# Great Lakes NARCH - Expanding Community and Academic Partnerships

> **NIH NIH S06** · GREAT LAKES INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL, INC. · 2020 · $958,518

## Abstract

Abstract: Overall Component
 This application builds upon the strong partnerships between tribal organizations and academic
institutions in the Indian Health Service Bemidji Area. Great Lakes Native American Research Center for
Health (GLNARCH) is housed in the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (GLITC) central office on the Lac du
Flambeau reservation in north central WI. GLNARCH serves the tristate Bemidji Area of Michigan (MI),
Minnesota (MN) and Wisconsin (WI) and partners with the associated 34 Tribes, four urban Indian areas and
three Bemidji Indian Health Service Units as well as longstanding regional academic partners. The current
application aims to expand on an existing partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and the
Salish Kootenai College (a separate NARCH VIII awardee) to provide a research and training environment that
enhances the participation of AI/AN people in biomedical science, as well as the quality of AI/AN-related health
research.
 GLNARCH X introduces exciting new partnerships and innovations. These include: 1) supporting,
opportunities and resources for AI/AN students (Student Enhancement Component), 2) partnering with another
NARCH awardee to establish a resource network for Bemidji region researchers with limited resources
(Capacity Component), 3) increasing GLNARCH activity at cultural and community events, 4) funding three
pilot projects that serve the AI/AN health priorities of the Bemidji region, and 5) leverage social media for
disseminating GLNARCH activities research. Leveraging modern technology will increase both engagement
and bidirectional communication as well as offer novel opportunities for GLNARCH evaluation. The Student
Enhancement and Capacity Components complement each other for provide robust opportunities, exposure,
professional, networking, and research resources thereby addressing AI/AN disparities among these elements.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9986825
- **Project number:** 5S06GM127793-03
- **Recipient organization:** GREAT LAKES INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL, INC.
- **Principal Investigator:** Adrienne Laverdure
- **Activity code:** S06 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $958,518
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-06 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9986825

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9986825, Great Lakes NARCH - Expanding Community and Academic Partnerships (5S06GM127793-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9986825. Licensed CC0.

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