Cooperative Agreement U01CA116885

This $400,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program. The grant will fund a 5-year randomized trial to evaluate the impact of a "whole person" navigator intervention in improving clinical outcomes and patient-reported measures for adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) facing social barriers to care. The project aims to develop a...

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to Northwestern University to conduct the "Partnering with Antenatal Navigators to Transform Health in Pregnancy (PATH)" trial. The $697,269 grant, awarded on Sep 20, 2024, aims to test the efficacy of an innovative antenatal care patient navigation model to improve maternal and perinatal health outcomes for low-income and...

This $922,186 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361), supports the development and pilot testing of a digital intervention called AYA-NAV. The intervention aims to help adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors, particularly from historically minoritized groups, navigate their financial and health-related social needs. The project involves refining the current intervention model to a digital platform,...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $3,998,962 from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.393 - Cancer Cause and Prevention Research) aims to establish the Advancing Cancer Control Equity Research Through Transformative Solutions in Patient Navigation (ACCERT PN) Center at Northwestern University. The center will develop community-engaged interventions, measures, and methods to address structural racism and social determinants of health and mitigate cancer health inequities in Chicago's...

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a $192,489 Project Grant under the Cancer Research Manpower (CFDA 93.398) program to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to evaluate the implementation and impact of oncology financial navigation as a routine part of cancer care. The project aims to assess the implementation strategies, reach, and outcomes of providing oncology financial navigation to address cancer-related financial hardship for patients. Specifically, the study will track...

This $547,047 Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), under the Cancer Cause and Prevention Research program (CFDA 93.393), aims to test the bundling of multicancer prevention services, including breast and colorectal cancer screening and genetic testing, for non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic women aged 45-74. The study will be conducted by Georgetown University and will evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of integrating community-based breast cancer screening...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under CFDA Program 93.847 Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research, will pilot a patient navigator program to facilitate the uptake and persistence of evidence-based weight loss interventions. The $303,000 award to Drexel University will support a 12-month randomized controlled trial with 68 adult participants interested in weight loss. The program will assess...

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under the Nursing Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.361), awarded a $446,605 Project Grant to New York University on August 18, 2023. The grant will fund the "Holistic Care Partners" program, a Black woman-led nurse navigation initiative to improve care, reduce harm, and enhance perinatal wellbeing for Black birthing people in New York City. The program aims to address disparities in maternal health outcomes, reduce experiences...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) for $624,000.00 will support research to explore prioritizing patient care preferences for older women with breast cancer and multiple chronic conditions. The project aims to develop and pilot test a "Patient Priorities Care" framework to facilitate individualized survivorship care for this population. This will involve two key components: (1) a session with patients to identify their...

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded Emory University a $708,091 Project Grant under the Cancer Cause and Prevention Research (CFDA 93.393) program to test the effectiveness of the Algorithm-Enabled Patients Activated in Cancer Care through Teams (A-PACT) intervention. A-PACT uses machine learning algorithms to automatically identify high-risk cancer patients who would benefit from structured education and engagement in goals of care conversations between oncology visits. The project aims...