Project Grant P20AP00043

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) on August 20, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2026. This award supports the 29th United States Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) 2025, hosted by the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) in collaboration with UNC's Center for AIDS Research. The conference focuses on "Aging with...

This Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), under the Cancer Cause and Prevention Research program (CFDA 93.393), will support research conducted by Thomas Jefferson University to investigate genomic factors contributing to racial disparities in metastatic prostate cancer outcomes. The key products or services to be delivered under this $156,000 award include whole-exome sequencing of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from paired Black and White patients with metastatic...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $165,012 Project Grant awarded on September 14, 2025, by the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307). This award supports the development and testing of a multi-level, community-engaged intervention designed to improve cervical cancer screening access among high-risk, rural women in North Carolina...

This Project Grant from the Department of the Army Medical Command totaling $1,091,175 was awarded under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) on September 30, 2021 for identification of novel biomarkers in African American prostate cancer. The awardee, Baylor College of Medicine, will complete the project by September 29, 2024. The grant supports research to identify actionable targets in African American prostate cancer in order to improve patient outcomes....

This federal Project Grant award, totaling $477,869.00, was provided by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under the Cancer Treatment Research program (CFDA 93.395). The grant aims to develop tailored, multilevel cervical cancer interventions for ethnically diverse Black women, including African American women and Black African immigrant women. The key objectives are to: 1) identify multilevel determinants of routine cervical cancer screening and follow-up adherence among these populations,...

Summary of Cooperative Agreement Award The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $761,400 to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, effective September 19, 2025, through September 30, 2029. Under this award, ASALH administers the Network to Freedom (NTF) competitive grant program, which distributes funds to...

This federal Project Grant award of $120,406.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.527) will support the non-profit organization Hopehealth Inc. in providing expanded and comprehensive primary healthcare services, including medical, dental, behavioral health, and enabling services, to underserved and vulnerable...

This $260,250 Project Grant, awarded by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420), supports research led by Health Research, Inc. at the Roswell Park Division on "The Role of SLC45A3-ELK4 Chimera as a Molecular Determinant of Prostate Cancer Health Disparity". The 2-year project, running from March 2025 to March 2027, aims to advance the scientific understanding of prostate cancer health disparities through the investigation...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Alabama at Birmingham received a $222,750 Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027. The research deliverables focus on identifying immunogenetic risk factors associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations in African American populations. Specifically, the project...

AR DELTA HOPE Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received a $500,000 Project Grant award effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2029, under the Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912) administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. The AR DELTA HOPE (Helping Obtain Perinatal Equity) project delivers expanded perinatal and infant health care services to Phillips County, Arkansas, a Health...