Cooperative Agreement CPIMP231359

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNM HSC) was awarded a $127,460 Project Grant under the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859). The award, effective July 1, 2024, will support the UNM Leading Equity and Diversity in the Medical Scientist Training Program (UNM LEAD MSTP). The program aims to transform the existing MD/PhD program into a robust, diverse clinician-scientist training initiative. Key...

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded Emory University a $272,856 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) to implement the "Elevating Mentoring Possibilities for Overcoming and Withstanding Educational Roadblocks in Sickle Cell Disease (EMPOWER SCD)" initiative. This project aims to use children's hospitals and affiliated clinics as informal science education centers, where near-peer mentors (undergraduate...

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $268,734 Project Grant under CFDA Program 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training to the University of Chicago. The grant funds the Summer Healthcare Experience (SHE) in Oncology, a virtual, multi-institutional STEM enrichment program for high school students from underrepresented backgrounds. The program aims to increase participation of women in the cancer biomedical workforce by providing hands-on research...

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) was awarded a $1,380,170 Project Grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program. The grant will be used to develop and implement the "UTEP Center for Investigator Training and Community Engagement in Transdisciplinary Minority Health Disparities Research." The center will provide a specialized community-engaged research training...

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) has been awarded a $168,372 Project Grant from the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director. The grant, titled "Training Health Equity Scholars in Innovation, Prevention, and Social Impact (THRIVES) Fellowship Program" (Grant ID: T32HL175782), will fund a 5-year fellowship program to train the next generation of public health professionals, especially those...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has been awarded a $500,120 Project Grant under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director. The purpose of this 2-year grant, with an anticipated completion date of March 2025, is to support the development of predoctoral trainees who will have exceptional research and community engagement skills in advancing sexual and gender minority (SGM) health equity in the Deep South...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,074,964 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in its efforts to significantly increase the participation of underrepresented minority groups in STEM doctoral programs. The key products and services to be delivered through this funding include providing research and mentor training, connections to graduate school organizations, peer...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program) provides $745,738 to New York University School of Medicine to conduct a study titled "ADEPT: ASSESSING DIVERSITY EFFECTS POST AFFIRMATIVE ACTION RESTRICTIONS IN MEDICAL SCHOOLS". The study aims to examine the impact of the recent Supreme Court decision limiting the use of race-conscious admissions in higher...

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research), supports the development and testing of an equity-focused communication intervention for clinicians. The $793,477 award to Duke University aims to co-develop a clinician coaching program that teaches communication skills grounded in racial equity, language justice, and structural humility. The goal is to improve...

This $234,750 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) will fund the development and pilot testing of a mental health support intervention called "WEYERA" for Ethiopian and Eritrean (Habesha) emerging adults in Atlanta, Georgia. The primary objectives are to (1) develop the culturally-responsive WEYERA intervention through a participatory process with a youth advisory board,...