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Fish and Wildlife Service

The purpose of this federal assistance is to restore and manage native habitat on federal lands, adjacent non-federal lands and areas of interest in support of the USFWS youth program located throughout the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota. To accomplish this goal, the recipient intends to provide youth crews to restore both native grassland, oak savannas, wetland, riparian, and forest habitat; in addition to other stewardship services such as invasive species removal, hazardous fuel reduction, fence line removal, tree cutting and or planting, habitat mapping and installation of parking lots and gates to provide for and direct public access. These actions will help conserve and protect native plants and animals for not only their benefit, but also for the public good derived from such conservation efforts. Through the activities provided through this Agreement, the Service will be better able to manage grassland, wetland, riparian, forest and oak savanna habitat. Many of these activities will be projects completed by working side-by-side with Service staff in the field.

National Park Service

United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) Notice of Intent to Award. This is not a request for applications. This posting is to provide public notice of NPS' intention to fund the following project activities: Task Agreement P17AC01597 under master Cooperative Agreement P15AC00049 with KUPU, for the project titled, "Haleakala National Park Youth Conservation Programs."

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

<p>The Health Equity Data Access program (HEDAP) provides funding for six (6) “seats” in the <a href="https://www.resdac.org/cms-virtual-research-data-center-vrdc" target="_blank">CMS Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC).</a> The VRDC assists researchers in gaining access to CMS restricted data for minority health research. Seats, in this context are defined as an individual user with VRDC access. These researchers will conduct health services research on health care topics such as physical health, oral health, behavioral health, population health, and social determinants of health focusing on, but not limited to, racial and ethnic minority groups; people with disabilities; members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community; individuals with limited English proficiency; individuals residing in rural areas; and individuals (including children, youth, and families) adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality. The HEDAP supports specific applied research projects that relate to creative and innovative methods utilizing CMS data to identify, document, assess, and evaluate health disparities among Medicare and Medicaid and CHIP enrollees.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The project should enhance the capacity of the researcher to understand and utilize CMS data in future research projects. Additionally, HEDAP encourages cutting-edge proposals that explore intersectionality. “Intersectionality” <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/HealthEquityGuidingPrinciples.pdf" target="_blank">means that people belong to more than one group and, therefore, may have overlapping health and social inequities, as well as overlapping strengths and assets</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Results of the HEDAP will provide CMS and its partners, (e.g. Quality Improvement Organizations, Hospital Engagement Networks, and other stakeholders) with actionable information on the subgroups of enrollees. This will aid the efforts of CMS and its agents to identify and eradicate health disparities in underserved populations.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>VRDC seat access will be funded for a period of 36 months each, based on the availability of funds.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Hershey Foundation

Funds youth development, education, and community programs in the Hershey, PA area and cocoa-growing communities.

Honda Foundation

Funds youth development, STEM education, and environmental programs through employee-driven community grants.

Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust

One of the world's top charity donors (500M+ USD/yr). Supports youth, elderly, sports, arts, and community programs in Hong Kong.

