Block Grant MRCSG030045

Albany Medical College received a $733,500 Project Grant award from the Defense Health Agency dated June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026 under the Military Medical Research and Development federal grant program (CFDA 12.420). Through this award, Albany Medical College will conduct research investigating medical solutions for the battlefield by harnessing RVE1 to treat bone marrow failure. The Military Medical Research and Development program aims to transform military and public health through...

The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded Ospedale San Raffaele S.R.L. a $650,000 Project Grant under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant will support research from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025 to engineer thymic selection to control the development of alloreactive T cells and promote vascularized composite allograft acceptance. The Military Medical Research and Development program aims to transform military and public health care...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,000,000 Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) Project Grant to Pillars Community Health, a federally qualified health center (FQHC) located in La Grange, Illinois. The grant will enable Pillars Community Health to expand its operating hours, including early weekday mornings, evenings, and additional weekend hours. This increase in access to primary medical, dental, and behavioral...

The Defense Health Agency awarded a $264,000 cooperative agreement to the Metis Foundation from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025 under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The award will support the Metis Foundation's ACTIVE REJECTION MICRO-PATCH SURVEILLANCE (ARMS) SYSTEM FOR VASCULARIZED COMPOSITE ALLOGRAFTS project located in San Antonio, TX. Through this funding, the Metis Foundation will develop an ARMS system to monitor vascularized composite...

The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded a $162,000 project grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in New York, NY under the Military Medical Research and Development program. The grant supports the development of amyloid fibril-specific chimeric antigen receptor macrophages (CAR-M)-based immunotherapy for amyloid clearance in light chain amyloidosis from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) aims to conduct...

The Amboy Fire Protection District (AFPD) received a $508,944 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant will enable AFPD to recruit and train 5 Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and 5 Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) to Illinois and national certification levels. Additionally, AFPD will provide mental...

The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded a $1,093,692.71 Project Grant to HMH Hospitals Corporation, doing business as Hackensack University Medical Center, to support a randomized clinical study of convalescent plasma from recovered COVID-19 donors collected through plasmapheresis as treatment for early COVID-19 infection. The study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma as a treatment option for COVID-19 under the Military Medical Research and Development...

The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded a $1,157,298 cooperative agreement to The Geneva Foundation of Tacoma, WA from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025. The award will support research under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to rationally design an immunogen for protection against Plasmodium vivax malaria. The Military Medical Research and Development program aims to transform military and public health through innovative biomedical research,...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), under the Appalachian Research, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects program (CFDA 23.011), awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to the Western Maryland Health Care Corporation, operating as Mountain Laurel Medical Center, for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. This grant funding will support the medical center's efforts to expand healthcare access and services for underserved communities in the Appalachian region of western...

The Ministry of Health in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) was awarded a $4,018,665 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program. The purpose of this award is to enhance RMI's ability to rapidly respond to significant public health emergencies (PHEs) and ensure necessary support is available to address PHEs that could have harmful impacts...