Project Grant H79SP082276

The federal Project Grant award of $303,000 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) will allow Drexel University to pilot a patient navigator program. The goal is to increase uptake and persistence with evidence-based weight loss interventions among adults with overweight or obesity. The patient navigators will assess treatment barriers, provide education,...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated Exchanges (CFDA 93.332) program to the Foundation For Healthy Communities, a non-profit organization based in Concord, New Hampshire. This five-year award, effective from August 27, 2024 to August 26, 2029, will enable the Foundation to operate as an Exchange Navigator in New Hampshire, providing public education, health...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.393 - Cancer Cause and Prevention Research) provides $547,047 to Georgetown University to test a bundled multicancer screening and genetic services navigation program to improve cancer health equity among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic women. The 5-year project aims to address patient- and organization-level barriers to cancer screening and genetic testing, which disproportionately impact these populations and...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated Exchanges (CFDA 93.332) program, will fund the Missouri Coalition For Primary Health Care to train and provide qualified navigators. The navigators will assist Missourians who fall in the Medicaid coverage gap with accessing affordable insurance options available via...

This federal Project Grant award of $684,333 from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), under the Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research program (CFDA 93.394), aims to evaluate whether patient and provider decision support that compares breast cancer and cardiovascular disease risk can improve the acceptance and uptake of chemoprevention among racially/ethnically diverse women at high risk for breast cancer. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year grant, which begins on...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, made by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under CFDA Program 93.332 "Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated Exchanges", provides $5,000,000.00 in funding to South Plains Community Action Association Inc. (SPCAA) to operate as an Exchange Navigator in states with Federally-facilitated Exchanges. The award period spans from August 27, 2024 to August 26, 2029. As a Navigator, SPCAA will deliver...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $262,627 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants) to the University of Colorado-Denver to design and test a peer navigator mHealth intervention to increase uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and modern contraception among high-risk female university students in Zambia. The 3-year project aims to: 1) adapt an existing app using human-centered design and qualitative methods to create a tablet-based platform for peer...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a $3,200,000 five-year Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 93.332 - Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated Exchanges) to the Community Healthcare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD), a non-profit organization, to provide statewide Navigator services in South Dakota. The Navigator services will include public education, health plan selection assistance, and targeted outreach to underserved and vulnerable...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), awarded a $250,000 five-year Project Grant (NH28CE003813) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to Impact Prevention Inc., a non-profit organization located in South Point, Ohio. The grant funds community-based initiatives focused on substance abuse prevention and promoting positive health outcomes among youth populations in southeastern Ohio. Key...

The federal Project Grant award R01CA282292 for $663,428, provided by the National Cancer Institute under the Cancer Cause and Prevention Research program (CFDA 93.393), supports research to address cancer risk factors and prevention strategies in primary care settings. The project aims to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of two implementation strategy bundles to deliver a web-based intervention called "My Own Health Report" (MOHR) that screens for multiple cancer risks, sets...