Project Grant 90DPCP0003

This $3,150,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) under the Social Security Research and Demonstration grant program (CFDA 96.007) will fund a three-phased randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted by the University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab and the Illinois State Treasurer's Office. The study aims to promote the take-up and use of ABLE accounts among Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in Illinois, with the goal of improving...

This Project Grant award of $1,331,625.00 from the National Institute on Aging's (CFDA 93.866 Aging Research program) will fund the development and piloting of a novel peer-led intervention called "Bridge to Belonging" (B2B) to reduce depression and loneliness among older gay and bisexual men living with HIV. The project will systematically adapt evidence-based strategies including cognitive behavioral therapy-based friendship enrichment, motivational interviewing, and peer...

This Project Grant award from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 - Cardiovascular Diseases Research) provides $1,970,848 to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to evaluate the efficacy of a digital intervention to increase physical activity and improve physical fitness in youth with the Fontan circulation. The study involves a randomized controlled trial with three specific aims: 1) Determine if the multi-component digital intervention increases physical activity...

This $465,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) aims to compare the effectiveness of technological (text messaging) and relational (community health worker outreach) approaches to support families who have missed scheduled well-child visits. The key objectives of this 2-year exploratory study are to: 1) demonstrate the feasibility of integrating a new...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $1,040,387 to The RAND Corporation to conduct a longitudinal mixed methods social network study examining how changes in loneliness and social isolation relate to changes in health and wellness among aging Black sexual minority men (BSMM). The study aims to (1) test associations between social disconnectedness and mental/physical health, healthcare engagement, and chronic conditions, (2) examine...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) provides $113,613 to Purdue University to study mechanisms behind participation in conservation programs. The research will examine how financial incentives, social and cultural factors, and individual personalities and values interact to shape willingness to accept payments for environmental conservation. Researchers will combine in-depth interviews with a large-scale...

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 $512,812 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (CFDA 93.847 - Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research) supports a pilot randomized trial to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the T1CARE intervention. T1CARE aims to address social determinants of health for young adults with type 1 diabetes through comprehensive assessment, responsiveness, and engagement. The study will partner with a community-based...

This Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.394 - Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research) provides $1,243,868 to San Diego State University Foundation to conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of the "CONMIGO" multilevel physical activity intervention for pre-adolescent Latina girls and their mothers. The 5-year study aims to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in the target population, evaluate individual and...

The National Science Foundation Division of Social and Economic Science awarded Oregon State University a $729,297 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to test an integrative model of the social-psychological drivers of participation in relational organizing and develop messaging interventions to encourage greater participation. Specifically, the researchers will survey the public to examine how personal norms, activist identity, attitudes,...