Project Grant U01PS003326

This federal Project Grant award with ID R61HL172269, totaling $724,064.00, was provided by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837). The award will fund the development and evaluation of a multi-level, integrated intervention called "HTN-Urban" to improve hypertension control among adults living in urban Vietnam. Key components of the intervention include a storytelling program, home blood pressure...

The Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Health Office of Epidemiology Division was awarded a $1,267,208 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Project Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Tuberculosis Control Programs (CFDA 93.116). This five-year award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, supports the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) TB Program's efforts to control, prevent, and eventually eliminate tuberculosis (TB) in...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $1,040,476 Cooperative Agreement to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), titled "Elimination of Tuberculosis Disease in Louisiana" under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). The award will support LDH's statewide Tuberculosis Control Program, which provides direction and support to 9 regional TB control programs serving Louisiana's 4.59 million residents. Key services to...

This Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research) provides $1,688,712 to Duke University to investigate the role of the microtubule-associated protein tau in regulating alveolar epithelial cell organization and repair processes in the lungs. The research aims to elucidate how tau mediates microtubule and mitochondrial dynamics to control the differentiation of type-2 alveolar epithelial cells into the large, thin type-1...

The $800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program supports efforts to strengthen the One Health workforce in Vietnam. The award, which commenced on September 25, 2024 and is scheduled for completion on September 24, 2027, is being implemented by the Hanoi University of Public Health (HUPH), a prominent state-controlled institution of higher learning in Vietnam. Through this...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $1,120,840 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 93.116 - Project Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Tuberculosis Control Programs) to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) to conduct comprehensive tuberculosis (TB) prevention, control, and elimination activities within the state of Alabama. The funding will support critical public health services including TB surveillance, diagnosis, treatment, contact investigations, targeted...

The Vermont Department of Health Tuberculosis Prevention Program (VTBPP) was awarded a $146,205 Cooperative Agreement under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Project Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Tuberculosis Control Programs (CFDA 93.116). This five-year award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, will support Vermont's comprehensive tuberculosis (TB) prevention, control, and elimination efforts. Key products and services to be delivered under this...

This Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research program) will fund a longitudinal cohort study entitled "Heart and Lung Outcomes Post-TB (HALO POST-TB)" to be conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The $1,251,718 award will support a 5-year study to elucidate the prevalence, trajectory, and mechanisms of cardiopulmonary abnormalities post-tuberculosis (TB), including the impact of HIV...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (NDHHS) a $231,997 Cooperative Agreement under the Project Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Tuberculosis Control Programs (CFDA 93.116) effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029. The grant supports the Nebraska Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NETBEP), which oversees tuberculosis (TB) case management, contact investigations, training and education, and medical...

This three-year, $2.97 million Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health's Trans-NIH Research Support program will support the development of a novel lung research platform to probe pulmonary (patho)physiology in real-time at the cellular level. Trustees of Boston University will receive funding to create the LungEx platform, which includes long-term ex vivo maintenance of mouse and human lungs under near-physiological conditions. A key innovation is a "Crystal" ribcage that...