C06OD037783
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
SJB Biomedical Research Center for Hispanic Health Disparities - Project Summary/Abstract
As an institution of emerging excellence (IEE) in Puerto Rico, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (SJB) is in critical need of new infrastructure to facilitate the development of transformative, cutting-edge biomedical research addressing health disparities in our population.
As a Hispanic-serving institution, we are committed to training, supporting, motivating, and incentivizing investigators in developing research projects addressing minority health disparities.
This project will prioritize research studies on women, youth, and children's health and health equity in conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, infectious diseases, violence, and trauma.
The new SJB Biomedical Research Center for Hispanic Health Disparities (SJB BIOREC) will significantly enhance the research endeavors of SJB investigators, collaborators, and students by providing a unique set of capabilities currently unavailable.
The SJB BIOREC will be a central component of the SJB Research Center for accomplishing the following four objectives:
1) Meet the current and projected future research demand,
2) Enable faculty, students, and collaborators to develop research expertise in addressing health disparities,
3) Enhance institution-wide research programs, including the creation of a Ph.D., and
4) Increase the number of students entering research interdisciplinary programs.
The primary approach for achieving these objectives is constructing new biomedical research facilities on a 1.7-acre parcel of land owned by SJB contiguous to the institution's current facilities.
The single-level building will include 2 core labs, 2 cell culture rooms, a sample collection and preparation room, a data analysis, shared equipment, group discussion and dark rooms, and an autoclave room, among other facilities.
Integrating modern laboratory spaces, research training, and capacity-building programs will help meet the growing needs of SJB investigators and students.
The expanded research infrastructure will boost the capabilities to obtain data to submit proposals to competitive external grant opportunities and become partners in multi-institutional research grant projects.
The project will also benefit researchers outside the institution by providing a valuable hub in Caguas, Puerto Rico (easily accessible from all areas of the island) for biomedical, clinical, and translational research.
In addition, this facility will benefit local researchers in under-resourced communities and serve a broad research community as we seek to advance research addressing health disparities among Hispanic populations.
Therefore, the new SJB BIOREC will significantly enhance the research capacity at the institution and promote internal and external scientific collaborations.
As an institution of emerging excellence (IEE) in Puerto Rico, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (SJB) is in critical need of new infrastructure to facilitate the development of transformative, cutting-edge biomedical research addressing health disparities in our population.
As a Hispanic-serving institution, we are committed to training, supporting, motivating, and incentivizing investigators in developing research projects addressing minority health disparities.
This project will prioritize research studies on women, youth, and children's health and health equity in conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, infectious diseases, violence, and trauma.
The new SJB Biomedical Research Center for Hispanic Health Disparities (SJB BIOREC) will significantly enhance the research endeavors of SJB investigators, collaborators, and students by providing a unique set of capabilities currently unavailable.
The SJB BIOREC will be a central component of the SJB Research Center for accomplishing the following four objectives:
1) Meet the current and projected future research demand,
2) Enable faculty, students, and collaborators to develop research expertise in addressing health disparities,
3) Enhance institution-wide research programs, including the creation of a Ph.D., and
4) Increase the number of students entering research interdisciplinary programs.
The primary approach for achieving these objectives is constructing new biomedical research facilities on a 1.7-acre parcel of land owned by SJB contiguous to the institution's current facilities.
The single-level building will include 2 core labs, 2 cell culture rooms, a sample collection and preparation room, a data analysis, shared equipment, group discussion and dark rooms, and an autoclave room, among other facilities.
Integrating modern laboratory spaces, research training, and capacity-building programs will help meet the growing needs of SJB investigators and students.
The expanded research infrastructure will boost the capabilities to obtain data to submit proposals to competitive external grant opportunities and become partners in multi-institutional research grant projects.
The project will also benefit researchers outside the institution by providing a valuable hub in Caguas, Puerto Rico (easily accessible from all areas of the island) for biomedical, clinical, and translational research.
In addition, this facility will benefit local researchers in under-resourced communities and serve a broad research community as we seek to advance research addressing health disparities among Hispanic populations.
Therefore, the new SJB BIOREC will significantly enhance the research capacity at the institution and promote internal and external scientific collaborations.
Funding Goals
TO RENOVATE EXISTING RESEARCH FACILITIES AND BUILD NEW RESEARCH FACILITIES TO MEET BASIC AND CLINICAL SPACE REQUIREMENTS, LABORATORY SAFETY, BIOHAZARD CONTAINMENT, AND ANIMAL CARE STANDARDS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE FACILITY DEMANDS OF NIH RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Place of Performance
Puerto Rico
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
Escuela De Medicina San Juan Bautista was awarded
SJB BioRec: Hispanic Health Disparities Research Hub
Project Grant C06OD037783
worth $6,311,169
from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Puerto Rico United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years and
was awarded through assistance program 93.352 Construction Support.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Biomedical Research Facilities (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 11/20/24
Period of Performance
9/17/24
Start Date
9/16/28
End Date
Funding Split
$6.3M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$6.3M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to C06OD037783
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
C06OD037783
SAI Number
C06OD037783-3328159249
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Hispanic-Serving Institution
Awarding Office
75AGNA NIH AGGREGATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DATA AWARDING OFFICE
Funding Office
75NA00 NIH OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Awardee UEI
L31VSV4YDNM4
Awardee CAGE
48UP1
Performance District
PR-98
Modified: 11/20/24