DGSOM & CTSI Wildfire Response Pilot Award

Now Accepting Applications!

The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), in collaboration with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity to support wildfire-related research across disciplines.

This RFA seeks to support innovative projects that have the potential to scale to larger scientific research initiatives. 

Funding Details

• Maximum Award: Two pilot grants of up to $125,00 total
• Eligibility: All UCLA faculty members in any series (tenured/non-tenured) including adjunct and professional research series
• Deadline to Apply: June 22, 2025 at 5PM PT

Relevant Research Topics May Include:

• Exposures, experiences, stressors, and immediate and longer-term health outcomes
• Health outcomes associated with strategies for reducing physical health and mental health impacts, including protective equipment, air filtration, community-based interventions and recovery programs.
• Health and well-being effects associated with recovery (eg, housing instability, socio-economic factors)
• Disproportionate health outcomes in children, the elderly, individuals with preexisting conditions, unhoused individuals, and other at-risk groups.

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