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Knowledge Warding Against Toxin Levels

Award Number: P01ES035551
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/20/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2029

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Knowledge Warding Against Toxin Levels - The tribally led Knowledge Warding Against Toxin Levels Center for Oceans and Human Health will be directed by a Tribal government’s Resource Protection Division Director and Co-Directed by a public health academic. The purpose of the Center will be to address key unknowns surrounding paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), which the Fourth National Climate Assessment called a “public health emergency” (page 1203). This will be done by using a mixed-methods approach overall, with proven laboratory-based techniques (RBA and HPLC) to assess toxin levels in shellfish from coastal communities around Alaska, complemented by interviews and surveys of residents of Gulf of Alaska communities that have reported at least some PSP burden. The Center will have 3 Cores: Administrative Core, Facility Service Core, and Community Engagement Core. The Administrative Core will be run by the government of Sitka Tribe of Alaska, a federally recognized tribe. Its purpose will be to provide oversight, guidance, and direction to all Projects and other Cores. The Facility Service Core will be run by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Lab, to provide a centralized location for the processing of all shellfish samples that will produce useful data for the Projects and community. The Community Engagement Core will be run by the Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and Tribal Organization and facilitate community engagement activities. The Center will conduct 3 projects: Project 1 will assess the impacts of environmental and oceanographic shifts, including sea-level rise, on shellfish toxin exposure using multiple approaches, including model-based forecasting and laboratory-based experiments; Project 2 will evaluate the toxicity of specific toxin congeners occurring as mixtures in shellfish; and Project 3 will characterize community views and dietary practices and clarify the burden of PSP disease through interviews and a community survey.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $556,471 )
2026	2026	SITKA TRIBE OF ALASKA	204 SIGINAKA WAY	SITKA	AK	99835	SITKA	USA	Environmental Health	000	3	2/10/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$556,471
														Subtotal = $556,471

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $547,068 )
2025	2025	SITKA TRIBE OF ALASKA	204 SIGINAKA WAY	SITKA	AK	99835	SITKA	USA	Environmental Health	000	2	8/7/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$547,068
														Subtotal = $547,068

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $597,625 )
2024	2024	SITKA TRIBE OF ALASKA	204 SIGINAKA WAY	SITKA	AK	99835	SITKA	USA	Environmental Health	000	1	3/20/2024	NEW	$597,625
														Subtotal = $597,625

Grand Total All Awards = $1,701,164

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Knowledge Warding Against Toxin Levels

Award Number: P01ES035551

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/20/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2029

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