Cooperative Agreement U48DP006812

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa DHHS) received a $684,000 cooperative agreement awarded August 30, 2025, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion under the Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening program (CFDA 93.800). The five-year award, extending through August 29, 2030, funds Iowa DHHS to implement and evaluate evidence-based...

The University of Iowa was awarded a $599,295 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (CFDA 93.761) program. The funding will support the implementation and sustainability of evidence-based falls prevention programs for older adults and adults with disabilities in Iowa over a 4-year period from June 2024 to May 2028....

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Iowa received a $1.24M Project Grant from the John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC) under the International Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.989), awarded September 9, 2025, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2028. The award funds the adaptation and pilot testing of a multi-level, peer-led HIV prevention and stigma reduction intervention for adolescents in Western Kenya, specifically in Kakamega County. The project will...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services received a $173,865 formula grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) under the Affordable Care Act Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP, CFDA 93.092), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This award supports comprehensive sexual health education and youth development initiatives targeting adolescents ages 10-19, with particular emphasis on pregnant and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services a $627.1 million Cooperative Agreement on December 29, 2025, under the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program (CFDA 93.798) to implement "Healthy Hometowns," Iowa's comprehensive rural health transformation initiative. The award, with a completion date of October 30, 2030, supports four major strategic initiatives: Hometown...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center received an $800,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded on September 30, 2025, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs (CFDA 93.136). The award funds a cluster randomized trial evaluating comprehensive child sexual abuse prevention initiatives in rural...

Federal Project Grant Summary The University of Iowa received a $942,094 project grant, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732). The award funds the University of Iowa Addiction Medicine Fellowship (UI AMF), a one-year, full-time fellowship program that will expand capacity to train three addiction medicine fellows...

FY2026 Older Americans Act Title III Preventive Health Formula Grant Award Summary The Administration on Aging (now part of the Administration for Community Living) awarded the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services $328,981 through a formula grant under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services program (CFDA 93.043). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, supports evidence-based disease prevention and...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Iowa received a $295,856 Project Grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121), awarded July 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 14, 2027. This research initiative focuses on identifying rare genetic variants associated with orofacial clefts (OFCs), the most common birth defects affecting the head and neck. The project will deliver...

The University of Iowa received a $748,577 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Bureau of Health Professionals under the Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry program (CFDA 93.059), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. This award supports postdoctoral training initiatives in general, pediatric, and public health dentistry and dental hygiene. The program aims to expand the qualified dental workforce and improve access to oral...