National Park Service

This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Services intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition to the Hoonah Indian Association for the amount of 166,464 to cooperatively complete the project described below. STATUTORY AUTHORITY: National Historic Preservation Act 16 USC 470a, as amended (PL-89-665.) STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN: The objectives of this project are to complete a house screen to be displayed on the outside front of the Tribal House; to preserve ethnographic resources associated with the Huna Tlingit; to ensure that traditional skills and knowledge are passed from elders to youth; to interpret the project to the public as well as Hoonah community members; to document this and previous Tribal House cultural projects; and to complete a strategic plan for adorning the interior of the Tribal House. The house screen is a vital cultural component of the Huna Tribal House. Traditional Tlingit houses included carved and painted exterior screens as a means of identifying the affiliation of the residents and capturing their history and ancestral knowledge. HIA is the sole entity with the cultural expertise, traditional craftsmen skills, and cultural authority to complete the screen. Second, the completion of the screen will provide an opportunity to gather, compile, and preserve relevant ethnographic information from published literature, oral history audio/video recordings, and ongoing elder interviews regarding the history and culture of the Huna Tlingit clans. This information will be used to design the screen and will be retained for future use by tribal members. The project will also provide a venue for skilled craftsmen to pass traditional skills associated with form line design, carving, weaving, and adzing to another generation. The Master and Assistant Carvers will instruct Hoonah City Schools (HCS) students, other community youth, and community members on a weekly basis. Importantly, the carving work site will serve as an informal classroom where craftsmen convey not only traditional skills, but also oral histories, life ways, and Tlingit laws and protocols. Traditionally, resource gathering activities in homeland were one means by which tribal elders transmitted traditional knowledge, cultural practices, and social mores to tribal youth. Unfortunately, an array of social and regulatory changes has drawn the Tlingit away from their traditional seasonal rounds in Glacier Bay, reducing opportunities for intergenerational learning. The Service and HIA believe that these ethnographic resources will be preserved by providing a venue that closely mirrors the traditional learning structure of the Tlingit whereby culture bearers convey traditional knowledge to youth in the course of everyday work. Last, the project will allow HIA to prepare an administrative history of this, and past efforts associated with cultural elements completed for the tribal house. An administrative history will serve as an important record of the project, including narrative documentation of the chronology of the projects, personnel involved, decisions rendered, etc. as well as an archival collection of photographs, recordings, etc. In addition, the project will assist HIA in identifying the types of utilitarian items necessary to furnish the interior of the Tribal House such that furnishing can be produced in future years. The partner, in cooperation with the National Park Service will: 1. Create a traditional form line design for the exterior front of the Huna Tribal House, transfer the design to cedar planks, and carve and paint the design. 2. Assign one HIA staff, the Master Carver, as the HIA Project Lead for the project to be responsible for all project activities and products including the house screen carving, travel logistics, purchases and budgeting, and general program oversight; and to liaison with the Service Project Manager. 3. Coordinate the project closely with the Service Project Manager and other Service staff responsible for tribal house design and construction to ensure that the house screen meets design needs and architectural standards. 4. Maintain a daily work log of carving and other associated activities. 5. Maintain a visitor log of local and other individuals who visit the carving project. 6. With the Service Project Manager, Service Interpretive staff, and Huna Heritage Foundation (HHF), collaboratively plan and implement a strategic planning. 7. Document project progress with still photographs and/or videography. Provide copies of photographs videos, other documentary material, with release forms from participants for use by the Service each week. 8. With the Service Project Manager and HHF, complete an administrative history of projects to date (FY 11-13) including written project documentation to include: a narrative documenting important dates and decisions; references for relevant literature, oral history, and photographs; guidelines for archiving project photographs and video footage; and narrative for each cultural element (interior house screen, exterior house screen, 4 house posts). 9. Provide a narrative trip report with photographs of museum/tribal house visits. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT -Substantial Involvement :3. Assign the Service s Project Manager and the Park Management Assistant to research cultural themes, oral histories, traditional designs, etc. for incorporation into the house screen design, administrative history, and associated project documentation. The Service Project Manager will meet frequently with the Master Carver and Assistant Carvers t Lead to convey appropriate anthropological information for screen design and review house screen design. 4. Assign the Service Project Manager to facilitate meetings with clan elders to obtain cultural information for house screen design and capture oral histories associated with the final design. Record and transcribe/translate interviews with elders and/or meeting minutes of consultation meetings with elders and/or other tribal members. 5. Assess project progress and identify opportunities and/or challenges. 6. Assign the Service Project Manager to liaison between the HIA Master Carver and Service architectural staff and contractors to ensure that the final house screen design, dimensions and materials are compatible with the Huna Tribal House architectural design. 7. Assign the Service Project Manager and Park Interpretive staff to develop and/or assist in developing both on- and off-site educational and outreach opportunities related to the carving effort and the overall Huna Tribal House Project. SINGLE-SOURCE JUSTIFICATION: Department of the Interior Policy (505 DM 2) requires a written justification which explains why competition is not practicable for each single-source award . The National Park Service did not solicit full and open competition for this award based the following criteria: Unique Qualifications, The Hoonah Indian Associationis the only entity that can effectively execute this program as it is the tribal government for the Huna Tlingit who claim Glacier Bay National Park as homeland, is the only entity representing and employing individuals with the cultural expertise and cultural authority to complete the work, and has the administrative infrastructure to achieve program objectives. Technical contact information: Mary Beth Moss, mary_beth_moss@nps.gov,907-945-3230,National Park Service, Alaska Region. End of FOA

