Project Grant R15HD121057
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded Brown University a $500,000 Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) beginning September 1, 2025, and concluding August 31, 2027. The award funds research examining how state-level safety net program investments affect child health and development outcomes from birth through early adulthood. The...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Rhode Island Hospital $168,056 on September 1, 2026, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to characterize variations in human milk microRNA profiles and examine relationships between microRNA composition and infant weight gain and immune system maturation. The research leverages an existing longitudinal study of 400 pregnant women and their infants in the Philippines,...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island $248,999 on May 1, 2026, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.HDR) to conduct a longitudinal study examining how maternal prenatal stress and nutrition intervention jointly influence child cognitive and neural development. The research leverages data from the ENAT trial, which randomized 2,390 pregnant women to receive enhanced nutrition...
- The National Institutes of Health Office of the Director awarded Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island $875,534 on July 6, 2026, under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) to study subclinical deficits in attention, executive function, and social communication in children born very preterm. The project will recruit and follow a cohort of 240 very preterm children (born before 32 weeks gestation) from the hospital's neonatal follow-up program, tracking them from ages 3...
- The National Institute of Mental Health awarded Rhode Island Hospital $756,356 on August 1, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to conduct a prospective longitudinal study of parenting practices following psychiatric hospitalization of suicidal adolescents. The study will identify modifiable parenting practices and their impact on self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITB) during the first month post-discharge, a period when readmission risk peaks. Rhode...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health $126,873 on September 1, 2026, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to conduct empirical research on child maltreatment as a risk factor for problematic social media use among adolescents. The recipient will investigate whether victims of child maltreatment are more vulnerable to problematic social media use and its negative effects on...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded the University of South Carolina $1,751,704 on September 16, 2025, for a clustered-randomized effectiveness study testing bundled early childhood development interventions in Liberia under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The study, titled the BUNDLE Study, will compare cognitive, language, socio-emotional, and motor development outcomes across 2,240 children ages 6 to 30...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded $156,500 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF-SUNY) at the University at Albany under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) on August 7, 2025. The project, titled "Long-Term Sequelae of Intimate Partner Violence Identified in Hospital Settings in New York State: A Network Analysis Approach," will operate through July 31, 2027. This research...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a Project Grant totaling $264,600 to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (Health Sciences Division) on September 26, 2025, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The research project, titled "From Child Maltreatment to Violence Involvement: Life Course Pathways, Trajectories, and Patterns," will deliver...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Smith College $527,648 on March 18, 2026, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to investigate how parental engagement styles shape the neurodevelopmental basis of executive function in children through simultaneous brain recording of caregiver-child dyads. The research employs functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) hyperscanning—a non-invasive neuroimaging technique...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Providence College $554,233 on August 1, 2026, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to study interpersonal relationships and health behaviors among systems-involved youth. The research employs technology-mediated communication combined with ecological momentary assessment and interview methodologies to examine how caregivers, peers, and romantic partners influence dating violence risk, sexual health, and psychosocial adjustment in 100 systems-involved adolescents ages 14–18. The study uses a measurement burst design to model proximal and distal associations between interpersonal communication processes and health outcomes, collecting intensive data across one year. Youth will be recruited from the Rhode Island Family Court. The project runs through July 31, 2029, with place of performance in Providence, Rhode Island.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $554.2k | 7/21/26 |