Indiana Community Health Partnerships Trailblazer Award

chep@iupui.edu

Sarah Glock
317.278.8416
sardowns@iu.edu

The Indiana Trailblazer Award provides funding for collaborative, community-engaged research projects focused on topics that have potential to improve health, examine social determinants of health, or enhance health equity in Indiana.

Projects should pursue 1 or more of the following:

• To implement research that has the potential to identify or reduce health inequities or impact social determinants of health
• To evaluate an existing health-related program that has the potential to improve health equity or impact social determinants of health
• To implement and do a preliminary evaluation of a health-related program

Research topics of interest include:

• Substance misuse
• Obesity prevention
• Maternal and infant mortality
• Cardiovascular disease
• Chronic diseases and healthcare challenges
• Disparities in rural areas

Eligible projects will have both a university lead and a community lead, and both partners must currently work in an Indiana-based institution or organization.

Up to $25,000 over 2 years.

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.