Deadline: 23-Aug-21
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) in coordination with EPA’s Safe and Healthy Communities National Research Program, is requesting applications to supplement exposure measurements in cohorts where biomonitoring is being conducted for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
The data developed should enable or improve interpretation of biomonitoring data and inform understanding of the important sources and pathways related to personal exposures to PFAS chemicals. The overarching intention is to advance PFAS human exposure measurement methodologies and encourage common collection of concordant information that will increase impact of individual studies and enable understanding of the most important PFAS exposure pathways.
A pilot set of multimedia measurements could be proposed with the objective of developing and evaluating methodologies to close the mass balance and inform interventions to reduce exposures to highly exposed groups. This pilot could be implemented on study participants from the partner study that have been identified as highly exposed based on serum levels. Additional measurements that could be proposed include: residential indoor air, residential outdoor air, residential soil, surface wipes, duplicate or regional diet, building and/or consumer products, etc.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Funding Amount: Approximately $500,000 total for all awards
- Potential Funding per Award: Up to a total of $250,000, including direct and indirect costs, with a maximum duration of 3 years
- Estimated Number of Awards: Approximately 2 awards
Outputs
Outputs expected from this research may include:
- Exposure measurement data concordant with biomonitoring data for a targeted set of PFAS chemicals in a study population;
- Evaluated protocols and SOPs for measuring a targeted set of PFAS in the residential environment.
Outcomes
Outcomes expected from this research may include:
- Improved interpretation of PFAS biomonitoring data; and
- Greater understanding of the important sources and pathways related to personal exposures to PFAS chemicals.
Eligibility Criteria
This solicitation is available to each U.S. State, territory and possession, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments of the U.S., and the District of Columbia; public and private universities and colleges, public and private nonprofit institutions, hospitals, and laboratories located in the U.S. and its territories or possessions; State and local government departments; and foreign entities. Profit-making firms and individuals are not eligible to receive assistance agreements from the EPA under this program
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334615
