Cooperative Agreement 72061220CA00004

This Project Grant award of $195,696.00 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 - Cardiovascular Diseases Research) aims to co-develop the Active, Nourished, and Empowered Teens (ANET) program, a modular nutrition and fitness intervention for community youth. The project will engage a youth advisory panel to co-design the intervention, which seeks to empower adolescents in their nutrition and physical activity choices while fostering advocacy for nutritional and...

The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $118,904 to the Georgia TECH Research Corporation under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021. The funding supported the KICKSTARTING ADVANCES IN ASSISTIVE AND REHABILITATIVE TECHNOLOGIES project. As part of its mission to enhance STEM competitiveness and broaden participation in research and education, the Integrative Activities program aims to develop...

This $163,904 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research, aims to prepare the principal investigator, Yu-Lun Chen, Ph.D., for an independent research career focused on promoting physical activity and health in individuals on the autism spectrum, with a particular emphasis on transition-age youth. The grant will address key knowledge gaps through three main...

The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $231,682 Project Grant to the University of Alabama under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) to develop an aberration-free computational framework for transcranial photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT) brain imaging. Over the two year period from January 2023 to December 2024, a faculty fellow and graduate student will work with experts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to American Councils For International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) to develop and implement activities promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in Armenia utilizing the expertise of U.S. government alumni. The goal of the project is to support civil society and democracy building in Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia through public diplomacy...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $358,000 project grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Ayiti Community Trust, Inc. (ACT) on September 18, 2024. The grant supports ACT's efforts to mobilize the Haitian diaspora and other donors to invest in Haitian-led agricultural development solutions. Through small grants, capacity building, and convening, ACT is working to improve agricultural practices, strengthen market linkages, promote the inclusion of women...

The California State University Auxiliary Services Inc. was awarded a $172,744 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad federal grant program (CFDA 84.021). The grant will support the organization's project "African Knowledge Systems: Performing Arts in South Africa During Apartheid and Beyond" from June 1, 2022 through December 1, 2023. The project aims to contribute to the development...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to American Councils For International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. to create a network of Georgian universities linking practical research output to industry under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) federal grant program. The award, made on September 23, 2021 with a completion date of December 30, 2022, will support increasing innovation and economic growth in Georgia by developing...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a $490,262 Project Grant under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to Plans4Care Inc. to develop and test a digital platform called Activities4Care. The platform aims to provide customized, evidence-based activities to enhance the well-being of caregivers and improve quality of life for people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The 1-year project will create a clickable prototype mapping activities to the characteristics of...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded a $1,400,000 Project Grant under the Assistive Technology Act (CFDA 93.464) program to the Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF). This funding will support PATF's efforts to: 1) maintain and grow its diversified assistive technology (AT) loan portfolio in Pennsylvania, 2) expand AT lending programs and reach more communities in need across Kentucky, 3) develop a pilot artificial...