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This federal Project Grant award of $500,000 from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration (CFDA 93.648) program will support the accelerated implementation of the New Mexico IFPA Demonstration Project. The project aims to develop and demonstrate innovative methods for maintaining family connections, preventing child removal, and enhancing overall child and family well-being, with a particular emphasis on the Pueblo of...

This federal Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will fund a multi-site randomized clinical trial to evaluate the impact of a medical-financial partnership (MFP) intervention on perinatal and postnatal parent mental health, birth outcomes, and child developmental risk. The $494,251 award will support a community-partnered study...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $257,612 to the University of California, Davis to conduct a pilot trial of the Individualized Placement and Support (IPS) model for supported employment of autistic adults in the community. The goal is to address the high unemployment rates among autistic adults by evaluating the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of the IPS...

This federal Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), will fund a $693,365 research project to evaluate the longer-term impacts of a medical-financial partnership (MFP) intervention delivered through pediatric care. The MFP intervention provides financial coaching to low-income families, with the goal of improving child developmental...

This Project Grant award, titled "FAMILIES MOVING FORWARD BRIDGES: AN EARLY INTERVENTION ENHANCEMENT FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH PRENATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE WITH OR AT-RISK FOR FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS", is funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) federal grant program. The award, totaling $231,364.00, will be used to examine the feasibility of implementing the FMF Bridges early intervention...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health (CFDA 93.137) program provides $1,169,384 to Illuminate Colorado Inc., a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado. The award supports enhanced implementation of the Family Connects model to increase access and utilization of postpartum services for underrepresented populations in Colorado, such as Black, Spanish-speaking, and...

This $1,163,796 Project Grant, awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), will support a 4-year study entitled "Adaptations and Impacts Understanding Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs" (AIM-UP). The study aims to advance understanding of how evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs can be effectively adapted and replicated, with a focus on four key areas:...

This federal Project Grant award of $622,901 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) supports research to evaluate the efficacy of the Improving Participation After Stroke Self-Management-Rehabilitation (IPASS-R) program. The goal is to improve self-efficacy, activity performance, quality of life, and community engagement outcomes for individuals with sub-acute stroke, as compared to a general...

This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) provides $1,899,958 to Boston Medical Center Corporation and Proof Alliance to create the SAFEST Choice National Learning Collaborative. The program aims to: 1) Improve primary care providers' (PCPs) ability to screen for alcohol use during pregnancy, provide brief interventions, and refer high-risk patients to specialty care; and...

The American Institutes for Research (AIR), in partnership with Think College and Co-PI Worth, received a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to develop an intervention called "MY ROAD" over a three-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The MY ROAD intervention aims to empower inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs to evaluate and expand dignity of risk for students...