Project Grant U1Q53034

The Geroscience Education and Training 2 (GET2) Network Collaborative, funded by the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), received a Project Grant award of $525,616 effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) serves as the prime awardee and will deliver expanded geroscience education and training services designed to build a sustainable workforce capable of advancing gerotherapeutics targeting biological aging...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education (TWCGME) received a $750,000 project grant award dated August 1, 2025, from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155). The award supports the development and planning of a new rural family medicine residency program in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in partnership with Primary Health Network and Allegheny Health...

Federal Grant Award Summary The George Washington University School of Nursing received a $1.47M project grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Grants program (CFDA 93.359) effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2029. The award funds the "Registered Nurses Beyond the Beltway" initiative, which expands the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) and...

Project Glory: Good Life in Memory Care Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Kingdom Workers, Inc. received $416,238 in funding from the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) beginning March 15, 2025, with a completion date of February 29, 2028. The project will develop and evaluate a structured, evidence-informed model of nursing home care designed to improve quality of life for residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The research...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of West Georgia received a $1.9M Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professionals, under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2029. This four-year Workforce Expansion Program supports 70 nursing trainees from the University of West Georgia and West Georgia Technical College...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Washington received a $777,500 Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. This research initiative examines interfacility transfers of older adults from emergency departments to other hospitals, addressing a significant clinical gap in understanding patient outcomes and experiences. The project will deliver three...

The Northeast New York Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Partnership (NENY-BHWETP), funded under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals, received a $599,120 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. Led by SUNY Plattsburgh's graduate counselor education and social work programs in collaboration with regional behavioral health...

Federal Grant Award Summary Wake Forest University Health Sciences received a $428,410 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), effective September 20, 2025, with completion targeted for May 31, 2030. The award funds the Research and Education in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementias Initiative for Excellence (READDIE) program, a postbaccalaureate training initiative designed to prepare students for entry into and completion of...

The Center For Excellence In Aging & Geriatric Health was awarded a $999,623.00 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative (ADPI) (CFDA 93.470). The purpose of the 3-year project is to develop and expand the availability of dementia-capable supports and services for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Specifically, the project will focus on developing a...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Wake Forest University Health Sciences received a $599,623 Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), effective February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2031. The research initiative investigates the synergistic effects of unacylated ghrelin (UNAG) combined with endurance exercise (EE) on sarcopenia—the progressive loss of muscle mass and function—and associated mobility loss in aging populations. The...