Project Grant R01MH140406
- This $703,097 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will support the evaluation of a novel, stepped-care model to streamline mental health services for youth living with HIV (YLWH) in Mozambique. The project aims to integrate an evidence-based intervention, Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training, to address the high rates of common mental disorders among YLWH in Mozambique, where...
- The University of Southern California received a $147,486 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242). The grant supports a research project titled "The Network Structure of Childhood Adversities and Adult Depressive Symptoms in Rural Uganda". The study aims to examine the relationships between adverse childhood experiences, social networks, and adult depression in a rural region of Uganda. The...
- 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 federal Project Grant award of $768,260.00 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program will fund research to improve the treatment of depression among youth with HIV. The research will be conducted by Rhode Island Hospital, a division of Lifespan Corporation, from August 1, 2025 to April 30, 2030. The project will train clinicians in a tailored, measured-care approach combining cognitive behavioral therapy and medication...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $393,631 to Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MAKCHS) in Uganda. The purpose of the award is to scale up advanced genomics and bioinformatics research training focused on pediatric HIV/AIDS in Uganda. The key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year project include: 1) Training 5 doctoral and 20 master's...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $680,644 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to evaluate the "Healthy Families PREP" intervention. This 5-year project aims to adapt and test an intervention to promote the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among periconception, pregnant, and postpartum women in rural Uganda in order to reduce HIV incidence in this high-risk...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $636,649, was provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242). The grant funds a hybrid effectiveness/implementation cluster randomized trial to assess the impact of a Single Session Intervention (SSI) and Interpersonal Therapy for Adolescent Depression (IPT-AG) within primary care clinics in Mozambique. The project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the SSI approach, known as the...
- This federal Project Grant award of $665,225.00, provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (CFDA 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants), aims to improve access and adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescent girls and young women in Uganda. The project, titled "SUUBI4PREP: IMPROVING PREP ACCESS AND ADHERENCE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN UGANDA," will combine peer support interventions and economic empowerment strategies to address barriers to...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), is focused on investigating the impact of forced migration on HIV vulnerability and prevention among internally displaced adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Northern Mozambique. The $141,434 award, with a project period from December 2024 to June 2026, aims to achieve two key objectives: 1) determine predictors of HIV vulnerability for this...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $294,408 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. The grant will fund a 3-year research project to understand patient-level implementation determinants related to long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young men who have sex with men living in rural areas. The research will also explore HIV testing, HIV care engagement, and the...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded a $1,057,586 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) for the "Streamlined Treatment and Evidence-Based Adolescent Counseling and Medication Support (STREAMS)" project. This grant will fund the evaluation of a combination intervention comprising streamlined interpersonal psychotherapy groups (IPT-G) tailored for adolescents (15-19 years) and streamlined family strengthening and treatment adherence counseling in rural Uganda. The goal is to address mental health needs and achieve UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets among the 1.7 million adolescents living with HIV in Africa. The project will be implemented across 24 HIV health clinics in the Greater Masaka region of Uganda and is expected to run from September 2025 through May 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.1m | 9/17/25 |