Project Grant U1Q53063

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) provides $262,808 in funding to the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) for the Geroscience Education and Training 2 (GET2) Network. The key objectives are to enhance access to GSA's Geroscience Certificate Research Program through a centralized virtual-hybrid option, and to increase the geroscience workforce across more institutions and research/clinical disciplines....

This $950,005 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grant Program (CFDA 93.359) will support the University of West Georgia and West Georgia Technical College in expanding the nursing workforce in rural and underserved areas of Georgia. The funding will provide scholarships, monthly stipends, and technology for 70 nursing trainees to increase educational access and completion rates. An...

The Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (CFDA 93.732) awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has provided a $1,059,195 grant to the Georgia Southern University Research & Service Foundation Inc. This 4-year project, beginning on July 1, 2025, aims to address behavioral health workforce shortages in high-need and rural areas in Southeast Georgia. The program will partner with integrated behavioral health and primary care centers to provide...

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...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a $858,000 Project Grant under CFDA 93.866 Aging Research to the University of Colorado-Denver to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes of the E-GAPCARE telehealth intervention. E-GAPCARE aims to expand the reach of the in-person Geriatric Acute and Post-Acute Care (GAPCARE) fall prevention program for older adult emergency department patients. The 2-year project, running from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, will test the...

This $750,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living's Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative (CFDA 93.470) aims to implement a dementia-capable Community Health Worker (CHW) model in North Central Florida. The project, led by the Mid-Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc. (dba Elder Options), will expand access to early dementia detection, evidence-based caregiver interventions, and direct services for individuals living...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $366,985 to the University of South Florida (USF) to develop the USF Health Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP). The program aims to train a cohort of post-baccalaureate students with limited research experience to transition into Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) research-focused doctoral programs. Led by Professors Paula C....

This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant awarded on September 30, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359) will be used by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) to expand nursing workforce capacity in rural and long-term care settings. The key objectives are to: 1) Collaborate with community colleges, universities, and...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program supports the "Increasing Capacity Around Residency Education 4 the Unhoused (ICARE4U)" program delivered by the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford (UICOMR) Family Medicine Residency Program. The goal of the ICARE4U program is to enhance the training of family medicine residents in street medicine, including...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $372,904 to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio to advance cross-national research on aging and cognitive function. The 5-year grant, awarded on September 20, 2025, supports an annual program that recruits, trains, and mentors 16 post-graduate participants dedicated to mastering Down syndrome (DS) clinical research. The program offers hands-on DS clinical...