Project Grant R44MD014112

This Project Grant award of $173,197 from the Fogarty International Center (CFDA 93.989 - International Research and Research Training) supports a collaborative research project between Brown University, Beijing Normal University, and Emory University. The project aims to develop and test a mobile health (mHealth) intervention focused on stigma reduction and gender affirmation to engage Chinese transgender women in HIV prevention, mental health promotion, and access to community resources. The...

This Project Grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program will fund the development and evaluation of an online contraception decision aid, titled "ContraceptionForAll", for transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals assigned female at birth (AFAB). The $391,458 award will be used to: (1) engage TGNC AFAB individuals in participatory design to enhance an existing...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Project Grant of $276,000 will fund the development of an implicit bias training product by Virtual Apprentice LLC. The product aims to promote diversity in the workplace through an immersive virtual reality experience that allows users to experience encounters from the perspectives of their coworkers and clients. The training tool is intended to heighten users' understanding of their own implicit biases and...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Temple University to develop and pilot test a trauma-informed intervention called RISE (Resilience-based Intervention for Stress Reduction and HIV-related Efficacy). The $721,833 award aims to address the high rates of trauma, depression, and antiretroviral treatment non-adherence among Black sexual minority men living with HIV, particularly those recently...

Grant Award Summary Boston College received a $440,217 Project Grant from the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307), awarded September 19, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2027. The award supports development and evaluation of the "Asking for Help" (A4H) mobile health application, a simulation-based mental health intervention designed specifically for Black...

This $138,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program will fund research on social preferences among transgender, gender nonconforming, and gender typical children. With a completion date of June 30, 2023, this award provides funding to study social interactions and group dynamics between children with different gender identities. Insights from this research may contribute to understanding how gender impacts childhood relationships...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary KDH Research and Communication, Inc. (KDHRC) received a $303,916 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307), effective September 19, 2025, through September 18, 2026. The award funds development and evaluation of the SUPPORT (Supplying Useful Perimenopause Through Post-Menopause Online Resources and Tools) program, a culturally...

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...

Summary San Diego State University Research Foundation received a $213,381 K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030. This award funds advanced training and career development for the principal investigator to establish an independent research program addressing mental health service disparities among youth from...

This $233,335 National Institute of Mental Health project grant supports the adaptation and optimization of the Friendship Bench mental health intervention for adolescent girls and young women in South African HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery settings. The University of Washington will receive funding to support Dr. Jennifer Velloza's development as an independent researcher focused on improving mental health intervention delivery integrated with HIV prevention services for young...