Project Grant R21MD020471
- The National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, awarded the University of California Irvine $1,288,442 on June 5, 2026, under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) to conduct a randomized controlled trial of a culturally adapted sleep intervention for Asian Americans. The project tests ASLEEP (Asian American Sleep Empowerment Program), a five-week...
- The National Institute on Aging awarded Proactive Life Inc. $499,963 on September 20, 2025, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to develop and validate SleepSpace AI, a fully automated Internet of Things system delivering cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia to older adults. SleepSpace AI combines smartphone, smart light bulbs, and sound-based behavioral cues with personalized AI-driven feedback to improve adherence to cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and enhance sleep...
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute awarded the University of Arizona $739,230 on September 1, 2026, under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to develop and test "DUERME MEJOR," a community health worker–led sleep health intervention adapted for Mexican Americans at the US-Mexico border. The project develops a multimodal intervention combining cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and systematic sleep time extension, addressing documented sleep...
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute awarded the Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc., operating through its New York State Psychiatric Institute, $261,716 on July 22, 2026, under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to adapt and pilot a doula-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) intervention for pregnant individuals experiencing prenatal sleep disturbances. The project addresses the gap between evidence-based CBT-I treatment efficacy...
- The National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities awarded The Washington University $4,259,448 on September 13, 2025, under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) to conduct a clinical trial testing telephone-based brief behavioral treatment for insomnia in people with HIV and comorbid chronic pain. The study, titled "Healthy Behaviors for Insomnia Prevention in People with HIV and Ongoing Pain (the HIP HOP Study)," will evaluate...
- The National Institute of Mental Health awarded The Rand Corporation $792,687 on August 17, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to adapt and pilot test a transdiagnostic sleep and circadian intervention for adolescents aged 14–17 exposed to early life adversity and experiencing sleep disturbances. The project, titled "Improving Sleep and Emotional Well-Being in Adolescents with Early Life Adversity: A Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention,"...
- The National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities awarded Drexel University $780,647 on July 7, 2026, under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) to develop and test GANAS, a 10-week men's health intervention targeting low-income men. GANAS delivers weekly workshops, skill-building, and digital engagement through Facebook groups facilitated by trained peer mentors, addressing chronic stress, sleep quality, social connectedness, coping...
- The National Institute of Mental Health awarded the University of Texas at Austin $171,793 on September 1, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to develop and test an interactive mobile health chatbot (IPC Trainer) designed to improve the cost-effectiveness and quality of interpersonal counseling delivery by non-specialists treating common mental disorders in community settings in Mozambique. The project addresses two persistent challenges in task-shifted mental...
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute awarded Emory University $100,228 on September 1, 2026, under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to conduct longitudinal research examining associations between sleep health, protective factors against psychosocial adversity, and stress-related biomarkers including allostatic load and epigenetic age acceleration. The project analyzes multidimensional sleep health—encompassing regularity, satisfaction, alertness, timing,...
- The National Institute on Aging awarded Emory University $1,370,546 on February 15, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to conduct a randomized controlled trial testing cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) delivered to dyads of persons living with dementia and their caregivers. The study, titled "Testing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) on Dyadic Sleep in Dementia: A Randomized Control Trial," will enroll 120 dyads and compare the efficacy...
The National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities awarded New York University $203,993 on September 1, 2026, under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) to develop and pilot test a generative AI-powered sleep chatbot tailored for Filipino Americans. The intervention delivers personalized sleep advice grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia via text messaging. The chatbot provides cost-effective, self-paced delivery to address the elevated prevalence of short sleep duration and poor sleep quality among Filipino American adults compared to other population groups. Preliminary research demonstrated high feasibility and acceptability, with participants reporting improvements in sleep duration and quality. The funded work will conduct a single-arm, pre-post pilot study to further test the intervention. Work is performed in New York, New York, with a period of performance extending from September 1, 2026, through February 29, 2028. The assistance type is a Project Grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $204.0k | 8/31/26 |