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Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Grants Archives

Presentations

• NARCH Program History and Status (Current through 12/2006) [PPT - 5MB]

Press Releases

• $7.4 Million in Grants Awarded for American Indian and Alaska Native Research Centers  [PDF - 46K]
• $6 Million in Grants Awarded for American Indian and Alaska Native Research Centers (October 12, 2005)
• HHS Awards $4.5 Million to Support American Indian and Alaska Native Research Centers (September 12, 2002)
• $3 Million in Grants Awarded for American Indian and Alaska Native Research Centers (September 20, 2001)
• IHS and NIH Continue Partnership in 2002 by Expanding Funds Available for American Indian and Alaska Native Research Centers (August 22, 2001)
• First NARCH Press Release: August 3, 2000
• First NARCH Technical Assistance for Applicants Announcement: August 1, 2000
• First NARCH RFA: June 16, 2000
• First NARCH Program Announcement
• First NARCH Application Supplemental Instructions
• American Indian Research Training Needs – August 23-24, 1999: FINAL REPORT

Previous NARCH Announcements

• 2005
• 2004

2005

On April 29, 2005, the I H S published an announcement for Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH IV) Grants in the Federal Register. NARCH IV is a cooperative program using funds from the research agencies (such as the National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Health Research and Quality) to fund developmental and pilot research activities and research training at Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Indian Health Boards. The purpose of the NARCH grants are to:

1. To develop a cadre of AI/AN scientists and health professionals engaged in biomedical, clinical, behavioral and health services research who will be competitive in securing National Institutes of health funding;
2. To increase the capacity of both research-intensive institutions and AI/AN organizations to work in partnership to reduce distrust by AI/AN communities and people toward research;
3. and encourage competitive research linked to the health priorities of the AI/AN organizations and to reducing health disparities. These purposes will be achieved by supporting student development projects, faculty/researcher development projects, and research projects (including pilot projects) developed by each NARCH partnership.

This was the fourth time that NARCH grant funds have been offered through the I H S.

The closing date for NARCH IV grant applications was September 14, 2005. NARCH V is being planned, but is currently postponed subject to the availability of funds.

• NARCH IV E-Version Application [PDF - 482K]
• NARCH IV E-Version Application [WORD - 1MB]
• NARCH IV Supplemental Instructions [WORD - 67K]
• NARCH IV Federal Register Notice - April 2005 [PDF - 114K]

NARCH IV Technical Assistance Workshop - July 20, 2005

• NARCH IV Grant Applicant Workshop [WORD - 35K]
• NARCH IV Grant Applicant Training Registration [WORD - 63K]
• Final Agenda Available for the NARCH IV, IHS Technical Assistance Workshop [WORD - 56K]

2004

On 2/24/2004, I H S Published an Announcement for Native American Research Centers for Health (N A R C H) Grants in the Federal Register. N A R C H is a cooperative program using funds from the research agencies (such as National Institute of Health (N I H) and Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ)) to fund developmental and pilot research activities and research training at Tribes, Tribal Organizations and Indian Health Boards. This was the third time that NARCH grant funds were been offered through the I H S and the first time it was announced in the Federal Register. This was also the first time that AHRQ participated in the NARCH announcement. The receipt date for NARCH grant applications was June 18, 2004.

NARCH Announcement - PDF version [PDF - 87K] 

Supplementary Instructions for NARCH Applications in 2004 [WORD - 57k]

The N A R C H program was recently described in a Policy Statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics, titled "Ethical Considerations in Research with Socially Identifiable Populations" (PEDIATRICS Vol. 113 (1) January 2004, pp. 148-51), which can be found on the web at:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/113/1/148.

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