Project Grant H79SM081059

Summary San Diego State University Research Foundation received a $213,381 K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030. This award funds advanced training and career development for the principal investigator to establish an independent research program addressing mental health service disparities among youth from...

The Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice (CNSJ) at Drexel University received a continuation award of $1,017,849 under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals. The award, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2029, supports the Healing Centered Learning (HCL) program, a Level 1 pre-service training initiative designed to prepare...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded Columbia University's Health Sciences Division a $740,250 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to adapt and implement the Youth Nominated Support Team (YST) intervention for suicide risk prevention among youth on probation. The three-year project, running from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028, will develop and evaluate a psychoeducational social support intervention...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded The Johns Hopkins University a Project Grant of $289,133 beginning July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242). This interdisciplinary postdoctoral training program addresses the critical gap in mental health research by equipping early-career scholars with specialized expertise at the intersection of school mental health and prevention science. The training initiative leverages...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded a $910,000 Project Grant to MC Dermott Center Inc. (doing business as Haymarket Center), a non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of this 2-year grant is to increase the mental health preparedness and wellness of 250 law enforcement officers and other first responders in the Northeastern Illinois region. The key activities include conducting large group training...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded the University of Illinois a $721,485 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242: Mental Health Research Grants) effective March 15, 2026, through March 14, 2029, to develop and implement a digital low-intensity mental health treatment intervention for adolescents and young adults (AYA) within Chicago Park District teen programming. The project, titled "Reaching Teens Where They Are: Integrating Digital Low-Intensity...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $169,416 Project Grant to the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242). This retrospective cohort study will identify individual, familial, community, and clinical characteristics that contribute to suicide risk among youth victims of human trafficking presenting to juvenile court systems. The research will generate...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded the Regents of the University of Minnesota a $698,328 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2028. This three-year initiative addresses mental health disparities in rural communities by developing and implementing a just-in-time training (JITT) strategy for youth mentors to deliver evidence-based preventive interventions. The project...

Grant Award Summary Augusta University received a $2.4 million Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professionals under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732). The award, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029, funds the TRAIN (Targeted Resources and Advanced Instruction for New Behavioral Health Professionals) program, which develops and expands the behavioral health workforce through...

Saint Louis University has been awarded $1.76 million through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. The award supports the development and implementation of the Neurodiversity Behavioral Health Access Fellowship (NDBHAF), an interdisciplinary training program that addresses documented workforce shortages in behavioral health services for...