NIAAA - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT Problematic alcohol use and binge-type eating share common features, frequently co-occur, and are each independently associated with poor health outcomes which are amplified when they co-occur. Shared mechanisms underlying this comorbidity and, alternatively, unique mechanisms that explain vulnerability for one of these behaviors in isolation from the other, are poorly understood. This undermines development of transdiagnostic prevention/early intervention programs, as well as design of and optimal timing for delivery of more targeted, behavior-specific interventions. Adolescence is an ideal time to elucidate shared and unique risk mechanisms underlying maladaptive alcohol use and eating pathology because it is characterized by increasing risk for engaging in risk-taking behaviors, underscored by increasingly complex emotional experiences, growing importance of peer relationships, and non-parallel maturation in brain regions governing self-regulation and reward processing, all of which have etiological relevance in models of both alcohol use and dysregulated eating. Outcome expectancies--cognitive maps about the perceived likelihood of outcomes from a behavior--have been widely studied in relation to later problematic alcohol use or binge-type eating and thus are important developmental precursors to initiation of these behaviors. The acquired preparedness (AP) model postulates that trajectories of alcohol use and binge-type eating are partially driven by dispositional impulsive characteristics that shape positive outcome expectancies over time. There is support for the AP model prospectively for both alcohol use and binge-type eating separately, but studies have focused mostly on college-aged samples (when alcohol use and dysregulated eating have typically already onset); have included relatively short follow-up periods; and have rarely included assessment of both alcohol use and binge-type eating. Further, the AP model has not integrated other important internal factors in conjunction with environmental influences. We therefore propose to evaluate a novel expansion of the AP model, which includes additional shared internal factors of relevance (i.e., emotion regulation, reward sensitivity, and interpersonal processes, in addition to impulsive characteristics) as well as unique environmental influences (e.g., caregiver and peer modeling and norms, presence of alcohol/highly palatable foods in the home) that can buffer or exacerbate how internal factors shape positive expectancies from early to middle adolescence. We will enroll 360 youth (aged 11-14y) who have high genetic and environmental risk for development of problematic alcohol use and binge-type eating, along with at least one parent. Participants will complete self-report, behavioral, and neural assessments of internal and environmental risk processes, alcohol and eating expectancies, and alcohol use and binge-type eating behaviors annually for two years (through ages 13-16y). This study will significantly advance understanding of early risk and protective processes that precede problematic alcohol use and disordered eating, to identify malleable prevention and early intervention targets.

NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health

Project Summary Early adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by rapid socio-emotional changes and increased vulnerability to mental health issues, with long-term implications into adulthood. This stage involves biological maturation that heightens sensitivity to social rewards and prompts a shift toward peer-oriented relationships, which are closely linked to the onset of stress-related disorders such as depression and anxiety. In the U.S., this period often overlaps with the transition from elementary to middle school, presenting additional social challenges. At the same time, digital technology has transformed the adolescent social environment: 95% of adolescents have smartphone access, and 96% use the internet daily. Social media use during this stage interacts with neurodevelopmental sensitivity to social cues, amplifying both risks and opportunities for mental health. While much research has focused on the negative impacts of social media (e.g., cyberbullying), its features can also support healthy peer connections and foster a sense of belonging that can help mitigate against stress-related psychopathology and help build resilience. Despite the growing role of social media in adolescents’ life, however, little is known about how early adolescents, as new users, engage with social media to navigate peer relationships and promote well-being. This proposal investigates how approach-oriented social media behaviors (e.g., reacting to and sharing content with peers) foster social connection and reduce mental health risks in early adolescence. We take a multimodal approach that integrates physiological tools, ecological momentary assessment (EMA), and community-based participatory research (CBPR), and focuses on early adolescence (ages 12–14 years) which represents a critical period for emerging social media use and vulnerability. In Aim 1, we examine behavioral and physiological responses to adaptive social media use in a lab setting, using developmentally-relevant stimuli co-created with a youth advisory board. We will assess how engaging with peers online promotes connectedness, reduces distress (via self-report and physiological measures), and builds resilience to depression and anxiety. In Aim 2, we explore how these behaviors, along with social connectedness and mental health symptoms, unfold in daily life through EMA. By combining lab-based and real-world methods, we aim to identify digital behaviors that strengthen peer relationships, reduce momentary distress, and support mental health. Taken together, this research will highlight the potential benefits of positive social media use during a critical time of transition for adolescents and lay the groundwork for a longitudinal program on adolescent development and mental health.

NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This K01 proposal aims to elucidate mechanisms underlying effects of prenatal opioid exposure (PODE) on infant brain and behavioral development. PODE is related to behavioral and cognitive deficits that emerge during infancy and persist through adolescence, but the neural mechanisms contributing to these divergent trajectories are virtually unknown. The proposed research addresses this gap by identifying PODE effects on longitudinal brain growth and characterizing associations between brain structure-function coupling, environmental factors, and behavioral outcomes. This K01 application presents a program of research and training that will support the PI’s transition to an independent investigator with a focus on examining early origins of neurodevelopmental heterogeneity using a multidisciplinary approach. In addition to building on the PI’s prior training and experience, this training plan capitalizes on an exceptional mentorship team and translational research environment to foster the candidate’s expertise in: 1) cross-modal neuroimaging analysis for brain structure-function integration, 2) big data analysis using advanced statistical methods for longitudinal and multivariate modeling, 3) environmental impacts on brain development in the context of marginalized populations, and 4) interpretable machine learning approaches for generating predictive models of outcome. This project will capitalize on the largest cohorts of infants with PODE to date and investigate PODE effects on development of brain structure-function coupling across the first year (Specific Aim 1), dissect the moderating impact of environmental factors on brain growth (Specific Aim 2), and build interpretable machine learning models to predict 12-month cognitive and language outcomes (Specific Aim 3). The central hypothesis is that longitudinal development of higher-order cognitive networks (i.e., circuits that are enriched with opioid receptors) is impaired by PODE and shaped by environmental factors, such that the interaction between brain and environment is predictive of behavioral outcomes. This work will elucidate biological mechanisms underlying the impact of PODE on neurodevelopmental heterogeneity and improve early intervention strategies and personalized treatments. The proposed research will take place at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center under the mentorship of Drs. Wei Gao (cross-modal neuroimaging), John Gilmore (structural network analysis in pediatric populations), Rina Eiden (prenatal substance exposure and environmental adversity/resilience), Jason Moore (machine learning methodologies), Wesley Thompson (nonlinear trajectories), Vinicius Calsavara (multivariate statistical analysis), and Kimberly Gregory (marginalized populations). Together, the research and training experiences and the expertise developed through this K01 award will support the PI’s career development as an independent investigator and leading expert in the developmental etiology of prenatal substance exposure and neurodevelopmental disorders. Findings will support a future R01 extending this work to population-level datasets in youth with prenatal substance exposure to investigate mechanisms underlying neurobehavioral heterogeneity across the entire developmental period.

NHLBI - National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

PROJECT ABSTRACT Cardiovascular disease risk trajectories begin in childhood and the need for prevention efforts to take a life course approach is clear. Yet, efforts to identify and manage cardiovascular risk factors in youth including hypertension, which impacts 1.3 million youth, are limited. This Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) supports the training and research of Dr. Goulding, an Assistant Professor at UMass Chan Medical School. As a behavioral epidemiologist and applied public health researcher, Dr. Goulding’s long-term career goal is to build an empirical basis for the implementation of evidence-based practices and interventions to promote optimal cardiovascular health in youth. In support of this goal, this award provides training and mentorship through which Dr. Goulding will obtain the expertise and skills to develop behavioral interventions and implementation strategies and to design, conduct, and evaluate trials investigating them. Additionally she will gain understanding of clinical cardiovascular health management in youth and advance her leadership skillset. Training activities include didactic coursework, seminars, conferences, and experiential learning supported by a transdisciplinary mentorship team with expertise in behavioral and implementation sciences, prevention, pediatrics, biostatistics, and research trials. A clinical advisory board with expertise in pediatrics and hypertension, community based nursing, and health informatics will also guide the research. Youth with hypertension have 2-3 times greater risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes including stroke and myocardial infarction in adulthood. The American Academy of Pediatrics has clinical practice guidelines recommending regular blood pressure screening and follow-up in youth to combat this risk. However, most cases of pediatric hypertension are not diagnosed due to a lack of recommended follow-up after high blood pressure screenings. This K01 research will support Dr. Goulding to co-develop and pilot a pediatric clinic-based implementation program, BP-Link, to increase adherence to clinical practice guidelines for follow-up blood pressure screenings. Based on Dr. Goulding’s prior research, BP-Link will include electronic health record changes, parent education and a menu of follow-up options. In Aim 1, we will use a stakeholder engaged implementation mapping approach to refine and co-develop the BP-Link implementation program. We will then pilot BP-Link in pediatric clinics using a parallel cluster randomized design. In Aim 2, we will use convergent mixed-methods to evaluate process outcomes from clinic providers, clinic support staff, and parent perspectives. Lastly, in Aim 3 we will establish feasibility for a full scale trial by evaluating BP-Link’s protocol and by using electronic health record data to explore child-level effectiveness outcomes. This work will inform a fully powered trial of BP-Link, a scalable implementation program with promise to improve cardiovascular health across the lifespan through early identification and subsequent management of pediatric hypertension. The research, training, and mentorship of this K01 are pivotal to Dr. Goulding’s development as an independent research scientist.

NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse

Project Description When parents engage in their adolescents' substance use (SU) treatment, the adolescents experience better outcomes and lower risk of relapse. Yet, parent engagement remains low across the SU treatment continuum, particularly in service lines designed for adolescents with severe SU. To address this gap, we created Parent SMART – a scalable technology-assisted intervention (parent networking forum + online program + telehealth coaching sessions) – to engage parents in adolescent residential SU treatment. Through a successful NIDA- funded R34 and the first segment of this R37, we established Parent SMART's feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness on parenting processes, adolescent SU, and adolescent school-related problems. We also showed our ability to conduct a pragmatic effectiveness trial and efficiently integrate Parent SMART into two of the largest adolescent residential facilities in the country: Rosecrance Griffin Williamson and Hazelden Betty Ford. With the enthusiastic support of our partners, we now propose to adapt Parent SMART to reflect a changing national treatment landscape. Since 2010, the numbers of residential programs for youth with SU and other behavioral health problems, youth served, and available beds have declined by 61%, 78%, and 66%, respectively, while the use of crisis hotlines, outpatient wraparound services, and intensive outpatient services has surged. This shifting service mix highlights the need to proactively enhance parent engagement across the SU continuum of care. In this next R37 segment, we will adapt and implement Parent SMART to ensure that it fits the needs of parents, adolescents, and staff in those service lines experiencing a surge in utilization. Parent SMART adaptation will be guided by ADAPT-ITT, an 8-step, systematic process to adapt evidence-based interventions. In the first six steps of ADAPT-ITT, we will identify core intervention elements that transcend settings and solicit constituent feedback to adapt modifiable, peripheral elements (Aim 1). In the final two steps of ADAPT-ITT, we will employ a hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trial to simultaneously evaluate the adapted Parent SMART intervention and its implementation (Aim 2). Parent SMART implementation will be guided by the Science-to-Service Laboratory, a three-tiered (didactic workshop + performance feedback + coaching) strategy that has demonstrated effectiveness across several of PI Becker's clinical trials. To harmonize data collection across R37 segments, we will use the same measures of patient effectiveness (parental monitoring, parent-adolescent communication, adolescent SU) and assessment calendar (baseline, 12-, and 24-weeks). Implementation outcomes will include reach, adoption, and fidelity, following guidelines of the NIDA-funded Research Adoption Support Center, to align with other research networks. This work will advance the field by: targeting a high-need population wherever they access services; removing barriers to parent engagement; testing the adapted intervention and its implementation simultaneously to accelerate impact; and informing development of a Parent SMART commercialization and sustainment plan. D UEI: KG76WYENL5K1 Enter name of Organization: D RESEARCH & RELATED BUDGET - Budget Period 1 OMB Number: 4040-0001 Expiration Date: 11/30/2025 Northwestern University Budget Type: Project ? Subaward/Consortium Budget Period: 1 Start Date: 06/01/2026 End Date: 05/31/2027 A. Senior/Key Person Months Requested Fringe Funds Prefix First Middle Last Suffix Base Salary ($) Cal. Acad. Sum. Salary ($) Benefits ($) Requested ($) Sara Becker 221,900.00 2.40 44,380.00 12,471.00 56,851.00 Project Role: PD/PI D D Sarah Helseth 148,447.00 3.00 37,112.00 10,428.00 47,540.00 Project Role: Co-Investigator D Zabin Patel 109,273.00 1.20 10,927.00 3,071.00 13,998.00 Project Role: Co-Investigator Additional Senior Key Persons:Add Attachment Delete Attachment View AttachmentTotal Funds requested for all Senior Key Persons in the attached file Total Senior/Key Person 118,389.00 B. Other Personnel Number of Personnel Project Role Post Doctoral Associates Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Secretarial/Clerical n n n n 2 1 n Research Assistants Project Manager 3 Total Number Other Personnel Months Requested Fringe Funds Cal. Acad. Sum. Salary ($) Benefits ($) Requested ($) D D D D 24.00 D 6.00 D D D D D D D D D D 99,000.00 39,784.00 27,820.00 11,179.00 126,820.00 50,963.00 Total Other Personnel Total Salary, Wages and Fringe Benefits (A+B) n 177,783.00 296,172.00 n

Seattle MLK Jr. Organizing Coalition

The Seattle MLK Jr. Organizing Coalition will honor Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., with several Increase Access program events throughout the weekend. The first event is a Youth and Family focused kick-off celebration at Langston Hughes Center (104 17th Ave) on Sunday, January 19th from noon until 5:00 pm. Monday January 20th begins with a Career and Opportunity Fair at Garfield High School (400 23rd Ave) starting at 8:30 am. Workshops will be held throughout Monday, along with speakers and entertainment. The annual march begins at 12:30 pm. and concludes with a community meal back at Garfield High School. All events are free and open to the public.

