Project Grant R03MH141404
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Southern California received a $241,032 project grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) for the period September 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The grant funds a two-year research study examining associations between neurophysiological discrimination and clinically observable sensory reactivity features in infants at varying risk...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded the University of Southern California a $817,597 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 – Mental Health Research Grants) on September 19, 2025, to develop machine learning prediction models for identifying autistic children and youth at greatest risk for persistent adverse mental health outcomes. The primary deliverables include: (1) identification and extraction of social determinants of health (SDOH) factors from...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded The Washington University a Project Grant of $811,412 under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) beginning May 1, 2026 and concluding February 28, 2031. The award funds research to establish the specificity and scalability of motor imitation assessments as a biomarker for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The research combines innovative wearable high-density diffuse optical tomography (HD-DOT)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded the University of Maryland, Baltimore a Project Grant totaling $762,566 under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) effective April 1, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2030. This award funds comprehensive multi-omic and synaptic imaging research designed to advance understanding of cerebellar mechanisms underlying Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). The project will generate...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded Boston Children's Hospital a $990,550 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), effective March 10, 2026, with completion targeted for February 29, 2028. This R61/R33 phased research grant funds the development and testing of a computer-based cognitive control and metacognition training intervention designed to reduce restricted and repetitive behaviors in school-aged children...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) awarded $625,859 to the University of California, Los Angeles on January 27, 2026, under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853). This project grant funds research to develop and validate objective, quantitative measures of infant motor function as predictive biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The research employs...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oregon Health & Science University received a $151,626 Project Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), effective September 1, 2025, with completion expected June 22, 2027. This award supports research on early identification of neurodevelopmental disorders through in utero magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The project leverages a longitudinal dataset of 229 serially imaged pre- and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded the University of Southern California a $654,923 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 – Mental Health Research Grants) commencing September 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, to establish and disseminate CentileBrain, a normative modeling framework for brain health and disease. This international initiative, spearheaded by the ENIGMA (Enhancing Neuroim Genetics through Meta-Analysis) Consortium, addresses a critical gap in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded Massachusetts General Hospital a Project Grant of $824,728 on March 25, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to characterize intracortical feedforward and feedback sensory processes in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The research project, which extends through December 31, 2030, will employ advanced multimodal neuroimaging techniques—combining magnetoencephalography (MEG) with...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Children's Research Institute received a $654,005 Project Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), awarded June 1, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2031. This research initiative investigates the function of the paralaminar nucleus of the amygdala (PL) during the critical developmental transition from adolescence to early adulthood. The project will deliver scientific knowledge...
The University of South Carolina received a $163,395 Project Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to develop novel measures of sensory reactivity in early infancy. The award, effective June 15, 2026 through June 14, 2028, funds research investigating sensory over-responsivity (SOR) in infants with elevated familial likelihood for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The project will produce standardized physiological and behavioral assessment measures for detecting atypical sensory reactivity in infants during the critical first six months of life, addressing a significant gap in existing clinical assessment tools. The research deliverables include: (1) identification of physiological markers of SOR using heart rate responses in existing datasets from 3-month-old infants at low and elevated familial risk for ASD; (2) longitudinal analysis of behavioral responses to sensory stimuli in infants aged 6-24 months; and (3) development and pilot testing of standardized, naturalistic sensory prompts for assessing physiological responses to aversive stimuli in infants under six months of age. These evidence-based assessment tools are intended to enable early detection of sensory processing difficulties, which will inform early intervention strategies and mitigate downstream impacts on social, language, and developmental outcomes in children with ASD.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $163.4k | 6/9/26 |