Environmental Health Pilot Award (through UCSF's Resource Allocation Program - RAP)

Environmental Health Pilot Award (through UCSF's Resource Allocation Program - RAP) is sponsored by UCSF Environmental Research and Translation for Health Center (EaRTH Center). The EaRTH Center invites applications for pilot projects in basic science, clinical science or epidemiology focused on environmental health.

Environmental Health Research Pilot Award | Resource Allocation Program (RAP) INDEPENDENT REVIEW - Fall Cycles Only Project Award Amount $50,000 The UCSF P30 Center for E nvironment a l R esearch and T ranslation for H ealth (EaRTH) invites applications for pilot projects in basic science, clinical science or epidemiology focused on environmental health.

Projects should be exploratory in nature and broadly aligned with the theme of the Center, which is to understand how exposure to environmental pollutants and/or environmental chemicals during development influence disease and to intervene and prevent exposures to improve health throughout the lifespan, especially among vulnerable and underserved populations.

Exposures may include relevant environmental chemicals and food additives as well as factors that may affect biological responses to exposures such as psychosocial stress.

Areas of interest include but are not limited to: Adverse health outcomes related to exposures during pregnancy and early development Mechanistic studies that identify pathways disrupted by environmental exposures Interactions between genetics and exposures in disease, such as cancer New technologies for monitoring exposures or their effects Interventions for mitigating the effects of exposures The intersections between health, climate change and environmental justice Establishing in vitro and computational approaches to advance hazard identification and chemical risk assessment Each pilot project will have a maximum budget of $50,000.

Pilot projects are for one year and are not renewable or transferrable. A final project report is required at the end of the funding period, identifying resulting publications and subsequent funding obtained to support the expanded/extended projects. Any resulting publications must directly acknowledge funding from the UCSF P30 EaRTH Center P30-ES030284.

In addition, all pilot project grantees are required to submit an Annual Progress Report each winter. The progress report will contain updates on the project, publications directly related to findings from the project, and grants directly associated with project results. Grantees may be asked to present a poster or short oral presentation on pilot progress at an EaRTH meeting.

Eligibility requirements need to be met as of date of submission, no waivers will be accepted. UCSF Faculty in any series (Ladder Rank, In Residence, Clinical X, Health Science Clinical, Adjunct) in all ranks (Instructors, Assistant, Associate, Full Professors) and Appointees to the Professional Research Series and to the Librarian Series may apply. Residents, Fellows and Postdocs, Specialists.

Criteria for Review/Evaluation of Applications We invite the submission of innovative and collaborative pilot projects that relate to environmental health.

Proposals will be evaluated and scored by reviewers based on the quality of the proposed scientific investigation, innovation in ideas or approach, the quality and promise of the applicant and the research team, and the potential of the proposed research to impact understanding and prevention of harmful environmental exposures as well as to lead to future successful NIH grant applications.

Applications must adhere to the following (and will be administratively rejected if instructions are not followed): 1-3 PIs are allowed, with cross-disciplinary approaches encouraged. A lead PI must be designated. No prior experience in environmental health research is required.

Current membership in the P30 EaRTH Center is not required, although awardees will be expected to participate in Center functions during the duration of their project and present their results to the Center and the Scientific Advisory Board. Grants are non-transferrable to other institutions. Proposals must involve at least one P30 EaRTH Core service with budgeted costs of at least $10,000.

Please consult https://earth. ucsf. edu and discuss with EaRTH Core directors.

Applications should be written for a broad scientific audience with inclusion of only necessary details. Pilot projects that involve human subjects, human stem cells, or animal subjects must comply with NIH rules before funds are released. Funded projects will be expected to submit initial IRB/GESCR applications and/or IACUC revisions immediately following the notice of award.

All funded projects, along with IRB approval, must be reviewed and approved by NIEHS prior to the funding start date. Projects that involve Human Subjects research are also required to provide Inclusion Enrollment Reports to comply with NIH policies. Early stage investigators, (ESIs) as defined by the NIH, will be given special consideration and are encouraged to apply.

In accordance with Federal and State law and University policy, the University of California does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, health, or disability. For detailed information, please visit the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination .

