This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $1,251,196 to the University of Washington to scale up an evidence-based Adolescent Transition Package (ATP) to support transitional care for youth living with HIV in Kenya. The ATP is a healthcare worker toolkit that includes educational materials and tracking tools to facilitate the transition process for youth living with HIV as they move from...
The University of South Florida (USF) received a $389,527 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to conduct a study examining strategies and contextual factors that optimize the delivery of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in Kenya. The key products and services to be delivered through this two-year project include: Identifying implementation strategies and contextual factors that...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $214,992 project grant to Nephak, a division of the National Empowerment Network Of People Living With HIV & Aid, to routinely collect patient and provider level data related to the quality of services provided at the site level in three categories of counties in Kenya. Specifically, under the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Programs (PEPFAR, CFDA 19.029), Nephak will collect data in the categories of Evolved,...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $393,142.00 and issued by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under CFDA 93.865 (Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research), aims to explore synergies in the pharmacy-based delivery of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and contraception for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Kenya. The award will fund a cluster randomized clinical trial at 20 pharmacies in Kisumu, Kenya to test the effectiveness of...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $300,000 is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Global AIDS Program (CFDA 93.067) of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The award will support the County Government of Kisumu in the Republic of Kenya to advance the sustainable implementation of high-quality HIV services in Kisumu County from January 1, 2025 to September 29, 2029. The key products and services to be delivered include...
This $1,007,042 Project Grant award from the Fogarty International Center (CFDA 93.989 - International Research and Research Training) aims to expand access to epilepsy care and improve treatment outcomes in Western Kenya. The 5-year research project, titled "Bridging the Treatment Gap by Expanding Access to Care for People with Epilepsy in Kenya (BEACON)", will be conducted in collaboration with the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare Partnership (AMPATH) in Kenya. The key...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (CFDA 93.855 - Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research) totaling $381,487 aims to assess the implementation and early effects of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescent girls and young women in Zambia. The "Scaling Comprehensive Access to Long-Acting for Equitable and Effective Use of PrEP (SCALE-UP)" study will use...
The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $215,927 Project Grant to Nephak, a division of the National Empowerment Network Of People Living With HIV & Aid, under the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Programs (PEPFAR, CFDA 19.029). The grant will support Nephak's work from November 2021 through May 2023 to routinely collect patient and provider level data in three categories of Kenyan counties. This data will relate to the quality of HIV/AIDS services provided...
This Project Grant award of $1,981,481.00 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will fund the PREP MY WAY study. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel peer-delivered kit system to promote sustained use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young women in sub-Saharan Africa, a high-priority population for HIV prevention. The intervention combines clinic-based PrEP initiation with peer-delivered kits...
This K23 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will fund a $364,832 implementation science study to deliver and evaluate an enhanced care intervention, HIV Prevention Plus Care (HP+ Care), for young men who have sex with men (YMSM) starting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at two clinics. The HP+ Care intervention will include motivational interviewing and personalized health education to promote...