Project Grant R21NR021423
- This $3,690,570 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under the Nursing Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.361), aims to improve obesity treatment among adults with food insecurity. The study will conduct a randomized controlled trial with 300 participants assigned to one of three groups: Behavioral Weight Loss (BWL) alone, BWL with food vouchers, or BWL with home-delivered, medically tailored groceries. The primary objective is to assess whether the...
- The University of South Carolina was awarded a $609,354 Project Grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The grant will fund a study to evaluate the efficacy of providing free center-based childcare during the summer months to preschoolers from low-income households in order to mitigate unhealthy weight gain. The study aims to determine if access to structured...
- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute awarded $2,350,623 under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota on May 1, 2021 for a project concluding on April 30, 2022. The project aims to reduce childhood obesity through an individual randomized controlled trial testing combinations of ecological momentary intervention, home visiting, and video feedback delivered to 510 low-income, racially...
- This $161,871 Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (CFDA 93.847) from August 2025 to July 2030, will fund a pilot study to refine and optimize a school-based obesity prevention intervention for adolescent girls in an urban informal settlement in Kenya. The key objectives are to: 1) Engage the community to refine intervention components based on previous research, and 2) Conduct a pilot Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST)...
- The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), part of the National Institutes of Health, awarded a $423,500 Project Grant to the University of Utah under the Nursing Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.361). The grant will fund the development of a real-time surveillance system to detect local spikes in food insecurity and inform timely interventions. This system will leverage data from the 2-1-1 referral network, which responds to over 20 million requests for assistance annually, to...
- The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), through the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), awarded a $337,906 Project Grant to the University of Cincinnati's Sponsored Research Services division. The grant funds the "Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Phase II Efficacy Testing of a Community-Informed Infant Obesity Prevention Program Addressing the Impact of Maternal Mental Health on Eating and...
- This $4,109,158 Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361), supports a study examining the influence of New York City's universal pre-kindergarten (UPK) expansion on the health and education outcomes of children in the city's public school system. Researchers at New York University will leverage the city's Student Population Health Registry to analyze the impact of the UPK program on a range of child health...
- This $4,151,046 federal project grant was awarded on September 11, 2025 by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.361). The grant will fund a study by New York University (NYU) to examine the impact of the 11th Street Bridge Park project in Washington, DC on population levels of daily physical activity. The research aims to determine how this built environment intervention, which will connect a more affluent ward with a less...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $152,000 Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees to study the effectiveness of interventions that promote physical activity and decrease sedentary behavior during pregnancy. The goal is to identify approaches that can improve maternal and infant health outcomes, as sedentary behavior during pregnancy...
- This $249,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The grant supports research at the University of Florida focused on in utero interventions to prevent adverse metabolic health outcomes, including non-communicable diseases like cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and type 2...
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $453,549 Project Grant under the Nursing Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.361) to the University of Central Florida (UCF) to conduct a pilot randomized clinical trial. The project aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of providing free access for children from low-income households with obesity or overweight to attend summer day camps as a treatment intervention. The study will randomize 80 Medicaid-covered children aged 5-11 into two groups: those who receive a voucher to attend summer day camps, and a control group. The goal is to address limitations in current obesity treatment approaches for children from low-income families, such as lack of affordable, accessible, and intensive interventions. The award has a project period from September 2025 through August 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $453.5k | 9/12/25 |