Project Grant 100012004Q21815

This $372,996 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (CFDA 93.226 - Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes) will support a research study on the effects of COVID-19 related Medicaid policy changes on healthcare access for the Marshallese Compact of Free Association (COFA) migrant population in Northwest Arkansas. The key objectives are to: 1) Examine the Medicaid enrollment process and identify barriers and...

The University of Arizona was awarded a $361,188 Project Grant from the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) by the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director to develop and pilot a national model for responsibly reporting back research results to diverse rural and urban environmental justice communities. The project aims to create tailored report-back approaches that raise data and environmental health literacy, address social determinants of health, and support...

This 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, supports research to investigate the role of physical activity in employment disparities among breast cancer survivors, particularly Black breast cancer survivors in the rural South. The $631,253 award will fund a multi-year research project (9/19/2024 - 4/30/2029) led by the University of Arkansas for Medical...

This $1,108,070 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) aims to develop new community-driven measures and agent-based models to capture the impact of structural racism on Black longevity. The primary recipient, Digital Organizing, Power-Building And Engagement Labs (Dope Labs), will utilize mobile data collection platforms to gather real-time, location-based data on the lived...

The Arkansas Black Mayor's Association, Inc. was awarded a $214,877 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service to provide outreach and technical assistance related to watersheds identified as limited resource areas or watersheds containing socially disadvantaged cities and communities. This award falls under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA 10.902 program, which provides conservation technical assistance to private...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was awarded a $394,309 Cooperative Agreement grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program. The project aims to maintain, enrich, and enable broader use of data and sample resources for the Arkansas Rural Community Health Study (ARCH) cohort, which examines genetic and environmental factors contributing to breast cancer risk in a high-risk rural population. Key...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) provides $1,901,976.00 to fund a study titled "A Community Driven Modeling Approach for Identifying Community & Policy-Level Interventions to Address the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Adolescent Substance Use and Mental Health." The study aims to leverage data from the Context Study, a large longitudinal...

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $991,250 Cooperative Agreement to Meharry Medical College under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) federal grant program. The goal of this 3-year award is to assess Meharry's research capacity and develop an institution-wide action plan to enhance their research infrastructure and capabilities. The project will engage stakeholders, conduct a comprehensive needs assessment, analyze...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $893,646 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Marshall University Research Corporation (MURC) in Huntington, West Virginia. The award, effective from October 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025, will support career and technical education initiatives in the Appalachian region. MURC, a non-profit research organization affiliated with Marshall University, will leverage its expertise to deliver a range of...

This $19,889,515 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund the construction of a Resiliency Hub in Jackson, Mississippi. The Resiliency Hub will provide emergency shelter, drinking water, electricity, and social services to disadvantaged communities in the area during times of system failure, while also serving as a community center for everyday events, services,...