Cooperative Agreement NU38OT000126

This Project Grant award of $586,604 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), supports the implementation and evaluation of the Breastfeeding Education Support Tool for Baby (BEST4BABY) intervention in India. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Conducting a cluster randomized controlled trial to test the effect of the BEST4BABY intervention...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) provides $790,129 to The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (RF SUNY) to design and pilot test a culturally tailored breastfeeding promotion intervention for non-Hispanic Black women. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: 1) a qualitative examination of factors influencing breastfeeding...

The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment was awarded a $1,158,140 Formula Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant is part of the USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and will fund WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The WIC program aims to provide supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and health/social service referrals to...

This federal Project Grant award, titled "ENHANCING BREASTFEEDING OUTCOMES THROUGH DIGITAL PHENOTYPING", is funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The $204,611 award to Northeastern University will support research leveraging digital phenotyping techniques, including passive monitoring via smartphones and smartwatches, to understand maternal lifestyle factors during...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health was awarded a $1.56 million Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The grant funds the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA #10.557) to provide breastfeeding peer counselors. The WIC program aims to improve the nutrition and health of low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and...

The Virginia State Board of Health received a $1.42 million Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) to support WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors. This three-year award, issued on October 1, 2022 and set to conclude on September 30, 2025, will fund the provision of supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and social...

This $330,213 Formula Grant award, issued by the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), provides funding to the Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware's Division of Public Health to support breastfeeding peer counseling services. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. As the central public health authority for the state of Delaware,...

The Puerto Rico Department of Health received a $500,000 Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to support the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors program. The grant is part of the USDA's WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and will provide funding from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Under this WIC grant, the Puerto Rico Department of Health will deliver nutrition education and breastfeeding...

The Alabama Department of Public Health received a $300,000 Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) federal grant program. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under this Formula Grant, the Alabama Department of Public Health will provide breastfeeding peer counseling services to support low-income pregnant and postpartum women and...

This National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Nursing Research federal grant (CFDA 93.361) provides $146,922 in funding to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to conduct a multi-methods research project examining the impact of adverse social determinants of health on infant feeding practices among Black women. The project aims to: 1) identify the impact of socioeconomic status, employment, food access, housing stability, and child care support on breastfeeding outcomes, 2)...