Administrative Core for STEEP Center on PFAS Health Impacts
Official title: Administration Core
Funded at University of Rhode Island · NIH-11389416 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This NIH grant funds the Administrative Core of a team studying how PFAS in drinking water may affect health, with a focus on exposure, detection, and community engagement.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Rhode Island NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Kingston, United States) |
| Project start | September 1, 2017 |
| Project end | June 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $163,067 |
| NIH project number | 5P42ES027706-10 |
| Project ID | NIH-11389416 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Residents and communities affected by PFAS-contaminated drinking water who may benefit from improved monitoring, risk communication, and policy changes.
✕Less likely to help
This administrative core does not directly enroll patients but supports research that could inform future patient-focused studies.
What this research studies
If you live near impacted areas, this grant supports coordinating large research projects on PFAS exposure, collecting data, and sharing results with communities and policymakers. It covers oversight, finances, reporting, and collaboration across advisory groups to keep the center advancing its goals. The work helps ensure that findings about PFAS risks and detection methods are translated into real-world strategies for protection and regulation. The grant ties together researchers studying environmental exposure, health effects, and public outreach to address a pressing water-safety issue.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Better understanding of PFAS health risks and faster translation of findings into safer drinking-water standards and public health actions.
How similar studies have gone: Past centers have successfully integrated advisory input and streamlined reporting to accelerate environmental health research.
Where this research is happening
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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Lohmann, Rainer — University of Rhode Island
- Study coordinator: Lohmann, Rainer
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.