NIDDK - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Chronic pain is prevalent in youth with obesity and confers risk for declining physical function and quality of life. Left unaddressed, chronic pain often persists into adulthood and is associated with staggering costs to individuals and to society. Despite evidence that chronic pain attenuates responsiveness to weight management intervention, there is a lack of safe and effective behavioral interventions for pain management in pediatric patients with obesity. The long-term objective of this work is to improve obesity treatment outcomes by optimizing strategies to decrease pain and improve physical activity in youth with co-occurring obesity and chronic pain (CPO). Guided by the ORBIT Model of Behavioral Intervention Development, the goal of this proposal is to develop, refine, and pilot test an adjunctive behavioral pain management intervention that targets physical activity in youth with CPO who are participating in family-based behavioral treatment (FBBT) for pediatric obesity (i.e., IMPACT-FBBT). In Aim 1, the PI and his mentorship team will identify biological, psychological, and social factors that are predictive of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behavior in youth with CPO (N=20). In Aim 2a, these data will be used to inform the initial development of the IMPACT-FBBT intervention, which will be based on a highly successful behavioral treatment program that has been implemented in youth with chronic widespread pain (i.e., FIT Teens) but modified with input from youth with CPO and their families (n=10) and multidisciplinary experts who treat youth with CPO (n=5). Then, in Aim 2b, the investigative team will refine IMPACT-FBBT through sequential testing with youth with CPO (n=6 minimum) and structured participant feedback. Intervention refinement will continue until we achieve feasibility and acceptability ratings that exceed >80% or until N=12 youth with CPO complete the intervention and provide feedback. In Aim 3, we will pilot test the refined IMPACT-FBBT intervention with N=30 adolescents with CPO and assess recruitment, retention, and dose received. This information will be used to inform the future fully powered efficacy trial. Identifying strategies to reduce pain and improve physical activity in the context of weight management treatment has the potential to prevent the long-term health consequences of CPO, ultimately leading to a more cost-effective approach to pediatric obesity management. By leveraging the resources of a strong mentorship team and nationally renowned pediatric obesity treatment center, this K23 will provide the PI with skills in (1) pediatric obesity intervention and body composition assessment; (2) physical activity measurement; (3) development and refinement of behavioral interventions; and (4) conduct of clinical trials. The proposed research and training plan will occur within a rich academic environment supported by a multidisciplinary team of highly successful expert researchers and clinicians. This will support the PI’s transition to independence as a pediatric chronic pain intervention researcher with the skills and expertise needed to develop and implement evidence- based behavioral interventions for patients with CPO.

National Park Service

Through this Task Agreement, the partners will create, fill, administer, and support the placement of internships and fellowships [generally, Fellowships/Fellows ] to work with NPS staff and with the Interagency National Wild and Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council on rivers that are part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The focus of this project will be on understanding and improving the water quality and sustainability of wild and scenic rivers. The participants will receive high-quality exposure to the kinds of professional work performed by NPS to benefit local rivers and local communities, and will include efforts to engage young people in projects that support natural resource conservation, stewardship, and outdoor recreation. Fellowships will be 11-month positions; Rigorous Internships that conform to the specific requirements of an approved Rigorous Internship Program as outlined by NPS and the Office of the Secretary s Personnel Bulletin No. 12-15 will be 11-weeks long. Through this work, the participants will become familiar with NPS river conservation and recreation efforts and career opportunities and will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in natural resource and youth engagement projects.

NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health

In the wake of a youth mental health crisis, soaring rates of mental disorders have been accompanied by increased demand for child mental health services. Half of children with a mental disorder receive no mental health services. This gap has fueled calls for investments in effective mental health prevention programs in schools. Many mental disorders first onset in childhood, and the benefits of prevention and early intervention are largest when focused near the time of onset. Untreated, mental disorders in childhood can undermine adult mental and physical health, quality of life, educational attainment, and employment. Research shows that coordination, collaboration, and alignment between health and educational sectors are essential to the implementation and sustainability of effective mental health interventions in schools. However, focused training for scholars who want to build research careers at the intersection of health and education is lacking. Advancing the science and practice of school-based prevention of mental disorders requires a fundamentally new, interdisciplinary approach to training. The goal of this first-of-its-kind training program is to equip postdoctoral scholars to become leaders in school mental health and school-based prevention science, leveraging resources across the Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, and Education. To accomplish this goal, participants will receive rigorous training and high-quality mentorship in 1) frameworks and effective practices in school health; 2) fundamentals of prevention and implementation science; and 3) rigorous research designs and analytic methods for school mental health. Trainees will receive focused training in all three competency areas and tailor the program to their specific area of interest. Trainees without previous graduate training in health research can undertake coursework leading to a Master of Science degree in public health. Trainees will participate in a biweekly Science of School Health T32 seminar that includes career development and professional skills and integrative activities to complement didactics. Administratively housed in the School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics, the program’s three trainees per year will come from any of the participating schools. Trainees will be intensively mentored by an experienced and dedicated group of 20 Core Faculty. The program’s four MPIs are national leaders in school health, public mental health, prevention science, quantitative methods, community nursing, and education. The MPIs will be supported by a three- member External Advisory Committee to ensure the program best meets the needs of trainees and the field. The training program will ensure there is a robust pipeline of scholars prepared to lead the next generation of rigorous school-based mental health research; trainees will complete the program with the tools they need to transition to career development awards, and ultimately to independent research careers that address this critical need.

