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Federal Project Grant Award Summary ELECTRIG: Evaluating Effects of Cranial Electrical Stimulation Therapy with Responsive Imaging in Gulf War Illness Pain and Comorbid Symptoms Emory University's Office of Sponsored Programs has been awarded $1.48M in project grant funding from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2029. The award supports research investigating the therapeutic...

This Project Grant award from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), under the Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health program (CFDA 93.213), provides $721,428.00 in funding to the University of Pittsburgh to conduct a mechanistic neuroimaging study on the effects of auricular stimulation and auriculotherapy in healthy volunteers and chronic low back pain patients. The key objectives are to: 1) use functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) awarded $665,312 to Indiana University Indianapolis on August 20, 2025, under the Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health program (CFDA 93.213) to examine the immunological mechanisms underlying acupuncture analgesia in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). The project, which will conclude on May 31, 2030, will investigate inflammatory and immune biomarkers associated...

The University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio will receive $3 million in cooperative agreement funding from the Department of the Army Medical Command to conduct a randomized clinical trial combining stellate ganglion block with prolonged exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The four-year award under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) aims to investigate medical solutions for traumatic battlefield injuries and transform...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Award Details: The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) awarded a K23 career development grant totaling $145,359 to Brigham and Women's Hospital, with performance scheduled from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030, under the Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health program (CFDA 93.213). This award supports the professional development of an acupuncturist-scientist to conduct clinical and translational...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Defense Health Agency (DHA) awarded Veterans Medical Research Foundation of San Diego a $2,074,865 Project Grant effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029, under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The award funds research to develop machine learning algorithms that utilize pre-intervention supraspinal functional connectivity imaging data to predict patient responsiveness to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation...

The Defense Health Agency awarded a $767,558 Project Grant to the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center to conduct research on "GANAXOLONE AS REPURPOSED TREATMENT FOR GULF WAR ILLNESS" under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). This grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, will fund innovative biomedical research to explore the use of the drug ganaxolone as a potential treatment for Gulf War Illness,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded $823,860 to UCLA on August 15, 2025, under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to conduct a pragmatic trial evaluating Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) for veterans with chronic pain. Products and Services: The cooperative agreement funds a two-phase research initiative to rigorously evaluate EAET delivery in real-world Veterans...

Federal Grant Award Summary Emory University received a $2.32 million Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) awarded September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029. The award supports ELECTRIG (Evaluating Effects of Cranial Electrical Stimulation Therapy with Responsive Imaging in Gulf War Illness Pain and Comorbid Symptoms), a research initiative designed to evaluate the efficacy of cranial electrical...

This Project Grant award of $750,079 from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) under the Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health program (CFDA 93.213) aims to develop and pilot test a combined "SMART-QTC" intervention for Asian American patients with co-occurring major depressive disorder and distressing somatic symptoms. The grantee, The General Hospital Corporation (doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital), will...