These are new institutional awards to stimulate the
development of strong research, education, and public communications
connections between fields that aim to understand and mitigate the impact of
climate change on human health. In general, this award will support
institutions or consortia that are already moving toward establishing
themselves as centers of excellence for understanding climate change’s impact
on human health and for leadership in climate education OR public communication
around climate and health. Applications from institutions just starting to
integrate Climate + Health into their planning are expected to be
uncompetitive.

Institutions or Consortia supported by these awards will
develop new lines of research, training, and graduate education that will both
energize faculty collaboration and expand interdisciplinary research
opportunities for trainees. What graduate departments learn from exploring
post-graduate students’ interests in the intersection of climate change and
health science may be invaluable to developing educational resources and career
guidance for K12 and college students. The training grant element will not be
more than 20% of a funded center’s budget.

Anticipated funding: $2,000,000 a year for five years

Indirect Costs are not allowed.