Project Grant R34MH138232
- 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 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...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $632,775 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation. The grant aims to develop and pilot test the EMPOWER (Enhancing and Motivating PrEP Options among Women through Empowerment and Resilience) telehealth intervention to optimize pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and persistence among African American women in the southern United States. The project...
- 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 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 $677,589 Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director's Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) supports the development and pilot testing of a novel HIV prevention program targeting women experiencing incarceration. The "FIT for PrEP" (F4P) program aims to link these high-risk women to post-release pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services and address associated social determinants of health during community re-entry. Key aspects...
- The University of Pennsylvania was awarded a $744,279 federal Project Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program. The grant, titled "Streamlining Telehealth for Expanded PrEP Utilization through Community Partnerships (STEP-UP)", aims to develop and evaluate an innovative model that positions community-based organizations as hubs for providing access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) through telehealth....
- 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 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...
- 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...
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 targeting study to identify optimal platforms and targeting terms. Building a PrEP decision support website based on an existing prototype, with updated content addressing long-acting PrEP methods and user testing to refine the website. Conducting a pilot trial of the PrEP decision support website with 100 women recruited through social media to evaluate the intervention's feasibility and potential impact. The award period runs from September 22, 2025 to September 21, 2028 and is being led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $691.6k | 9/22/25 |