The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $1,415,374 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to the University of Washington (UW) to integrate HIV prevention services, including HIV self-testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), into household-based tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation in Uganda. The project, titled "TB PREP - Integrating HIV Prevention with TB Household Contact Evaluation," will assess the implementation,...
The University of South Florida (USF) received a $389,527 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to conduct a study examining strategies and contextual factors that optimize the delivery of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in Kenya. The key products and services to be delivered through this two-year project include: Identifying implementation strategies and contextual factors that...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $1,981,481 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The grant, titled "PREP MY WAY: A Hybrid Type 1 Clinical Effectiveness-Implementation Trial to Promote PrEP Persistence Among Young Kenyan Women", aims to evaluate a novel PrEP delivery system involving clinic-based PrEP initiation followed by...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $665,225 to The Washington University to implement the "SUUBI4PREP: Improving PrEP Access and Adherence among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Uganda" project. The project aims to combine HIV risk reduction sessions, peer support, and economic empowerment components to increase pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation and adherence...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $1,330,652 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) to the University of Washington to conduct a Hybrid Type-1 Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of the "Motivation Matters!" (MM!) mHealth intervention. The goal is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of MM! in achieving undetectable viral load in HIV-positive African women engaged in sex work, compared to standard of care. Additionally, the project will...
This $715,041 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will support research to understand real-world choices, preferences, and outcomes related to the roll-out of oral and long-acting injectable PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) among women in Malawi. The study, titled "Better Info on Women's PrEP Choices and Outcomes in Malawi", has three specific aims: 1) Evaluate longitudinal patterns of oral...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $1,251,196 to the University of Washington to scale up an evidence-based Adolescent Transition Package (ATP) intervention to support transitional care among youth living with HIV in Kenya. The project aims to compare two implementation strategies for scaling up the ATP intervention - the standard Kenya Ministry of Health cascading training...
This National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Project Grant award under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will fund a $364,832 study to use implementation science methods to deliver and evaluate an enhanced care intervention, HIV Prevention Plus Care (HP+ Care), for young men who have sex with men (YMSM) starting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in two clinics. The HP+ Care intervention will include motivational interviewing and personalized health education to promote...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $1,973,576 to the University of Botswana to develop and evaluate new strategies for increasing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and persistence among the general heterosexual population in Botswana. The key objectives are to first collaborate with local stakeholders to develop a PrEP implementation strategy tailored for a younger, mobile, and...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), aims to adapt and evaluate the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Adherence Resource and Empowerment Support (CARES) intervention to increase pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) continuation and adherence among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The total funding amount is $710,187, with an award date of September 11, 2024 and an...