Health Effects Institute (HEI): Insights into the Health Effects of Exposure to Low Concentrations of Particulate Matter
Grant Amount: HEI plans to fund up to 3 studies with a $2.5 million budget
Deadline: Pre-application due November 4, 2024
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HEI is pleased to launch a new funding opportunity RFA 24-2: Insights into the Health Effects of Exposure to Low Concentrations of Particulate Matter.
HEI is seeking to fund studies to provide further insights into the health effects associated with long-term exposures to persistent ambient PM concentrations near or below current health-based standards. Such studies could meaningfully influence the interpretation of the overall body of the epidemiological research by proposing novel or improved methods or approaches, linking multiple sources of evidence to identify important sources of heterogeneity in the health effect estimates or exposure–response functions, or further informing biological mechanisms and disease processes.
In the context of the overall objective, HEI seeks to fund studies that can accomplish at least one of the following specific objectives:
- Evaluate the influence of individual or repeated short-term high intensity air pollution exposure events on long-term health and disease development.
- Develop, validate, and apply novel or improved exposure assessment methods suitable for estimating exposures to specific microenvironments, PM size fractions, PM from specific sources, or important or understudied co-pollutants. Assessment of individual PM components without linkage to specific source emissions will be considered nonresponsive.
- Identify markers of disease onset or progression or modifiable factors that confer increased susceptibility or vulnerability to the health effects of PM.
- Provide evidence of the biological mechanisms or disease processes of the health effects of PM.
Proposed studies must clearly articulate the relevance of the research to the human health effects of PM in the United States.
Please contact Lynn Wong if you are interested in applying to this opportunity.
McKnight Foundation: Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award
Grant Amount: $300,000 over three years
Deadline: Letter of Intent Due November 4, 2024
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The McKnight Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award (NBD Award) assists scientists working to apply the knowledge achieved through basic research to human brain disorders, and who demonstrate a commitment to equitable and inclusive lab environments.
Each year, up to four awards are given. Awards provide $100,000 per year for three years. Funds may be used toward a variety of research activities. They may not be used for the recipient’s salary.
The McKnight Foundation is interested in proposals that address the biological mechanisms of neurological and psychiatric disorders. This includes proposals that provide mechanistic insights into neurological functions at the synaptic, cellular, molecular, genetic or behavioral level across different species, including humans and vertebrate and invertebrate model organisms. A new additional area of interest is the contribution of the environment to brain disorders. The foundation is particularly interested in proposals that incorporate new approaches and in those that provide potential paths for therapeutic interventions. Collaborative and cross-disciplinary applications are encouraged.
A candidate for a McKnight Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award must work as an independent investigator at a not-for-profit research institution in the United States, and must hold a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher. Those holding other titles such as Research Professor, Adjunct Professor, Professor Research Track, Visiting Professor or Instructor are not eligible.
Please contact Lynn Wong if you are interested in applying to this opportunity.