The University of Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center (EHSC) Community Engagement Core (CEC) works with community partners to develop science-based solutions to environmental problems. Strong community partnerships are essential to generate, transmit, and use science to help solve environmental health problems.
Donor Name: University of Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center (EHSC)
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/17/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The CEC is continuing the Capacity Building Project program in 2025 to provide funding for local organizations to grow their engagement in environmental health. Projects should address issues of environmental health disparities in the greater Rochester region. The overall goals are to build community capacity to address local environmental health problems and identify opportunities for future partnerships with the EHSC.
Funding Information
The EHSC will provide up to $10,000 for one or two Capacity Building Projects in 2025.
Example of Possible Projects
- Development, delivery, and/or evaluation of an environmental health education, training, or intervention program.
- Environmental health-related surveys, interviews, or focus groups to inform a project.
- Characterize an environmental health issue (sample collection, analysis, literature review, mapping, learning from other communities, etc.)
- Develop organization’s capacity related to environmental health (e.g., conference and travel support, certification fees, and training in grant writing, communication, etc.).
- Dissemination of best practices, information, and “how to” documents for community environmental health projects.
Examples of Covered Expenses
- Technical consultants (environmental sampling, grant writing, analysis, etc.)
- Meeting space rental, transportation, or other expenses to support group convenings
- Project supplies
- Training, education, or certification needed to support project or future activities
- Project staff travel costs (travel for project activities, conferences/trainings out of area)
- Computers or technology needed to carry out project activities (computer expenses limited to $1000 and must not exceed 80% of computer’s total cost)
- Data collection expenses (sampling supplies, lab fees, survey questionnaires, etc.)
- Focus group or interview expenses (facilitation, transportation/parking fees, child care for participants’ children, non-cash incentives, etc.)
- Staff or student time dedicated to project activities.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply.
Criteria for Selection
- Potential to address environmental health disparities in the greater Rochester region
- Potential to build the organization’s capacity for future environmental health work
- Feasibility of the project (i.e., ability to achieve stated goals during project period)
- Evidence of support by contractors, partners, or participants (letter, past work, etc.)
- Project’s Budget is complete, reasonable to meet the project’s goals, and is within funding guidelines
- Potential of the project to establish a new partnership with the EHSC
- Plan for future action, funding, replicability, or sustainability.
For more information, visit EHSC.
