The M e Morgan S State e Un University ty AS ASCEND Co Community-Based ed P Parti tici cipatory R Res esea earch ch ( (CBPR) Gr Grants ts P Prog ogram Gillian B B. Silver, M MPH, C CPH for t the A ASCEND C CBPR PR Initia iativ ive Team June 2 21, 2 , 2019
PURP RPOSE To fund small health-related CBPR projects led collaboratively by two co-principal • investigators, one an academic from Morgan State University (MSU), and the other a community stakeholder. ABOUT THE ASCEND PROGRAM ASCEND is " A S tudent- C entered, En trepreneurship D evelopment Training Model to Increase • Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce.” The purpose of ths program, supported by the National Institutes of Health, is to strengthen • MSU’s biomedical training and research infrastructure, with the ultimate goal of training undergraduate students to become outstanding biomedical researchers. One goal is to increase MSU faculty members’ and students’ awareness of CBPR, and their • capacity to engage in the CBPR approach.
The awards were offered in three rounds; ASCEND awarded 6 projects in round one, 4 in round two, and 4 in round three. Each project was awarded up to $20,000. PROCESS Letters of intent were required. Matchmaking: Some academicians and community stakeholders had existing relationships. For those that didn’t, ASCEND provided a matchmaking service, connecting interested community members who contacted us with appropriate MSU faculty members, and vice versa. Grant proposals required use of National Institutes of Health forms.
REVIEW Grantees were selected using a competitive • review process. Each proposal was read by two to three • reviewers external to MSU, at least one an academician and the other a community member. A Community-University Advisory Board • (CUAB) , with nine members who represent MSU (four members), community stakeholders (four members), and Fusion Partnerships, Inc., (one member), used the external reviews to make recommendations as to which projects should be funded.
CBPR Small Grants Initiative Round 2 Round 1 Round 3 Letters of Intent 17 23 17 Proposals 10 15 8 External Reviews 33 33 31 Funded Projects 4 6 4
Using Former Smokers as Mentors for Smoking Cessation in Monument East Apartments Dr. Jummai Apata (MSU) discusses the smoking cessation project with MSU undergraduate intern Ms. Afua Adusei and the community Co-PI, Monument East Apartments Resident Services Coordinator Ms. Erica Goldman
Topics: Smoking cessation in a public housing community • Assessment of the health needs of former convicts upon reentry into the community • Evaluation of a community-based literacy project • Development of medical technologies to reduce health disparities • Assessing nutrition outcomes in Head Start programs • Conducting a community health asset and needs assessment • Teen Talk: Tackling Obesity via Youth-led CBPR • Supporting Healthy Adoptive Parents and Adopted Child Well-Being • The Relationship Between Mental Health and Levels of Persistence In Community College Students • The Healthiness of Churches • Mothers in Mourning: Complicated Grief in an Urban Community • Effects of environmental molds on microbial diversity in the built environment • Engaging barbers as peer educators for smoking cessation in Upton/Druid Heights • Community Driven Matrices for Sanitation and Cleanliness •
INITIATIVE EVALUATION Based on: CBPR Conceptual Model (Wallerstein et al. 2008) Instruments developed for Engage for Equity study
INI NITIATI TIVE E EVAL ALUATION Innovation Sustainme nt Disse mination Suppor t L e ve l Or ie ntation Imple me ntation Participation in local, national Application for external grants; Professional networking; Mini-grants and concepts Technical support and & international events; generating resources through matching and relationship competition; CBPR grant resources; partnership with community mobilization and philanthropies; enhancing the Ac tivitie s building; introductory writing workshops; peer and high profile collaborations; policy efforts; professional effectiveness and financial trainings mentoring support advanced training writing workshops; peer and gains of community partners mentoring support Number of presentations, Number of grants submitted manuscripts, reports; new Competencies, ideas, Projects, initiatives, enhanced and funded; new initiatives Psychosocial outcomes products, services, policies, E valuation concepts, proposals capacity and funding; inventions and and procedures; impact on patents health disparities Bridging Differences Mission & Strategies Reflection Background & Experience Engagement in Research Project Partnership Benefits Community Context & Capacity 2 E Decision Making & Power Sustainability Partnership Capacity / Skills Resource Use Trust
Flowchart Demonstrating ASCEND CBPR Initiative Activities and Evaluation Plan E valuation T ool Ac tivity Pr oc e ss Expressed interest in joining the initiative Intake form Become a Member Or ie ntation Identified Research Partner Yes No Information, Matching Baseline Partnership Survey Submit LoI Accepted Letter of Intent Innovation Yes No Feedback, Revise, Resubmit Attend TA Workshop & Submit Proposal Project Proposal Form Funded Proposal Yes No Share info on other opportunities Imple me ntation Project Survey & Progress Reports Project Implementation & Completion Dissemination & Disse mination & Sustainability Sustainability Follow-up Survey & Reports
Developing a learning community Offering or supporting professional FUTURE RE P PLANS development opportunities Developing an evaluation for the entire initiative
To support efforts to increase the capacity to conduct research using the CBPR approach, ASCEND will: Award a maximum of two CBPR projects in each of years • two and three. Convene retreats for grantee teams to discuss goals, • identify future funding opportunities, and develop team plans for producing publications, presentations, and future FUT UTUR URE P PLANS grant proposals. Invite guest lecturers who are widely recognized as • experts in the field (from the University of Michigan, University of New Mexico, Johns Hopkins University, and the International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research) to present on scientific topics related to successful CBPR projects and emerging models, to foster development of an ASCEND/MSU CBPR community of practice.
INDICATORS S OF S SUCC CCESS SS If the grantees can acquire external support to further • their work. If the learning community members help each other and • mentor future PHR researchers. If the initiative evolves into a consortium with other • academic institutions and community organizations in the region or beyond (perhaps reaching out to ICPHR and other similar organizations), which would potentially have a much greater impact on community health.
ACK CKNOWLEDGMENTS & S & S SUPP PPORT Acknowledgments: This work received financial support from the National Institute of • General Medical Sciences, U.S. National Institutes of Health, under award numbers RL5GM118972 and UL1GM118973.
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