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Grantee Research Project Results

Interventions and Communication Strategies to Reduce Health Risks of Wildland Fire Smoke Exposures

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $9 million in funding to twelve institutions for research that will address behavioral, technical and practical aspects of interventions and communication strategies to reduce exposures and health risks of wildland fire smoke.

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Request for Applications closing date: December 15, 2020

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# Grant Number Abstract Principal Investigator Institution Grant Amount PROJECT PERIOD Project Start Date Project End Date Extended End Date State
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# Grant Number Abstract Principal Investigator Institution Grant Amount PROJECT PERIOD Project Start Date Project End Date Extended End Date State
1 R840232
Grant



Informing school decision-making during wildfire events: evaluation of indoor PM2.5 exposures and associated health impacts in children Reid, Colleen Elizabeth
Lamplugh, Aaron  
University of Colorado Boulder $549,919   September 01, 2021 -
April 23, 2025  
September 01, 2021   April 23, 2025     CO  
2 R840234
Grant



School Resilience to Wildland Smoke and Outdoor sources of Fine & Ultrafine Particles Austin, Elena
Karr, Catherine
Larson, Timothy V.
Seto, Edmund  
University of Washington $548,537   September 01, 2021 -
April 23, 2025  
September 01, 2021   April 23, 2025     --  
3 R840236
Grant



Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Stakeholder-Driven Wildfire Smoke Monitoring and Messaging in Rural Nevada VanderMolen, Kristin
Collins, Meghan
Dragoni, Danilo
Grainey, Elizabeth
McCurdy, Greg
Son, Yeongkwon
Wall, Tamara  
Desert Research Institute, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection $544,763   September 01, 2021 -
May 13, 2025  
September 01, 2021   May 13, 2025     NV  
4 R840237
Grant



Assessing the Transport of Wildfire-Generated Particulate Matter Into Homes and Developing Practical Interventions to Reduce Human Exposure (WildPM) Vance, Marina E   University of Colorado Boulder $549,000   September 01, 2021 -
April 24, 2025  
September 01, 2021   April 24, 2025     CO  
5 R840238
Grant



Household Atmospheric Dynamics under Elevated Smoke (HADES): Holistic Evaluation of Interventions for Reducing Indoor Levels of Wildland Fire Emissions Gall, Elliott T   Portland State University $547,899   September 01, 2021 -
May 10, 2025  
September 01, 2021   May 10, 2025     OR  
6 R840239
Grant



Participatory Design of Effective Risk Communication about Wildfire Smoke for Hard-to-Reach Populations. Neuhauser, Linda
Ivey, Susan L
Su, Jason  
University of California - Berkeley $988,740   September 01, 2021 -
February 29, 2024
(Extended to February 28, 2025)  
September 01, 2021   February 29, 2024  
February 28, 2025  
CA  
7 R840240
Grant



Evaluating the effectiveness of interventions on reducing wildfire smoke exposure and health risks in low-income hard-to-reach communities in California Wong-Parodi, Gabrielle
Cho, Seung-Hyun  
Stanford University, RTI International $999,846   September 01, 2021 -
April 28, 2025  
September 01, 2021   April 28, 2025     CA  
8 R840241
Grant



Enhancing Communication to Reduce Health Risks of Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure Due to Prescribed Burns Adetona, Olorunfemi
Ihekweazu, Chioma
Lordo, Robert
Naeher, Luke
Wapner, Andy  
The Ohio State University, Battelle Memorial Institute, University of Georgia $999,995   October 01, 2021 -
May 08, 2025  
October 01, 2021   May 08, 2025     OH  
9 R840242
Grant



Filtration for Respiratory Exposure to wildfire Smoke from Swamp Cooler Air (FRESSCA) Solomon, Gina M
Balmes, John R.
English, Paul
Garzon-Galvis, Catalina
Heidarinejad, Mohammad
Martinez, Nayamin
Miller, Shelly
Stephens, Brent
Wagner, Jeff  
Public Health Institute, California Department of Public Health, Central California Environmental Justice Network, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of California - San Francisco, University of Colorado Boulder $994,407   September 01, 2021 -
August 31, 2024  
September 01, 2021   August 31, 2024     CA  
10 R840246
Grant



Integrated Communication and Intervention Strategies to Reduce Exposure to Prescribed Wildland Fire Emissions in Schools, Schoolchildren and Communities Russell, Armistead G.
Hull, Rebecca Watts
Ng, Nga Lee
Odman, Mehmet Talat
Vaidyanathan, Ambarish  
Georgia Institute of Technology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $1,000,000   September 01, 2021 -
May 08, 2025  
September 01, 2021   May 08, 2025     GA  
11 R840325
Grant



A Community-Aligned Action Plan for Effective Communication of Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure Risks Ivey, Cesunica   University of California - Berkeley $549,940   January 01, 2022 -
May 07, 2025  
January 01, 2022   May 07, 2025     CA  
12 R840363
Grant



Smoke-ready communities, Creating and sustaining air quality information using targeted communication interventions Fischer, Emily
Abrams, Katie
Anderson, Ashley A
Ford, Bonne
Magzamen, Sheryl
Pierce, Jeffrey  
Colorado State University $992,464   March 01, 2022 -
February 28, 2025
(Extended to February 28, 2027)  
March 01, 2022   February 28, 2025  
February 28, 2027  
CO  


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