Project Grant HT94252410883

Summary of 2BEHEALTHY Project Grant Award Indiana University received a $1.2M Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under CFDA 93.433, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award funds the "2BEHEALTHY: Health Engagement After TBI" initiative, which delivers two integrated research studies designed to improve long-term health outcomes for persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Study 1...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.395 - Cancer Treatment Research) will provide $402,401 to the University of Missouri System to conduct a pilot study on the feasibility and impact of a metacognitive strategy training (MCST) intervention for women with cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) following breast cancer treatment. The study aims to examine the effects of MCST on cognitive performance, frontoparietal neural functioning, and functional...

This NCI Early K99/R00 Project Grant from the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Cancer Research Manpower (CFDA 93.398) program aims to refine and test the delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) to address insomnia and related symptoms in lung cancer survivors (LCS). The $224,968 award will fund a two-phase project. In the K99 phase, the grantee, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, will conduct stakeholder interviews and convene an advisory board to refine the CBT-I...

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a $713,235 Project Grant under the Cancer Cause and Prevention Research (CFDA 93.393) program to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. in Tampa, Florida. The 5-year grant, which began on April 1, 2025, will fund the "THE MIND-BC STUDY: MIND DIET FOR BREAST CANCER COGNITION" project. The study aims to evaluate the efficacy of the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet in...

This federal Project Grant award of $161,000.00 from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under the Cancer Cause and Prevention Research (CFDA 93.393) program supports a pilot study by the University of Connecticut (UConn) to explore communication about sexuality and intimacy among individuals with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and their partners. The key objectives of the study are to: 1) identify themes in MBC patients' communication about sexuality and intimacy, 2) determine if specific...

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a $414,446 Project Grant to Colorado State University (CSU) under the Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research program (CFDA 93.394) to conduct a 12-week group-based videoconference intervention aimed at increasing moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among cancer survivors. The goal is to examine the efficacy of this virtual exercise intervention in improving physical function, quality of life, and other health outcomes for this population....

This Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.394 - Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research) provides $166,000 to the University of Southern California to examine how implicit attitudes towards physical activity can mediate the effects of different interventions on physical activity behavior among adults at elevated cancer risk due to inactivity and overweight/obesity. The key products or services being delivered under this grant include: 1) Assessing implicit attitudes...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $157,000.00 to support a pilot study evaluating the acceptability and feasibility of a 6-week nature meditation intervention for bereaved friend and family caregivers of cancer patients who died in hospice care. The study, conducted by the collaborative research partnership of Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University Health Sciences, aims to develop 6 nature-based healing meditation...

This federal Project Grant award of $657,844.00 from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.394 - Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research) will fund a 16-week lifestyle intervention study titled "Moving Forward with Multiple Myeloma" at the Medical College of Wisconsin. The study aims to examine the efficacy of the lifestyle intervention on improving physical function and patient-reported outcomes among 184 individuals with stable multiple myeloma, 24% of whom are Black/African...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Cancer Institute awarded the University of Miami a $2.75 million Project Grant under the Cancer Cause and Prevention Research program (CFDA 93.393) on September 12, 2025, for a study examining the effects of remotely-delivered cognitive behavioral stress management on cancer-accelerated aging in older breast cancer survivors. The project, which runs through August 31, 2029, will enroll 192 breast cancer survivors aged 50 and older who have completed...