Cooperative Agreement U58DP000940

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $508,236 Project Grant under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The grant, with a performance period from July 31, 2025 to November 30, 2029, aims to identify factors associated with variability in race/ethnicity documentation in the emergency department (ED) and determine the...

This $4.5 million project grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, supports research under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866). The University of Michigan will examine racial inequities in neurological conditions like vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) and stroke. Leveraging the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke study cohort of over 30,000 adults, the research aims to determine...

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) awarded a $572,261 Project Grant under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to examine the impacts of structural racism and discrimination on oral health treatment disparities and outcomes for Hispanic children. The research project, titled "Examining Impacts of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Hispanic Treatment Differences and Oral...

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $2,102,812 Project Grant (CFDA 93.307) to Rush River Research Corp to develop a modernized, culturally sensitive software tool to collect family health history information for African Americans. The initiative aims to address higher mortality rates for conditions like heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes, which are amplified by family health history, among African Americans compared to their white...

This $413,660 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 Aging Research) will support a study to evaluate the impact of Illinois' Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors (HBIA) and Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIS) programs on healthcare utilization and outcomes among aging Latino immigrants. The study aims to: 1) examine changes in emergency department visits and hospitalizations among Latino older adults, as well as uncompensated hospital care, following...

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.307), awarded a $166,738 project grant to Boston Medical Center Corporation to design and pilot clinic-based health information technology (HIT) tools to improve integration between pediatric primary care and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The goal is to increase WIC retention and...

This federal Project Grant award of $229,245.00 was provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The primary objectives of this 2-year grant are to: (1) develop a multi-item demographic variable survey module, (2) evaluate the association between demographic variables and cardiovascular risk factors, and (3) establish guidance on measuring demographics for diverse subgroups...

This Project Grant award of $477,000.00 was provided by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) federal grant program. The award aims to develop a robust and customizable platform for modeling disease transmission during outbreaks, with a focus on understanding how disease spreads through different population compartments and the effects of various intervention strategies. Key objectives...

This $346,458 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) to the University of Toronto will support a multidimensional and longitudinal study on immigrant integration and its impact on the physical and cognitive health of older immigrant adults in the U.S. and Canada. The key aims are to: 1) investigate how social, economic, and residential dimensions of integration affect trajectories of physical functioning and cognitive impairment among...

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) Federal Grant Program, awarded a $3,068,272 project grant to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to conduct a 4-year mixed methods study. The study aims to: 1) Describe current trends in school-based health center (SBHC) staffing models and practices nationally, 2) Identify barriers and facilitators to providing equitable care in...