Project Grant R01MD019986
- This federal Project Grant award of $708,678, provided by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research), aims to conduct a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) to reduce food insecurity and improve adherence in patients with hypertension. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Determining the most effective initial food insecurity intervention (resource information or community health worker...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) provides $295,923 to Equiti Foods, LLC to implement a "Food is Medicine" (FIM) program that will bring medically tailored meals to underserved groups at low or no cost. The key objectives are to: 1) Form advisory committees to guide the FIM program, 2) Expand Equiti Foods' capacity to produce culturally and medically...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) provides $1,072,621 to Duke University to conduct an adequately powered randomized controlled trial of a multi-component lifestyle intervention aimed at improving blood pressure control and cardiovascular outcomes in Black adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The goal is to evaluate the impact of lifestyle modifications,...
- The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) was awarded a $897,989 Project Grant by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) on September 13, 2025. The grant funds a study to understand the hypertension (HTN) care cascade and cardiovascular disease risk among people with HIV who receive care at a safety net clinic, with a focus on the unique HTN care needs of those with severe financial challenges. The...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) provides $680,103 to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York to conduct research on the comparative effectiveness of food prescription programs for food insecure families with young children in the United States. The 5-year project, with an end date of March 31, 2030, aims to develop and test two innovative food...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,330,736 from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research program (CFDA 93.394) supports a 6-month, 24-session randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine a weight management intervention for Black American women. The intervention integrates an evidence-based Mediterranean diet weight loss program (MedDiet-WL) with a social network-based navigation strategy (NAV-SN) that trains participants to share intervention messages with...
- This Project Grant award, totaling $169,444, was provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research) to develop and pilot test a stress management intervention for Black adults with hypertension. The project will work with patients receiving care from federally-qualified health centers to iteratively design an intervention that addresses patient preferences and aims to promote cardiovascular health. Key outcomes to be examined include...
- This $2,834,272 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Program) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The grant supports a 4-year study titled "Navigating Hypertension and Food Insecurity: A Produce Prescription Program to Improve Health Outcomes for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities". The project aims to develop and implement a produce...
- This $237,750 Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research) to Temple University aims to investigate the impact of an equity-focused implementation strategy on participation and uptake of Universal School Meals (USM) among students at highest risk for food insecurity and obesity. The project seeks to build on the principal investigator's existing K01 award, utilizing a multi-method approach to determine if the equity-focused...
- The Project Grant award of $692,846.00 from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) will fund the "Better Heart Study" at the University of Pennsylvania. The study aims to utilize behavioral science strategies to increase hypertension diagnosis and treatment in India, where hypertension prevalence remains high and many individuals are undiagnosed or not receiving care. The project will test two scalable behavioral...
This $2,979,575 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) will fund the "FIM+DASH: A Randomized Food Is Medicine Trial to Promote Healthy Eating and Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Black Women with Obesity" research project. The 4-year study, which begins on September 14, 2025, will be conducted by the University of Illinois in Chicago. The project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-week "Food is Medicine" intervention, which includes cooking classes, nutrition and hypertension education, and home food delivery, in improving diet quality, blood pressure control, and weight among individuals with hypertension and obesity attending Federally Qualified Health Centers in urban communities. The study will also identify factors associated with the sustainability and scalability of the intervention. If effective, the FIM+DASH intervention has the potential to enhance access to healthy foods and improve health outcomes for underserved minority populations.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $3.0m | 9/15/25 |