This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute on Aging under CFDA 93.866 "Aging Research", supports the adaptation and testing of the CHATO communication intervention to improve dementia care in nursing homes serving diverse resident populations. The $772,273 award granted to the University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. from August 2024 to July 2029 will fund the adaptation of the CHATO intervention...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 Aging Research) provides $246,000.00 to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to better understand the needs, preferences, and priorities of family caregivers providing in-home care for persons living with dementia and urinary incontinence. The objective is to lay the groundwork for potential future interventions to support these caregivers and enable their loved ones to remain in the...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) will fund the development and testing of an "Equity Focused Communication Intervention for Family-Centered Rounds" at Duke University. The $469,803 award aims to address racial inequities in communication quality between clinicians and caregivers of Black and Latino(a/x) children during hospital stays. The project will co-develop...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute on Aging under CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research, is aimed at culturally adapting a mobile caregiver intervention called Brain CareNotes for Hispanic dementia caregivers. The total funding amount is $356,974.00 and the award period runs from September 3, 2024 to June 30, 2029. The key objectives of this grant are to: 1) conduct a needs assessment among Hispanic Alzheimer's and related dementia (ADRD) informal caregivers to...
This $354,024 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) aims to evaluate the implementation of community health worker (CHW)-delivered, evidence-based mental health treatment for Spanish-speaking Latine parents. The key products and services to be delivered under this five-year project include: Refining a transdiagnostic evidence-based treatment (the Common Elements Treatment Approach,...
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a $1,987,023 Project Grant under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop new measurement tools and computer adaptive tests to better characterize the experiences of non-traditional and minority informal caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The 3-year project aims to identify critical elements of the caregiving role through semi-structured interviews...
This $161,270 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) aims to establish a sustainable training, mentoring, and incubator program in community-based participatory research (CBPR) focused on improving health equity for minoritized older adults. The key objectives are to: (1) Build a national CBPR training program focusing on health equity in older populations; (2) Measure program outcomes; and (3) Develop a program sustainability plan. The award...
This $1,626,470 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) will fund a longitudinal study examining contextual and protective factors related to racial/ethnic health disparities among preschool children with developmental delays. The University of Illinois will conduct this 5-year study, enrolling 300 Black and Hispanic children with developmental disabilities and their parents across...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) will support Otis (Shaun) Owens, Ph.D., an Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina's College of Social Work, to establish an independent program of translational research for supporting aging-in-place for African-Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and their care partners. The $186,251 award will fund a mentored research and training program...
This $162,000 Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), will support the development and implementation of a comprehensive, equity-driven training program at the University of South Carolina. The program aims to build capacity and expertise among 12 junior scholars in integrating community engagement, health communication, and implementation science research to advance the understanding of social determinants of health and...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) provides $3,860,088 to KDH Research and Communication, Inc. to expand and evaluate the "Intervention to Help Orient Men to Excel (IN-HOME)" program.
The IN-HOME program is a culturally competent, online training course that prepares community health workers (CHWs) to conduct outreach and support for Black and Latino male caregivers of older adults aging in place. The Phase II project will finalize the CHW training curriculum, develop interactive content and video resources, and create a mobile app to facilitate communication between CHWs and caregivers. A randomized controlled trial will then be conducted to assess the impact of the CHW outreach on caregiver outcomes. This project aims to address the critical need for informal caregiver support, particularly among minority male caregivers who are at higher risk of burden, stress, and burnout.