# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH S06** · SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATION · 2020 · $79,654

## Abstract

Project Summary
 Administrative Core
Southcentral Foundation (SCF) is an Alaska Native non-profit health care organization that provides health
services to over 65,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people in southcentral Alaska. SCF established a
Research Department in 2006 to coordinate and conduct health research in alignment with SCF values and
community wellness priorities.
With the addition of research to the organization came the need to grow capacity for research administration.
In the department's short lifespan,
the Research Department has grown from one Principal Investigator (PI) to
five and expanded from 10 to 16 staff members. S
taff have
cultivated productive partnerships with more than
35 experienced researchers from 19 universities and institutes and implemented 40 research projects in SCF
clinical settings.
This growth has resulted in a new set of administrative needs, challenges, and opportunities
particularly as SCF infrastructure was developed to support the delivery of healthcare.
As a key component of the proposed center grant, Population-based Interventions to Improve Behavioral
Health in a Tribal Healthcare System, the Administrative Core will build upon research administration
capacity established during the NARCH VII with incorporation of new technology and capacity-building
activities to manage the funding pipeline, streamline processes, and measure ongoing effectiveness. The
Specific Aims of this project are to: 1) implement research administration software to enhance staff capacity to
track pre- and post-award information and access project records for both day-to-day management and
periodic reporting; 2) develop a model of standardized training and intradepartmental mentorship of
administrative staff that promotes timely and effective administration of research grants, and 3)
institute an
evaluation framework and procedures to continuously monitor research grant administration processes, skills
and outcomes; to develop strategies for improvement; and to support administrative staff.
This effort will be led by Dr. Renee Robinson, Principal Investigator for three of the five SCF-NARCH VII
components. Infrastructure and coordination provided by this Administrative Core will be integral to conducting
community-driven research to ameliorate Alaska Native and American Indian behavioral health disparities such
as the three research projects proposed in the Center.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9983100
- **Project number:** 5S06GM123545-04
- **Recipient organization:** SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATION
- **Principal Investigator:** RENEE F ROBINSON
- **Activity code:** S06 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $79,654
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-15 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9983100

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9983100, Administrative Core (5S06GM123545-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9983100. Licensed CC0.

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