# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2020 · $214,500

## Abstract

The Administrative Core (AC) of the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's Disease
(MCCFAD) will promote the two long-term goals of the Center: 1) to advance Alzheimer's Disease and
Related Dementias (ADRD) relevant social and behavioral science research in underserved and
underrepresented communities and 2) to diversify the research workforce dedicated to ADRD. We propose to
focus on three minority and underserved groups with unique histories in Michigan: African Americans, Arab
Americans and Latinos. ADRD research and community based relations with Arab Americans and Latinos will
be developed specifically within this project; whereas, thanks to our UM colleagues, we will capitalize on the
already developed research and community based relations developed by MCUAAAR and MADCC for African
Americans.
The AC will ensure integration and coordination of all MCCFAD activities through effective interactions,
communication, and information flow. Further, it will leverage existing resources at the University of Michigan
to enable unique linkages for collaborative mentoring and research. Fundamental to the Center are the pilot
projects of the AD-RCMAR Scientists. Therefore, the AC will provide oversight and support for the solicitation
and selection of pilot projects for funding and for the recruitment of scientists for the Center's Pilot Grant and
Summer Data Immersion programs. This AD-RCMAR focuses on social and behavioral, i.e. contextual, factors
that influence the experience of ADRD among different groups. To conduct high quality research in these
areas research should include community resident participants in all aspects of the research. In conjunction
with the Community Liaison and Recruitment Core the AC will help to build and sustain community
partnerships in the most culturally sensitive and appropriate manner possible. And finally, the AC will ensure
organizational and fiscal integrity, program effectiveness, and compliance with all relevant rules, regulations,
and ethical principles. We will maximize the use of technology to implement a structure of segmented
responsibility and strong oversight that includes counsel from Internal and External Advisory Boards as well as
Community Advisory Boards.
In sum, the AC will oversee, manage, direct and support all other MCCFAD Cores to assure that it enriches the
conduct and quality of research on contextual factors in ADRD and increases the diversity of the ADRD
workforce.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9986615
- **Project number:** 5P30AG059300-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** KRISTINE J. AJROUCH
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $214,500
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9986615

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9986615, Administrative Core (5P30AG059300-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9986615. Licensed CC0.

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