Cooperative Agreement U2GPS002995

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under CFDA 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants, provides $422,206 to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to develop and pilot test a psychosocial intervention for sexual and gender minority autistic adults. The award will support Dr. Laura Graham Holmes, a clinical psychologist, to acquire skills in community-engaged intervention development, clinical trial design, and safety monitoring...

The Aliveness Project Inc., a non-profit organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will support the construction and expansion of the organization's HIV prevention clinic, Thrive, including the development of an HIV specialty pharmacy and trauma-informed spaces to serve individuals living with HIV and those at high risk of HIV...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Center for Health Justice, Inc., a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization. The grant, titled "Project HOPE," aims to implement substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health treatment and...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $180,946 to develop and evaluate a stepped implementation approach for delivering problem-solving therapy to people living with HIV in South Africa. The key products and services to be delivered include: Determining stakeholder preferences for implementing problem-solving therapy through qualitative research with people living with HIV and HIV/mental...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $1,272,602 to Trustees of Boston University and its sub-awardee Wits Health Consortium to conduct a cluster-randomized efficacy trial integrating the "Undetectable = Untransmittable" (U=U) messaging into HIV counseling in South Africa. The study aims to (1) refine a U=U educational mobile app intervention and (2) evaluate its impact on...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Aids Alabama Inc. (AAI). This 5-year grant will fund the "Living in Balance" project, which aims to implement an integrated care model to serve individuals with HIV/AIDS and substance use disorders in the greater...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) is for the project "BEHAVIORAL ACTIVATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POST-STROKE DEPRESSION IN LOW-INCOME OLDER STROKE SURVIVORS (LIVE-WEL)". The $1,340,333 award will fund a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of tele-delivered behavioral activation by trained lay counselors in preventing post-stroke depression among low-income, older stroke survivors with...

This Project Grant award of $887,750 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), aims to develop and pilot a peer-led intervention called "Bridge to Belonging" (B2B) to reduce depression and loneliness among older gay and bisexual men living with HIV (OGBMLH). The project will leverage evidence-based strategies like cognitive behavioral therapy-based friendship enrichment, motivational interviewing, and peer mentorship to increase...

This federal Project Grant award of $815,000 was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) program (CFDA 93.928) to Montefiore Medical Center. The purpose of the Bronx Health Outcomes Project (BHOP) is to improve health outcomes for people living with HIV in the Bronx, New York by adopting a syndemic approach that addresses interconnected epidemics such as HIV, mental health conditions, and social determinants...

This $198,531 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) aims to develop and pilot test an integrated intervention that addresses mental health and HIV medication adherence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa. The proposed "WECARE" intervention will be based on principles of problem-solving therapy, minority stress theory, and a status-neutral approach to target both mental...