# Great Plains IDeA-CTR-Community Engagement and Outreach Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · 2020 · $183,407

## Abstract

Community engagement is critical to community-based research of any type. This is particularly
true in rural communities, where “outsiders,” including CTR investigators, are sometimes viewed
with suspicion. We will assist our CTR investigators how to better engage community members
and understand and prioritize community concerns that might be addressed with CTR projects.
We establish the Community Engagement and Outreach Office for community members to
access the Great Plains IDeA-CTR resources. The Community Advisory Board (CAB) will
identify and prioritize health concerns in the Center's service area. By being responsive to the
needs in the community we aim to develop CTR research projects that are highly valued by the
community. This will improve public trust in research and help disseminate results more
effectively. We will utilize internet-based communication and telehealth technologies, and test
their ability to be effectively used for health services in older Americans in particular.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9996735
- **Project number:** 5U54GM115458-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** RISTO Heikki RAUTIAINEN
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $183,407
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-01 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9996735

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9996735, Great Plains IDeA-CTR-Community Engagement and Outreach Core (5U54GM115458-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9996735. Licensed CC0.

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