Interactive and Personalized Exposure Simulation: Empowering Households to Reduce Indoor Air Quality Health Risks
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PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT Millions of people in the United States experience respiratory health conditions such as asthma, COPD, and allergies that make them more susceptible to the acute health impacts of indoor air pollution, including coughing, difficulty breathing, wheezing, dizziness, and irritation. Interventions are needed to reduce acute exposures and health risks in homes to (1) identify sources of pollution, (2) elucidate exposure pathways and determinants, and (2) guide residents in effective exposure mitigation strategies. Sources include emissions from smoking, fires, cooking, cleaning, dust, household products, and ambient pollution. Reducing indoor air exposure will also reduce long-term risks such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases. To meet these needs, we will leverage advanced scientific models and web technologies to develop a personalized intervention, called CLYR-SIM, that precisely simulates exposure to indoor air pollution in residences. Using a detailed virtual model of their home and its time-varying contexts, CLYR-SIM allows users to interactively pinpoint exposure reduction strategies that are effective for their specific real-world environment. We will first develop the software needed to implement the CLYR-SIM intervention limited in Phase I to PM2.5 exposures, which is a key indicator for harmful health impacts of air pollution. Next we will co-design the user interface and user experience with 30 prospective customers. Finally, we will conduct an intensive field pilot test in 5 homes with adults and children to evaluate its feasibility in terms of usability, acceptability, technical performance, and potential health impact. Our specific aims are: AIM #1. Develop core simulation (Build Simulation Engine Add Realistic Physical Home Modeling Add Initial User Inteface Add Real-Time Context Recording Build Web Infrastructure Integrate Calibration and Validation Procedures). AIM #2. Co-design interface with Prospective Users (Hold Inspiration Sessions Ideate over 3 Protoypes Implement Final Prototype). AIM #3. Pilot test in 5 homes (Develop participant procedures Deploy intervention in 5 homes Evaluate intervention feasibility and impact). We will elicit feedback from participants on each component of their experience, including instruction, engagement, usability, accuracy, impact on behavior and health, cost, etc. We will observe objective changes in mean pollutant levels from air monitoring data as a measure of potential impact. This study will feed into a Phase II impact study and commercialization.
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Interactive and Personalized Exposure Simulation: Empowering Households to Reduce Indoor Air Quality Health Risks is a NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences grant providing up to $306K for university, nonprofit, healthcare org. Applications are due 2026-12-31 (open). Check eligibility and apply with FindGrants.
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Up to $306K
2026-12-31
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Who is eligible for the Interactive and Personalized Exposure Simulation: Empowering Households to Reduce Indoor Air Quality Health Risks?
Interactive and Personalized Exposure Simulation: Empowering Households to Reduce Indoor Air Quality Health Risks is offered by NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and is generally open to university, nonprofit, healthcare org. It is open to organizations nationwide unless the funder specifies otherwise. Review the specific eligibility terms before applying, since funders set their own requirements around organization type, location, and the population or project being served.
How much funding does the Interactive and Personalized Exposure Simulation: Empowering Households to Reduce Indoor Air Quality Health Risks provide?
Interactive and Personalized Exposure Simulation: Empowering Households to Reduce Indoor Air Quality Health Risks provides up to $306K per award from NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Actual award sizes depend on the scope of your project, available program funds, and the number of applicants, so build a budget that reflects realistic, allowable costs rather than the maximum figure.
When is the Interactive and Personalized Exposure Simulation: Empowering Households to Reduce Indoor Air Quality Health Risks deadline?
Applications for Interactive and Personalized Exposure Simulation: Empowering Households to Reduce Indoor Air Quality Health Risks are due 2026-12-31 (open). Because deadlines can change, verify the date with the funder, NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and give yourself enough time to prepare a complete, competitive application before the close date.
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