State Biomonitoring Grants

State Biomonitoring Grants is sponsored by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since 2003, CDC has worked to build biomonitoring capacity in the States by selecting states to implement plans for biomonitoring programs through grants. Starting in 2009, CDC launched the State Biomonitoring Cooperative Agreement to expand biomonitoring capability and capacity nationwide.

With support from CDC, states conduct targeted and population-based biomonitoring to assess people's exposure to environmental chemicals in their communities. In 2024, CDC posted a funding opportunity seeking applications from states to build or use their existing biomonitoring capacity to assess exposure to environmental chemicals with a specific focus in communities unequally affected by exposure.

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ca. gov/biomonitoring-california-awarded-5m-centers-disease-control) 2. Biomonitoring California Awarded $5M from Centers for Disease Control # Biomonitoring California Awarded $5M from Centers for Disease Control Biomonitoring California has been awarded a new five year federal grant to support and expand its biomonitoring capacity.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded Biomonitoring California $1 million per year for five years, from September 2014 through August 2019. Biomonitoring California will use the funding during the first year to establish statewide surveillance for environmental contaminants in maternal serum samples. In subsequent years, the Program will add targeted investigations of chemicals of interest to California.

The Program will use the following strategies to support biomonitoring capacity in California: 1. Conduct statewide biomonitoring surveillance; 2. Target populations with state-specific or unique exposures; 3.

Demonstrate proficiency in high-quality biomonitoring; 4. Engage participants, the public, and policymakers. The purpose of these CDC awards is to increase the capability and capacity of state public health laboratories to conduct high-quality biomonitoring science and assess exposures of concern in their communities.

These awards are part of ongoing efforts to establish and expand biomonitoring capacity in state public health laboratories. More information on CDC support for state biomonitoring programs can be found at: http://www. cdc.

gov/biomonitoring/state_grants. html . A joint program of the California Department of Public Health, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and Department of Toxic Substances Control.