Cooperative Agreement CPIMP171161

This federal Project Grant award of $551,347 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) aims to test the efficacy of the FunPals Playgroup intervention in reducing obesity risk among a diverse sample of toddlers aged 18-36 months. The University of Houston System will conduct a 3-arm randomized controlled trial, with 340 toddler-parent dyads assigned to receive 10 weekly sessions...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) aims to identify stakeholder-generated treatment components for a comprehensive obesity intervention program tailored for transition-age autistic youth. The $296,945 award to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will fund a 2-year mixed methods study to gather perspectives directly from 210...

This $1,991,282 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), aims to increase awareness and utilization of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fruit and vegetable incentive programs among food-insecure families in South Carolina. The study will leverage pediatric clinics to identify SNAP-enrolled families with children aged 2-10...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research) supports a study on the long-term population-level impact of a school-based parenting-focused intervention to prevent obesity among Black and Latinx children in historically disinvested neighborhoods. The $760,403 award to New York University School of Medicine will evaluate the intervention's impact on obesity (BMI) trajectories in pre-adolescence, examining...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), is providing $585,232 to Brigham & Women's Hospital Inc. to conduct research on the neurobiological and behavioral underpinnings of intergenerational obesity. The key objectives of this 5-year grant (award date: August 15, 2024; ultimate completion date: May 31, 2029) are to: 1) determine...

The U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has awarded Drexel University a $621,682 Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The grant, titled "Implementation and Evaluation of an Early Intervention Program for Children Waiting to Receive an Autism Diagnosis," will fund the development and assessment of the "Online Parent Training in Early Behavioral Intervention (OPT-in-Early)"...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), supports research to examine the relationship between household food insecurity, neighborhood food access, and childhood obesity. The $586,502 award will enable Dr. Allison Wu, a pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition specialist, to: 1) investigate how food insecurity and neighborhood food...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), provides $1,825,466.00 to investigate the impact of adolescent consumption of a "Western diet" high in saturated fat and added sugars on the development of food impulsivity behaviors. The research will be conducted by the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. and will...

This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) provides $1,539,118.00 to Brown University to conduct a cluster randomized trial of the "Moms on the Move" intervention. The goal is to evaluate the efficacy of this program for increasing moderate to vigorous physical activity among racial and ethnic minority mothers, particularly Hispanic and Black women, who often face barriers to...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), provides $193,752 to Boston Medical Center Corporation to test the effectiveness of a video-coaching intervention called THRIVE in promoting positive parenting behaviors among mothers with opioid use disorder (OUD) and their preschool-aged children. The 5-year award, beginning on April 15, 2025, aims to address the urgent need to make...