Systematic Targeting Of MicroPlastics (STOMP)
Systematic Targeting Of MicroPlastics (STOMP) supports multidisciplinary researchers in measuring microplastics, understanding their health effects, and developing ways to remove them from the human body.
This grant was recently updated
STOMP is no longer accepting new submissions, and ARPA-H is reviewing submitted proposals. Awards will be announced after negotiations are complete.
Funder: Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
Due Dates: Submissions under review; no longer accepting new submissions
Summary: STOMP supports research to measure microplastics, understand their health effects, and develop ways to remove them from the human body.
Description
Systematic Targeting Of MicroPlastics (STOMP), run by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), brings together multidisciplinary research to address gaps in detecting microplastics and understanding their effects on human health. The program seeks to establish which microplastics are most toxic, how they reach organs and cells, and how they cause harm.
Across two phases, STOMP advances laboratory measurement, biological characterization, and clinical translation. Phase one focuses on accurate measurement of nano-sized particles in complex biological tissue and imaging microplastics in animal organs and cells. Phase two aims to translate measurement techniques into affordable, scalable clinical systems for quantifying patients’ microplastic burden and to develop solutions for removing microplastics from the body.
