Project Grant U1Q53056

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...

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 Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education (TWCGME) received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professionals, under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program (CFDA 93.884), awarded on July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2030. The project, titled the Northeast Pennsylvania Community Continuum of Care (NEPA CCC), will train internal medicine residents in street...

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...

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...

This $150,000 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging will support the Gerontological Society of America's Biological Sciences Section program at the 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The program aims to highlight high-quality, translational aging research and promote exchange of information across disciplines through a single-track meeting program...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of South Florida received a $366,985 Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), awarded on August 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2030. The USF Health Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders) Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (ERA PREP) delivers intensive research training and mentorship to recent baccalaureate graduates with limited prior...