Project Grant TI080773

The St. Bonaventure University BRIGHT Project is a $2,311,905 federal grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program (CFDA 93.732). The project aims to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals and improve the distribution of a well-trained behavioral health workforce in high-need, high-demand, underserved populations and areas in Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania....

The American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to develop a 5-year resource toolkit for community traumatic brain injury (TBI) support group leaders. The goal is to improve health, function, and community participation outcomes for individuals with TBI. The toolkit will include evidence-based, user-friendly tools such as videos,...

This Project Grant award, valued at $250,000.00, was made by the Administration for Community Living's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) program. The grant will fund a 3-year scale-up evaluation trial of the Diabetes Prevention Program's Group Lifestyle Balance (DPP-GLB) intervention, which has been modified for individuals with traumatic brain injury (GLB-TBI). The key objectives are to partner with an advisory board, including...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering awarded the University of Pittsburgh a 3-year, $350,000 Project Grant to develop an innovative closed-loop brain-computer interface (BCI) system for use in exposure therapy for socially fearful teenagers with depression and anxiety. The proposed technology synchronizes electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring with augmented reality (AR) simulations of social fear scenarios, enabling real-time detection of fearful responses and...

The Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has awarded $600,000 to Drexel University to develop, implement, and evaluate the SHINE (Strengthening Healthcare through Interprofessional Networks and Education) program. The SHINE program aims to enhance suicide prevention and crisis management training for a multidisciplinary group of 48 master's-level...

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...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $382,245.27 Project Grant to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program (CFDA 97.047) to support hazard mitigation activities from February 8, 2022 to February 7, 2025. The BRIC program aims to reduce risks from disasters and natural hazards by supporting states and local communities undertaking mitigation projects. Under this award, the Indiana Department of Homeland...

The University of Massachusetts Boston's Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI), in partnership with the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR), has been awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to conduct a three-year research project titled "Assessing the Impact of Community Rehabilitation Provider (CRP) Characteristics and Service Delivery Models on Employment." The...

This Project Grant award, valued at $925,000 and funded by the Administration for Community Living's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433), supports the Center on Disability Employment Policy (DEP) at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University. Over the next five years, the DEP RRTC (Rehabilitation Research and Training Center) will implement a comprehensive research agenda to establish a forward-looking disability employment...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $365,506 to Rebound Health, Inc. to refine and test an innovative digital wellness program (the Rebound App) to reduce mental health disparities and broaden access to trauma-focused mental health education and skills. The key products and services to be delivered through this Phase 1 SBIR grant include iteratively refining the Rebound App...