This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, awarded under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, supports research on the cultural contexts and developmental outcomes of childhood exploration and interactions with nature. The $142,165 award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026, will examine children's independent exploration and time spent in different environments (e.g., green spaces versus playgrounds) across two societies where such...
The National Institutes of Health Office of the Director awarded Arizona State University a $1,520,910 Project Grant under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) to implement the "BACK TO ECE SAFELY WITH SAGE: REDUCING COVID-19 TRANSMISSION IN HISPANIC AND LOW-INCOME PRESCHOOLERS" project from June 30, 2021 through June 29, 2022. The grant aims to reduce COVID-19 transmission among Hispanic and low-income preschoolers through the delivery of services including COVID-19...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $969,999 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA 10.310) to Tufts University School of Medicine for the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The project aims to improve the health and nutrition behaviors of early childhood education (ECE) providers through a randomized controlled workplace wellness initiative at diverse Head Start centers across the...
This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides $970,674 to Penn State University under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant funds a 14-month study to test the effectiveness of a preschool nutrition education program in improving children's knowledge of and preferences for fruits and vegetables. Approximately 450 children ages 3 to 5 years from childcare centers serving...
This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, CFDA 10.310, supports the development and evaluation of a digital intervention focused on healthy cooking, parent feeding practices, and child involvement in home food preparation for low-income families. The $909,615.40 grant, effective September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2027, will create a...
This $615,394 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) supports the participation of three U.S. universities in an international collaboration to co-design climate-smart indigenous food gardens in South African schools. The project aims to integrate indigenous and local ecological knowledge with climate modeling to develop climate-smart gardening practices and improve child health, climate literacy, and...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,999,766.00 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) aims to test the effectiveness of the "Eat for Prevention" multilevel feedback engagement model in improving dietary intake and health outcomes among 3-5-year-old children attending rural family childcare homes (FCCHs) in Nebraska. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year...
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 aims to illuminate the relationship between parents' adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), their children's obesity risk, and the role of neighborhood environment. The $158,500 award to Temple University will leverage existing data from the H2O study to create a Neighborhood ACEs Index (NAI) and test how it...
This $1,991,282 Project Grant awarded 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), aims to increase awareness and utilization of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fruit and vegetable incentive programs among food-insecure families in South Carolina. The study will leverage pediatric clinics to identify SNAP-enrolled families with children aged 2-10...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) provides $300,000 to Edible Schoolyard NYC to pilot a professional development program for New York City educators. The program aims to increase the capacity of elementary and middle school teachers to implement culturally-responsive edible education curricula focused on urban gardening, cooking, and food justice. Key activities...