The federal Project Grant award of $183,258.00 was issued by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The grant supports a longitudinal study monitoring cognitive changes in older veterans using telehealth computerized neuropsychological assessments. The research aims to generate innovative, non-pharmacological approaches to addressing neurological disorders and cognitive health challenges specific to veteran populations. The award...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,051,639.00 from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) is intended to support a research project titled "Improving Delivery of Germline Testing in Veterans with Advanced Prostate Cancer". The award was made to the Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Inc. (NCIRE), a non-profit research organization that partners with the University of California, San Francisco and...
The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded $549,575 under the Military Medical Research and Development federal grant program (CFDA 12.420) to the Western Institute For Veterans Research for a project grant titled "HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICE USE AND PREFERENCES AMONG POST 9 11 VETERANS AT HIGH RISK OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS." The three-year project grant beginning September 30, 2022 will investigate home and community-based service...
Veterans Medical Research Foundation Of San Diego will use a $749,985 Project Grant award from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to examine associations between traumatic brain injury history and other risk factors on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in military veterans. As a non-profit organization, the Foundation will leverage its experience conducting medical research to enhance veteran health outcomes. For this award...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $811,942 was provided by the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The grant supports research by the J. David Gladstone Institutes, a non-profit biomedical research organization, to investigate genetic factors conferring susceptibility to toxicant-induced Parkinson's disease. The research involves a sub-award to the Northern California Institute For Research And...
The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has been awarded a $499,985 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant will fund a 2-year research project titled "DIET, EXERCISE, AND INFLAMMATION IN EARLY-STAGE NEURONAL ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN DISEASE" to investigate novel approaches for treating neurodegenerative disorders relevant to military personnel and the broader population. As a...
This Project Grant award for $1,399,917.00, provided by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) federal grant program, supports the development of a digital approach to personalizing care, reducing stress, and increasing support for veterans with dementia and their caregivers. The award recipient, Ndri-Usa Inc., a non-profit research organization, will leverage innovative technology-based interventions to address the complex healthcare needs of...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $1,673,338 to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco to conduct research on the relationship between hypertension, blood pressure targets, and Alzheimer's disease and dementia risk among U.S. veterans. The study aims to: 1) estimate the association between hypertension and Alzheimer's/dementia risk in U.S. veterans, including within race/ethnicity and geographic subgroups; 2)...
The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded a $1,000,000 project grant to Duke University's Office of Research Administration Division under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant, awarded on June 1, 2024 and running through May 31, 2027, will fund a practical multi-domain risk model of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias for veteran and non-veteran older U.S. adults. The research project aims to improve the health and care of military service...
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) has been awarded a $1,000,000 federal Project Grant from the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) for the "THE GOOD LIFE HEALTHY AGING PROGRAM TO PREVENT COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN DIVERSE VETERAN COMMUNITIES: AN EMBEDDED PRAGMATIC CLINICAL TRIAL". The grant, which runs from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2027, will fund research aimed at improving health outcomes for...