Project Grant R21MH140665
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program, provides $128,247 to the University of Miami to examine the use of online gaming and offline friendship networks to improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) information and HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits among Latinx men who have sex with men (LMSM) in Miami-Dade County, Florida - an area with high HIV incidence and prevalence rates. The...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $294,408 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. The grant will fund a 3-year research project to understand patient-level implementation determinants related to long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young men who have sex with men living in rural areas. The research will also explore HIV testing, HIV care engagement, and the...
- This $691,620 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) aims to develop a web-based intervention to promote pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness and demand among women in the Southeastern United States. The project involves three key components: Developing a social media targeting approach to engage women with indications of PrEP need. This will include focus group discussions and a social media...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $790,198 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The grant, titled "PROTECT AL: PREP Optimization Through Enhanced Continuum Tracking," aims to develop effective interventions to scale up and sustain HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) utilization in the Southern United States, where HIV disproportionately affects the population. The key...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (CFDA 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants) provides $731,738 to George Washington University to conduct a pilot feasibility study on integrating pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) into emergency departments using decision support tools. The project aims to develop, validate, and pilot test a patient-centered decision support tool to promote PrEP persistence among high-risk populations after emergency or urgent care visits. The...
- The University of South Florida (USF) received a $389,527 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to conduct a study examining strategies and contextual factors that optimize the delivery of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in Kenya. The key products and services to be delivered through this two-year project include: Identifying implementation strategies and contextual factors that...
- This federal Project Grant award of $179,731 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), aims to adapt and pilot test a PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) decision aid delivered by community health workers to facilitate PrEP initiation among Black women seeking HIV testing services in eastern Virginia. The key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year grant, awarded on September 1, 2025, include: Conducting...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program, totaling $191,117, will fund the development and pilot of an anti-stigma intervention to improve communications between U.S. pharmacy staff and people seeking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention. The key products and services to be delivered include: Qualitative assessments of the experiences and preferences of pharmacists, pharmacy...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $680,644 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to evaluate the "Healthy Families PREP" intervention. This 5-year project aims to adapt and test an intervention to promote the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among periconception, pregnant, and postpartum women in rural Uganda in order to reduce HIV incidence in this high-risk...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (CFDA 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants) supports a $469,291 research initiative titled "Harnessing Data Science to Improve HIV Care Continuum Outcomes: A Hybrid Type 2 Trial Evaluating a Machine-Learning Algorithm-Based Implementation Strategy". The project aims to apply a machine learning algorithm developed by the community-based collaborator Comprehensive Care Management Partners (CCMP) Health Home...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), aims to study the influence of social networks on HIV testing and PrEP care among young Latin American gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in the U.S. The $485,131 award, granted on September 22, 2025, will support this research over a 2-year period, with a planned completion date of September 21, 2027. The research will be conducted by the New York Blood Center, Inc., a non-profit organization and manufacturer of goods based in New York City. The study seeks to understand how social networks can shape HIV prevention behaviors, such as PrEP uptake, among this underserved population, with the goal of informing the development of social network-based interventions to increase HIV testing and PrEP care.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $485.1k | 9/22/25 |