The Consortium of Rural States (CORES) Research Collaborative, which includes UAMS, recently released its multi-institutional pilot award Request for Applications (RFA), with up to $25,000 available per award per participating institution.
All UAMS-affiliated faculty are invited to apply, including those based at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.
Letters of intent are due Jan. 8, 2025, and invited full applications are due March 3, 2025.
The multi-institutional pilot awards involve eight institutions with Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA). In addition to UAMS, the consortium includes Dartmouth SYNERGY Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Dartmouth College; Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Penn State University; the Clinical & Translational Science Center at University of New Mexico Health Sciences; Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Kansas; University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science; The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Iowa; and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Utah Health.
The RFA requires the participation of at least two CORES institutions on each pilot application.
Funding emphasis for this RFA will be given to proposals that address one of the following: Climate change and environmental health; health equity for underrepresented populations; rural health; and maternal health.
Read the Request for Applications.
If you have any questions, please contact Hailey Rogers, HRogers@uams.edu.