Cooperative Agreement SIN65022CA0074

This $2,000,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice program (CFDA 16.047). The grant aims to implement "Strengthening Sustainable Community-Based Efforts to Prevent and Respond to Hate" in partnership with the National League of Cities and subject matter experts. Key project activities include: 1) Hosting an inaugural capacity-building workshop for community-based organizations (CBOs) and city...

The Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, Inc. (The Center) in New York City was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant, titled "Supporting LGBTQ Youth in NYC through Prevention, Resources, Information, Data, and Evaluation (PRIDE)," aims to reduce substance use and related...

The LGBTQ Center of Durham, Inc. received a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA# 16.889) program. The 3-year grant will fund efforts to enhance victim services for LGBTQIA+ survivors of sexual violence in the Central Piedmont region of North Carolina. Key activities include: embedding LGBTQIA+-specific advocates in rural service providers; conducting outreach...

The LGBT Community Center Coalition of Central PA will provide outreach and victim services to underserved LGBTQ+ survivors of color through a three-year, $450,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. Funded under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations program (CFDA 16.889), the Coalition will develop and implement targeted outreach strategies to provide support for adult and youth victims of domestic...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) in the amount of $887,750 aims to develop and refine a novel peer-led intervention called "Bridge to Belonging" (B2B) to reduce depression and loneliness among older gay and bisexual men living with HIV. The award will systematically adapt evidence-based strategies including cognitive behavioral therapy-based friendship enrichment, motivational interviewing, and peer mentorship to create an...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will fund the design and validation of a diversity intervention focused on training employees specific skills to be allies for one another and for marginalized individuals. The $308,978 award to the University of Texas at Arlington will support the development and empirical assessment of the training program, which is informed by theories related to social identity,...

This Project Grant award of $100,000.00 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director, under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310), supports the development and pilot testing of the ECHO (Empowering Our Community & Health Outcomes) smoking cessation intervention tailored for sexual and/or gender minority (SGM) people living in high-stigma areas. The project aims to: 1) prioritize key factors supporting SGM smoking cessation success through ecological...

The Ohio History Connection will launch the "Marking Queer Ohio" project to identify and share stories of LGBTQ+ Ohioans' impact on the state's history under a $2.016 million Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301). As part of its Gay Ohio History Initiative, the museum will partner with Equality Ohio and other organizations to place ten historical markers across the state highlighting LGBTQ+ figures and events....

This Project Grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program provides $794,496 to the Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation (PIRE) to implement and evaluate a structurally competent adaptation of the Critical Time Intervention (CTI-T) for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals exiting institutional settings in New Mexico. The project will involve collaboration with the...

This $261,336 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) aims to refine and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a photo-elicitation intervention called "Photo-Experiencing and Reflective Listening (PEARL)" for promoting healing engagement among cisgender heterosexual, sexual minority, and transgender women survivors of gender-based violence. The key objectives are to 1) collaborate with a...