Project Grant SRS50014GR120

This Project Grant award of $430,252 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports a collaborative multi-year research project examining the multi-sectoral determinants of health in low-income communities globally. The research uses qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate the formulation, interpretation, translation, and implementation of health policies across local, national, and transnational scales. The project...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $118,272.40 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees for a project taking place in Russia from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The grant will fund efforts to strengthen people-to-people ties by sharing knowledge about the cultures and ways of life of indigenous peoples, specifically the Ojibwe in Minnesota and Karelians in Karelia. The...

This $500,000 federal Project Grant, awarded on February 1, 2025 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509), aims to elucidate the policy-making process to mitigate environmental exposures and elevate resident voices in the Commerce City-North Denver neighborhoods of Colorado. The key activities include: (1) developing models to assess the cumulative health burden experienced by marginalized communities due to social...

This $857,744 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance to the critical mineral mining industry to address environmental justice concerns and improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities. The project aims to promote pollution prevention in mining operations, with a focus on reducing air pollution and managing mining waste. Key activities include hosting three...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance program (CFDA 15.664), provides $104,948 to the Alaska Conservation Foundation to support Year 3 of the "Northern Latitudes Partnerships Project 9 HAZWOPER Training for Rural Alaskan Spill Response Partners." The project aims to provide 40-hour HAZWOPER training to five rural Alaskan communities located on or near Department of the...

The Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs awarded a $241,837.70 project grant to the Aleut International Association (AIA), a non-profit organization, to facilitate the involvement of Arctic indigenous communities in the Arctic Council. The grant was funded through the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) program, which supports international partnerships to address environmental, scientific, and health...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $140,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.202 - Congressionally Mandated Projects) to the Native Village of Kotzebue to build capacity for real-time monitoring of cyanotoxins from harmful algal blooms in water and food sources. Key project activities include: 1) obtaining a mobile laboratory to process samples, 2) equipping the lab with necessary equipment like ELISA analyzers, and 3) training tribal staff to operate the lab and conduct...

This $157,667 project grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509) will develop new models, methods, and software tools to enable greater sustainability and circularity in the U.S. chemicals industry. Key activities include creating an open-access model of the current U.S. chemicals industry, developing innovative methods for discovering novel circular chemical reaction networks, and designing frameworks for...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program provides $419,011 to Emory University to develop innovative dimensionality reduction techniques for assessing the joint health effects of air pollution mixtures. The research aims to advance causal modeling approaches that preserve the relationships between air pollutants and health outcomes, in order to provide more accurate assessments of the public...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) provides $305,250 to the University of Alaska Southeast to support research, technical assistance, education, and training initiatives related to the resources of the National Park System. The project will assess the extent and impact of harmful algal blooms in Glacier Bay National Park, focusing on their effects across multiple...