New Awards: September 2026
Congratulations to all the PIs and staff who applied for and supported these awards. If we missed one, please let us know.
Grants
Lily Apedaile, Research Administration, AHP-to-RN 2026, funded by HRSA, $742,369.
Daniel Benge, TRIO Student Support Services, TRIO SSS UM Campus, funded by U.S. Department of Education, $504,749.
Kimberly Brown, Rural Institute on Inclusive Communities, Circle of Parents, funded by Zero to Five Montana through HRSA, $990.
James Caringi, Center for Population Health Research, DART Lab: MT-CAN, funded by University of Montana, $25,680.
Ellen Condon, Rural Institute on Inclusive Communities, Helen Keller National Center, funded by Helen Keller National Center through U.S. Department of Education, $23,423.
Caitlin Ervin, Research Outreach, BioBuilding, funded by Sciencenter through NIH, $10,106.
Katie Holick, Skaggs Institute for Health Innovation, Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health, funded by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, $1,000,000.
Molly Kimmel, Rural Institute on Inclusive Communities, Individual Placement & Support, funded by MT Dept of Public Health and Human Services through SAMHSA, amount not listed.
Molly Kimmel, Rural Institute on Inclusive Communities, MATP 25-27, funded by ACL, $492,948.
Brian Loyd, Neural Injury Center, Mobile Lab for V&N Health, funded by HRSA, $455,000.
Troy Magney, College of Forestry & Conservation, Redwoods, funded by University of California Davis through State of California, $49,383.
Deena Mansour, Mansfield Center, FY26 SUSI for Scholars, funded by U.S. Department of State, $1,500,000.
Ryan Marker, Center for Population Health Research, Telehealth Exercise Program, funded by NIH, $577,571.
Julia Mazzarella, School of Physical Therapy, Tele-coaching for caregivers, funded by Ohio University through NIH, $70,664.
Erin O'Brien Semmens, School of Public and Community Health, ISCORE, funded by West Virginia University through NIH, amount not listed.
Ekaterina Voronina, CBSD Biological Sciences, FBF levels in stem cells, funded by U.S. Israel Binational Science Foundation, $37,500.
Ekaterina Voronina, CBSD Biological Sciences, Synergistic Regulation of Germline Development, funded by NIH, $352,322.
Ethan Walker, Center for Population Health Research, R01, funded by NIH, $745,764.
Contracts
Austin Blank, CIRE, AEC Partnering Facilitation, funded by U.S. Army, $429,111.
Austin Blank, CIRE, FTC Archaeological Samples, funded by U.S. Army, $197,625.
Casey Day, Center for Population Health Research, Boundary System, funded by City of Seattle, Washington, $601,335.
Jay Evans, CTM, Development of UM-1098: A Novel Synthetic Th17 Inducing Adjuvant and Delivery System, funded by NIH, $3,293,198.
Kelsey Jencso, MT Climate Office, UMRB Snow and Soil Moisture, funded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, $1,464,830.
Cooperative Agreements
Chad Bishop, Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, Wild Deer Populations, funded by U.S. Geological Survey, $188,815.
Jedediah Brodie, IOE/DBS, Monitoring Forest Responses to Fuels Treatment, funded by USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, $219,300.
Haley Cote, Skaggs Institute for Health Innovation, Pharmacist Point-of-Care Services, funded by MT Dept of Public Health and Human Services through CMS, $2,000,000.
Shawn Johnson, Center for Natural Resources, UMT Challenge Cost Share SPA, funded by USDA Forest Service Northern Region, $187,908.42.
Joshua Millspaugh, Ecosystem & Conservation Sciences, Drought Effects On Elk, funded by Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation through USDA Forest Service, $365,000.
Joshua Millspaugh, Ecosystem & Conservation Sciences, Glacier Apex Predators, funded by National Park Service, $109,772.
Todd Morgan, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, No Residuals 2.0, funded by USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, $14,000.
Daniel Walsh, Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, Antlerless Harvest and CWD, funded by USDA APHIS, $249,493.
