Project Grant 2014DJBX0125

The Tampa Police Department (TPD) was awarded a $800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). The grant will enable TPD to procure a customized, multi-participant, fully immersive virtual reality (VR)-based training technology. The VR system will provide scenario-based training for officers on crisis intervention, de-escalation, use of force, and report writing. The...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) provides $848,248 to the Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) to adapt behavioral activation approaches to improve mental health outcomes and reduce suicide risk during the military transition. The project will be conducted over a 3-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. RTI International, a prominent non-profit...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) aims to provide comprehensive mental health crisis intervention training for law enforcement personnel across the United States. The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA), a non-profit organization specializing in law enforcement training, will develop and deliver virtual and in-person courses covering crisis...

The Charles River Analytics, Inc. federal Project Grant from the Department of the Army Medical Command, worth $1,499,969, will fund the ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF VESTIBULAR INDICATORS OF SOLDIERS' OPERATIONAL READINESS - TETHERED FORWARD DEPLOYABLE (ADVISOR-TFD) project. Under this award, Charles River Analytics will develop wearable technologies to assess and diagnose soldiers' vestibular systems and operational readiness levels. The technologies will be tethered and forward deployable to...

The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to TRX Systems, Inc. to support an extended field deployment of 3D indoor location technology with the Arlington County, VA Fire Department. This award, made under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach federal grant program (CFDA 11.620), aims to validate performance and identify enhancements for TRX Systems' indoor location solutions. For one year beginning in...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) provides $2,565,719 in funding to the University of Pittsburgh to conduct a targeted, randomized, controlled trial on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy integrated with Vestibular Rehabilitation (ACTIVE) for the treatment of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The project has a performance period from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2027. The University...

This federal Project Grant award of $2,398,281.00 from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program aims to increase access to evidence-based PTSD treatment for military service members and veterans through Behavioral Health Technician-delivered Written Exposure Therapy (WET). The primary awardee, Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (Pavir), will oversee the overall project objectives, which include providing WET training to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Defense's Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) provides $150,000.00 in funding to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to assess and enhance team situational awareness via real-time gaze sharing. The award runs from July 7, 2025 through July 6, 2026. The Basic Scientific Research program supports fundamental research to expand scientific knowledge and develop innovative capabilities that address...

This Project Grant award of $541,658.00 from the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program supports targeted auditory plasticity training to improve central hearing in mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). The primary awardee is The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), a Hispanic-serving research university. UTSA will collaborate with Northeastern University on this project, which involves customizing an auditory...

This Project Grant award of $3,024,846.00 from the Defense Health Agency's Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) is funding a cluster randomized controlled trial of the X-CORE sexual assault prevention intervention for active-duty Airmen. The project will be conducted by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2027. The goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of this multilevel sexual assault prevention...