Project Grant R01MD020028
- GRANT SUMMARY Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $999,323 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2028. The award supports evaluation and delivery of the StrongPeople Strong Hearts (SPSH) digital intervention program, a mobile application adaptation of an existing evidence-based health behavior change...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) awarded a $538,998 Project Grant to Texas A&M Agrilife Research, effective September 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029, under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837). The "Deep in the Heart for Women" initiative delivers a comprehensive, community-engaged intervention designed to reduce obesity and cardiovascular disease risk among women in medically underserved rural South...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $2.31 million Project Grant (CFDA 93.307: Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) to the University of California, San Francisco on September 13, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2030. This research project aims to improve hypertension (HTN) management and reduce cardiovascular disease risk among people with HIV who receive care at safety-net clinics, with particular...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Arlington received $831,462 in federal funding awarded June 29, 2026, under the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) to investigate associations between stress-related daily social experiences and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The project, scheduled for completion by December 31, 2030, will develop a validated item bank...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $477,000 Project Grant award effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027, from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307). The award supports development and deployment of an Interactive Outbreak Simulator platform designed to model disease transmission dynamics during outbreaks while accounting for population...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded George Washington University a $2.75 million Project Grant (CFDA 93.307: Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) on September 19, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2027. The award funds development and evaluation of an SMS text-based patient navigation intervention designed to improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates among persons experiencing homelessness (PEH)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Popcom Health Inc. received a $1.19 million Project Grant award from the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307), effective September 18, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The primary deliverable is the design, development, and testing of PopCom Health, an interactive, customizable digital health promotion comic tool tailored for Black/African American and Latino...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center received a $1.62 million Project Grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), awarded September 25, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2027. The award funds research to identify circulating metabolic signatures and biologic pathways linking metabolic dysfunction and ectopic adiposity to cardiac dysfunction and heart failure...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $495,036 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) effective September 14, 2025, with completion targeted for March 31, 2029. The award funds development and feasibility testing of a multi-level, community-engaged intervention designed to improve cervical cancer screening...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Boston College received a $440,217 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307), with an award date of September 19, 2025, and completion date of June 30, 2027. The award supports the development and evaluation of the "Asking for Help" (A4H) mobile health application, a simulation-based mental health intervention designed to...
StrongPeople Together: A Multi-Site, Church-Engaged Randomized Trial to Achieve Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer Prevention Texas A&M Agrilife Research is executing a $772,567 Project Grant from the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307), awarded June 21, 2026, with completion targeted December 31, 2030. The award funds a multi-site, community-engaged research initiative operating across ten church sites in lower-income communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The project delivers evidence-based cardiovascular disease and cancer prevention services through participatory research, intervention development, and rigorous program evaluation. Key deliverables include community-engaged formative research conducted with church members and leaders (focus groups and meetings) to tailor prevention programming; development and refinement of a smartphone application incorporating self-management tracking, social support features, and evidence-based strategies targeting diet, physical activity, and other cardiovascular and cancer risk factors; and experiential prevention classes incorporating individual, social, and community-level components. The project includes three primary research aims: participatory formative research and program tailoring in collaboration with church advisory boards; a community-randomized controlled trial in pair-matched church sites measuring changes in the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 prevention score as the primary outcome, with secondary outcomes tracking cardiovascular and cancer risk factors; and an in-depth process evaluation examining intervention adoption and reach to support implementation training for control churches. The work is conducted in partnership with the Texas Urban Advisory Committee and leverages church-based community engagement to catalyze local environmental and policy changes that increase healthy living opportunities in lower-income communities experiencing health disparities.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $772.6k | 6/25/26 |