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COVID19 and Mental Health Wellbeing in Tribal College & University Communities

Award Number: R21MH135850
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2028

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COVID19 and Mental Health Wellbeing in Tribal College & University Communities - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT While American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) communities experienced disproportionately higher rates of COVID-19 incidence, hospitalizations, and deaths, along with related mental health stressors compared to non-Hispanic Whites, the AIAN communities also demonstrated unique coping processes, including culturally relevant sources of strength, resilience, and programming to support mental, emotional, cultural, and physical wellbeing. As AIAN communities continue to recover from the pandemic amidst long COVID, it is important that interventions and support programs are sensitive to the unique coping processes for this community to improve their psychosocial health. While the literature on COVID-19 mental health and substance use impacts among mainstream college and university students has emerged – for example, during COVID-19 depression and anxiety rates were higher among young adults including college students than any other age group-- there is a dearth of research on the same topic among Tribal College and University (TCU) students. The proposed R21 project, co-designed in response to PAR-23-299 by University of Washington (UW) researchers and American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) partners with 15 years of research collaboration history examines COVID-19-associated mental health experiences among TCU students. The two specific aims of the research project are to (1) assess the impact of the pandemic on TCU students' mental health (i.e., anxiety, depression, suicidality) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) assess longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on mental health among TCU students during the COVID-19 recovery phase to examine how resilience factors and institutional supports may buffer negative effects of COVID-19 stressors. Documenting risk and protective factors associated with TCU students’ risk for increased mental health symptoms in response to the pandemic stressors will clarify targets for intervention during large-scale crises.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $426,919 )
2026	2026	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE	SEATTLE	WA	98195	KING	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	1	9/3/2026	NEW	$426,919
														Subtotal = $426,919

Grand Total All Awards = $426,919

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COVID19 and Mental Health Wellbeing in Tribal College & University Communities

Award Number: R21MH135850

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2028

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