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Greetings!
Funding opportunities that support collaborative research are becoming more common. This newsletter contains some of the most recent funding announcements geared toward community and academic partners working equitably to promote health. You'll also find resources to guide your collaborative research efforts as well as news about positive events and community activities aimed at improving the health and well-being of residents in Detroit.
The Community-Academic Research Network is a virtual entity that involves a broad array of community organizations and academic researcher interested in conduction and disseminating collaborative research in the city of Detroit. If you are not currently a member of the Network and would like to join, contact us by phone or e-mail today.
The Community-Academic Research Network is hosted and maintained by the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (Detroit URC).
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Funding Opportunities
 Convergence Partnership Innovation Fund Initiative
Deadline: August 9, 2012
Award: $200,000
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The Convergence Partnership encourages local and regional philanthropic institutions to submit proposals for grantmaking initiatives that support innovative, multifield policy and environmental change strategies that enhance the built environment and expand food access to improve health and equity. Proposals selected to receive Innovation Fund awards will receive 50 percent in matching dollars, up to $200,000 for a three-year period. Local organizations can initiate the proposal by approaching their local foundations to discuss healthy, equitable built environment and healthy food access opportunities.
Concept Proposals: The Sociological Initiatives Foundation- Action Research Projects
Deadline: August 15, 2012
Award: $10,000-$20,000
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The Sociological Initiatives Foundation invites concept proposals for projects that link an explicit research design to a concrete social action strategy. Projects should also have clear social change goals. Some examples of desired applicants are: academic-community partnerships; advocacy or community groups that conduct research that can withstand challenge in academic and policy arenas; and academics that organize or link to a constituency through their research. A limited number of concept applicants will be invited to submit full proposals in the fall of 2012.
Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers for Health Disparities Research (U54)
Nearest Deadline: September 4, 2012
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
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The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities seeks to establish specialized Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers for Health Disparities Research (TCC) that support trans-disciplinary coalitions of academic institutions, community organizations, service providers and systems, government agencies and other stakeholders focused on priority areas in minority health and health disparities. TCCs will focus on health policy research and social determinants of health research.
 MICHR Pilot Grant Program
Application Deadline: September 14, 2012
Award Ceiling: $25,000
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The Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) is requesting applicants for its Community-University Research (CURES) Partnership Awards. Grants will be awarded for Community-University Research Partnerships to promote translational research that addresses priority community health needs with projects that directly involve community participation. All University of Michigan clinical and research faculty are eligible to apply.
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Collaborative Research Resources
Video: Community-Based Participatory Research- Lessons Learned
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The American Indian Studies Program at the University of Arizona presents Dr. Jennie Joe, Professor of Family Medicine and Director of the Native American Research and Training Center as she discusses the use of community-based participatory research to address health and diabetes in communities. Dr. Joe talks about the interaction between communities and researchers, how to deal with issues of attitude and perception and other lessons learned from her collaborative work.
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Web-based Tool: Health Equity and Prevention Primer
Prevention Institute
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The Health Equity and Prevention Primer (HEPP) serves as a web-based training series for public health practitioners and advocates interested in policy advocacy, community change, and multi-sector engagement to achieve health equity. The Primer helps practitioners integrate a health equity lens into their initiatives in pursuit of overall health and safety. It is comprised of seven brief, interactive presentations along with selected publications, tools, and other resources focused on health equity.
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Publication: Results From the Data & Democracy Initiative to Enhance Community- Based Organization Data and Research Capacity
Carol-Scott A, Toy P, Wyn R, Zane JI, Wallace SP. American Journal of Public Health. 2012; 102:1384-1391.
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In an era of community-based participatory research and increased
expectations for evidence-based practice, this article evaluates an initiative designed to increase community-based organizations' data and research capacity through a 3-day train-the-trainer course on community health assessments. Results suggest that an intensive, short-term training program can achieve large immediate gains in data and research self-efficacy in community- based organization staff.
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Report: Community-Based Participatory Research: A strategy for Building Healthy Communities and Promoting Health through Policy Change
Minkler M, Garcia A, Rubin V, Wallerstein N. PolicyLink, 2012.
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This report combines lessons and best practices from around the country with insights drawn from six case studies set in California. Background and context are provided, along with promising practices
and sample resources and tools to assist local leaders in planning their own CBPR-inspired projects.
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News & Updates
The Detroit URC Awards 2nd Round of Collaborative Research Small Planning Grants
The Detroit URC is pleased to announce the award of its second round of Detroit URC Collaborative Research Planning Grants. The Small Planning Grants aim to enhance the capacity of academic and community partners to conduct and disseminate health research in Detroit. Congratulations to our recipients!
Awards went to:
- The Detroit Climate Action Collaborative Climate Change Action Plan
- Kimberly Hill, Policy Director at Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
- Dr. Larissa Larsen, Professor at the University of Michigan School of Urban Planning
- Enhancing the Community Health Information Infrastructure in Northwest Detroit: Partnership Development Project
- Jennifer Hurt, Program Coordinator at the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
- Dr. Tiffany Veinot, Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information and School of Public Health
- Nd'nibwaakaami- We are Wise: Sacrade Bundle! Pilot Grant
- Ashley Tuomi, Executive Director of American Indian Health & Family Services
- Dr. Sandra Momper, Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work
The Detriot URC Awards CBPR Summer Short Course Scholarships
The Detroit URC is pleased to announce the award of six scholarships to attend the University of Michigan summer short course entitled, "Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health". The course will be taught through the University of Michigan School of Public Health Summer Session in Epidemiology. Congratulations to all our recipients!
Scholarships went to:
- Garry Bulluck, Project Director for the Detroit Food and Fitness Collaborative;
- Kimberly Hill, Policy Director at Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice;
- Anthony O'Rourke (Quintana), Founder and Board Member of the Detroit Latin@z; and
- Jacqueline E. Williams, member of the Detroit Greenways Coalition.
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Detroit Happenings
Movie: Urban Innovation Exchange (UIX)
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The Urban Innovation Exchange is an initiative to showcase and advance Detroit's growing social innovation movement. UIX is led by Issue Media Group with Data Driven Detroit, The Civic Commons and a coalition of media and community partners. This video includes examples of the type of work they support in Detroit!
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City of Detroit Cooling Centers Open During Extreme Summer Heat
When the summer heat reaches extreme temperatures, it is critical to take steps to keep cool and prevent heat illness. To provide a safe and cool way to protect individuals from the heat, the Detroit Recreation Department and the Detroit Public Library have cooling centers available that provide air conditioned comfort and protection from the heat.
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