Project Grant SDR86021GR3043

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $112,600 Project Grant under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Red Comun Nacional Organizada De Ciudadanos-AS Dominicanos/AS (RECONOCIDO), a youth-led organization in the Dominican Republic. The grant supports the organization's efforts to promote the economic and social inclusion of Haitian-Dominicans and Haitian workers, who often face exploitation and discrimination in the country. The funding will enable RECONOCIDO...

The University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus received a $113,670 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living on April 1, 2022 to support services through September 30, 2024. The grant funding will support the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service program (CFDA #93.632). Specifically, the grant will allow the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus to...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $1.7 million cooperative agreement to Centro De Promocion Y Solidaridad Humana Inc. from June 23, 2021 to May 31, 2024 under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (FAPO) program. The award will support efforts to control the HIV epidemic in northern Dominican Republic by delivering services such as testing, treatment, and prevention programs. As a cooperative agreement, Centro De Promocion Y Solidaridad Humana Inc. is...

This $168,682 project grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) will support Asociacion Educacional Para El Desarrollo Integral De LOS Movimientos Comunitarios (Entre Mundos) in delivering community-based tourism and organizational development training and services. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), which aims to strengthen partnerships and support self-help efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, Entre Mundos will work with community organizations in...

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a 5-year, $706,365 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 93.393 - Cancer Cause and Prevention Research) to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to implement the WHO-endorsed "screen, triage, and treat" (ISTAR) approach for cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV in La Romana, Dominican Republic. The project aims to sustain implementation of the ISTAR approach and generate new data to inform effective and equitable...

This $906,518 five-year Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Telehealth Programs (CFDA 93.211) aims to enhance the knowledge and skills of primary care providers (PCPs) in Puerto Rico in diagnosing and managing substance abuse, Alzheimer's disease, and chronic pain. The Universidad Central Del Caribe (UCC) will lead this Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning initiative, which utilizes the...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $161,270 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to develop a national Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) training program focused on improving health equity for minority older adults. The overarching goal is to build a cadre of geriatrics, gerontology, and palliative care researchers, clinicians, and administrators across the U.S. with the skills to leverage CBPR to foster...

The University of Miami received a $547,829 Project Grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) to conduct a 5-year mixed-methods research project titled "Addressing Disaster Displacement for Recovery with Equitable and Sustainable Systems (ADDRESS) of HIV Care in Puerto Rico." The project aims to: 1) Determine the impact of natural events on displacement and HIV/mental health care in Puerto...

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $1,403,996 project grant titled "Development of Investigators Supporting Community Outreach and Value of Engagement in Health Disparities Research (DISCOVER)" to Georgetown University. The purpose of this 5-year CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program grant is to establish the organizational infrastructure to develop and sustain early career investigators to conduct...

The Medical Care Development Inc. (MCD) was awarded a $5.9 million project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516). The grant will support MCD's Community Health Worker Training Program to recruit, train, and enhance the skills of 255 community health workers over the three-year period from September 2022 to September 2025. At least 191...