GENERAL

1) Funding Opportunity: The Community Leadership Project Announces a Call for Letters of Inquiry

2) Funding Opportunity: EPA Indoor Environments Program

3) Funding Opportunity: ALA Social-Behavioral Research Grant Program

4) Funding Opportunity: Lung Association and CHEST Foundation Partner to Award Asthma Research Grant

5) Resource: CDC launches Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

6) Resource: Cleaning for Healthy Schools Toolkit

7) Study: Wide variation of asthma across urban neighborhoods

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

8) Job Opportunity: ALA seeks Program Manager

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

9) Event: New Perspectives on Community Health and Air Quality Conference in Los Angeles, July 24th

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GENERAL

1) Funding Opportunity: The Community Leadership Project Announces a Call for Letters of Inquiry

The Community Leadership Project, a joint project of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced a call for letters of inquiry from organizations interested in distributing grants and otherwise supporting nonprofit groups led by or serving people of color and low-income communities in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Coast, and the San Joaquin Valley. This is the second round of funding that seeks to strengthen these grassroots organizations. The deadline to submit letters is August 4th. For more information visit //www.communityleadershipproject.org/ to view the Request for Letters of Inquiry and Frequently Asked Questions.

2) Funding Opportunity: EPA Indoor Environments Program

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of funds and is soliciting proposals from eligible entities for demonstration, training, outreach and/or education cooperative agreements that will have a national scale impact to reduce exposure to indoor air contaminants and yield measurable environmental outcomes. The goal of EPA’s Indoor Environments Program is to reduce the environmental health risks posed by contaminants in indoor environments. The program makes progress towards its goal by funding demonstration, training, outreach and/or education projects that achieve national scale impacts by supporting or leveraging networks with proven delivery channels. EPA anticipates awarding between 25 to 35 cooperative

agreements from this announcement, subject to availability of funds and the quality of proposals received. These cooperative agreements are expected to range between $25,000 and $300,000 per year in value. The deadline to apply is September 14th. For more information please visit: //www.epa.gov/air/grants/.

3) Funding Opportunity: ALA Social-Behavioral Research Grant Program

The American Lung Association (ALA) has announced a $40,000/yr Social-Behavioral Research Grant to provide seed monies for investigators working on epidemiological and behavioral studies examining risk factors affecting lung health. This grant includes studies concerning the ethical, legal and economic aspects of health services and policies. The duration of this grant is up to two years. Social Behavioral Research Grants are $40,000 per award year. The deadline to apply is October 21st. Application materials are available online at https:65.209.224.65/proposalcentral.altum.com and can be accessed by visiting //www.calasthma.org/news/show_story/666/.

4) Funding Opportunity: Lung Association and CHEST Foundation Partner to Award Asthma Research Grant

The American Lung Association (ALA) and The CHEST Foundation are partnering to award a 2-year research grant valued at $40,000 annually to further asthma research. The deadline to apply is October 21st, and awards will be announced in April 2010. Applicants must have the following to be eligible: a doctoral degree; an assured faculty appointment with demonstrated institutional commitment, including start up funds and research space by the start of the award; and completion of 2 years of post-doctoral research training. Application materials are available online https:65.209.224.65/proposalcentral.altum.com and can be accessed by visiting //www.calasthma.org/news/show_story/667/.

5) Resource: CDC launches Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) launched its new Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, a Web-based tool that tracks and reports environmental hazards and the health problems that may be related to them. Childhood lead poisoning and asthma are among the health conditions CDC’s Tracking Network covers, while air and water quality are among the environmental indicators. For more information, please visit the Tracking Network at //www.cdc.gov/ephtracking.

6) Resource: Cleaning for Healthy Schools Toolkit

The National Collaborative Workgroup on Green Cleaning and Chemical Policy Reform in Schools has developed a Cleaning for Healthy Schools Toolkit. The Toolkit includes audio presentations on green cleaning and how to get started on an implementation process at a school site and downloads of free posters and flyers. To access the Toolkit, visit //www.cleaningforhealthyschools.org/.

7) Study: Wide variation of asthma across urban neighborhoods

In the June issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, an article entitled, The Protective Effect of Community Factors on Childhood Asthma, research conducted by Dr. Ruchi S. Gupta, of Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, found that childhood asthma is less common in neighborhoods with high economic potential and strong community vitality. Findings also suggest that neighborhoods with low asthma prevalence had higher scores on the Community Vitality Index, which combines ratings for social capital, economic potential and community amenities. A research abstract can be found at: //www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(09)00549-1/abstract.

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

8) Job Opportunity: ALA seeks Program Manager

The American Lung Association in California has an opportunity for an experienced program professional to become this organization’s Program Manager in San Joaquin and Stanislaus County. This position is responsible for implementation of community programs, services, and educational activities within the San Joaquin and Stanislaus County area in alignment with the American Lung Association in California’s statewide Performance Based Management System. Additional responsibilities include the identification and development of fundraising opportunities within the community. To view the complete position description, visit //www.calasthma.org/news/show_story/668/ and for more information, contact Susie Rico-Vasquez at 559-222-4800 or srico@alac.org.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

9) Event: New Perspectives on Community Health and Air Quality Conference in Los Angeles, July 24th

Hosted by The South Coast Air Quality Management District at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, this conference will provide information on public health impacts caused by air pollution from experts in the field of medicine, technology and community action. Focusing on air pollution impacts, challenges and solutions, the conference will feature presentations from: California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Senator Alan Lowenthal and Daniel Sperling, Ph.D., Author of “Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability”. For more information and to register, visit //www.cleanaircongress.info/.

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