Project Grant H79SP082132

This Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $957,600.00, was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279). The grant will be used by Drexel University to develop a novel framework for community-directed research approaches that seek to reduce intersectional and intergenerational inequities in commercial tobacco use among Black and Latinx adult sexual and gender minorities in Philadelphia. Key activities...

Grant Award Summary The University of Pennsylvania received a $1.49M project grant from the National Institute of Mental Health under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), awarded September 18, 2025, with completion targeted for September 17, 2028. The STEP-UP (Streamlining Telehealth for Expanded PrEP Utilization Through Community Partnerships) initiative develops and evaluates an innovative service delivery model integrating telehealth pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) into...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,000,000, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program), aims to reduce youth violence in Philadelphia schools. The project, "Enhancing School Capacity to Address Youth Violence: Penn Community Violence Prevention," will build on the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model through a series of evidence-informed violence prevention activities in three...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Philadelphia Department of Public Health Division of HIV Health received a $579,853 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for HIV/AIDS under the HIV Prevention and Surveillance Activities-Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940), effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2030. This five-year award supports comprehensive HIV and tuberculosis prevention initiatives including targeted...

Federal Grant Award Summary The City of Philadelphia Office of Homeless Services received a $858,121 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. This award supports the City's efforts to establish and operate housing and supportive service projects for youth experiencing homelessness, defined...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Research and Evaluation (CFDA 16.026) program provides $496,834 to the University of Pittsburgh to develop and pilot test a prevention approach tailored for sexual and gender diverse youth (SGDY) and their caregivers to address adolescent relationship abuse disparities. The project aims to co-design an intervention with SGDY, caregivers, and community leaders informed by theories...

The University of Pennsylvania received a $499,984 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professionals under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program (CFDA 93.884), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031. The award funds the development and implementation of the STREET (Street Training for Residents in Engagement, Evaluation and Treatment) Program, a specialized residency training pathway designed to prepare family...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.136 - Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs) provides $591,098.00 in funding to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, doing business as Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania, to evaluate the impact of the PHLHOUSING+ program on child welfare involvement. The 3-year project, with a...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) has awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to Temple University's Lewis Katz School of Medicine Center for Urban Bioethics. The four-year grant, effective July 1, 2024, will expand the Philadelphia Healthy and Safe Schools (PHASES) program to two additional kindergarten through grade 8 schools in North Philadelphia, serving 600 more students. The project aims to...

The National African American Drug Policy Coalition Inc. (NAADPC) received a $749,943 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The award, effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2030, funds the Wards 1 & 2 Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS)...