Project Grant B09LNCA0047

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) will fund a $953,802 study by The Ohio State University to develop and evaluate a supervision coaching strategy called Cross-system Technical Assistance for Retaining Staff (COSTARS). COSTARS aims to improve workforce stability and implementation of the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) intervention among 53 Ohio child welfare agencies. The...

This $486,830 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides funding to the University of Delaware for research aimed at enhancing post-stroke gait recovery. The project will utilize the Variable Stiffness Treadmill 2 (VST 2) to introduce personalized perturbations to the walking surface, with the goal of improving balance, propulsion, and symmetry in the gait of stroke survivors. The researchers will develop a multi-layer...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the federal Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), provides $1,746,930.00 to New York University School of Medicine to conduct a stepped wedge randomized controlled trial (RCT). The study aims to evaluate the impact of a technical assistance (TA) intervention designed to support permanent supportive housing (PSH) agencies in implementing evidence-based practices to reduce tenant overdose and...

This Project Grant award of $1,300,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will enable the City of West Allis, Wisconsin to expand access to evidence-based treatment for stimulant use disorder and harm reduction services in suburban Milwaukee County. The project, called CP-STAR, will leverage community paramedic teams to address the impact of opioids, fentanyl, and stimulants in...

The Travis County Proposes to Implement a Continuity of Care Service Model Project is a $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The project aims to connect services within the jail with ongoing community-based services immediately upon release from incarceration, with a focus on addressing opioid overdoses and deaths in the region. Key services to...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, is funded under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279). The $660,104 award, with a performance period from August 15, 2025 to July 31, 2027, will be used by The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern) to assess the impact of adding personalized contingency management via a mobile app (DynamiCare) to a patient navigator...

The Progress House Association (PHA), a private non-profit organization, was awarded a $833,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will enable PHA to extend its Change Program, which is committed to improving outcomes for adult Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) experiencing substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health issues. Specifically, PHA will...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), supports research on the influence of social networks on HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care among young Latin American gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). The $485,131 award to the New York Blood Center, Inc. is focused on understanding how social capital, social bonding, and network stress within the local and...

Celldrop Inc. received a $256,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on May 1, 2021 to develop allogeneic stem cell delivery for efficacy-enhanced equine biotherapeutics. The award supports research and development activities at Celldrop's Laramie, Wyoming facility through November 30, 2022. The project aims to advance Celldrop's stem cell delivery platform technology under the NSF's Technology, Innovation, and...

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Crossroads Turning Points, Inc. a $825,000 Project Grant under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) program. The 36-month grant, effective October 1, 2024, will fund the "Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program (PIVOT Project)". The PIVOT Project aims to enhance multidisciplinary collaborations to reduce the risk of crisis and improve reentry and recovery outcomes for...