# SDSU FUERTE: Faculty United towards Excellence in Research and Transformational Engagement

> **NIH NIH U54** · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $32,982

## Abstract

U54 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
San Diego State University Faculty Unified towards Excellence in Research and Transformational
 Engagement (SDSU FUERTE)
The FIRST program is funded through the NIH Common Fund and managed in collaboration by the National
Cancer Institute. The work that will be undertaken through this supplemental funding opportunity is to support
the nine-faculty cohort of SDSU FUERTE (a current U54-funded FIRST Cohort awardee) for their travel to and
participation in the FIRST Annual Grantees Meetings in Spring 2024, 2025 and 2026. The FIRST Annual
Grantees Meeting is a gathering of FIRST MPIs, program staff, NIH staff, and FIRST Faculty to share FIRST
grantees goals, progress, and milestones. The goals for the SDSU FUERTE Faculty (a.k.a. FIRST Faculty)
attendance are to increase collaboration and community among FIRST Faculty, foster an inclusive nationwide
network among the faculty and support their professional development and growth towards independent
researchers and thriving faculty in the academy. The budget includes funding for nine SDSU FUERTE Faculty
to attend the yearly grantee meetings including Air travel, parking, food & per diem, hotel accommodations all
using established rates set forth by the SDSU Research Foundation and within guidelines set by NIH.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 11002929
- **Project number:** 3U54CA267789-03S1
- **Recipient organization:** SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Mark Brian Reed
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $32,982
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-09-21 → 2026-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11002929

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 11002929, SDSU FUERTE: Faculty United towards Excellence in Research and Transformational Engagement (3U54CA267789-03S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/11002929. Licensed CC0.

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