Enter the text here that is the new abstract information for your application. This section must be no longer than 30 lines of text. The Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research (MCDTR) supports 110 current members, regional, national, and international collaborators, and engages and supports new members in multiple disciplines to conduct T2-T4 diabetes research with a specific emphasis on novel approaches to measure and improve health outcomes. Over past years, the MCDTR expanded its research base focused on community and health system interventions that span T2- T4 translation. There is a great need to support new research evaluating novel approaches to improve health outcomes and to incorporate rigorous measurement of and innovative strategies within all our members' research. We aim to promote research that supports the development, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of effective interventions, programs, and policies that improve health outcomes. The MCDTR will:1) Raise awareness of and interest in T2-T4 translational research in diabetes and create an environment that supports important and innovative research; 2) Foster and help sustain multidisciplinary, novel, and cross-sectoral collaborations, including with multiple health and social service organizations where appropriate to advance emerging scientific areas of translational research; 3) Attract, develop, and support early and other researchers to conduct research that improves diabetes prevention, treatment and population health. The Center supports four cores. The Administration Core maintains the Research Base and is responsible for the direction, functioning, finances, and web site. It administers the Pilot and Feasibility Study Grants Program, the Enrichment Program, and the Cross-Sectoral Collaborations initiative that fosters and sustains partnerships between investigators and multiple sectoral partners .The Evaluation Methods and Intervention Strategies Core focuses on design and analysis methods and technology-based approaches to intervention delivery, cross-sectoral communication, and outreach to improve availability of and ongoing support to disproportionately affected populations. The Addressing Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health Core provides expertise on state-of-the art approaches to identify, measure, and meet unmet social and economic needs and design interventions and policies that address social and behavioral determinants of improved diabetes outcomes. The Leveraging Community, Family, and Peer Support Core helps investigators design and evaluate novel intervention approaches that mobilize and evaluate combinations of community, family, and peer support to address social needs and support healthy behaviors to improve diabetes prevention and management.