Project Grant S215K220181

The Genesee Intermediate School District received a $2.888 million Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families to expand its Early Head Start program through August 2026. The funding supports the Head Start program (CFDA #93.600), which promotes school readiness for low-income children through educational, health, nutrition, and social services. Specifically, the Genesee Intermediate School District will enhance cognitive,...

The Genesee Health System in Flint, Michigan received a $439,912 project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment program (CFDA 93.530). The objective of this two-year award beginning April 1, 2023 is to expand Genesee Health System's primary care medical and dental residency training programs in community-based ambulatory care...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $984,096 Project Grant under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.359) to Samuel Merritt University's College of Nursing (SMU CON) for the "Oakland Nursing Initiative for Community Health" (ONICH) project. The project aims to increase the number of nurses ready to work in acute and long-term care facilities in medically...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $187,798 and awarded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), supports a research project to design and pilot a community health worker (CHW) model for improving asthma care and outcomes among low-income children in Rochester, NY. The key objectives are to: 1) use implementation science methods to identify effective CHW asthma care components and assess...

The American Institutes For Research (AIR) was awarded a $4.4 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research program (CFDA 84.411) to implement the READY, SET, SUCCEED (RSS): KINDERGARTEN TRANSITIONS IN FLINT project. The five-year project aims to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students through evidence-based interventions designed to support kindergarten...

This Project Grant award of $507,318.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.359 - Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Grants) was made to Luzerne County Community College to address the nursing shortage in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. The key products and services to be delivered include: Increasing enrollment capacity in the college's Associate of Applied Science Registered Nursing program by at least 10% over the 4-year project period. Ensuring...

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) awarded a $4,109,158 Project Grant under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) to New York University (NYU) to examine the impact of New York City's universal pre-kindergarten (UPK) expansion on the health and education outcomes of children. The research, spanning from September 2025 to August 2029, aims to determine how the citywide UPK program influenced various health metrics, such as mental health, asthma, and obesity, as well as...

This Project Grant award of $431,121 from 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) aims to identify racial and ethnic groups with high rates of preeclampsia and model the potential impact of including them in the low-dose aspirin decision algorithm to prevent preeclampsia. The research objectives are to: 1) use hospital discharge data to estimate...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under CFDA 93.361 - Nursing Research, will support the development and evaluation of IMAAP, an interactive mobile asthma action plan. The $441,375 award, effective July 17, 2024 through May 31, 2026, aims to create an innovative technology that leverages objective lung function assessment, symptom reporting, and personalized treatment recommendations to empower adolescents, particularly those from...

The Regents of the University of Michigan was awarded a $697,256 Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The grant, titled "Discovering Subphenotypes and Endotypes in Pediatric Sepsis-Induced MODS: The DISPENSE Study", will support research to identify subphenotypes and endotypes within the heterogeneous population of children with...