Project Grant R21MD020478
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded The Johns Hopkins University a $3.16 million Project Grant under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) on September 12, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2029. The grant funds the development and testing of "+Language is Medicine" (+LIM), a culturally adapted, caregiver-implemented language intervention designed to prevent...
- The National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities awarded The Johns Hopkins University a $768,055 project grant on August 16, 2026, under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) to examine hospital closure risk and evaluate the potential impact of global budget models in rural areas using a social resource-based lens. The research integrates comprehensive data sources, including Kythera Labs claims data covering Medicare Advantage, Medicaid,...
- The National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, awarded Ochin, Inc. a Project Grant of $1,460,161 on August 15, 2026, under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307). Ochin will create an integrated dataset by harmonizing data from national, state, and local sources to investigate the longitudinal relationship between housing transitions and health outcomes for...
- The Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Institute of Nursing Research awarded $6,554,392 to The Johns Hopkins University on July 1, 2026, under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) to conduct an intersectional mixed methods study examining how structural gendered racism-related policies impact depression and anxiety among US- and foreign-born Black, Latina, and White women. The research uses novel theoretical frameworks including...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Emory University received a $1.19 million Project Grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports the development and application of advanced statistical methodologies to improve small area mortality estimation for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations....
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded Johns Hopkins University $198,164 on October 17, 2025, under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to conduct research examining barriers to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment for individuals transitioning from correctional facilities to community settings. The research employs a complex systems approach combining quantitative and qualitative methods. Specific aims include examining the structure and function...
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded The Johns Hopkins University $155,500 under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) on August 1, 2026, to develop and pilot the PROTECT-ED intervention, which addresses overdose and HIV prevention for individuals recently released from incarceration. The award funds research to refine and test an emergency department–based intervention designed to identify recently incarcerated patients and offer same-day medications for opioid...
- The National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities awarded $208,555 to Trustees of Tufts College (doing business as Tufts University School of Medicine) on September 16, 2025, under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307). The award funds investigation of geographic, sociodemographic, and patient-specific differences in plant-based food consumption among U.S. youth, with the goal of identifying strategies to promote better nutrition and reduce...
- 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 for Minority Health and Health Disparities awarded The University of Chicago $1,307,468 on July 19, 2026, under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) to elucidate novel epigenetic contributions to multiple myeloma risk disparities between African American and European American populations. The research investigates cytosine modifications—specifically 5-hydroxymethylcytosines (5HMC)—in circulating cell-free DNA as drivers of the 2- to...
The National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, awarded The Johns Hopkins University $311,000 under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) on August 17, 2026. The award funds a 20-year retrospective analysis of opioid-involved overdose deaths (OODS) with focus on racial and ethnic health disparities. The research examines OODS trends from 2005 to 2024 across racial groups, providing in-depth analysis of OODS misclassification and under-specification before and after 2020. The study investigates individual drivers and upstream factors contributing to OODS, with attention to differences in implementation of federal opioid epidemic response strategies and the divergent outcomes among non-Hispanic whites, Black, and Hispanic populations. Johns Hopkins University is the recipient, with place of performance in Baltimore, Maryland. The period of performance runs through August 16, 2028. The award is structured as a Project Grant, the assistance type under NIMHD's mission to support research infrastructure, training, and information dissemination in minority health and health disparities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $311.0k | 8/19/26 |