Project Grant P20CA210286

The University of New Mexico (UNM) was awarded a $3,833,036 Project Grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) to establish the Climate and Health Allied Network for Geospatial and Environmental Science (CHANGES) Exploratory Research Center. The center will synergize expertise in geographic information science, health data science, epidemiology, and biomedical research to identify and predict gaps in healthcare, inform...

Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded $770,644 to the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio on September 1, 2025, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to establish the Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Population Aging and Social Studies (CAPAS). This two-year project grant operates through three coordinated cores: an Administrative Core providing scientific and administrative leadership, networking, and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion awarded a $999,986 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Massachusetts Medical School on September 30, 2025, under the Cooperative Agreements for Diabetes Control Programs (CFDA 93.988) to establish the Lifestyle Change Implementation Research Network at the Prevention Research Center (PRC) at UMass Chan. The award supports a two-year project period through September 29, 2027,...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $12,622,338 Construction Support Program (CFDA 93.352) grant to the San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (SJB) in Puerto Rico. The grant will fund the construction of the new SJB Biomedical Research Center for Hispanic Health Disparities. The center will provide state-of-the-art research facilities, including two core labs, two cell culture rooms, a sample collection and preparation room, a data analysis area, shared equipment rooms, and other...

Summary The Ohio State University received a $544,945 Cooperative Agreement from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), awarded September 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. The award supports the Ohio Kentucky Pancreatitis Research Center (OKPRC) to conduct longitudinal clinical research addressing knowledge gaps in chronic pancreatitis diagnosis and treatment. The...

This Project Grant award of $430,252 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports a collaborative multi-year research project examining the multi-sectoral determinants of health in low-income communities globally. The research uses qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate the formulation, interpretation, translation, and implementation of health policies across local, national, and transnational scales. The project...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Pennsylvania State University, through its Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, received a $1.66 million Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307), effective August 18, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The award establishes Penn State's College of Medicine as the Coordinating Center (CC) for the Multi-Sectoral...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) awarded $942,143 to the Regents of the University of Michigan on September 25, 2025, under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to evaluate the implementation of the World Health Organization's HEARTS (Hypertension, Education, and Recognition to Improve ACute management and long-term Satiety) technical package in Guatemala's Ministry of Health primary care system. The project, extending...

GAP-ADN Coordinating Center Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Miami's Office of Research Administration received a $1,073,054 cooperative agreement from the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), awarded August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2030. The award funds establishment and operation of the Global Alzheimer's and Dementia Partnership to Advance Neuroscience in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (GAP-ADN) Coordinating...

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNMHSC) has been awarded a $333,333 project grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the CMS Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations program (CFDA 93.779). The grant will fund a two-year evaluation of the Community Peer Education Project (CPEP), a program that supports the reentry of individuals released from jails or prisons in New Mexico. CPEP uses the ECHO model to train formerly incarcerated individuals as...