Cooperative Agreement UG3HL156390

This Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $1,251,196 to the University of Washington to scale up an evidence-based Adolescent Transition Package (ATP) to support transitional care for youth living with HIV in Kenya. The project aims to compare two implementation strategies for scaling up the ATP: the standard Kenya Ministry of Health approach versus an enhanced strategy that incorporates...

This Project Grant award of $469,291, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program, supports a hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial to evaluate an algorithm-driven implementation strategy for a comprehensive care management and care coordination (CCM/CC) intervention for people with HIV (PWH). The project aims to: 1) Examine the effectiveness of the algorithm-driven CCM/CC implementation strategy on improving HIV...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), aims to externally validate and refine an agent-based model that simulates the effects of implementation strategies on improving hypertension care guidelines for persons with HIV in Indiana. The total funding amount for this 2-year project is $118,875, with an award date of September 1, 2024. The key objectives are to: 1) externally...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,020,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau under the Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) program (CFDA 93.928) aims to improve HIV care and treatment for racial and ethnic minority populations in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. The "CASHA: Collaborative Approach to Syndemic Health in Atlanta" project, led by Positive Impact Health...

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 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) for High-Impact HIV Prevention program (CFDA 93.834) provides $15,351,606 to Cicatelli Associates, Inc. (CAI) to strengthen the capacity of health departments, community-based organizations, and the broader HIV prevention workforce. Specifically, CAI will deliver training and technical assistance services focused on promoting the adoption, implementation, and...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (CFDA 93.855 - Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research) totaling $582,959 will fund a pilot study to integrate a "Universal Test and Connect" (UTC) HIV service delivery strategy in emergency care settings in South Africa. The goal is to expand access to both preventative (pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis) and therapeutic (ART initiation) HIV services through the emergency department,...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,935,300.00 from the National Institute of Mental Health (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) will fund a site-randomized trial of a novel social network recruitment intervention called E-SNRHT in South Africa. The goal is to locate more undiagnosed HIV-positive cases, increase HIV testing among men, and reduce HIV-related stigma. The University of Illinois is the prime awardee and will collaborate with sub-awardees the Human Sciences Research...

This Project Grant award of $162,820 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.837), supports research to develop a community-clinical linkage model to facilitate referral of people living with HIV (PLWH) and comorbid hypertension to primary healthcare centers in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. The research aims are to: 1) identify barriers and facilitators to this model, 2) co-develop a culturally-tailored,...

This $626,609 project grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) aims to evaluate a community-to-facility integrated strategy for implementing the World Health Organization's HEARTS-D module to improve diabetes care and outcomes in urban Bangladesh. The key activities involve: 1) Developing and optimizing the implementation strategy through mixed methods assessments, implementation mapping, and iterative...