Cooperative Agreement NU58DP007704

This $756,500 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), supports research at Boston Children's Hospital to investigate the role of microRNA dysregulation in the pathogenesis of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The key objectives of this 24-month project are to: 1) Examine cell-specific changes in the expression of miR-34a-5p and miR-122-5p,...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program provides $571,213 in funding to Case Western Reserve University to conduct research on the central and peripheral mechanisms of respiratory and autonomic control dysfunction in a novel model of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The key objectives of this 5-year research project are to: 1) enhance the...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) was awarded a $1,710,000 Cooperative Agreement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs (CFDA 93.946). The funding will support the Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance (MMMS) Program from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029. The program aims to enhance public health surveillance, research, and quality...

The University of Missouri System was awarded a $1,441,482 Project Grant under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The grant will fund a 4-year research project to investigate the role of a serotonergic brainstem-cerebellar circuit in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The research aims to test the hypothesis that reduced drive through 5-HT2A receptors in this circuit compromises the ability to restore blood...

This federal Project Grant award of $2,142,743.00 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), will fund research to quantify the effects of biomechanical risk factors on infant respiration. The goal is to significantly reduce infant mortality from Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) by understanding how factors like body position, product interaction, and feeding affect infant...

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), aims to provide the first population-based estimates of incidence, causes, and disparities in pregnancy-associated death, stillbirth, and infant mortality among women who were incarcerated during pregnancy and/or up to one year postpartum. The $741,475 grant, awarded on April 1, 2025, with a completion date...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services was awarded a $1.192 million Formula Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA 93.603) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The objective of the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentives program is to provide incentives to states and eligible tribes to increase annually the number of...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) was awarded a $10,691,294 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program project grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to implement the Michigan Home Visiting Initiative (MHVI). The goal of the MHVI is to integrate home visiting services within the state's early childhood system, creating an evidence-based, data-driven system to improve the well-being of families and children in communities...

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $211,935 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to the Regents of the University of Michigan to conduct research on the "spillover effects of maternal trauma on children's stress regulation." The 2-year study aims to examine the daily associations between maternal post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), parenting behaviors, and child hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal...

This $3,350,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the CFDA 93.283 Investigations and Technical Assistance program will support the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) in conducting a statewide biomonitoring surveillance program and a focused community investigation on chemical exposures among pregnant adults in Michigan. The award, which runs from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will enable MDHHS to enhance...