College of Nursing researchers and students have a long history of securing funding for their critical work from campus, state, federal and other sources. Below is a list of of grants secured or ongoing since 2025.
2/25/2026-1/31/2029: Advancing Cardiovascular Health Among Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities: Co-Development of Technology Interventions to Enhance Physical Activity
Funding agency: NIH-NINR 1K01NR022135-01
PI: Patty (Patricia) West; co-mentors: Sarah Ailey, Gwen Wyatt
Funding amount: $507,666
7/18/2024-5/31/2027: A Nursing Program for Advancing Training in Health and Social Determinants (N-PATHS)
Funding agency: NIH-NINR
PI: Ashlee Vance HFH + MSU; MSU Co-Is: Emma Schlegel, Joshua Winowiecki
Funding amount: $804,977
9/13/2024-8/31/2026: Support for bereaved friend and family caregivers of cancer patients
Funding agency: NIH-NCI
PI: Rebecca Lehto
Funding amount: $157,000
8/21/2023-8/31/2028: Food-Body-Mind Intervention: Promote Whole Child Health
Funding agency: NIH-NCCIH
PI: Jiying Ling; co-Is: Lorraine Robbins, Tsui-Sui Kao
Funding amount: $5,827,438
9/30/19-8/31/2025: Guys/Girls Opt for Activities for Life (GOAL)
Funding agency: NIH-NHLBI R61/R33
PI: Lorraine Robbins; co-I: Jiying Ling
Funding amount: $3,861,457
08/16/2023–07/31/2025: A Game-Based Intervention to Promote HPV Vaccination in Families With Unvaccinated Children.
Funding agency: NIH/NINR 1R21NR020828-01
PI: Angela Chia-Chen Chen
Funding Amount: $431,750
10/1/2023-9/30/2026: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Recruitment & Retention
Funding Agency: MDHHS
Co-PI: Kristen Munyan
Funding Amount: $1.5 million
1/1/2025-12/31/2026: Pilot Testing of a Core Set of Quality Indicators for Pediatric Oncology Nursing in Three Resource-Diverse Countries
Funding Agency: Oncology Nursing Foundation (ONF)
PI: Courtney Sullivan
Funding Amount: $50,000
5/1/2025-4/30/2026: Impact of integrated primary care and mental health models of care on health services utilization and costs for Medicaid beneficiaries with mental illness or substance use disorder
Funding Agency: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation (NIHCM)
PI: Ann Annis
Funding Amount: $50,000
1/1/2026-12/31/2027: Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators for Pediatric Cancer: A Pilot Study in Four Chilean Hospitals
Funding Agency: Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses
PI: Courtney Sullivan
Funding Amount: $5,000
9/15/2023-3/31/2028: Evidence-based intervention to improve walking engagement in El Paso, Texas
Funding Agency: University of Texas at El Paso/NIH U01
Co-I: Susan Buchholz (PI: Jennifer Salinas)
Funding Amount: $180,284
10/1/2024-9/30/2026: PURSUIT: An innovative approach to increase access to care for pediatric mental health, pain and substance misuse
Funding Agency: Michigan Health Endowment Fund (MHEF)
Co-I: Angela Chia-Chen Chen (PI: Natoshia Cunningham, Family Medicine)
Funding Amount: $42,999
5/2026–10/2027: Community Engaged Research to Develop and Refine a Person-Centered Preconception Health Promotion Intervention to Optimize the Sexual and Reproductive Health of All Emerging Adults Assigned Female at Birth
Funding agency: MSU Jenison Fund
PI: Emma Schlegel
Funding amount: $49,952
9/15/2025-08/14/2027: Pilot Testing of a Game-Based Intervention to Promote HPV Vaccination in Families with Unvaccinated Children
Funding agency: Jenison Fund
PI: Angela Chia-Chen Chen
Funding Amount: $27,240
8/15/2025-8/14/2026: Developing and pilot-testing child-friendly MM-based-MI learning modules in the CIAS platform
Funding agency: MSU-Trifecta
PI: Tsui-Sui Kao
Funding Amount: $12,000
6/1/2025-11/30/2026: A Culturally Tailored Digital Storytelling Intervention to Increase HPV Vaccination Among At-Risk Vietnamese American Youth
Funding agency: MSU-DFI
PI: Angela Chia-Chen Chen
Funding Amount: $25,000
3/1/2025-2/28/2026: Community engaged research to develop and refine a person-centered, peer-delivered preconception health promotion intervention for sexual and gender minority emerging adults
Funding agency: MSU-Trifecta
PI: Emma Schlegel
Funding Amount: $12,000
12/17/2024-06/30/2027: A pilot randomized controlled study to examine feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of game-based interventions in promoting vaccination among vulnerable youth
Funding Agency: Merck Sharp & Dohme (Investigator-Initiated Grant, not Merck-sponsored)
PI: Angela Chia-Chen Chen
Funding Amount: $337,500