Project Grant R34MH140638
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), supports research on the influence of social networks on HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care among young Latin American gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). The $485,131 award to the New York Blood Center, Inc. is focused on understanding how social capital, social bonding, and network stress within the local and...
- The project grant titled "PLANNING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A FAMILY-BASED INTERVENTION FOR PREVENTION OF HIV, SUBSTANCE USE, AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG HISPANIC YOUTH AT RISK: A COMMUNITY-ENGAGED APPROACH" is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242). The $176,083 award, provided on September 22, 2025, supports the University of Miami in developing an implementation strategy package to facilitate the...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $790,198 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) for the "PROTECT AL: PREP OPTIMIZATION THROUGH ENHANCED CONTINUUM TRACKING" project. The grant, awarded on September 18, 2025, aims to develop effective interventions to scale up and sustain HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) utilization in the Southern United States, a region disproportionately...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $1,057,586 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to evaluate the "Streamlined Treatment and Evidence-Based Adolescent Counseling and Medication Support (STREAMS)" intervention. This combination intervention will assess the impact of streamlined interpersonal psychotherapy groups and family-based adherence counseling on...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will support a study to evaluate field-based delivery of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI) for persons with HIV who are out of care in North Carolina. The $684,765 award, made on September 23, 2025, will fund a 3-year study conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study aims to examine the determinants,...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), awarded a $191,117 project grant to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to develop and pilot an anti-stigma intervention aimed at improving personalized communication between pharmacy staff and individuals seeking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention. The overarching goal is to adapt an existing effective anti-stigma intervention to the U.S....
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $160,687 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to the University of Colorado-Denver. The 5-year grant, effective April 1, 2025, will fund a pilot study evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a Spanish-language version of the executive functioning intervention "Unstuck and On Target" for Spanish-speaking neurodivergent children and their families in Mexico and...
- This federal Project Grant award of $639,615, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program, supports the adaptation and pilot testing of an evidence-based intervention called "TRANSACTION" to address HIV prevention and care needs among transgender women in Vietnam. The project, led by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in collaboration with the Friends Research Institute, Inc. as a...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), awarded a $626,753 Project Grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to conduct a pilot study on risk and protective factors for common mental disorders among migrant and asylum-seeking populations in Mexico. The 3-year project aims to 1) identify risk and protective factors for common mental disorders, 2) estimate the short-term effects of economic...
- This $128,247 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health's (NIMH) Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) aims to examine the online gaming and offline friendship networks of Latinx men who have sex with men (LMSM) living in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The study will analyze how these network structures and characteristics can influence LMSM access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) information and HIV self-testing (HIVST) kit distribution. The mixed-methods...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), awarded a $608,698 Project Grant to American University to evaluate the CAMINO intervention. The CAMINO intervention is a status-neutral, multi-level pilot program that combines legal services with peer navigation to improve HIV prevention and care engagement among Latin American populations in the U.S. Over an 18-month period, the grant will assess the intervention's impact on HIV testing, PrEP uptake, HIV care visit attendance, ART adherence, and viral load suppression. The study will also examine the effects of legal, social, and mental health factors on these outcomes. The grant period runs from September 17, 2025 to September 16, 2028. The results will inform the feasibility of scaling the CAMINO intervention in U.S. cities with large Latin American communities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $608.7k | 9/17/25 |