# Lakota Center for Health Research-Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH S06** · BLACK HILLS CTR/AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH · 2020 · $132,525

## Abstract

Core A: Administrative Core – Lakota Center for Health Research
Specific Aims
 This Lakota Center for Health Research program project renewal application is organized into an
Administrative Core two research projects. Jeffrey A. Henderson, M.D., M.P.H., President and CEO, BHCAIH,
will continue to serve as Principal Investigator/Program Director and will head the Administrative Core. Dr.
Henderson, an internist and epidemiologist, is American Indian (Lakota Sioux) and is nationally recognized for
his research and leadership in areas directly relevant to all aspects of this application, particularly research
focused on American Indians and Alaska Natives conducted through large program project initiatives.
 In preparation for this NARCH IX application, Dr. Henderson had conversations with the tribal health
administrators and tribal health committee chairs of all 3 tribal partners. They were disappointed to learn that
the new funding cap for the Admin Core function was so low as to preclude hiring a local NARCH field
coordinator for each tribal partner, as we’d proposed to do with our NARCH VIII application. Thus, we include
plans to hire reservation-based staff through the research projects, and will look to leverage technology to
foreshorten the physical distances between us.
 With this in mind, the Specific Aims (with Objectives) of this NARCH IX Administrative Core are to
1) Support the logistical operations of the Lakota Center for Health Research, including
 a) Continue to develop and monitor adherence to standard personnel policies and procedures that
 follow BHCAIH, tribal, and Federal guidelines;
 b) Revise our annual review of personnel performance and recommend corresponding levels of
compensation;
 c) Maintain the integration of fiscal procedures across Core component activities and projects;
 d) Supervise fiscal aspects of career development and research efforts and provide detailed budgetary
 information to Core leaders and staff;
 e) Prepare and disseminate Core component program materials;
 f) Explore use of technological approaches that can figuratively shorten the distance between us (e.g.,
 VoIP telephony, Skype/WebEx/Adobe Connect, cloud-based NARCH interactive platform); and
 g) Ensure compliance with the myriad IRB and other approval bodies that oversee various activities of
 the NARCH collaborative, including publications and presentations.
2) Stimulate, coordinate, and monitor activities across Core components, including
 a) Ensure regular communication and coordination of activities;
 b) Compile and distribute progress reports from research project (RP) leaders and CSAC members;
 c) Frequent review of individual Core as well as RP action plans for timeliness and appropriateness;
and
 d) Ensure that all required Tribal approvals concerning presentations and publication are followed in a
 respectful and timely manner by all partnership entities.
3) Supervise implementation of key strategic decisions related to program plan, in...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9999619
- **Project number:** 5S06GM123544-04
- **Recipient organization:** BLACK HILLS CTR/AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Jeffrey A Henderson
- **Activity code:** S06 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $132,525
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-15 → 2021-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9999619

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9999619, Lakota Center for Health Research-Administrative Core (5S06GM123544-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9999619. Licensed CC0.

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