Abstract Training Navigation began at the Masonic Cancer Center together with the Center of American Indian and Minority Health in September 2023. This process of engaging early career researchers and American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) community members has led to increased collaboration, program ideas with grant proposals, and opportunities for further collaboration. Support and Training for Research Independence, Diversity, and Equity (STRIDE) is for Early Stage Researchers (ESRs), which includes students, staff, trainees, residents, fellows, early stage, new, and established investigators to advance their cancer research careers. STRIDE aims to increase diverse representation in cancer research and contribute to cancer disparities research and equity practices. A particular emphasis is continued collaboration with the Center of American Indian and Minority Health in a long-term strategy to attract, prepare, and support American Indian and Alaska Native health professionals for cancer research. Simultaneously week seek to prepare ESRs to advance their cancer research through events and seminars, peer networks, and mentoring. To sustain such efforts, we are building support for research development for ESRs into our Education, Training, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts. We also plan to continue to advance and expand such efforts by seeking complementary support from a wide range of sources for sustainability and time build STRIDE into ongoing programmatic work of the Masonic Cancer Center.