Discoveries in Safety Grants

The Discoveries in Safety Grants program supports innovative research aligned with the Institutes mission to address critical safety challenges.

Applicants are encouraged to select from one of the 4focus areas:  

Focus Area 1: Water Purification and Conservation.

Focus Area 1: Improved respiratory protection options for first responders under toxic smoke conditions

Focus Area 2: Improved recycling technologies to recover critical minerals from energy storage devices

Focus Area 3: Characterization of chemical emissions and residual ash from wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires

Focus Area 4: Mineral fiber emission and transport characterization from wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires

Funding: $200,000 per year

Duration: 3 years

Research Authority due date: 20.1.26

LOI (required) due date: 27.1.26

Full proposal due date: 24.4.26