# Assessing Cultures of Recovery in Tribal Communities - Capacity Building Core

> **NIH NIH S06** · HEALING LODGE OF THE SEVEN NATIONS · 2022 · $362,876

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
 Culturally-appropriate research is essential for ensuring that mental health and substance use disorder
resources are effective among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. The overall goal of this
Capacity Building Core is to engage in guided research and training experiences that will culminate in the
development of a permanent Research and Training unit at the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations (HL), an
institution created by and for AI/AN communities. A dedicated Research and Training unit will be established to
build organizational capacity. Research and Training Unit staff will engage in experiential learning activities to
prepare them to conduct high-quality, highly relevant clinical research and to provide training to support AI/AN
community members’ health and wellness. To build community mental health capacity, Research and Training
Unit staf will train clinical and non-clinical HL staff, and community members within and outside HL, on the
xaʔtus/First Face for Mental Health program. A Research and Training Manager will administer pre/post
evaluations of the xaʔtus training program to learn about its perceived value, effects, and limitations, and to
bolster the professional research expertise of the Research and Training Unit. The Research and Training
Manager and other Unit staff, including Native undergraduate and graduate students, will broadly disseminate
summaries of these pre/post evaluations through presentations for HL staff, preparation of a scholarly article
(with permission of the HL Board of Directors), and monthly newsletters to members of the seven tribal
communities that support HL. The Research and Training Unit will also be responsible for conducting Pilot
Project 1 with guidance from Center PIs including seasoned Division on Addiction scientists. Their work on
Pilot Project 1 will comprise a series of experiential research learning activities. Additional organizational and
professional research capacity will position expert Native Americans to guide their own communities toward
better health.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10437498
- **Project number:** 1S06GM146095-01
- **Recipient organization:** HEALING LODGE OF THE SEVEN NATIONS
- **Principal Investigator:** Heather M Gray
- **Activity code:** S06 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $362,876
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2022-09-20 → 2026-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10437498

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10437498, Assessing Cultures of Recovery in Tribal Communities - Capacity Building Core (1S06GM146095-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10437498. Licensed CC0.

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