Cooperative Agreement 90FPSG0005

This Project Grant award of $632,334, provided by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), supports research to investigate the contributions of vestibular dysfunction and central sensory integration to imbalance and fall risk in older adults. The primary awardee, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, will lead a multi-year study with two main objectives: 1) Examine how vestibular, somatosensory, and visual deficits contribute to imbalance in older...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $548,308 cooperative agreement to Education Health & Research International Inc. under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) program. The award will support the delivery of evidence-based falls prevention programs to older adults from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2027 in New Jersey. As described in the program description, these cooperative...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research), supports the development and piloting of a telehealth-based fall prevention intervention called E-GAPCARE. The goal is to expand the reach of the existing GAPCARE fall prevention program by adapting it for delivery via telehealth. The $858,000 award will fund a single-arm feasibility study of the E-GAPCARE intervention with 40 older adult emergency department patients who have recently...

This Project Grant award of $676,731 from the National Institute on Aging's Aging Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.866) supports research to identify specific aspects of balance and gait that contribute to falls in individuals with Parkinson's disease. The key objectives are to: Assess the relationship between reactive and standing balance and prospectively measured falls in 100 individuals with Parkinson's disease under dual-task conditions. This will identify the critical aspects of...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Community Living awarded a $1,200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (CFDA 93.761) to San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind, doing business as Vibrant Works. This four-year grant, running from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2028, supports the delivery of accessible, evidence-based fall prevention programs for adults aged 60 and older...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the Department of Aging California $3,751,512 under the Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program (CFDA 93.747) Formula Grant for the period of August 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program aims to demonstrate successful or promising interventions to prevent elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including adult protective services programs. Specifically,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $305,000 to Steadi Systems, LLC for the development of an innovative solution to improve balance health across the population. The project, titled "STEADI-SCORES: Translating Balance Science into Clinical Action for Proactive Balance Training," aims to design a portable and affordable platform that individuals of all ages can use at home or...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $549,327 cooperative agreement to the Atlanta Regional Commission under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) program. This project will expand access to three evidence-based falls prevention programs across the metro Atlanta region from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2027. As intended under the PPHF program, the Atlanta Regional...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $100,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) to Weinberg Medical Physics, Inc. to conduct a clinical study of guided transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) methods for treating balance deficits in elderly patients with a history of falls. The aim of this Phase I project is to evaluate the effectiveness of using TMS guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $549,327 cooperative agreement to Petersburg Medical Center under the Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) program. The four-year award will support the Petersburg Empowering Falls Prevention initiative from May 2023 through April 2027. The Petersburg Empowering Falls Prevention program will deliver a new evidence-based community fall...