Project Grant 90YZ0029

This federal Project Grant award of $1,389,316 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) will fund a comparative study of the "ASPIRE" text-messaging intervention against a cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) to reduce hazardous alcohol consumption among non-collegiate young adults aged 18-25. The primary objectives are to assess ASPIRE's effectiveness compared to CBI, decipher the mechanisms of behavior...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $999,982 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the Aerospace Student-Teacher Program for Innovation, Research, and Education (ASPIRE) project at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. ASPIRE aims to merge advanced aerospace manufacturing and advanced air mobility technologies, focusing on areas like unmanned aircraft systems, electric aircraft, and air transportation automation. The...

The University of Pittsburgh received a $411,084 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Education and Centers program to support the three-year renewal of its American Student Placements and Internships in Rehabilitation Engineering (ASPIRE) program. The program introduces 10 undergraduate students per year to rehabilitation engineering and provides hands-on research experience alongside experts in fields such as biomedical engineering and kinesiology. Students gain...

The Integrating Native Solutions for Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Efforts (INSPIRE) Project is a $840,500 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The 5-year project aims to address substance abuse and promote wellness within the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana. The...

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) was awarded a $237,626 Project Grant from 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 "PROJECT ASPIRE: ADVANCING SUCCESSFUL PREPARATION OF INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATED SERVICES IN EDUCATION SETTINGS", will be used to...

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) has been awarded a $1,349,184 cooperative agreement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283) to advance health equity in asthma control through EXHALE strategies. Over the 4-year award period beginning September 1, 2024, DPH will collaborate with partners like the American Lung Association to implement a multi-sector approach focused on four key EXHALE strategies:...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, ID RAPP2025ASI, is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service under the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (CFDA 10.618). The $1.2M award to the American Sheep Industry Association, Inc. (ASI) will fund market development activities intended to foster expanded exports and market diversification for U.S. agricultural commodities and products, with a focus on supporting and advancing the sheep and wool sectors. Key...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects (CFDA 93.048) provides $4,797,579 to Rise Collaborative, Inc. to replicate and evaluate the RISE-APS model in new contexts over the period of September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The goal is to support the development and testing of innovative programs, services, and systems that address the needs of the growing elderly...

This Project Grant award, totaling $678,809, was provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The award supports a randomized controlled trial of 300 high-risk singleton pregnancies to determine: 1) platelet inhibition in response to increased dosing of aspirin through gestation and factors impacting aspirin response; 2) aspirin population pharmacokinetics and...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), is intended to develop a novel implementation strategy, called SPARC, to integrate a family-focused substance use prevention program called Guiding Good Choices into pediatric primary care at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving a low-income population in New Haven, Connecticut. The $530,763 award, with a project period from May 2025 to...