# NorthStar Node of the Clinical Trials Network: Engaging African American Faith-Based Leaders in a Substance Use Learning Collaborative (LC)

> **NIH NIH UG1** · HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · 2021 · $272,468

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract:
Project title: Engaging African American Faith-based leaders in a substance use Learning Collaborative (LC)
The University of Missouri, Kansas City, Collaborative to Advance Health Services (CAHS) is collaborating with
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Clinical Trail Network (CTN)
Northstar Node and Morehouse School of Medicine to conduct a pilot study to increase access to Substance
Use Disorder (SUD) care for African Americans by engaging faith-based Leaders (FBLs) through a learning
collaborative (LC) model. Based on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) model, a LC is a short-term
(6- to 15-month) learning system that brings together teams (e.g., FBLs, community members, behavioral
health/SUD and social service providers) to seek improvement in a focused topic area (Hoge et al., 2020; IHI,
2003). The overall goal of this project is to increase FBLs knowledge of substance use and SUDs and to
assess FBLs perceptions of engaging with BHPs by implementing an existing LC curriculum. This pilot
exploratory project will pave the way for future initiatives focused on increasing SUD care in underserved Black
communities through collaborations between FBLs and BHPs.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10441668
- **Project number:** 3UG1DA040316-07S5
- **Recipient organization:** HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- **Principal Investigator:** GAVIN BART
- **Activity code:** UG1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $272,468
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-07-01 → 2022-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10441668

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10441668, NorthStar Node of the Clinical Trials Network: Engaging African American Faith-Based Leaders in a Substance Use Learning Collaborative (LC) (3UG1DA040316-07S5). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10441668. Licensed CC0.

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