# 1/2 U-HAND (University of Houston/MD Anderson) Program to Reduce Cancer Disparities

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · 2020 · $144,911

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The Administrative Core will provide leadership, oversight, and infrastructure to support all scientific,
administrative, and financial activities of the U-HAND (University of Houston/MD Anderson Cancer Center)
partnership, including the Cancer Research Education Program (CREP) and the Pilot Research Program. The
Administrative Core will serve as the strategic hub of U-HAND, connecting the two partnering institutions, as
well as a network of community partners, to address complex social determinants that are the root of cancer
disparities. The ultimate goal of the Administrative Core is to provide support infrastructure for U-HAND to
achieve its overarching objective – to build and maintain a long-term, collaborative partnership between the
University of Houston and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center that supports and stimulates
excellence in education programming and innovation in research designed to affect health equity among
racial/ethnic groups disproportionately affected by cancer disparities. The Administrative Core will accomplish
this goal through the following specific aims: 1) Provide strategic leadership and oversight to the U-HAND
partnership and coordinate and integrate its components; 2) Provide administrative support, financial
management, and logistical support to the U-HAND partnership and its components; 3) Oversee planning,
implementation, and evaluation activities for the U-HAND partnership; 4) Support development and
implementation of the U-HAND Evaluation; and 5) Coordinate all communication and collaboration a) within
the U-HAND team and between U-HAND and the advisory boards and b) between U-HAND and the National
Cancer Institute.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9991839
- **Project number:** 5P20CA221697-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Lorraine R Reitzel
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $144,911
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-22 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9991839

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9991839, 1/2 U-HAND (University of Houston/MD Anderson) Program to Reduce Cancer Disparities (5P20CA221697-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9991839. Licensed CC0.

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