Project Grant U1B2IHS0010

This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration provides $945,106 under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) to Texas Native Health from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The funding supports employment and training services for unemployed, underemployed and low-income American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians in Dallas, Texas to develop their academic, occupational and literacy skills. Specifically, the...

This $192,970 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Texas at Austin. The objective of this 2-year project, titled "Texas Weather: Whole-Community Efforts to Adapt, Thrive, and Enhance Resilience," is to develop a community of practice through outreach and engagement to improve Texas communities' resilience to extreme weather events. The project will foster collaboration between...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $477,000 Project Grant award effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027, from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307). The award supports development and deployment of an Interactive Outbreak Simulator platform designed to model disease transmission dynamics during outbreaks while accounting for population...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Texas Tribal Buffalo Project received a $900,000 project grant from the Administration for Native Americans under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) funding program, effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028. The award funds the establishment of Texas's first hands-on workforce development program centered on buffalo restoration, regenerative agriculture, and traditional food systems. The initiative will deliver comprehensive...

Summary This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases on July 1, 2025, provides $44.1 million to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) through September 30, 2030 to strengthen vaccine-preventable disease prevention and response across Texas. The award supports the Texas Immunization Program's continued implementation of the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program through three...

SALUD Project Grant Award Summary The University of Texas at Austin received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under CFDA 93.433, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The Texas Center for Disability Studies will conduct two complementary research studies examining the health and functional outcomes of Latino adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) living at home with their...

Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University-San Antonio received a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Multidisciplinary Activities under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. This planning award supports the research and design of crisis readiness and response infrastructure for managing hard-to-manage outbreaks of infectious disease. The...

Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) a cooperative agreement totaling $843.96 million under the Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798) to implement the "Rural Texas Strong: Supporting Health and Wellness" initiative. The five-year award, effective December 29, 2025, through October 30, 2030, funds six distinctly Texan initiatives designed to transform rural...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) received a $735,652 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Center for HIV/AIDS, effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2030, under the HIV Prevention and Surveillance Activities-Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). This five-year award supports DSHS in establishing and maintaining comprehensive Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention and surveillance initiatives across...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $1.8M to the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) under the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP, CFDA 97.111) on October 1, 2025, for a three-year project period concluding September 30, 2028. This project grant supports regional capacity-building and community resilience initiatives across Texas, with a focus on enhancing preparedness for catastrophic incidents and addressing the...