Finalists will be asked to present a brief overview of their proposal to the P30 EaRTH Center Executive Committee. Funding decisions are based on several factors – scientific review score, alignment of proposal to the P30 EaRTH Center’s strategic goals, proposal research area of focus, conformity to stated guidelines, and potential for to lead to future successful NIEHS grant applications.

Information on the EaRTH Center goals is available at https://earth. ucsf. edu .

STEP 1) Complete the electronic application form external site (opens in a new window) . Please note there are several pieces of information that need to be provided directly via the electronic application form (selecting the appropriate grant mechanism, providing demographic information, uploading an abstract, etc.). To view an inactive e-application template form, navigate to: APPLY tab >> TEMPLATES & EXAMPLES .

STEP 2) Upload your proposal as a SINGLE PDF that includes all the components as listed in numerical order in the instructions below. Please write your proposal following the instructions listed below (not those on the RAP website) and create one single PDF file. Do not include form fields in your PDF document.

Format Requirements : Arial font; 11 pt; minimum 0. 5 inch for all margins; no appendices; include page numbers. 1.

Project Lay Summary. Please include a separate page with an abstract of 200 words or less which conveys the goals of the project, significance for environmental health and potential impact for stakeholders and the community. This summary should be written for a lay audience and avoid scientific jargon.

2. Approach : Maximum 2 pages (including section entitled "Grant/Publication Potential" that includes a brief description of how a successful pilot project and/or expansion of the project lead to a R01 and on your plans for publishing your findings), plus one additional page of figures and/or tables. Literature cited should be listed separately and is not included in the page limit.

3. Milestone Table: Please include a brief milestone table that outlines key activities, timelines, and deliverables to help evaluate project feasibility and progress. 4.

Detailed Budget. $50,000 maximum per proposal and please round up to the nearest thousand (i.e. instead of $49,869 list $50,000). PIs are required to list their effort whether is paid or in kind.

Use the following form: PHS 398 Form Page 4, "Detailed Budget for the Initial Period": http://grants. nih. gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.

html Add the network recharge rates to your budget. PI and/or Co-PI Salary * X Salary for trainee (postdoc or student) X Publications and associated fees (e.g. SRA; Technician, Clinical coordinator) Patient Care/Patient remuneration X Foreign Components, Spending and International Subcontracts Indirect costs on subcontracts *NIH base salary cap. Fully justify all requests.

†All applicants, including current EaRTH Center members must budget at least $10,000 toward any combination of core facility services offered through the P30 Center. Please discuss details in advance of application submission with specific core directors listed at https://earth. ucsf.

edu or with Center administrator, Alana D’Aleo ( [email protected] ). General guideline: PI partial salary support should not exceed 10% of the requested award budget - NOT 10% of PI salary. An amount over 10% of the award budget must be well justified.

Multiple PIs can decide how to distribute the 10% salary support among themselves (e.g., 5%/5% or 6%/4%). General Automobile and Employee Liability (GAEL) can be included in the requested budget 10% includes SALARY & BENEFITS The award amount is DIRECT COST ONLY 5. Budget Justification : Clearly and fully justify all costs, including use of EaRTH Core(s) (1 page).

NOTE: If your Other Support references projects that may appear to have scientific or budgetary overlap with this proposal, please clearly identify and explain why this proposal is unique and non-overlapping. 6. NIH BioSketch of Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator(s) and UCSF Faculty Mentor(s) (if applicable).

Include bio-sketches for all PIs of a multi-PI application. Applicants may submit a PDF using either the old manually-generated NIH Biographical Sketch format or the new NIH Biographical Sketch generated through SciENcv, effective on January 25, 2026. See NIH website to find the instructions: https://grants.

nih. gov/grants-process/write-application/forms-directory/biosketch 7. Other support pages required for Principal Investigator(s).

If the Principal Investigator (PI) is not faculty, Other Support is also required for Co-Investigator(s) and UCSF Faculty Mentor(s). Applicants may submit either the old version of Other Support or the new NIH Other Support common form generated through SciENcv, effective on January 25, 2026. Include information for all active grants.

See NIH website to find the instructions: https://grants. nih. gov/grants-process/write-application/forms-directory/other-support Contact: UCSF EaRTH Pilot Core Director Dr. Diana Laird [email protected]