Project Grant NH28CE003618

This federal Project Grant award of $1,702,558 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) aims to optimize an online behavioral intervention to prevent and reduce substance use among high school seniors during a critical transition period. The key objectives are to: 1) design an initial set of six theory-based online intervention components targeting social influences linked to substance use, 2) evaluate the effect of each...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will fund the development and national evaluation of a hybrid substance use prevention program for upper elementary school students. The $610,092 award to National Health Promotion Associates, Inc. will be used to create a prevention intervention that combines online e-learning modules and traditional classroom sessions. The program aims to reduce risk...

This Project Grant award of $1,874,079.00 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will support research to develop and evaluate a culturally-tailored substance use prevention intervention for urban Indigenous youth in the Southwest. The key objectives are to: 1) Identify multilevel risk and protective factors for nicotine and cannabis vaping among urban Indigenous youth; 2) Test the efficacy of an adapted "Living in...

This $3,503,736 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will support the development and testing of a multilevel substance use disorder (SUD) and overdose prevention strategy for rural youth involved in the county legal system. The 2-year R61 phase will co-design the multilevel SUD/overdose prevention strategy and an implementation plan for rural juvenile court systems. The subsequent 3-year...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded a $264,000 Project Grant under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to Innovation Research And Training, Inc. (IRT), a woman-owned small business research organization based in Durham, North Carolina. The purpose of this 3-year project, beginning September 2024, is to evaluate the "Substance of Change: Building Assets in Mentees Affected by Substance Misuse" (SOC), an interactive, multimedia, web-based,...

This $750,000 Project Grant award, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, will support Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) in implementing the Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnerships for Success initiative. The key objectives are to: 1) build the capacity of a multi-sector coalition to engage in data-informed community...

This $249,935 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program will support the "Lighting the Way" initiative to prevent and reduce suicidal behavior, substance misuse, and promote mental health among American Indian youth in the Round Valley community. Over the 5-year project period beginning September 30, 2024, the...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) federal grant program, aims to develop a text message-based parent intervention (TM-PBI) to reduce alcohol use and related consequences among first-year college students. The $206,856 award to Loyola Marymount University will fund a two-phase project to design, develop, and pilot test the TM-PBI program. In Phase 1, the team will create a web platform to...

This $999,849 three-year Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 STOP School Violence Program) supports the Regulation Skills and Relationships (RSR) Collaborative project. The RSR initiative aims to address the root causes of violence in small rural schools in Wayne County, New York. The project will implement a range of evidence-based programs and practices, including enhanced mental health services, violence prevention programs,...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has awarded a $369,611 Project Grant to the Copper River Native Association (CRNA) to implement the "Cultural Crossroads: Strengthening Connections" initiative. This 5-year project aims to mitigate high-risk behaviors linked to suicide and substance abuse among Alaska...