Project Grant R21ES037899
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $107,072 to Florida Gulf Coast University to explore a model-data framework for improving predictions of red tide and its impact on respiratory illnesses under changing temperatures. The interdisciplinary research involves experts in modeling, marine ecology, data science, and medicine to better understand the link between red tide, a type of harmful algal bloom, and increased...
- The federal Project Grant award of $153,851 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program supports research to identify diagnostic biomarkers for Florida red tide exposure in Florida manatees and sea turtles as a model for human exposure. The research aims to quantify and characterize protein abundance changes in the plasma of these marine animals that have been naturally exposed to red tide events, using mass...
- The National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) awarded a Project Grant of $192,927 to Florida State University to develop a model-data integration framework to improve the prediction of red tide occurrences and their link to human respiratory illnesses, such as asthma and pneumonia. The research focuses on the Gulf Coast region, a hotspot for red tides, and involves an interdisciplinary team of experts in modeling, marine ecology, data science, and medicine. The goal is to...
- The University of Florida received a three-year, $330,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation to research the atmospheric processes of microcystins in airborne cyanobacterial aerosols. Funded through NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), this award will support research from August 2021 through July 2024 examining the transport and breakdown of toxins produced by cyanobacteria in atmospheric conditions. As the place of performance, the University will leverage its...
- This $406,843 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) supports research at the University of South Florida (USF) to investigate the role of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in the bioluminescence signaling of the red tide dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedra. The key objectives are to: 1) evaluate the mRNA levels of a target GPCR candidate (RC3) and its effectors using RT-qPCR and...
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $793,443 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program to Trustees of Tufts College in Massachusetts. The grant will fund a 5-year study to characterize the immediate and cumulative health impacts associated with extreme weather events, as well as identify key determinants of community vulnerability and resilience in the Gulf and Southeastern Atlantic U.S. coastal regions. The interdisciplinary...
- This $147,486.00 Project Grant was awarded on May 1, 2025 by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program. The grant supports research by Yale University to investigate the effects of environmental stressors such as changes in temperature and exposure to arsenite on pre-mRNA processing in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The research aims to identify changes in alternative splicing and alternative...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program, is supporting research to investigate the genetic mechanisms underlying maladaptive respiratory responses to air pollution, specifically ozone (O3) exposure. The $671,165 award, spanning January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2029, will enable researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to: Profile the transcriptomes and...
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $3,082,011 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program. The goal of this 4-year project is to identify gene-environment interactions with exposure to the air pollutant ozone that contribute to respiratory diseases like asthma and COPD. The researchers will utilize genetically diverse mouse populations to discover novel...
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded a $599,416 Project Grant to Emory University under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program. The grant, awarded on June 18, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2030, will support the development, testing, and application of new statistical methods to address analytical challenges in environmental epidemiology research. The key focus areas...
The University of Florida was awarded a $416,924 Project Grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the federal Environmental Health grant program (CFDA 93.113). This grant will support research to investigate the impact of airborne red tide toxins on human airway health following major hurricanes along the Gulf Coast. The research aims to understand the natural history of red tide blooms, the effects of atmospheric aging on airway barrier function and inflammation, and the potential heightened respiratory sensitivities among individuals with asthma or compromised airway function. The project will utilize primary human airway cells to examine these issues, with a focus on the mechanisms by which red tide toxins in sea spray aerosols may induce asthma-like features. This 2-year award runs from August 18, 2025 to August 17, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $416.9k | 8/16/25 |