Project Grant R44MD021154
- This federal Project Grant award of $147,459 was provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847) to address racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes risk after varying glycemia levels during pregnancy. The key focus of the project is to investigate if future diabetes risk after gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and gestational glucose intolerance (GGI)...
- This federal Project Grant award of $771,632 was provided by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307). The funding supports the development of "MIRAME SALUD", an immersive, avatar-driven digital health platform that delivers culturally tailored diabetes self-management training for Latino Americans. The platform leverages virtual reality and mobile technologies to promote...
- The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $303,389 Project Grant under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program to Mae Health Inc. to develop a digital health platform integrated with a network of Black doulas. The goal is to reduce maternal health disparities among Black Medicaid beneficiaries by providing culturally competent care, targeted symptom monitoring, and access to doula support services. To date, the platform...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) provides $134,404.00 to support research aimed at understanding the role of genetic factors, maternal and placental lipids, and environmental exposures in fetal growth restriction (FGR) among Black women. The awardee, Washington University, will conduct this research with the goal of defining the key factors...
- The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $306,003 Project Grant on September 17, 2025 to ISA Associates, Inc., a for-profit company in Arlington, Virginia. The grant is part of the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program, which supports research to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities among minority and underserved populations. The purpose of this project grant is to develop a mobile intervention to reduce the...
- The federal Project Grant award of $731,071 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847) aims to address the challenges preventing the provision of guideline-recommended diabetes care in the United States. The overarching goals are to: Describe differences in diabetes care receipt across individual, neighborhood, and insurance characteristics. Examine differences in...
- This federal Project Grant award of $513,294.00 was provided by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to the University of Pittsburgh. The award supports research to understand the mechanism of beta-cell compensation for insulin resistance during pregnancy and gain insights into the underlying etiology of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The project...
- This Project Grant award of $384,883 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) supports the development and assessment of the ACTIVATE artificial intelligence accessibility (AIA) engine by Health Tequity LLC. The ACTIVATE AIA prototype will provide multilingual (English, Spanish, and Tagalog) mobile app and voice navigation capabilities to improve accessibility and care...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) provides $325,000 to Kairos Research LLC, a small disadvantaged business in Dayton, OH, to develop a mobile application to help Latino adolescents manage type 1 diabetes. The key products and services to be delivered under this 1-year award include optimizing the app design through end user research and internal testing (Aim 1), as well as...
- The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $396,605 Project Grant on Sep 18, 2025 to Popcom Health Inc. under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program. The funding supports the design and development of an interactive, customizable digital health promotion comic tool to reduce childhood obesity risk in Black/African American and Latino preadolescents. The project, titled "Project Game On!: Empowering Urban Children...
This Project Grant award of $313,955 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (CFDA 93.307) program, supports the development of a specialized risk-stratification platform and tailored diabetes prevention program for postpartum women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The goal is to reduce the progression to type 2 diabetes among this high-risk population, which disproportionately impacts racial/ethnic minority groups. The award to Malama Health, Inc. will fund the creation of a comprehensive data-tracking system and predictive analytics to better serve the needs of the maternal-fetal medicine community and address barriers such as transportation, health literacy, and language challenges that contribute to the elevated postpartum diabetes risk in certain subpopulations. The project period runs from September 2025 to March 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $314.0k | 9/17/25 |