Barrett Announces More Than $2 Million in Health Research Grants for Michigan State University

Washington, D.C. -Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) today announced that Michigan State University will receive nearly $2.1 million in grants for medical research from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Specifically, five agencies within the National Institutes of Health awarded grants for seven health research projects at the university in the last six weeks.

Barrett recently helped pass annual funding for the HHS, including NIH, for fiscal year 2026.

"I'm glad to see the Department of Health and Human Services recognizes the critical role students and researchers at Michigan State play in helping make America healthier," said Barrett."I applaud the university's leadership team for their efforts to secure these grants and look forward to seeing how the funding will be used to support scientific advancement in our community."

The newly awarded funding includes:

• $32,847 to help cover MSU researchers' costs of attending the Annual Scientific Conference and Workshop Program of the American Psychopathological Association - an educational conference for experts studying addiction and substance disorders. The grant funding comes from the Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings program through the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
• $435,379 for research into treatments for bacterial infections that are resistant to antibiotics. The grant funding comes from the Exploratory/Developmental Research program through the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
• $447,960 for research into how different strains of tuberculosis affect the lungs. The grant funding comes from the Exploratory/Developmental Research program through the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
• $169,189 for research into strategies for caring for young people with intellectual disabilities who also have chronic diseases. The grant funding comes from the Mentored Research Scientist Development Award program through the National Institute of Nursing Research.
• $298,613 for research into potential improvements for adhesive materials used in dental care. The grant funding comes from the Small Grant Program for New Investigators through the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
• $295,896 for research into whether people with HIV might be epigenetically more prone to polysubstance use. The grant funding comes through the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
• $416,859 for research into Fragile X syndrome, a genetic disorder that is a common cause of intellectual disabilities. The funding comes from the Exploratory/Developmental Research program through the National Institute of Mental Health.