser Permanente, serves as the recipient. Place of performance is Seattle, Washington. The period of performance runs through June 30, 2031. This project grant funds epidemiological investigation of point-source hazardous air pollutants, specifically dioxins emitted as combustion by-products, as modifiable exposures potentially associated with late-life cognitive decline.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $853.4k | 8/27/26 |