Deadline: 03-Sep-20
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is inviting proposals for interdisciplinary research and innovation consortia under the second wave of the Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) Clean Air Programme.
The aim of the second wave of SPF Clean Air Programme funding is to equip the UK to proactively tackle new and emerging air quality challenges related to changing emissions and exposure patterns and health impacts on groups of people most at risk.
The Clean Air program is jointly delivered by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Met Office, with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Innovate UK, Medical Research Council (MRC), National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), Department for Transport (DfT), Scottish Government and Welsh Government.
Objectives
- Understanding and characterizing indoor air pollution and its influence on outdoor air quality.
- Understanding the toxicology and health effects of future exposure and emission scenarios.
- Understanding airborne biological materials and their impacts on health.
- Influencing behavior and practices related to emissions and exposures.
- Interventions in the built environment.
Across the funded portfolio of consortia, the funders anticipate elements of all these 5 objectives will be addressed but individual consortia do not need to address all of the objectives within their project.
Funding Information
- Up to £10m is available to fund approximately 3 – 4 consortia at £2 – 3.3 m (80% FEC) each. Projects should start on 1 September 2021 and run for four years.
- The UKRI Clean Air Programme has capital funding available of up to £500k to support the delivery of the Clean Air research program and to provide an underpinning Clean Air community resource. Applicants to this consortium call are invited to include proposals for a Capital Idea up to £500k which details how the capital would support and add value to, the consortia proposed program of work and the wider community.
- The funders also reserve the right to not administer any capital funding through this opportunity.
Purpose of This Call
- Provide critical foresight on emerging air pollution challenges and associated health risks and impacts; and
- Enable an increased understanding and quantification of human behavioral change and practices in order to develop and assess interventions, that limit harmful exposure to mitigate negative health impacts individuals most at risk.
- It is anticipated that consortia will translate this new knowledge and innovation to support and inform government policy to reduce emissions, improve public health, influence behavior, and develop infrastructure.
Eligibility Criteria
You can apply for Innovate UK funding if you are a UK based business. All kinds of businesses can apply – from pre-startup and new companies to large multi-nationals.
You can apply for funding if you want to do one or more of the following:
- to test the feasibility of your idea and make sure it will work
- create a new product, process or service, or improve an existing one, through research and development
- work with other businesses or research organizations on collaborative projects
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