# Developing Partnerships to Advance Precision Medicine with AI/AN Tribal Nations

> **NIH NIH OT2** · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · 2023 · $296,100

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) are less likely to participate in longitudinal 
studies, in clinical trials, and in genetic testing and are a hard-to-reach population due to small
overall population size and a general mistrust of science, research, and the Federal government. 
To meet their inclusion goals, the All of Us program (AOU) must continue to build trust with
Tribal Nations. Our proposed project is developed specifically to build trust through strategies
that honor key values identified by community members and Tribal leaders. 
One of the commitments NIH/AOU made following the Tribal consultation process is to “first
engage with tribal communities through smaller pilot projects with Tribal Nations and urban 
and rural tribal communities and will use the information gathered to evaluate the successes and 
failures before scaling up any collaborations with tribes.”
To help AOU meet this promise the community readiness assessment (CRA) will identify
nations that are interested in pilot projects and which need greater support in capacity building to
do so. A community readiness survey will be developed and pilot tested. We will work with
Tribal/Community Advisors to develop and implement the survey(s), and tools and guidance in
supporting capacity building efforts for Tribes/communities at lower levels of readiness. We aim
to: 
• Establish an Advisory Council of Tribal and urban AIAN community leaders to develop 
and implement a Community Readiness Assessment (CRA) survey; 
• Provide feedback to support Tribal partners and the AOU research program to prioritize
appropriate strategies for building partnerships; 
• Document best practices in building such partnerships;
• In collaboration with the AOU Tribal Engagement Office, develop a strategic plan for 
long-term Tribal engagement for the program; and
• Present the products/materials to the NIH Tribal Advisory Council for endorsement.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10831184
- **Project number:** 1OT2OD036185-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
- **Principal Investigator:** Teshia G. Arambula Solomon
- **Activity code:** OT2 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $296,100
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2023-07-01 → 2024-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10831184

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10831184, Developing Partnerships to Advance Precision Medicine with AI/AN Tribal Nations (1OT2OD036185-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10831184. Licensed CC0.

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