Project Grant R21ES038066
- This $456,500 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS, CFDA 93.113 - Environmental Health) will support the "Project Firestorm" study to assess the respiratory and mental health impacts of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildland-urban interface fires. The University of Southern California (USC) will leverage an existing cohort of over 9,000 participants to rapidly study the acute and long-term health effects of exposure to wildfire smoke...
- This R21 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program provides $433,950 to the University of California, Davis to study the impact of wildfire smoke exposure on lung injury and disease in pediatric populations. The key objectives are to: 1) Define the contribution of age on the toxicity of wood smoke particles in respiratory and alveolar epithelium, 2) Investigate the effect of early life wood...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will provide $200,000 to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey to conduct a RAPID research project on the physicochemical assessment of nanoparticles and fly ash emitted from wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires in Los Angeles. The project will characterize the unique physical and chemical properties of these wildfire-generated particulates, as well as their potential environmental and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health federal grant program (CFDA 93.113), will support a national study on the impacts of outdoor fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) composition and oxidative potential on cardiorespiratory morbidity and mortality. The $741,154 award to Colorado State University will fund the deployment of a low-cost measurement network to quantify PM2.5 oxidative potential across the...
- This federal Project Grant award, valued at $410,000.00 and awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support research conducted by San Diego State University Foundation to characterize the toxic emissions, environmental concentrations, and exposure risks associated with wildfires in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). The project aims to identify and quantify the pollutants released when materials typical of WUI environments (e.g., plastics,...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health federal grant program (CFDA 93.113), will support research on the impact of wildfire exposure on the human methylome and health. The project, totaling $567,093 and running from March 2025 to March 2027, will utilize a cohort of 5,000 adults in the East Bay area of Northern California to: 1) develop comprehensive wildfire exposure assessments, 2) collect additional...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the Environmental Health federal grant program (CFDA 93.113), will support research to evaluate associations between prenatal exposure to wildfire smoke particulate matter (PM2.5) and early life airway health outcomes in children under 24 months of age. The $155,500 award to the University of Washington will fund a 2-year study across nationwide ECHO program cohorts to: 1) assess risks of...
- This $213,284 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program will support research to investigate the role of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in mediating the health effects of wildfire smoke exposure, particularly in individuals with asthma. The key objectives are to examine whether EV release and content associated with the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) pathway differentiate the...
- This $249,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (CFDA 93.113 - Environmental Health) aims to engage high school students in a youth-led participatory research project focused on establishing clean air environments in schools during wildfire season. The project, titled "Learning and Living with Wildfire Smoke: Creating Clean Air Environments in Schools through Youth Participatory Action Research," will be carried out by the University of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health federal grant program (CFDA 93.113), provides $456,500.00 to the University of Southern California (USC) to investigate the biological effects of prenatal exposure to wildfire smoke on fetal and infant growth. The key objectives of this 2-year study are to: 1) Examine how prenatal exposure to wildfire smoke triggers biological responses that can be measured through...
This $431,750 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) supports research to characterize the physicochemical properties and toxicological impacts of particulate matter (PM) generated from wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires in Los Angeles. The two-year project conducted by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey will: 1) Perform detailed physicochemical analysis of PM0.1 and PM0.1-2.5 size fractions, including trace element composition, organic/elemental carbon content, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon levels, and metal content; and 2) Assess the respiratory health impacts of the WUI PM using ex vivo human precision-cut lung slice models and in vivo mouse models. This research aims to elucidate the specific mechanisms by which WUI fire-related PM exposures adversely impact respiratory health, especially for vulnerable populations with existing conditions like asthma and COPD.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $431.8k | 9/11/25 |