# Health Research Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA · 2024 · $793,545

## Abstract

Health Research Core Project Summary / Abstract.
The long-term goal of the Health Research (HR) Core of the Montana Clinical and Translational
Research Center (Montana CTRC) is to develop and support sustainable clinical and translational
(C&T) research within Montana. To achieve this goal, we will establish novel C&T research
collaborations between academic researchers at the University of Montana and partnering clinical
and public health organizations. In conjunction with the other Montana CTRC Cores, we will achieve
our objective by first establishing C&T research partnerships and build research capacity for C&T
research in Montana. The HR Core will lead a collaborative planning process with our eight C&T
research Partner Organizations (1) Providence, 2) Logan Health, 3) Billings Clinic, 4) Shodair
Children’s Hospital, 5) Rocky Vista University, Montana College of Osteopathic Medicine, 6) Montana
Department of Public Health and Human Services, 7) Missoula Public Health, and 8) All Nations
Health Center). Then, Memoranda of Understanding will be established with each Partner
Organization to document shared objectives and joint activities for advancing C&T research. We will
also recruit for and administer a Pilot and Developmental Research Awards program to fund novel
and high-quality C&T research proposals (Aim 2). Annually, the HR Core will organize an external
reviewer panel to review and score applications, and the Administrative Core, with input from the
External Advisory Committee, will make award decisions. Finally, the HR Core will provide ongoing
support for both funded and unfunded researchers, including mentorship toward developing
successful extramural applications (Aim 3). The results of the HR Core efforts will be a cohort of
supported and trained C&T researchers who will be successful in pursuing extramural funding.
Working in conjunction with other Montana CTRC Cores, the efforts of the HR Core will contribute to
the larger effort of building C&T research capacity in this region of the country, which will yield health
benefits for Montana’s rural population and beyond.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10984325
- **Project number:** 1P20GM155895-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
- **Principal Investigator:** Sophia Raff Newcomer
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $793,545
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-09-01 → 2029-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10984325

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10984325, Health Research Core (1P20GM155895-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10984325. Licensed CC0.

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