# Southwest Tribal NARCH X Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH S06** · ALBUQUERQUE AREA INDIAN HEALTH BOARD · 2020 · $74,545

## Abstract

PROJECT TITLE: Southwest Tribal NARCH X Administrative Core
PROGRAM DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dr. Kevin English
Project Summary/Abstract
The Southwest Tribal NARCH X Administrative Core will provide overall leadership to the Center and will
coordinate, integrate, and support the various Center components and activities in order to fulfill the overall
NARCH mission, which is to implement health research projects prioritized by area tribes, reduce distrust of
research among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, and enhance health research
partnerships to reduce AI/AN health disparities, while promoting a cadre of AI/AN scientific and health research
professionals. The Southwest Tribal NARCH X Administrative Core will be based at the Albuquerque Area
Indian Health Board, Inc. (AAIHB), an intertribal organization, which has extensive experience in the oversight
of prior NARCH grants (NARCH I, NARCH III, NARCH V), and currently administers a NARCH VII grant. The
Southwest Tribal NARCH X Administrative Core will help fulfill the major aims and goals of all Center
components by pursuing the following specific aims: 1) establish a sustainable structure which will facilitate the
conduct of Southwest Tribal NARCH X work by providing administrative and technical support as well as by
stimulating exchange among all proposed Center components in collaboration with academic and tribal
partners; 2) maintain the Southwest Tribal NARCH Community and Scientific Advisory Council (CSAC) to
ensure rigorous tribal oversight of all Southwest Tribal NARCH components and activities and foster sustained
alignment with tribal priorities and key cultural considerations; and 3) support the continued operation of the
Southwest Tribal Institutional Review Board (IRB) to advance the benefits of ethical health research to area
tribes and reduce AI/AN community distrust of research and researchers by giving tribes greater control over
the research process. Expected outcomes of the Southwest Tribal NARCH X Administrative Core include
rigorous tribal oversight of all Southwest Tribal NARCH X components, continued alignment of Southwest
Tribal NARCH X components and activities with tribal priorities and important cultural considerations,
enhanced protection for individual and community research participants, streamlined IRB review processes,
enhanced research alliances among all partners (AAIHB, tribes, and academic partners), and manuscripts and
professional presentations highlighting key findings of all Southwest Tribal NARCH X research and
innovations.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9995532
- **Project number:** 5S06GM127936-03
- **Recipient organization:** ALBUQUERQUE AREA INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
- **Principal Investigator:** Kevin Charles English
- **Activity code:** S06 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $74,545
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-08-17 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9995532

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9995532, Southwest Tribal NARCH X Administrative Core (5S06GM127936-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9995532. Licensed CC0.

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