Project Grant R01MD020718
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $160,400 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to study the impact of U.S. immigration policies on dietary acculturation and childhood obesity among children of Mexican immigrants. The 2-year project (8/9/2024 - 7/31/2026) will analyze nationally-representative data linked to state and local immigration policy data to...
- The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), a component of the National Institutes of Health, awarded a $789,350 Project Grant under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847) to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to investigate biological mechanisms of obesity in a high-risk pediatric cohort with confirmed maltreatment. The project aims to elucidate the impact of child maltreatment on obesity through...
- This $1,573,594 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (CFDA 93.847 - Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research) supports the "Scaling Up Building Healthy Families in Rural Areas and Small Towns" initiative. The project aims to increase access to evidence-based childhood obesity interventions in rural areas with high poverty and obesity rates. The funding supports the development and implementation of an online...
- This federal Project Grant award, totaling $641,647.00, was issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The primary awardee, Brigham & Women's Hospital Inc., will conduct a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial in rural Guatemala to assess an integrated intervention aimed at reducing the double burden of maternal-child malnutrition. The project...
- This federal Project Grant award of $739,942 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), supports research to evaluate the impact of New York's Medicaid 1115 waiver on early childhood obesity risk in the New York City Health + Hospitals system. The key objectives are to: 1) Assess whether greater exposure to the waiver is associated with healthier infant...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Federal Grant Program 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research, will support research to study the effects of armed conflict and climate shocks on the nutritional status of women and children in sub-Saharan Africa. The $160,300.00 award to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) will fund a cross-national analysis linking nutritional data on 725,619 women and...
- 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...
- The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $396,605 Project Grant on Sep 18, 2025 to Popcom Health Inc. under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program. The funding supports the design and development of an interactive, customizable digital health promotion comic tool to reduce childhood obesity risk in Black/African American and Latino preadolescents. The project, titled "Project Game On!: Empowering Urban Children...
- This Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), provides $249,000.00 to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, doing business as Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania, to enhance personalized insights into common obstetric disorders using longitudinal deep-phenotyping data. The project aims to compile a...
- This federal Project Grant award of $776,248.00 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (CFDA 93.847 - Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research) will fund the "Virtual Housecalls" initiative at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The project aims to redesign pediatric primary care treatment for adolescent obesity by incorporating direct-to-patient video telehealth, certified behavior coaches, and real-time skill-building...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) will provide $1,581,003.00 to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to evaluate the integration of care between pediatric primary care providers and WIC nutritionists for early obesity prevention among WIC mothers and children in rural, low-income contexts. The key products and services to be delivered through this 24-month project include the development and implementation of an evidence-based responsive parenting intervention that leverages existing health and social care settings to reach parents of young children living in rural, low-income areas. The goal is to enhance obesity prevention efforts and reduce health disparities by digitally integrating care between pediatric primary care providers and WIC nutritionists using health information technologies.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.6m | 9/19/25 |