From the Health Effects Institute (healtheffects.org)… a new research funding opportunity has been issued on the health effects of exposure to traffic-related air pollution, noise, and their interactions with socio-economic status…  I received the following email text from HEI…

We are very happy to announce that the RFA is now issued https://www.healtheffects.org/system/files/RFA17-1-Traffic-and-Health.pdf

HEI is seeking to fund health studies to assess adverse health effects of short and/or long term exposure to traffic-related air pollution. The studies should consider spatially correlated factors that may either confound or modify the health effects of traffic-related air pollution, most notably, traffic noise, socioeconomic status, and factors related to the built environment, such as presence of green space. The RFA provides up to 4 years of funding for up to 5 studies with a funding cap of $1,000,000 each.

Interested applicants should submit a Preliminary Application by March 1, 2017. Full applications (by invitation only) should be submitted no later than July 15, 2017.

For more information how to apply, check our website: https://www.healtheffects.org/research/funding/application-instructions

Chad R. Bailey, MPH

USEPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality

2000 Traverwood Drive

Office S88

Ann Arbor, MI  48105

Phone:  734-214-4954

Fax:  734-214-4821