The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, awarded a $887,772 Project Grant under CFDA 93.262 Occupational Safety and Health Program to Applied Design Technologies, Inc. in Pullman, Michigan. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will fund the development of the CLEARWORKS PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR over a 2-year period ending on August 31, 2026. The project aims to advance worker safety and health through...
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), under the Occupational Safety and Health Program (CFDA 93.262), awarded a $171,658 Project Grant to Colorado State University to conduct research on "UNDERSTANDING AND COMMUNICATING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES FOR MALE WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS" over a 2-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The research aims to recognize new occupational hazards, define the magnitude of workplace health problems,...
This federal Project Grant award of $228,750 was provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which administers the Occupational Safety and Health Program (CFDA 93.262). The award will fund research by the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNM HSC) to "DEFIN[E] THE ROLE OF IL-1B IN TUNGSTEN-MEDIATED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE" over a 2-year period from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026. The research aims to recognize new occupational hazards,...
This Project Grant award of $258,598 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), under the Occupational Safety and Health Program (CFDA 93.262), supports research by Mississippi State University to assess cognitive factors for construction workers using an integrated approach of virtual reality, wearable devices, and data analytics. The goal is to advance human-robot collaboration in the construction industry. The award has a project period from September 30, 2024...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training program (CFDA 93.142) provides $100,000 to Inxsol LLC, a small disadvantaged business in Scottsdale, Arizona, to develop an AI-driven "Health and Safety Training Copilot" tool. This innovative platform will generate adaptive, multilingual training materials to improve workplace safety for low-literacy and limited-English proficiency workers...
This $9,960,336 Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) under the Occupational Safety and Health Program (CFDA 93.262), supports the National Center for Construction Safety and Health Research and Translation. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2029, funds research, training, and translation initiatives aimed at advancing worker safety and health in the construction industry. The Center for Construction...
This federal Project Grant award of $240,062 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), under the Occupational Safety and Health Program (CFDA 93.262), supports research to investigate the synergistic effects of chronic manganese fume inhalation and occupational noise exposure on hearing loss. The award, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will be executed by the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF...
This Project Grant award of $271,198 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), under the Occupational Safety and Health Program (CFDA 93.262), supports research to investigate the financial impact of burnout and mental health on hospitalist turnover, as well as the contribution of work structures and environment. The award was granted to the University of Colorado-Denver, a major public research university, and covers the project period from September 1, 2024 to...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), under the Occupational Safety and Health Program (CFDA 93.262), provides $203,075.00 to Purdue University to develop skin-interfaced triboelectric sensors that continuously monitor worker force exertions to prevent workplace injuries. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The goal of this research project is to recognize new occupational hazards, define the...
This $219,807 federal Project Grant, awarded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) under the Occupational Safety and Health Program (CFDA 93.262), supports a research project titled "REDESIGNING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CLINICIAN SHIFT SCHEDULING TO IMPROVE WELL-BEING AND PATIENT OUTCOMES (EDSHIFT)". The project, conducted by Clemson University, aims to recognize new occupational hazards, define the magnitude of workplace health problems, and evaluate the...