Cooperative Agreement 15POVC21GK00658NONF

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) program, awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in partnership with Think College and Worth. The three-year grant aims to co-develop a new intervention called "MY ROAD" to empower inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs in evaluating and expanding...

This $599,997.00 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.137), will implement a community-driven intervention to address intersectional mental health disparities among housing-insecure youth in San Diego, California. The project will bundle evidence-based approaches, including expressive arts, health service navigation, and "warm hand-offs," to...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) provides $492,000 to the University of Chicago to systematically evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of the REACT (Recovery & Empowerment After Community Trauma) Clinic model. The REACT Clinic is an innovative, interdisciplinary intervention focused on addressing the mental health needs of Black youth affected by...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under CFDA 93.433 aims to strengthen the evidence base for occupational therapy consultation services that enhance arts and recreation participation among people with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The $197,312 award to Dominican University of California will fund a 3-year study with the following key objectives: Investigate the process components of occupational...

This $1,349,961 Project Grant, awarded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau under the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (CARES) Act of 2014 (CFDA 93.877) program, will fund the JOBWISE project to enhance collaboration between hospital and community systems supporting the transition to adulthood for youth with autism and other intellectual/developmental disabilities in Colorado. The project aims to: 1) increase transition from child to adult systems...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $269,646 to West Virginia University to implement and evaluate the NIMH Clinical Pathway, an evidence-based suicide risk detection and management program, in rural Appalachian school-based health clinics. The key objectives are to: 1) adapt the NIMH Clinical Pathway to address the unique needs of the rural Appalachian context, 2) examine the...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $422,206 to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to develop and pilot test a psychosocial intervention for sexual and gender minority autistic adults. The objective is to address the lack of available evidence-based interventions for this population, who face increased mental health risks. The project, titled...

This Project Grant award of $238,888 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) federal grant program is aimed at developing and implementing a "neurologic-informed care" (NIC) model to improve health equity among individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) experiencing homelessness. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) assess client and...

This Project Grant award of $231,000.00 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) federal grant program, supports research to develop and assess culturally-tailored approaches to improve equity in palliative care for Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, and related disorders within Black and Hispanic communities. The key objectives are to: 1) strengthen...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $170,593 to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic for the project "Improving Screening and Access to Treatment for Depression in Care Partners of People Living with Dementia". The project aims to optimize and assess the feasibility and acceptability of a pathway to identify care partners of persons living with Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementia who are at risk...