Project Grant HT94022210009

This Project Grant award of $1,200,000.00 from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) aims to improve long-term health outcomes for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) through two key studies: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate a person-centered approach for enhancing health engagement and self-efficacy in chronic TBI. The findings from this efficacy research study will inform future efforts to improve long-term TBI...

This $249,707 federal Project Grant, awarded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433), will fund a three-year longitudinal observational study examining the trajectories of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in individuals following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study aims to assess PTSD symptom prevalence and trajectory classes using gold-standard diagnostic interviews and self-report measures. The research team...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Federal Grant Program "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286), aims to develop and assess novel frameworks for accurately predicting functional recovery following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The $389,813 award to the University of...

The Defense Health Agency awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to the Western Institute For Veterans Research to support the POSITIONED (PRECISION, STANDARDIZATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS IN TBI CARE) program. This funding will support the Military Medical Research and Development program's goal of transforming health care for Service Members and the public through innovative medical research solutions for the battlefield. Specifically, the POSITIONED program will conduct research from...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) program (CFDA 93.433) provides $249,479 to The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to research the intersection of cardiovascular health and depression in individuals with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI). The key objectives of this three-year project are to: 1) examine how depression relates to cardiovascular health measures in persons with chronic TBI,...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), part of the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the American Institutes for Research (AIR) for a 5-year project to co-develop a resource toolkit for community traumatic brain injury (TBI) support group leaders. The goal is to improve the health, function, and community participation of people with TBI. The toolkit will include evidence-based, ready-to-use tools...

This $608,353 Project Grant award from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) will fund a longitudinal study by Craig Hospital's Research Department on resilience-related factors influencing psychosocial growth after traumatic brain injury. The study, titled "THRIVING AFTER TBI: A LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION OF RESILIENCE-RELATED FACTORS FOR PSYCHOSOCIAL GROWTH AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY," will be conducted over a 3-year...

The Department of Defense's Defense Health Agency awarded a 4-year, $4,778,800 project grant to the University of Virginia (UVA) to conduct the "REACH Intervention for Caregivers of Veterans and Service Members with TBI: Efficacy and Implementation Planning Across the VA Polytrauma System of Care." This grant, funded under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program, aims to develop and evaluate the efficacy of the REACH caregiver support intervention for...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) provides $2,565,719 in funding to the University of Pittsburgh to conduct a targeted, randomized, controlled trial on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy integrated with Vestibular Rehabilitation (ACTIVE) for the treatment of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The project has a performance period from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2027. The University...

This $309,279 Project Grant award, funded by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program, supports a research study on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and psychological health conducted by Florida State University. The primary objectives are to adapt the Ohio State University TBI Identification Method and the STAIR-NT intervention for first responders with TBI, analyze the data, and disseminate the study findings. Key sub-award activities...