This $254,381 two-year Formula Grant award under the State Grants for Protection and Advocacy Services program (CFDA 93.873) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living supports the Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc. in providing comprehensive advocacy and legal services for individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the state of Georgia. Through this funding, the Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc. delivers a range of critical services to promote the...
This $1,885,299.00 federal Project Grant award from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) will support the Shepherd Center, Inc., a private non-profit hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, in expanding access to treatment for traumatic brain injury (MTBI) among veterans and service members with co-occurring substance use disorders. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will fund specialized clinical care, research, and rehabilitation...
The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) was awarded a $379,171 Project Grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program. The grant supports a 2-year research project to investigate cerebrovascular dysfunction and cerebral atrophy in severe traumatic brain injury (STBI). Specifically, the project aims to: 1) Characterize...
This $1,330,361 Project Grant was awarded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under the ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research program (CFDA 93.433). The project aims to develop, test, and disseminate an electronic self-management tool (SELF-TBI) to empower individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) to engage in self-management activities and maintain their physical and mental health....
The Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc. received a $212,592 Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living on October 1, 2021 to provide services through September 30, 2023. The grant was awarded under the State Grants for Protection and Advocacy Services program (CFDA 93.873) to enable Protection and Advocacy systems in each state to assist individuals with traumatic brain injury. Services provided include information and referrals, advice,...
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) of Georgia was awarded a $2,000,000 per year Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The 5-year grant, titled "Promoting the Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care: Georgia (PIPBHC-GA)", will serve a 19-county area of...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $2,283,334 to The Morehouse School of Medicine to develop and validate a murine model of traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (TBI-ADRD). The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: Conducting a systematic screen of mouse strain determinants and TBI injury types to identify the optimal model for TBI-ADRD...
This $400,000 Project Grant, awarded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under the ACL NIDILRR grant program (CFDA 93.433), aims to develop a telehealth weight-loss platform based on the evidence-based Diabetes Prevention Program Group Lifestyle Balance intervention, modified for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The project's key objectives are to partner with a TBI advisory board to develop the telehealth platform,...
The Defense Health Agency awarded a $7,999,917 project grant under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York on behalf of Suny Downstate Health Sciences University. The four-year award beginning September 30, 2022 supports the "GAP-BASED MILIEU BIOMARKERS FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (GAMBIT-TBI)" program. Under the award, Suny Downstate and six sub-awardees - The Morehouse School Of Medicine, Inc.,...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $243,525 to Case Western Reserve University to conduct a randomized controlled pilot study comparing an "immersive therapy" approach to conventional physical and occupational therapy for adults with severe traumatic brain injury (STBI). The key products/services to be delivered under this grant include: Recruiting...
GEORGIA MODEL BRAIN INJURY SYSTEM (GAMBIS) - THE SHEPHERD CENTER AND THE GEORGIA VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY (GVRA) ARE PARTNERING TO LEAD THE GEORGIA MODEL BRAIN INJURY SYSTEM (GAMBIS). THE MISSION OF GAMBIS IS TO IMPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL, HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION OUTCOMES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH TBI, AND PARTICULARLY FOR MINORITY AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE GOAL OF OUR SITE-SPECIFIC PROJECT, "IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES OF PERSONS WITH MODERATE/SEVERE TBI," IS TO VALIDATE NOVEL VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (VR) INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE COORDINATED BETWEEN HOSPITAL-BASED (I.E., SHEPHERD CENTER) AND STATE VR PROGRAMS (I.E., GVRA). THE GAMBIS OBJECTIVES ARE TO: (1) ENROLL 35+ PARTICIPANTS IN THE TBIMS NDB ANNUALLY AND CONDUCT FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENTS; (2) IDENTIFY THE MOST CLINICALLY AND FINANCIALLY EFFECTIVE VR SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TBIS (I.E., SITE-SPECIFIC PROJECT); (3) IDENTIFY PREDICTORS OF SUCCESSFUL REHABILITATION OUTCOMES THAT ARE AMENABLE TO TREATMENT (I.E., PERSONAL RESOURCES, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, SOCIOCULTURAL VARIABLES) FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH TBI FROM MINORITY AND UNSERVED POPULATIONS (I.E., COLLABORATIVE PROJECT); AND (4) TRANSLATE KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP MATERIALS TAILORED FOR EACH STAKEHOLDER. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: (A) IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TBIS; (B) DECREASED STATE FINANCIAL EXPENDITURES (I.E., VR COSTS, SSDI EXPENDITURES); (C) A NATIONAL MODEL FOR COORDINATED HOSPITAL- AND STATE VR PROGRAMS; (D) EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT OF HOSPITAL-BASED VR SERVICES (E.G., PRIVATE INSURANCE; MEDICARE/ MEDICAID); AND 5) SUPPORT FOR INCREASED ON-THE-JOB-TRAINING INTERVENTIONS BY STATE VR PROGRAMS. ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS WILL INCLUDE ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS, PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AT REHABILITATION CONFERENCES (WITH OUR PARTNER, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ADMINISTRATORS), AND VR INTERVENTION MANUALS FOR STAT E VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROVIDERS.