Cooperative Agreement U48DP006806

This $4.385 million project grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging will fund research into digital detection of social isolation and loneliness markers of risk for Alzheimer's disease. The University of California, San Diego will collect data from 128 cognitively normal older adults divided into high- and low-risk groups based on cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and subtle cognitive decline markers. Researchers will administer in-lab standard measures as well as...

This Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), will fund a study to assess disparities in cardiovascular health outcomes between sexual minority (e.g. lesbian, gay, bisexual) and straight adults. The $259,729 award, spanning September 2025 to June 2027, will enable Northwestern University to: 1) Evaluate differences in the prevalence and incidence of cardiometabolic conditions and...

This Project Grant award of $249,900 was made by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), which is part of the Administration for Community Living (CFDA 93.433), to develop an accessible loneliness intervention for people with aphasia and other post-stroke communication difficulties. The key objectives of the 3-year project are to: (1) conduct focus groups and interviews to better understand loneliness in this population and gain input on a...

This federal 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), provides $681,159 to Drexel University to conduct a 5-year longitudinal study on the development of loneliness and social isolation among autistic young adults aged 18-30. The study aims to characterize the trajectories of loneliness and social isolation associated with significant life transitions,...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) provides $1,712,000.00 to the Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center Inc. (The Center) in New York City. The funding will support a multi-year project from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2026 to deliver a comprehensive suite of social services and interventions tailored to the needs of the LGBTQ+ community. Key services include mental health counseling,...

The LGBTQ Center of Durham, Inc. received a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA# 16.889) program. The 3-year grant will fund efforts to enhance victim services for LGBTQIA+ survivors of sexual violence in the Central Piedmont region of North Carolina. Key activities include: embedding LGBTQIA+-specific advocates in rural service providers; conducting outreach...

This $471,422 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to develop and evaluate an empowerment program for LGBTQ+ students in school (GSAs). The project, titled "BUILDING EPIC-HEALTH: AN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS IN SCHOOL GSAS", will be implemented and evaluated by a collaborative team from Boston College, San Diego State...

The Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, Inc. (The Center) in New York City was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant, titled "Supporting LGBTQ Youth in NYC through Prevention, Resources, Information, Data, and Evaluation (PRIDE)," aims to reduce substance use and related...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program to the Los Angeles LGBT Center and its partner the LGBTQ Center of Long Beach. The grant will be used to enhance access and provide comprehensive support services for LGBTQI+ victims/survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Los Angeles County and adjacent counties....

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), will implement and evaluate a multi-level intervention called Youth Empowerment & Safety (YES) to address the elevated suicide risk among sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth involved in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. The $1,103,117 award will fund a quasi-experimental clinical trial study to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and...