This federal Project Grant award of $674,300, issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under CFDA 93.837 - Cardiovascular Diseases Research, supports a 3-phase study to examine the system-wide implementation of new flexibilities to the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs (NSLP/SBP). The primary goal is to describe the impact of NSLP/SBP policy changes and flexibilities across multiple levels, and identify ways to improve the effectiveness and equity of...
This federal Project Grant award, 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), is funding a longitudinal, randomized-controlled experiment to examine the effects of a suite of healthy food policies in online retail settings. The total award amount is $1,421,444 and the project period runs from Aug 15, 2024 to Jun 30, 2028. The key objectives are to evaluate...
This National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Project Grant award under CFDA 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research provides $1,044,896 to 3-C Institute For Social Development Inc. (doing business as 3C Institute), a woman-owned small business, to develop a comprehensive digital platform called FBT 2.0. The FBT 2.0 platform will deliver an integrated suite of intervention components for family-based behavioral treatment (FBT) of childhood obesity, including personalized self-paced...
This federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) provides $479,785 to the Fund for Public Health in New York, Inc. for the "Más Verduras (More Vegetables)" program. The program will provide $100-$150 per month for 12 months to low-income participants with uncontrolled diabetes who are enrolled in Medicare and screen positive for food...
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) awarded a $237,750 Project Grant (CFDA 93.837 - Cardiovascular Diseases Research) to Temple University to investigate the impact of an equity-focused implementation strategy on improving the uptake of Universal School Meals (USM) among students at high risk of food insecurity and obesity. The 2-year project, running from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2027, aims to determine if the equity-focused implementation leads to increased USM...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), under CFDA Program 93.837 - Cardiovascular Diseases Research, provides $708,678 to Wake Forest University Health Sciences to conduct a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART). The study aims to determine the most effective interventions to reduce food insecurity and improve adherence to hypertension treatment among patients with uncontrolled hypertension and food insecurity. The...
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $3,318,608 Project Grant under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York (RF SUNY) to conduct the "Cardiovascular Risk Reduction for Adults with Food Insecurity using Structured Incentives (CVD-FIT)" study. The 5-year project aims to test a multi-component intervention that includes monthly income...
This federal Project Grant award of $480,440 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.331 - Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program) supports a 3-year research collaboration between the Medical Clinics of Northern Tier Center for Health (NOTCH) and strategic grocery retail partners in Richford, Vermont. The project aims to reduce healthcare use and associated costs, and increase the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables for at-risk...
This four-year project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) provides $969,890 to the University of Connecticut to deliver a multi-level intervention combining personalized nutrition education, digital food and nutrition literacy tools, and community collaboration efforts to improve diet quality and decrease chronic disease risk factors among low-income...
This Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), funded under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), will support a $198,936 research project conducted by New York University School of Medicine. The project aims to investigate the impact of restrictive drug coverage policies, such as cost-sharing and prior authorization requirements, on prescribing patterns, medication adherence, and clinical outcomes for patients with heart failure with...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 - Cardiovascular Diseases Research) provides $719,140 to New York University to conduct a 5-year study titled "OPT-FRESH: OPTIMIZING ONLINE PURCHASING OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND LEGUMES FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES." The project aims to test three experimental components to increase online purchasing of healthy foods by low-income families in New York City, in order to improve cardiovascular disease outcomes and health equity. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) weekly text messages to improve trust in online grocery services, 2) financial incentives for purchasing fruits, vegetables, and legumes online, and 3) shoppable grocery lists of culturally-tailored meal suggestions using SNAP recipes. The project will randomize 360 low-income families with children to receive different combinations of these components over 12 weeks, and evaluate their impact on household purchasing, food insecurity, and children's fruit/vegetable intake.