Climate and health Research Funding: NIH Grants

Research projects the US National Institutes of Health funds on this topic, and the money awarded.

Each number has its full source under its own list below.

Funded projects

148 projects (fiscal year 2025), $68.6 million awarded. Projects whose title names this topic. The largest awards are listed.

At the source
  1. 1Early Life Air Pollution Exposures As A Risk Factor For Neurodevelopmental DisordersUniversity Of Rochester · fiscal year 2025$3.2 million
  2. 2Adverse Health Outcomes From Extreme Heat, Air Pollution, And Medications In Low-income Pregnant Women And Their OffspringRutgers Biomedical And Health Sciences · fiscal year 2025$3.1 million
  3. 3Discovery Of Gene-by-air Pollution Interactions In Respiratory Disease Using Genetically Diverse Mice With Validation In HumansUniv Of North Carolina Chapel Hill · fiscal year 2025$3.1 million
  4. 4Air Pollution Disrupts Inflammasome Regulation In Heart And Lung Total Health (airhealth)Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School Of Public Health · fiscal year 2025$1.8 million
  5. 5Prenatal And Infant Household Air Pollution Exposure, The Human Microbiome And Virome, And Childhood Lung Function: The Graphs Randomized…Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai · fiscal year 2025$1.4 million
  6. 6Center For Collaboration On Climate And Community For Health (c4health)University Of Cincinnati · fiscal year 2025$1.3 million
  7. 7Research And Engagement On Adaptation For Climate And HealthUniversity Of Washington · fiscal year 2025$1.3 million
  8. 8Research And Engagement For Action On Climate And Health (reach) CenterGeorge Washington University · fiscal year 2025$1.2 million
  9. 9Air Pollution And Neighborhood Stressors As Determinants Of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (nsclc) Mutation Patterns And RecurrenceBeckman Research Institute/city Of Hope · fiscal year 2025$1.2 million
  10. 10Mni Sota Center For Climate Change And HealthUniversity Of Minnesota · fiscal year 2025$1.2 million

Source: NIH RePORTER, NIH-funded projects and award amounts, fiscal year 2025. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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