Deadline: 18 October 2018
Environment and Health Fund is seeking proposals for program entitled “Pollution in People Initiative” that is designed to gain a better understanding of the environmental contributors to health and disease in the population of Israel.
To this end the Pollution in People Initiative provides seed funding for the development of a sustainable Israeli biomonitoring program that integrates the analysis of biological samples, along with questionnaires and other relevant data to provide policy relevant information about the exposure of the Israeli population to environmental contaminants.
The purpose of this non-renewable seed funding award is to assist Israeli scientists and/or policy makers to establish a sustainable infrastructure for investigating the exposure of the Israeli population to environmental contaminants, to identify the sources of these exposures, to support policy interventions to help mitigate the potential health effects, and to monitor the impact of policy interventions.
Focus Areas
- Comparison across geographic areas to identify hotspots for specific exposures of concern
- Comparison across subpopulations to identify vulnerable groups who are at particular risk
- Proposals that are designed to support national public health policy priorities
- Proposals that demonstrate linkage between biomonitoring and other evidence (such as specific questionnaire information) that allow for the identification of sources of exposure
- Proposals that utilize the capabilities of the Israel National Human Biomonitoring Laboratory
Funding Information
The total amount of 500,000 NIS will be paid out over 24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Individuals affiliated with public or private nonprofit institutions/organizations (including institutions of higher education and hospitals) located in Israel are eligible to apply. Proposals must be submitted by individuals through his or her affiliated institutions.
Conditions
- The proposal must be national in scope and reflect the heterogeneity of the Israeli population.
- The proposal may include the use of stored biosamples and existing questionnaire data.
- In the case of combining samples from different biobanks, the proposal must detail the methods for harmonization of questionnaire data from different sources and the results of analyses of biosamples from different laboratories.
- The proposal must include a detailed plan for the sustainability of the project for a minimum of eight years beyond the initial two–year period of seed funding, with a minimum commitment to matching funding of 500,000 NIS.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit Environment and Health Fund.