FOA-Interventions
and Communication Strategies to Reduce Health Risks of Wildland Fire Smoke
Exposures - Regular and Early Career (EPA-G2021-STAR-G1); December 15,
2020
Agency
US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR)
Program
Description
The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve
Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing research that will
address behavioral, technical and practical aspects of interventions and
communication strategies to reduce exposures and/or health risks of wildland
fire smoke. Specifically, the RFA seeks research that responds to one of the
following research areas or integrates across the two research areas:
1.
assess
the effectiveness of various types of interventions in reducing exposures and
associated health risks of wildland fire smoke exposure at the individual or
community level; and
2.
develop and
assess the effectiveness of health risk communication strategies in supporting
actions to reduce wildland fire smoke exposure.
Research
is needed that identifies and evaluates the extent to which comprehensive
(technical, social, and behavioral) intervention approaches are effective for
reducing wildland fire smoke exposure, and factors that may influence the
effectiveness of those approaches. Given the applied nature of this topic,
research that includes partnership with health and air quality agencies at the
local, state, and tribal level, health care providers, social services agencies
and organizations, and non-governmental organizations may enhance the
integration of social, behavioral, and physical sciences pertinent to informing
the development of intervention approaches.
Research
Area 1 – Sustainable Interventions to Reduce Exposures and Associated Health
Risks from Wildland Fire Smoke
Research
Area 1 seeks applications that assess the effectiveness of various types of
individual and community-level interventions in reducing exposures and
associated health risks of wildland fire smoke exposure. Central to reducing
exposures and health risks are the efficacies of intervention approaches and how
they are used in practice. Applications should incorporate behavioral, technical
and practical aspects of interventions into the research
design.
Research
Area 2 – Health Risk Communication Strategies to Inform Actions
Research
Area 2 seeks applications that develop and assess the effectiveness of health
risk communication strategies in supporting actions to reduce wildland fire
smoke exposure. Applicants are strongly encouraged to propose research with
explicit consideration of populations at-risk of health effects attributed to
wildland fire smoke exposure, harder-to-reach populations, or both.
Harder-to-reach populations can be broadly defined as groups or individuals who
may not receive communications delivered by the traditional communication
channels, such as rural populations with limited internet access and limited
access to traditional media such as local papers, local radio, and local
television; homeless and transient populations, non-English speakers, homebound
individuals, etc.
Institutional
cost-sharing is not required. In addition to regular awards, this
solicitation includes the opportunity for early career awards. The purpose of
the early career award is to fund research projects smaller in scope and budget
by early career PIs. An
early career option is available at EPA-G2021-STAR-G2.
Announcement
Number:
EPA-G2021-STAR-G1
Closing
Date:
December
15, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329383
Contact
Information
Serena
Chung
202-564-6069