Cooperative Agreement SSJTIP23CA0022

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) will fund a $1,529,216 research study to reduce anemia among young, preconception women in Nepal. The study will test the effectiveness of the "Sumadhur" household-level behavior change intervention, which aims to improve nutrition knowledge, gender norms, household relationships, and the status of...

This $187,491 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Fogarty International Center (CFDA 93.989) to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to develop and test a digital health tool for assessing and reducing intersectional stigma in order to improve HIV care in ART centers in Nepal. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year grant include: Intervention design, pre-piloting, and execution of the INCLUDE digital health tool, in...

This $257,148 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program will fund experimental research on social networks and migration in Nepal. Yale University will conduct a randomized controlled trial involving 2,000 potential migrants to evaluate the impact of three interventions on migration outcomes. The interventions include standard information on migration opportunities alone or paired with idiosyncratic guidance from an experienced...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,422,000 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), is supporting the development and pilot testing of a mobile health (mHealth) intervention to reduce substance use and HIV risk among young adult women affected by sex trafficking. The project aims to adapt an existing mHealth intervention for this population, using qualitative and ecological momentary assessment methods to understand...

This $317,220 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under CFDA 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants will support a two-year exploratory study to assess the unique HIV/STI prevention and care needs of Venezuelan sexual and gender minority migrants (VSGMM) living in Lima, Peru. The study aims to apply syndemic theory to understand how social vulnerabilities related to migration and sexual/gender minority status drive HIV/STI risk among this population. Researchers...

This Project Grant award of $197,035 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will fund a 5-year study to design and evaluate a community-based intervention to engage men who use alcohol and substances in HIV prevention services in rural South Africa. The primary objectives are to: 1) explore perceptions and preferences for HIV prevention services among men who frequent local bars (shebeens), 2) develop an intervention...

This is a five-year K23 career development grant awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) in the amount of $201,006. The goal of the project is to develop and pilot test a "Healthy Welcome" intervention to support migrant men in South Africa in starting and adhering to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV. The grant recipient, Brigham & Women's Hospital (a subsidiary of the larger Partners...

This Project Grant award of $994,004, awarded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), aims to engage adolescents, young adults, parents, providers, pharmacists, and people who use drugs to generate knowledge to guide future overdose prevention interventions tailored for youth. The key objectives are to: 1) explore perceptions of overdose risk, drug supply, and safety precautions among 13-17 and 18-25 year olds through focus...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, aims to leverage a community-engaged approach to address neurological health disparities among U.S. resettled refugees. The $261,589 award, effective March 1, 2025 through February 29, 2028, will enable The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital,...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will support the development and testing of the Healthcare Empowerment and Advocacy for Recovery from Trafficking (HEART) intervention. The HEART intervention aims to engage women with experiences of sex trafficking, or who are vulnerable to sex trafficking, into comprehensive care services through syringe service programs (SSPs). The $677,250 award will...