Project Grant R01DK142998
- This Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under CFDA Program 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research, is focused on evaluating the use of electronic health record (EHR) data to predict childhood obesity risk using WHO weight velocity standards and peak BMI. The $456,914 award, spanning September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2027, will be performed by the Children's Hospital Medical Center in...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under CFDA Program 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research, provides funding of $690,147 to the Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio to conduct a randomized trial evaluating the impact of in-hospital and post-discharge food support interventions for low-income families with hospitalized children. The study aims to determine the effect of providing...
- The University of Utah received a $1,573,594 Project Grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (CFDA 93.847) to scale up the "Building Healthy Families" (BHF) childhood obesity intervention program in rural and small-town communities. The project aims to increase access to evidence-based childhood obesity interventions in rural areas with high poverty and obesity rates. The key products and services to be delivered include: Expanding the...
- The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $739,942 Project Grant to New York University (NYU) School of Medicine to evaluate the impact of New York's Medicaid 1115 waiver program on early childhood obesity risk. This 5-year research project, titled "Strengthening Screening and Referral Systems to Address Early Childhood Obesity Risk," aims to determine whether increased exposure to the waiver program, which enables social...
- The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $161,735 Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to the Metis Foundation, a non-profit organization based in San Antonio, Texas. The grant will fund a pilot feasibility study to develop a single-session, CBT-informed intervention targeting loss-of-control eating during pregnancy. The goal is to address the significant public health...
- This $695,295 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847). The grant supports research to investigate the developmental trajectories of reinforcer pathology and childhood obesity, examining how changes in food and physical activity reinforcement as well as delay discounting may contribute to the increase in obesity from...
- This $310,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), will support a feasibility study for an adaptive intervention to improve food security and maternal-child health. The study aims to determine the feasibility of recruitment and retention, as well as the potential effectiveness of interventions, including WIC referrals, care navigation,...
- This federal Project Grant award of $248,999 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under CFDA 93.865, the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program, will fund research to examine infant feeding behavior and the effects of slowed milk delivery on reducing excessive infant weight gain. The key products or services to be delivered through this 3-year award include: Examining the contributions of infant, maternal, and...
- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute awarded $2,350,623 under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota on May 1, 2021 for a project concluding on April 30, 2022. The project aims to reduce childhood obesity through an individual randomized controlled trial testing combinations of ecological momentary intervention, home visiting, and video feedback delivered to 510 low-income, racially...
- The University of Colorado-Denver received a $129,619 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (CFDA 93.847 - Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research) on September 1, 2025. The goal of this 5-year research project is to investigate the interactions between the gut microbiome, intestinal development, and metabolic health in an animal model of fetal growth restriction (FGR). The researchers will assess the function of...
The University of Cincinnati received a $337,906 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (CFDA 93.847 - Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research) to develop and test an infant obesity prevention program called "Healthy Eating for My Infant" (HEMI). HEMI targets healthy feeding for children aged 3-14 months through twice-monthly behavioral and educational sessions, alongside peer counselor support, to address topics such as infant nutrition, solid food introduction, responsive feeding, and healthy eating on a budget. The project aims to address disparities in obesity risk and health outcomes among low-income families by incorporating trauma-informed and evidence-based behavioral change techniques. The award period runs from August 2025 to July 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $337.9k | 8/22/25 |