Project Grant 18873253122

This Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Cancer Research Manpower program (CFDA 93.398) provides $140,851 to Trustees of Indiana University, doing business as Indiana University Indianapolis, to adapt and evaluate a music-based intervention to decrease distress in infants and young children (IYC) undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and their parents. The key objectives are to: 1) describe patterns of parent buffering behaviors, IYC distress, and parent...

Education Through Music Inc. was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support music instructor fees for a year-long music education program for students at partner schools in Bronx School District 11 in New York City. The grant will fund the delivery of music instruction to students from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023 to promote arts participation and...

This Project Grant award of $790,989.00 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) supports research to address the palliative care needs of children with rare diseases and their families. The principal investigator at the Children's Research Institute will evaluate the Family Centered (FACE) Pediatric Advance Care Planning intervention, which integrates the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT)...

This Project Grant award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (CFDA 93.350) provides $159,103 to investigate the experiences of parents seeking emergency care for their injured children with special healthcare needs. The study will engage at least 35 family caregivers to gather qualitative data on factors contributing to poor care quality and hospital complications for this population. The project aims to elucidate the mechanisms behind adverse outcomes in injured...

This $779,911 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) aims to evaluate the impact of a music-based intervention (MBI) on preterm infant stress, brain development, and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes. The MBI will be delivered to preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) between 32-40 weeks gestation, with outcomes assessed during the NICU stay and up to 2...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), provides $251,250 to Yale University to conduct a randomized trial exploring the effects of enriched parent-infant interaction on infant and parent health outcomes. The study will evaluate the impacts of three intervention conditions: (1) a smartphone-based music intervention to teach parents interactive...

This $726,359 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), will support research to understand the factors that influence hearing and communication development in children. The key objectives are to: 1) Evaluate children's speech recognition abilities using more natural speech stimuli like unfamiliar accents, conversational speaking styles, and child...

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) was awarded a $102,181 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325). The grant, titled "SPARKLE: PRE-SERVICE PREPARATION FOR ALLIED HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN EARLY INTERVENTION," is aimed at...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (CFDA 93.173 - Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders) supports a mixed-methods analysis of expert pediatric voice therapy practices. The $835,439 award to Temple University will videotape and analyze voice therapy sessions at two leading pediatric voice clinics. The study aims to identify communication methods, therapy structures, and task implementation used by expert...

The Children's Museum of the East End (CMEE) received a $157,920 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to expand their Estrellas de Lectura/Reading Stars program. This reading mentorship initiative aims to improve social-emotional learning skills and restore reading fluency in bilingual children disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 learning loss. The grant will fund activities such as community engagement, mentor...