This federal Project Grant award of $1,906,601 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program) is funding a 5-year study by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to examine whether school-based health centers (SBHCs) can improve healthcare utilization and academic outcomes for students with chronic absenteeism.
The key activities under this grant include: 1) linking electronic health,...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), will provide $102,168 to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) from November 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027.
The purpose of this award is to conduct rigorous evaluation of the effects of state-level initiatives aimed at reducing early-term elective deliveries (EEDs) on maternal and newborn...
This $325,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will support research on the effects of government-led cash transfer programs on health outcomes among women and young children in low- and middle-income countries.
The research will use data from 37 low- and middle-income countries to generate longitudinal mortality datasets covering about 7...
This federal Project Grant award for $791,988.00, awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), will support a longitudinal study examining the sexual health and quality of life trajectories of community college students across emerging adulthood. The study aims to: 1) investigate how developmental contexts like gender, education, and sociostructural barriers influence...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $156,000 Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to the University of Colorado-Denver. The grant titled "Long-Term Effects of Universal Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Evidence from Mexico" will provide new evidence on the persistent impact of Mexico's universal public health insurance program, Seguro Popular, introduced in 2002.
The...
This $249,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will fund a research study on the impact of federal housing assistance on birth outcomes in California. The University of Southern California (USC) will serve as the prime recipient, leveraging its expertise in areas like health sciences and social sciences to conduct the study.
The key objectives are...
This $689,752 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under CFDA 93.865 (Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) supports an experimental study of the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC) model to improve policymakers' use of scientific evidence for protecting children.
The five-year study, starting August 2024, will evaluate the RPC model's effectiveness in increasing engagement between state policymakers and...
This $1,077,438 Project Grant, awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), supports a longitudinal observational study examining the health and economic consequences of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and the resulting state-level abortion bans. The study, conducted by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), will collect data...
This $701,218 project grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program funds a research project to study the interactions and impacts of major U.S. government safety net programs, including SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, and CHIP. The researchers will leverage linked administrative datasets to examine factors influencing program participation and targeting, as well as the effects of these programs on outcomes like education, employment,...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $588,655 project grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) to conduct the AIM-UP (Adaptations and Impacts Understanding Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs) project. The project aims to advance the understanding of adapting evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs for diverse populations, including those with system...