This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $1,040,387 to The RAND Corporation to conduct a longitudinal mixed methods social network study examining how changes in loneliness and social isolation relate to changes in health and wellness among aging Black sexual minority men (BSMM). The study aims to (1) test associations between social disconnectedness and mental/physical health, healthcare engagement, and chronic conditions, (2) examine...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,959,308 from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) aims to study how interpersonal and social network characteristics impact health behaviors and cognitive performance among aging Black and Latino sexual minority men (SMM) in New Jersey. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year grant, which began on Sep 23, 2024, include: Cross-sectional analysis of the association between interpersonal factors (stigma, social...
This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) will provide $123,579 to Northeastern University to conduct a mixed-methods study on the interplay of social and physical environments, loneliness, and cognition among older adults living with HIV. The 5-year project aims to: 1) determine the longitudinal patterns of loneliness and cognition, 2) identify social and physical environment factors related to loneliness and...
This $221,635 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will support a community-engaged modeling and implementation science project to develop re-linkage interventions for Black sexual minority men with HIV. The project aims to use agent-based modeling, qualitative data, and implementation science methods to characterize barriers to HIV care engagement and identify strategies to improve re-linkage,...
This Project Grant award of $328,037 from the National Institute on Aging's Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) will fund a longitudinal mixed methods social network analysis (MMSNA) study of the Cumberland House Reentry Program. The program aims to build social ties and enhance community engagement for older men transitioning from long-term incarceration. The study will collect dynamic sociocentric network data and qualitative data on health and interpersonal relationships to evaluate the...
This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) provides $2,516,511 to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. to elucidate how mental health during late adolescence and early adulthood (ages 18-24) is influenced by four types of LGBT-targeted policies: religious exemptions, gender-affirming healthcare bans, LGBT-restrictive school curricula, and LGBT-supportive school curricula. The project will use a multi-method...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), aims to develop, pilot, and evaluate a multilevel intervention that combines a refined media campaign and peer-based strategy to promote pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among young Latino sexual minority men. The $186,840 award, effective from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2028, will be administered by the University of Chicago. The...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $616,742 to the New York Blood Center, Inc. to conduct a 1.5-year study examining the impact of geographic mobility on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV care outcomes among Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in New York City. The research aims to characterize patterns of geographic mobility and determine how...
This R01 project grant, awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), aims to combat HIV stigma in healthcare settings through a standardized patient (SP) approach. The $1,364,940 award will fund a cluster randomized controlled trial to measure and reduce enacted stigma experienced by gay and bisexual men who have sex with men (MSM) when seeking HIV testing and prevention services. The project will utilize unannounced...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under CFDA Program 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research will support a research study titled "Theoretically Informed Behavioral Intervention to Enhance QOL and Prevent HIV-Related Comorbidities in Ethnic and Racial Sexual Minority Men". The $5,274,535 award to Yale University will fund a study to develop and evaluate a virtual prevention education intervention to...
This Project Grant award of $1,331,625.00 from the National Institute on Aging's (CFDA 93.866 Aging Research program) will fund the development and piloting of a novel peer-led intervention called "Bridge to Belonging" (B2B) to reduce depression and loneliness among older gay and bisexual men living with HIV. The project will systematically adapt evidence-based strategies including cognitive behavioral therapy-based friendship enrichment, motivational interviewing, and peer mentorship to create an innovative intervention delivered by peers. This will aim to increase participation in LGBTQ+ affirmative community-building services and improve physical health and quality of life for this population. The project will solicit feedback from 30 older gay and bisexual men living with HIV and 15 community experts to inform the B2B intervention, which will then be piloted with 15 participants to assess feasibility and acceptability. Subgrants will support the research efforts of Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston University Medical Campus.