Cooperative Agreement NU58DD000030

The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) has been awarded a $279,612 Cooperative Agreement under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Prevention and Control Grants program (CFDA 93.977). The funding will support IDOH's efforts to conduct sentinel and enhanced STI surveillance to recover critical data missed in routine case reporting or unavailable from other sources. This will improve IDOH's ability to address STI/HIV health equity outcomes...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $1,300,796 Cooperative Agreement under the Disabilities Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 93.184) to Trustees of Indiana University (Indiana University) to advance surveillance of congenital heart defects (CHD) through unparalleled informatics and data science. The project aims to: (1) employ methods to identify CHD cases among children, adolescents, and adults in Indiana; (2) integrate comprehensive clinical and administrative...

The Department of Insurance Indiana has been awarded a $1,381,198 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP, CFDA 93.324). This five-year award, running from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2030, will support the Department's provision of comprehensive Medicare counseling, enrollment assistance, and educational outreach services to Indiana residents, particularly senior...

The Indiana Department of Health was awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based (CFDA 93.940) federal grant program. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will fund the implementation of the REACH (Rural Re-Engagement and Care Using CHWs for Persons with HIV) program. REACH aims to improve HIV care services in Indiana's rural communities by employing a...

The Indiana State Police received a $838,044 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The grant will enable the agency to implement a DNA backlog reduction plan, including funding for new DNA quantification instruments to increase efficiency and capacity for DNA casework. The project aims to reduce the DNA backlog and improve turnaround time of forensic biology cases, as...

The Department of Child Services (DCS) in Indiana received a $49,235,268 federal Block Grant award under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, will fund time-limited prevention services targeting children and youth at risk of entering the foster care system. This includes evidence-based mental health treatment, substance abuse...

This $272,218,874 federal block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) supports the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659). The grant funding, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, enables the Indiana Department of Child Services to provide comprehensive adoption support services, including adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption assistance, recruitment of adoptive families, and...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $2,528,536 FY 2025 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant (CFDA 93.090) to the Indiana Department of Child Services. This funding will support the Guardianship Assistance Program, which provides federal financial support to states to facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children previously in foster care. Key services include guardianship assistance payments, case management,...

This Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), will fund the implementation and pilot-testing of an integrated sickle-cell screening and violence prevention program in antenatal care settings in India. The $167,560 award to the Trustees of Boston University, Massachusetts will be used to: 1) conduct formative research to inform the adaptation of the Jamii Bora intervention, 2) adapt the...

The Department of Child Services in Indiana was awarded a $78,713,665 Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. This 2-year Formula Grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will enable the state to deliver a range of critical social services tailored to the needs of vulnerable populations in Indiana. The SSBG program provides states with flexible funding to address local community...