Project Grant SAQMIP24GR5113

This Project Grant award of $1,388,877, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, supports a multi-year research project investigating mercury biogeochemical cycling and environmental risk in artisanal gold mining landscapes in Ghana. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Conducting mixed-methods research to: 1) analyze the local and regional fate of mercury vaporized from artisanal and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program, supports the adoption of mercury-free gold processing technologies in Côte d'Ivoire. The $275,000 award, which has been terminated, aimed to develop mine site plans, facilitate miners' access to the formal financial sector, and support access to...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) to the Electric Power Research Institute Inc. (EPRI) to build capacity in frontline communities to evaluate the risks and take remedial action to potential mercury contamination from seawater flue gas desulfurization systems. The award was made on October 2, 2024 and is scheduled...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.283 - CDC Investigations and Technical Assistance) provides $2,250,000 to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) to conduct a high-quality biomonitoring program to assess human exposure to environmental chemicals. Through this project, MDPH will leverage the capabilities of the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory and the Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health to perform...

This Project Grant award of $507,904.03 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program. The grant supports capacity-building efforts to reduce and mitigate environmental contamination and human exposures to lead through the environmentally sound end-of-life management of lead-acid batteries (LABs and ULABs) in Ghana. The...

This Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $959,752.00 to the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) on Saipan to implement a project to replace granular activated carbon (GAC) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) remediation. The activities funded include maintaining and monitoring the GAC systems, including dedicated personnel, a vehicle, process control sampling, media...

This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program provides $377,295 to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to support upgrades and enhancements to the state's air monitoring network. Specifically, the funding will be used to purchase four EPA-required Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Federal Reference Method (FRM)...

This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $3,786,025 in funding to the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) to pass through to California air districts. The funding will support the expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities, including establishing new...

This $335,410 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will fund a collaborative research study led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to investigate the cycling and uptake of monomethylmercury (MMHg) in natural phytoplankton assemblages. The 3-year study will focus on the Western North Atlantic Ocean and its estuaries, a region with productive fisheries. The research aims to better understand the fundamental processes governing...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program provides $910,488 to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to enhance their ambient air monitoring capabilities. The key products and services to be delivered include: Purchasing and deploying new air monitoring equipment such as...