Turkish American Cultural Association of Washington

The International Children's Friendship Festival (ICFF-https://childrensfest.tacawa.org/) fosters cultural understanding and empowers Seattle youth. Inspired by International Children's Day, ICFF celebrates diverse young voices through a vibrant 2-day festival and year-round arts programs. Youth collaborate in art, public speaking, and civic advocacy, attracting thousands and gaining recognition from the City of Seattle. Celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2024, ICFF builds a more inclusive future through youth arts.

National Park Service

Internships at the Northeast Regional Office: Works with the Regional Historian and National Register Historian on National Register of Historic Places nominations as well as related documentation projects such as Determinations of Eligibility, and Cultural Landscape Inventories for parks in the Northeast Region of the National Park Service. Duties include: researching historic resources; possible site visits and field work to document the resources through descriptions, photographs, and maps; preparation of official correspondence and packages for National Register Nomination documentation. May also prepare brief, interpretive materials for recently completed National Register documentation. Working knowledge of American History, and some experience with the National Register of Historic Places and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation beneficial. Working knowledge of graphics programs (Adobe Photoshop &amp; InDesign) also beneficial. Opportunity for candidates with an interest in American history, historic preservation, public history, with a focus on NPS sites. Position located at the Boston office located at 15 State St., Boston MA (600 hours) The intern will work with National Park Service Staff in the Northeast Region History Program, and parks across the Northeast Region, to support public history and community outreach projects related to ongoing historic resource studies on Reconstruction and Segregation during the Jim Crow era, as well as interpreting historic house museums. Duties may include supporting project management through managing records and correspondence, providing historic context for historic research projects, and developing proposals for engaging interpretive products for public audiences based on these research projects. Additionally, intern will support daily operations of Northeast Region History Program, including peer reviewing historic studies, researching and writing short articles about topical and innovative history projects happening across the Northeast Region, and leading informational and educational webinars for park staff on hot topics and key skills in historical practice. Experience and training in one or more of the following required: public history, interpretation, history/ social studies education, museum education, or a related field. Experience working with public and especially youth audiences in history and historic preservation preferred. Position located at the Boston office located at 15 State St., Boston MA (600 hours). This project will provide 600 hour internship opportunities to three candidates.

National Park Service

The project objective is to support and stimulate work and/or education and training opportunities for young adults through collaborative participation at Fort Sumter National Monument (FOSU) through its partnerships, interpretation, and education programs, specifically those focusing on the efforts of youths and volunteers.

National Park Service

United State Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) Notice of Intent to Award. This is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPS's intention to fund the following project activities: Task Agreement #P16AC01835 under Cooperative Agreement P15AC00024 with the Conservation Legacy, for the project titled "Interpretation, Education, Volunteer, and Youth (IEVY) Fellow Program"

National Park Service

Youth providing administrative and interpretive support to National Park Service staff before during and after the 50th anniversary events commemorating the historic Selma to Montgomery March

NIAAA - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

PROJECT SUMMARY Alcohol use disorder (AUD) reaches peak prevalence during young adulthood, a period of ongoing neurodevelopment and heightened vulnerability to the long-term consequences of heavy alcohol use. Emerging evidence suggests that alcohol disrupts multiple interrelated systems, including neural, immune, and microbial networks, which may collectively contribute to the development and persistence of AUD. Despite the high prevalence of AUD in this age group, few treatment options are developmentally tailored or informed by these complex multisystem disruptions. Oleoylethanolamide (OEA), a naturally occurring lipid in the extended endocannabinoid system, is a promising candidate for targeting these disruptions. Preclinical studies indicate that OEA reduces alcohol-related behaviors and neuroinflammation, modulates the microbiome, and dampens immune responses. Although human research on OEA and alcohol use is still emerging, clinical trials in other populations have shown that OEA supplementation improves inflammatory profiles, cognitive performance, and gut health. However, no studies to date have tested OEA as a therapeutic agent for AUD in young adults. This K01 project will use a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled design to evaluate the effects of six weeks of OEA supplementation (125 mg per day) on peripheral inflammation (IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β, LPS), oral microbiome composition, neurocognitive function related to reward and impulsivity, and alcohol use outcomes assessed by self-report and biomarkers, in young adults (N = 42, ages 18 to 25) with AUD. By targeting multiple biological and behavioral mechanisms simultaneously, this project will generate novel and translatable insights into the systems that underlie alcohol use and may help identify objective indicators of treatment response. The proposed research builds on Dr. Browning’s expertise in the microbiome, inflammation, and neuroimaging, while providing targeted training in key areas needed to support her transition to independence. The training plan will provide advanced instruction in (1) clinical trial design and implementation, (2) a mechanistic understanding of the extended endocannabinoid system with a focus on OEA and its interactions with immune, microbial, and neural systems, (3) proficiency in cognitive assessment methods in youth, (4) continued training in responsible conduct of research, and (5) refinement of scientific writing, grant development, and science communication skills. These integrated research and training activities will position Dr. Browning to lead a productive, independent research program focused on developing innovative, multisystem-informed interventions for adolescent substance use.

NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health

Expanding upon the parent PHLHousing+ Study (5R01NR021122-02), the overarching goal of this proposal is to test whether interventions addressing housing insecurity as a modifiable social determinant of health (SDOH) improve youth mental health outcomes and outpatient service utilization in households of low-income renters in Philadelphia. This objective is aligned with the strategic aim of the NIMH (Goal 3) to identify opportunities to implement interventions that target modifiable SDOH (see Strategy 3.3.A). The PHLHousing+ Study comprises three groups, all of whom earn below 50% area median income, have at least one child under the age of 16 years living at home, and are renters: 301 households who receive monthly direct cash payments in lieu of a rental voucher for 3.5 years(Cash group), 169 households who receive a rental voucher (Voucher group), and 711 households on the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) waitlist unlikely to receive rental assistance during the entire study period. Our analytic plan combines Cash and Voucher groups into a single Intervention group. Of the 1,181 households in the study, 95.4% are headed by single women and 86.3% are Black. There are 1,965 children in the sample, ranging in age from 3 to 15 years at baseline (M= 8.66, SD= 4.70). Monthly cash payments range from $89 to $2079, with a median payment of $881; payments vary based on household income, family size, and fair market rent. All three groups are surveyed every six months for four years; the first wave of online surveys was deployed in August 2022. Existing surveys include measures of youth emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) reported by primary caregivers. Recent approval from Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services (DBHIDS) allows us to pair the repeated survey assessments with de-identified Medicaid claims data for youth participants. I hypothesize that Intervention group youth will demonstrate significant decline in EBP and rates of clinically significant EBP (indicated by increased rates of symptom remission) over time compared to Control group youth (Aim 1). I hypothesize that a subsample of Intervention group youth with clinically significant EBP will be significantly more likely to initiate and retain use of outpatient mental health services compared to Control group youth (Aim 2). Study findings will inform research and policymakers of broader social and health benefits of economic interventions targeting housing as a SDOH. My fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania will leverage extensive mentorship, coursework, workshops, and seminars. With guidance from a strong mentorship team (Drs. Jaffee, Reina, Mandell, Candon, and the Penn BAC), my proposal and the accompanying training plan provide an ideal foundation for my planned career as an independently funded, leading clinical scientist studying mental health policy and evaluating the implementation of social programs that might affect mental health and service use.

NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse

Project Summary- Abstract Adolescent and emerging adult (youth) substance use disorders present a major public health problem in the United States and result in a variety of negative consequences when left unresolved, including early mortality. Despite these harms, there is a lack of strong prevention programming, a shortage of developmentally- appropriate and accessible treatment for youth, and inadequate community supports and recovery programming. We need collaborative urgency, action, and innovation across disciplines and key stakeholders to address the current substance use crisis in our nation. This proposal seeks funding to support our annual Joint Meeting on Youth Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (JMYPTR). JMYPTR serves as a platform for all key stakeholders including, researchers, trainees, practitioners, policymakers, and youth and their families. JMYPTR provides a forum to gather, learn, and share information about evidence-based and innovative practices and research for the prevention of substance use as well as to address questions related to enhancing treatment and recovery support services’ attractiveness and effectiveness for youth affected by substances. Through JMYPTR we seek to closely connect research, clinical interventions, and policy at the state, regional, and national levels by bringing all these key stakeholders together in one meeting. Despite the relatively recent launch of JMYPTR in 2024, there is a strong history behind the meeting as it builds on the foundation of the Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness (JMATE), which ran from 2005-2012. Our National Center on Youth Prevention, Treatment and Recovery (NCYPTR) at the Massachusetts General Hospital Recovery Research Institute, in collaboration with numerous federal, state, and national organization partners, has revamped efforts to address the public health imperative of confronting youth AOD use by hosting the annual JMYPTR. Our 2026 JMYPTR and our plans for future conference years aligns with the NIDA priorities outlined in the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan by focusing on several key aspects of research and practice. JMYPTR’s emphasis on advancing the training of the next generation of scientists as a cross-cutting NIDA priority is also at the forefront of our planning. This is represented in this R13 request for travel awards to support early career scholars, including high school students. We anticipate that the new networks and sharing of information built through this conference will help stimulate and produce a new generation of enthusiastic youth-focused substance use investigators and lead to significant and innovative research proposals in the years to come.