Project Grant R43MH142076
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $313,800 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Miresource, Inc. in Foster City, CA. This grant will fund the development of a scalable and engaging platform to help patients track their mental health, receive personalized care recommendations, and access timely referrals. The project aims to address the significant gap in untreated mental illness and shorten the time between symptom onset and...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $1,444,181 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Colliga Apps Corp. in Austin, TX. The funding supports the development of a centralized platform that enables the fast and inexpensive creation, testing, and dissemination of expert-developed, evidence-based, AI-enhanced digital mental health therapies. This platform, called Colliga, aims to address key barriers to widespread adoption of digital...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $1,682,938 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to The Washington University. The goal of this 5-year project is to optimize an automated chatbot program to provide efficient, scalable treatment for eating disorders (EDs). The project will build on prior research and use a multi-phase optimization strategy (MOST) to test four candidate ED treatment components targeting mechanisms like weight/shape...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $175,000 to Parkview Hospital, Inc. in Fort Wayne, Indiana to advance the use of trauma-informed care (TIC) principles in the design of mental health chatbots. The goal is to reduce the risks of AI-driven chatbots providing incorrect or harmful advice to vulnerable users seeking mental health support. The project will assess existing...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $1,199,261 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Ampa Inc. The grant, awarded on September 15, 2025, will fund the development of a next-generation Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) system that aims to make highly effective, personalized depression treatment more accessible and scalable. The key innovations include precision TMS targeting using neurocardiac response signals, camera-based...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), is supporting the development and validation of an AI-enabled virtual assistant app called CLAIRITY. The app aims to automate the identification of individuals at risk of suicide, depression, and anxiety, and guide them to appropriate interventions. The $458,782 award will enable the awardee, Clarigent Corporation, to characterize the effects of using an...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded Bend Health, Inc. a $291,491 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to develop peer and caregiver support content for their existing Remote Rapid Crisis Support Team (RCST) intervention for adolescents with self-injurious thoughts or behaviors (SITBs). The project, titled "Progressing Bend Health's Digital Rapid Crisis Support for Adolescents and Caregivers," aims to create a more...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), through the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), awarded a $759,581 project grant to The McLean Hospital Corporation located in Belmont, MA. The grant, titled "Harnessing Smartphones for Real-Time Detection of Affective Disturbance and Future Depression Risk in Adolescents," will fund research to develop data-driven approaches to predict and interrupt states of high negative affective states (e.g., sadness, anger, anxiety)...
- This $497,201 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, is focused on developing a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution called "MindCount" that can provide highly sensitive and accessible measures of mental functioning for patients recovering from traumatic brain injury (TBI). The goal is to create an objective...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), aims to develop an innovative approach for using a large language-based computer vision model to study what youth are doing on social media and links to mental health. The $460,693 award, with a period of performance from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2027, will be conducted by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI International), a prominent non-profit research organization. The project seeks to...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $499,887 project grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Docbotic Inc. in Naperville, IL. The grant funds the development of BETTERBOT, an SMS chatbot that integrates artificial intelligence and large language models to deliver evidence-based behavioral activation therapy tailored to individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The project aims to address barriers to mental health care for TBI patients, especially among minority populations, by providing on-demand access to structured activities and motivational support through the chatbot. Designed with clinical oversight, BETTERBOT seeks to reduce disparities in care access, improve mental health outcomes, and empower underserved communities to manage the effects of TBI. The project period runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $499.9k | 9/17/25 |