Project Grant R21ES039011
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham $409,750 on August 1, 2026, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to investigate the mechanisms by which recurrent heat stress-induced dehydration injures kidney function in aging and aged mice. The research will test whether repeat heat stress accelerates age-related kidney functional decline, whether it exacerbates pro-inflammatory versus anti-inflammatory immune cell ratios...
- 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....
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, awarded The Research Foundation for the State University of New York $559,956 on September 1, 2026, for work design interventions for heat resilience in older workers under the Occupational Safety and Health Program (CFDA 93.262). The award is a project grant with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2030, and...
- 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $207,384 on September 14, 2025, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to examine how gestational exposure to extreme heat and neighborhood heat vulnerability affect blood pressure trajectories during early childhood. The research addresses gaps in the literature on the relationship between heat stress exposure and cardiovascular health in children. The study will...
- The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases awarded $1,589,358 to Trustees of Indiana University on September 15, 2025, under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847) to conduct research identifying the contribution of work-related heat stress and hyperthermia exposure to subclinical acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease of nontraditional causes in outdoor workers. The research addresses occupational kidney disease...
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York $125,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to examine prenatal heat exposure, cord blood DNA methylation patterns, and childhood asthma risk, and to develop a cord blood DNA-methylation-based biomarker of in-utero heat exposure. The K99/R00 award funds research led by Dr. Abigail Gaylord examining the association between prenatal heat...
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, awarded $423,500 to Texas A&M University System Health Science Center on May 22, 2026, under the Environmental Health Program (CFDA 93.113, Assistance Listing designation R21ES038666). The recipient will investigate the effects of temperature-sensitive ion channels in platelets and how increases in core-body temperature modulate platelet-mediated...
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded the University of Rochester $1,433,378 on September 19, 2025, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to investigate airway basal cell stress mechanisms in environmentally-induced bronchiolitis obliterans following inhalation exposures to reactive diketones including diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione. The research examines how chemical exposures damage cytoskeletal keratins in airway basal cells—the primary progenitor cells...
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded Arizona State University $261,290 on August 1, 2026, under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113) to evaluate the impact of solar panel shade structures installed over elementary school basketball courts on children's ultraviolet radiation and heat exposure and physical activity levels. The research leverages a natural experiment in Arizona involving installation of solar shade structures at three elementary schools. The...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded The Research Foundation for the State University of New York $467,507 on August 1, 2026, to investigate occupational heat exposure and kidney function in restaurant workers under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113). The recipient will partner with restaurants in the Southern U.S. to assess occupational heat exposure and kidney function across three-day periods in both cold and warm seasons, investigate worker knowledge of heat-related illness symptoms and first aid, and identify facilitators and barriers to protecting kidney health during heatwaves using the Knowledge to Action framework. The work establishes a baseline for intervention development to protect restaurant workers from extreme heat exposure. The award is a Project Grant (R21ES039011) with a period of performance from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2028. Work is performed in Buffalo, New York. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York administers the award as fiscal agent for the State University of New York system.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $467.5k | 7/30/26 |