Cooperative Agreement NU65PS923733

This $5.37 million project grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse will fund the development of a context-aware digital adherence intervention called SMARTSTEPS to improve pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence among men who have sex with men with substance use disorder. The grant will support two phases. Phase I will inform the specification of an algorithm that utilizes digital phenotyping data from a smartphone app to anticipate non-adherence based...

This $1,272,341 cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will support efforts to promote pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence among men who have sex with men of color. Awarded under the HIV Demonstration, Research, Public and Professional Education Projects program (CFDA 93.941), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will work to develop and test improved HIV prevention strategies from September 2021 through October 2022. A subaward of $250,000...

Federal Grant Award Summary Partnership For Research And Action For Health received $192,292 under the International Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.989), administered by the Fogarty International Center, to implement an evidence-based HIV prevention and testing intervention targeting men who have sex with men (MSM) in Georgia. The three-year project, initiated April 1, 2026, will deliver culturally adapted digital health interventions, including stigma-reduction videos and...

Federal Project Grant Summary Empowerx, Inc. received a $485,654 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), effective September 22, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The award supports the development of the PEP/PREP via Pharmacist-Prescribing Implementation (PEPPI) software, a technology platform designed to expand access to post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PREP) HIV prevention...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), authorized under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), is for $692,070 to adapt and pilot test a digital health HIV prevention intervention for Black heterosexual couples in New York State. The primary objectives are to: 1) Adapt an existing digital health intervention to meet the specific needs of this target population; and 2) Conduct a 6-month pilot randomized controlled trial with 60 couples to...

This federal Project Grant award of $709,872 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) aims to develop and pilot test a couple-based intervention to address perinatal depression and improve adherence to prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Malawi. The key objectives are to: 1) develop a couple-based intervention using problem-solving therapy and content on couple...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (CFDA 93.855 - Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research) provides $381,487 to the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) to assess the early implementation of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) at high risk of HIV acquisition in Zambia. The key objectives are to: 1) Evaluate implementation determinants of CAB-LA...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $632,775 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation. The grant aims to develop and pilot test the EMPOWER (Enhancing and Motivating PrEP Options among Women through Empowerment and Resilience) telehealth intervention to optimize pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and persistence among African American women in the southern United States. The project...

This $233,335 National Institute of Mental Health project grant supports the adaptation and optimization of the Friendship Bench mental health intervention for adolescent girls and young women in South African HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery settings. The University of Washington will receive funding to support Dr. Jennifer Velloza's development as an independent researcher focused on improving mental health intervention delivery integrated with HIV prevention services for young...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded $182,912 to the Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc. (operating as the New York State Psychiatric Institute) on May 18, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to develop a shared decision support tool addressing HIV prevention among young adult Black and Latino men who have sex with men (YBLMM). The primary deliverables include a tailored Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)...