Cooperative Agreement AIDGPOA000900004

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $383,114 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to Venova Technologies Inc., a women-led and minority-led medical device startup company. The grant funds the development of a novel, non-hormonal, long-acting female contraceptive device designed to address the critical unmet need for birth control options without hormonal...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), is providing $573,475 to The Botswana Harvard Health Partnership (BHP) to conduct a randomized trial evaluating the effect of integrating sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing with expanded pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) options on PrEP use among pregnant women in Botswana. The study aims to...

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $518,754 Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to the Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation. The grant will fund the development of an extended-release vaginal film that combines a contraceptive monoclonal antibody (MAb) with anti-HIV and anti-HSV MAbs to provide protection against unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections for up to...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,600,817 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program (CFDA 19.901), aims to build capacity in technology protection mechanisms in the Philippines and Vietnam. The funding will support efforts to protect sensitive semiconductor-related technology and intellectual property from diversion and misuse. The 24-month project, running from September...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $1,836,678 project grant under the Prevention of Disease, Disability, and Death by Infectious Diseases (CFDA 93.084) program to Empowerx, Inc. The grant, titled "HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE ACCESS VIA PHARMACIST-PRESCRIBING IMPLEMENTATION PACKAGE (HAPPI)", aims to develop and implement a package to increase access to hormonal contraceptives through pharmacist-prescribing. The project...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded a $256,987 Project Grant (CFDA #19.901 - Export Control and Related Border Security Program) to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to build counter-proliferation finance capacity in the Philippines and Vietnam. The grant, awarded on Sep 30, 2024, will fund technical assistance, training, and capacity-building programs that enhance partner countries' abilities to detect, interdict, and...

The Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation will provide $920,000 through a Cooperative Agreement to CRDF Global to support the Export Control and Related Border Security Program. The two-year award will fund the ongoing International Border Guard Training Program, which jointly trains key border security personnel from Iraq and Jordan. The program curriculum focuses on building the skills necessary to effectively secure national borders between official...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855), provides $841,397 to develop a multi-compartment intravaginal ring (IVR) for the prevention of genital herpes and unintended pregnancy. The key products and services being delivered under this grant include: Evaluating a panel of small-molecule inhibitors of soluble adenylyl cyclase (SAC) to select a lead candidate for...

The Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation awarded Compliance & Capacity Skills International LLC a $360,448 cooperative agreement under the Export Control and Related Border Security Program (CFDA 19.901). The agreement supports efforts to prevent Iran from providing weapons and technology to proxy groups through enhancing Algeria's capabilities to prevent proliferation of missile components and increasing its border security capabilities....

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) seeks to improve contraceptive care for individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD). Awarded to Emory University for $469,500, the project will run from September 2024 to August 2025. The key objectives are to: 1) assess the safety of estrogen-containing and progestin-only hormonal contraceptives for people with...