Project Grant R01AG010939

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $460,844 to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to conduct the "LIFE-COURSE ACCULTURATION TRAJECTORIES AND DEMENTIA IN A MULTI-ETHNIC COHORT OF OLDER ADULTS: THE MESA ACCULTURATION AND DEMENTIA STUDY". The study aims to leverage longitudinal data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) to identify unique life-course acculturation patterns among...

This $413,660 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 Aging Research) will support a study to evaluate the impact of Illinois' Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors (HBIA) and Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIS) programs on healthcare utilization and outcomes among aging Latino immigrants. The study aims to: 1) examine changes in emergency department visits and hospitalizations among Latino older adults, as well as uncompensated hospital care, following...

The National Institute on Aging awarded the University of Michigan a $2.72 million Project Grant on August 15, 2025, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to conduct the Longitudinal Study of Health and Ageing in Kenya (LOSHAK). This five-year initiative, extending through June 30, 2030, addresses a critical data gap in Kenya, where the population aged 60 and older is projected to increase fourfold over the next three decades. LOSHAK will generate population-representative...

This Project Grant award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CFDA 93.779 - CMS Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations) provides $237,500 to San Diego State University Foundation to conduct a 10-year longitudinal study on factors associated with loss of independence among ethnic minority older adults in the U.S. The study aims to: 1) Identify predictors of loss of independence using the WHO's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model, and 2)...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 Aging Research) will fund a study to examine the relationship between behavior-opportunity gaps and midlife cognitive health among Mexican-origin immigrants in the U.S. The $460,223 award will support geocoding address data for 1,784 individuals over 17 years and linking this geographical data to environmental opportunity indicators. The study will then analyze associations between behavior-opportunity gaps and...

Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The National Institute on Aging (part of the National Institutes of Health) awarded a $3.52 million Project Grant under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to the University of California, Davis on March 15, 2026, with completion targeted for November 30, 2030. This award funds the continuation of "Longitudinal MRI Measures of Cerebrovascular Injury and Alzheimer's Disease Atrophy in a Study of Latinos" (SOL-INCA-MRI LONG), a longitudinal...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded University of California, Los Angeles a Project Grant of $123,876 on March 15, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) with a completion date of February 29, 2028. This research initiative investigates the occupational determinants of cognitive and brain health among middle-aged and older Latinos in the United States, addressing a significant gap in understanding how occupational factors—including...

Federal Grant Award Summary Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, School of Nursing received a Project Grant award of $121,239 from the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) effective March 5, 2026, with completion targeted for February 29, 2028. This career development and research initiative supports an investigator in conducting epidemiological research focused on understanding cognitive health disparities among older Mexican immigrants in the United...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded The Johns Hopkins University a K23 Career Development Grant totaling $480,726 on June 27, 2025, under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307). This award supports Principal Investigator Dr. Mayra Sanchez Gonzalez in developing an independent research career focused on improving quality of life outcomes for older Hispanic adults with multimorbidity...

The National Institute on Aging awarded $736,747 to the University of Southern California on September 15, 2025, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to conduct an efficacy study of K-SAVVY, a culturally adapted, evidence-based psychoeducational intervention for dementia caregivers in ethnic immigrant communities with limited English proficiency. Building upon preliminary pilot work demonstrating feasibility and efficacy in reducing depressive symptoms, this five-year project...