The Defense Health Agency has awarded a $601,272 Project Grant under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. The grant, with a performance period from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028, will fund research to reveal spatial transcriptomic and proteomic shifts in tumor-infiltrating immunocytes, charting a path to enhanced melanoma therapeutics. As a leading nonprofit biomedical research institution, the Jackson Laboratory...
The Defense Health Agency awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program to the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. The grant will support research to uncover spatial and temporal alterations of metabolism in the kidney, which could pave the way for new treatments for lupus nephritis. The project will be conducted over a 3-year period from May 2025 to May 2028. Jackson Laboratory, a nonprofit biomedical research institution,...
This federal Project Grant award of $276,000.00 from the Defense Health Agency's Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) supports research conducted by the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. The project aims to develop "whole-brain radiopathomic mapping of glioblastoma infiltration", which will transform healthcare for military service members, veterans, and the broader public by advancing the diagnosis and treatment of this deadly brain cancer. The...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $6,428,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) located in Bar Harbor, Maine. The purpose of this award is to expand MDIBL's capacity by creating a state-of-the-art research facility focused on developing novel models for drug discovery. This new facility will strengthen partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, foster greater collaborations...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $8,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), a non-profit research and education institution in New York. The grant funds the construction and renovation of healthcare facilities, equipment purchases, and the delivery of specialized health and social services programs to address specific local and regional needs as directed by Congress. CSHL, which has...
This federal Project Grant award, with a funding amount of $1,893,376.00, was provided by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The grant aims to "REVEAL SPATIAL TRANSCRIPTOMIC AND PROTEOMIC SHIFTS IN TUMOR-INFILTRATING IMMUNOCYTES: CHARTING A PATH TO ENHANCED MELANOMA THERAPEUTICS" and will be performed by the Jackson Laboratory, a non-profit biomedical research institution located in Bar Harbor, Maine. The grant's...
This Project Grant award of $5,280,000.00 was provided by the Healthcare Systems Bureau, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The award, made on September 30, 2024, will support construction-related activities at Jacksonville State University Foundation Inc. in Jacksonville, AL. The Congressional Directives program enables HHS to provide targeted funding for specific community healthcare, mental...
The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded a $1,898,000 Project Grant to The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) federal grant program. The grant supports the development of a rapid, field-deployable nanopore sequencing-based assay to improve clinical decision-making and patient management for military personnel and the general public. The 3-year project aims to advance diagnostic and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $1,000,000 Congressional Directives Program (CFDA 93.493) grant to Saint Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi on September 30, 2024. The three-year grant will fund the expansion and enhancement of the hospital's healthcare facilities, addressing critical infrastructure needs in the local community. The Congressional Directives Program enables HHS to provide targeted funding for specific community healthcare,...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351), aims to rapidly develop advanced mouse resource strains through the application of Prime Editing technology. The $265,500 award, granted on September 1, 2024, will fund research at the Jackson Laboratory to create a novel combinatorial system that can efficiently modify thousands of mouse genes by applying Prime Editing techniques. The key innovation is the...