This Project Grant award of $616,742 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will fund a 1.5-year research study on the impact of geographic mobility on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV care outcomes among Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in New York City. The study aims to characterize patterns of geographic mobility and determine how past-year mobility impacts PrEP...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $197,035 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), to design and evaluate a community-based intervention to better engage men who use substances in HIV prevention services in rural South Africa. The key objectives are to: 1) explore the experiences, perceptions, and preferences for HIV prevention and health...
This federal Project Grant award of $146,922 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) supports research to identify patient-level implementation determinants related to long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) living in rural areas. The award will fund a convergent mixed methods study conducted by the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. to understand rural YMSM's...
This Project Grant award, titled "BOUNCE: DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAUMA-INFORMED MHEALTH + PEER SUPPORT INTERVENTION TO PROMOTE PREP UPTAKE AMONG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN", was provided by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307). The award will support research by Dr. John Mark Wiginton at The Johns Hopkins University to examine the impact of prejudice-motivated interpersonal...
This $221,635 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will support a community-engaged modeling and implementation science project to develop re-linkage interventions for Black sexual minority men with HIV. The project aims to use agent-based modeling, qualitative data, and implementation science methods to characterize barriers to HIV care engagement and identify strategies to improve re-linkage,...
This National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Project Grant award under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will fund a $364,832 study to use implementation science methods to deliver and evaluate an enhanced care intervention, HIV Prevention Plus Care (HP+ Care), for young men who have sex with men (YMSM) starting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in two clinics. The HP+ Care intervention will include motivational interviewing and personalized health education to promote...
This Project Grant award of $1,681,276 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) will fund a study to identify preferences and care components to optimize the delivery of long-acting injectable (LAI) PrEP for sexual minority men (SMM) who use methamphetamine in the U.S. The study will leverage an existing cohort to first conduct qualitative interviews with SMM who use methamphetamine and healthcare providers, then...
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 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the federal Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will fund a $404,616 study titled "CHAMPION - Combining HIV and Stimulant Prevention and Treatment Interventions Optimized for HIV-Negative MSM". The study aims to (1) evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a mobile health intervention package combining a PrEP app and virtual cognitive behavioral therapy, and (2) assess the...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) to The RAND Corporation to conduct a longitudinal mixed methods social network study examining how changes in loneliness and social isolation impact the health and wellness of aging Black sexual minority men (BSMM). The study aims to: (1) test associations between social disconnectedness and mental/physical health, healthcare engagement, and chronic conditions...