The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) was awarded a $1,380,170 Project Grant by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307). The grant will fund the development and implementation of the "UTEP Center for Investigator Training and Community Engagement in Transdisciplinary Minority Health Disparities Research." The center will provide a specialized community-engaged research...
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The primary goal of this award is to lay the foundation for a robust health professions research environment at UTRGV, one of the largest Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the nation. The objectives are to conduct a comprehensive...
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $463,750 Cooperative Agreement to Meharry Medical College under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program. The goal of the "Strengthening Research Opportunities for Growth at Meharry Medical College (Meharry-STRONG)" program is to assess Meharry's research capacity and develop an institution-wide action plan to enhance its research infrastructure and competitiveness in the...
This $1,250,604 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Program) will fund a 5-year study to test methods for increasing the uptake of evidence-based "place-activation" interventions to promote physical activity among marginalized urban populations in Mexico. The study will use a mixed-methods approach to adapt these interventions for local contexts, conduct a hybrid...
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $764,143 Project Grant under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program to the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. The grant, titled "FAMILY COMIDA (CONSUMO DE OPCIONES MAS IDEALES DE ALIMENTOS) (EATING MORE IDEAL FOOD OPTIONS)", aims to develop and evaluate a family-centered intervention to address obesity in the Hispanic population, particularly...
This $683,125 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) supports the expansion of the Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities (CLARO) at the University of Miami and Florida International University. The grant aims to train early-stage investigators, particularly from underrepresented minority groups, in equitable implementation science to accelerate the implementation of...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program, provides $1,738,400.00 to The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to study the prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) testing orders and receipt among younger, symptomatic, underserved patients aged 18-49 years old. The 18-month project aims to: 1) describe the symptom burden and healthcare...
This Project Grant award of $1,519,834 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) supports the establishment of the Institute for Health Equity Research Catalyst Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The Center aims to build capacity in minority health and health disparities research by providing training, funding, and community engagement opportunities for investigators across Mount...
This $2,898,008 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) aims to train and develop the next generation of health disparities researchers to perform innovative research on minority health and health inequities in Buffalo, New York. The award will be used to establish a Center of Excellence embedded within the University at Buffalo Community Health Equity Research Institute. The Center...
This $1,601,966 Project Grant, awarded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program, supports research to identify factors that increase bias among healthcare providers, which can contribute to healthcare disparities for racial and ethnic minority patients. The research will leverage psychological theories to examine how adverse provider conditions, such as workplace demands, personal...
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $15,529,693 Cooperative Agreement under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) federal grant program to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). The 5-year grant, running from August 2024 to March 2029, will establish the Rio Grande Valley Cancer Health Disparity Research Center (RGV-CHDRC) to develop a comprehensive biomedical research infrastructure. The center will conduct multi-domain, translational research on cancer disparities affecting the Hispanic/Latino American populations in the Rio Grande Valley region, including basic, clinical, behavioral, and social science projects. Key objectives include enhancing research capacity, conducting impactful research on cancer disparities, developing collaborations with local and national institutions, providing training/mentoring opportunities, and disseminating findings to the community.