Project Grant R03OH012736

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded the University of California, Los Angeles $743,900 on May 1, 2026, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to investigate airborne health impacts on workers handling recycled plastic construction bricks. The research integrates exposure assessment and health effects across the lifecycle of recycled-plastic bricks, from production through use and weathering. The first component characterizes gas-phase and particulate...

The National Institutes of Health National Heart Lung and Blood Institute awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado $769,060 on September 1, 2026, under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to investigate occupational respiratory hazards in the cannabis industry. The research comprehensively collects and characterizes cannabis workplace bioaerosols, investigates biological mechanisms contributing to asthma and other respiratory diseases, and explores co-exposure...

The CHAIRS-LA (Community Health and Air Quality Implications of Refinery Retirements in Los Angeles) project, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113), is a longitudinal research study awarded to UCLA in the amount of $440,770 on August 22, 2025. The project leverages a natural experiment created by the announced retirement of two petroleum refineries in Los Angeles's South Bay region at the end of 2025 to...

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded Uv01 Technologies, Inc. $306,487 on July 13, 2026, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to develop CLYR-SIM, a personalized interactive exposure simulation tool that enables households to identify indoor air pollution sources and evaluate exposure reduction strategies specific to their homes. The Phase I project, performed in San Diego, California, runs through December 31, 2026. CLYR-SIM leverages advanced...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded $441,027 to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY), doing business as RFCUNY - Baruch College, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. This project grant supports research investigating the role of extreme heat exposure in disability among older workers employed in heat-sensitive occupations....

This $994,407 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development, under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509), will fund the design, testing, and deployment of affordable particle filtration systems for evaporative coolers to reduce wildfire smoke exposures among agricultural workers and low-income families in California. The Public Health Institute will lead the effort to design an effective yet inexpensive filter...

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded Uv01 Technologies, Inc. $306,548 under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) on August 1, 2026, to develop CLYR-VUE, an artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered just-in-time adaptive intervention that addresses indoor air pollution exposure in residential homes. The recipient will develop hardware and software infrastructure incorporating...

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded The Leland Stanford Junior University $850,689 on August 13, 2026, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to evaluate the impact of an in-home high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter intervention on biological aging and cardiometabolic health markers in older adults with eosinophilic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The project leverages baseline and follow-up data and samples from a National Institute of...

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded $444,125 to Duke University on April 1, 2026, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to investigate molecular mechanisms linking inhaled silica exposure to kidney injury through lung-kidney organ crosstalk. The research addresses a critical knowledge gap in understanding how airborne silica contributes to remote kidney tubule injury and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology, particularly in communities with...

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco $117,747 on April 17, 2026, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to analyze the distribution, effectiveness, and implementation of wildfire smoke exposure reduction strategies and their impact on respiratory health in the San Francisco Bay Area. The project applies spatial analysis, implementation science, and exposure assessment to characterize respiratory...