Cooperative Agreement SM059676

The Nuestras Raices Inc. was awarded a $490,608.40 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the "PARATE AQUI MERCADO (STOP HERE MARKET)" initiative, which aims to increase access to locally grown, culturally relevant foods in Holyoke, MA through expanding direct producer-to-consumer markets. Key activities to be undertaken include launching Nuestras Raices' LA...

Federal Grant Award Summary The New Mexico Aging and Long Term Service Department (ALTSD) received a $223,046 formula grant award from the Administration on Aging (AOA) under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services program (CFDA 93.043). Obligated on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, this award funds evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion services designed to strengthen preventive...

Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Administration on Aging (AOA) awarded $404,933 to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services program (CFDA 93.043). This formula grant supports the development and strengthening of preventive health service and health promotion systems for older adults aged 55 and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston a $5.65M Project Grant (CFDA 93.307: Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) on September 14, 2025, to develop and deliver the first culturally tailored exercise training intervention for Hispanic adults with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The research addresses a significant health disparity, as Hispanics with MS are...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Oregon was awarded $744,997 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) on September 3, 2025, to implement and evaluate a multi-sectoral Promotores de Salud (community health workers) intervention integrated within Oregon's summer meal program. The project, extending through July 31, 2027, will conduct a Type 2 hybrid implementation-effectiveness study employing a...

WIC Formula Grant Award Summary The Puerto Rico Department of Health received a $6.6 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports the delivery of supplemental nutritious foods to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center (SPRHC), operating as the Huerfano County Hospital District, received a $400,352 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2029. Under CFDA 93.912, SPRHC established the Rural Colorado Preventative Health Accessibility (RCPHA) Consortium in partnership with Sangre de Cristo Community Care and the Las...

The Puerto Rico Department of Health received a $500,000 Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to support the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors program. The grant is part of the USDA's WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and will provide funding from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Under this WIC grant, the Puerto Rico Department of Health will deliver nutrition education and breastfeeding...

The New York State Department of Health received a $3,349,700 Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on October 1, 2022 to support the Commodity Supplemental Food Program through September 30, 2023. The CFDA-titled program aims to improve the health of low-income elderly persons aged 60 and older by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods distributed through public and non-profit agencies across New York State such as food...

DEEP IN THE HEART FOR WOMEN: Community-Engaged Intervention Study Award Overview Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $538,998 Project Grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to conduct the "Deep in the Heart for Women" community-engaged intervention study in rural South Texas. Initiated September 1, 2025, and concluding June 30, 2029, this project delivers evidence-based, contextually...