The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,100,000 two-year Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program to Primary Connection Healthcare, Inc. dba Bridge Community Health Clinic. The funding will enable the expansion of behavioral health services and the implementation of medication-assisted treatment (MOUD) for opioid use disorder. Key services to be delivered include increasing behavioral health visits by 3,492 and SUD/MOUD visits by 567,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $9.5M project grant under the Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching & Engagement (EXCITE) program to the Extension Foundation. This grant, spanning from Sep 2024 to May 2027, aims to stabilize and increase routine immunization rates in rural and underserved communities. The key objectives are to: 1) increase public confidence in adult vaccinations through collaboration with...
The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded $381,698 under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (CFDA 94.017) to Civic Ventures' Encore.org program. The funding will support the Encore Intergenerational Vaccine Corps initiative to address urgent COVID-19 vaccination needs in four California counties. Through this May 28, 2021 project grant, Encore.org will recruit, place, and support 325 volunteers, including 250 older adults through RSVP and 75 younger volunteers...
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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $900,000 Project Grant titled "BRIDGEKEEPERS: SRAE COLLABORATIVE FOR AT-RISK YOUTH" to Family Bridges, a minority-owned nonprofit organization, on September 30, 2024. This grant is funded through the Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.787), which provides funding for projects that implement sexual risk avoidance education for youth, focusing on teaching...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $343,302 Cooperative Agreement to the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) under the Immunization Research, Demonstration, Public Information and Education Training and Clinical Skills Improvement Projects program (CFDA 93.185). The funding supports critical core capacity for DPH programs and the State Public Health Laboratory (SPHL) to enhance state and local health capacity in responding to new infectious disease...
The District of Columbia Government, through its District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health), has been awarded a $59,297,830 federal Block Grant under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP - CFDA 93.767) by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This grant, which covers the period from October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023, will enable DC Health to maintain and expand health insurance coverage for uninsured, low-income children and pregnant women in the District...
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $393,750 Project Grant under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program to The Ohio State University. The grant will support a 2-year research project to quantify COVID-19 vaccine coverage and general vaccine hesitancy among adolescents in rural areas across the U.S. Using data from the National Immunization Survey-Teen, the researchers will examine how rurality affects these...
This federal Project Grant award for $2,374,347, funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), supports research to understand and address disparities in cardiovascular health outcomes between rural and urban working-age adults in the U.S. The primary awardee, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (Bidmc), will use the funding to characterize changes in access to care, cardiovascular risk factors,...
This federal Project Grant award of $599,959 from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.137) will fund the B.R.I.D.G.E. (Building Relationships to Impact Disparities and Generate Equity) program to address colorectal cancer screening and drug overdose disparities in underserved communities in metro Detroit, Michigan. The key products and services to be delivered...