Project Grant R01MH140400
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides funding to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to conduct a cluster randomized trial evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of a single session intervention and interpersonal therapy for treating depression in adolescents at primary care clinics in Mozambique. The $636,649 award, effective September 1, 2025...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), aims to investigate the impact of forced migration on HIV vulnerability and prevention among internally displaced adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Northern Mozambique. The funded project has two primary objectives: 1) to determine predictors of HIV vulnerability for this population, examining the relationship between exposure to...
- The federal Project Grant awarded to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, valued at $5,393,812, supports a longitudinal study investigating the impact of changes in social determinants of health (SDOH) on the mental health of adolescents and young adults (AYA) in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research is funded through the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) administered by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The study...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $1,057,586 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to evaluate the "Streamlined Treatment and Evidence-Based Adolescent Counseling and Medication Support (STREAMS)" intervention. This combination intervention will assess the impact of streamlined interpersonal psychotherapy groups and family-based adherence counseling on...
- This federal Project Grant award of $768,260.00 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) is funding a project titled "Improving the Treatment of Depression among Youth with HIV" at Rhode Island Hospital, a division of Lifespan Corporation. The goal of the project is to train clinicians in a tailored, measured-care approach combining cognitive behavioral therapy and medication management to effectively reduce...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $223,550 to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct a pilot feasibility trial evaluating the impact of a point-of-care sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing strategy on improving HIV prevention service delivery in adolescents. The research aims to assess whether point-of-care testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia can...
- This $233,335 National Institute of Mental Health project grant supports the adaptation and optimization of the Friendship Bench mental health intervention for adolescent girls and young women in South African HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery settings. The University of Washington will receive funding to support Dr. Jennifer Velloza's development as an independent researcher focused on improving mental health intervention delivery integrated with HIV prevention services for young...
- This federal Project Grant award of $740,250, provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), supports the adaptation and evaluation of the Youth Nominated Support Team (YST) intervention to prevent the escalation of suicide risk among youth on probation. The project aims to address the high rates of suicide ideation and behaviors among justice-involved youth, who often face barriers to accessing needed mental health...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $194,157 to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to develop and pilot a novel intervention to treat post-COVID cognitive impairment and depression in patients. The intervention integrates cognitive rehabilitation based on goal management training and cognitive behavioral therapy, and is specifically adapted for ethnically diverse patients....
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) aims to optimize measurement and evaluate the health impacts of social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) stigmas among populations at risk for and living with HIV in the U.S. The $733,314 award will leverage the PLHIV Stigma Index 2.0 platform to collect attributional and non-attributional SBE stigma data, as well as qualitative data, across geographically...
This Project Grant award, valued at $703,097 and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), will evaluate a stepped-care model to integrate interpersonal psychotherapy-adolescent skills training (IPT-AST) into routine HIV programming for Mozambican youth living with HIV. The project aims to test the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of delivering this evidence-based, peer-delivered intervention within the Mozambican national health system to address the high rates of common mental disorders among this population and improve HIV care continuum outcomes. The work will be performed by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Health Sciences Division, and is expected to run from August 2025 through June 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $79.7k | 9/3/25 | ||
| Not listed | $623.4k | 8/28/25 |