U54CA267789
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
SDSU Fuerte: Faculty United Towards Excellence in Research and Transformational Engagement - Overall – Project Summary
San Diego State University (SDSU) is proposing a new program called SDSU Fuerte or Faculty Unified Towards Excellence in Research and Transformational Engagement. The goal of SDSU Fuerte is to recruit a diverse, nine-person cohort of early career of health sciences faculty focused on Latinx health disparities who will join SDSU in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The recruitment of this SDSU Fuerte faculty cohort will be organized around a prioritized cluster design where emerging scholars eligible for tenure-track positions with committed research interests in Latinx health disparities and developing expertise in community-engaged research and implementation science will be asked to expand SDSU's scholarship in the following areas: addiction science, environmental health, and obesity/physical activity/nutrition.
To promote a culture of inclusive excellence, the SDSU Fuerte leadership aims to support the success of the faculty cohort by removing barriers of isolation and discrimination often experienced by underrepresented minority (URM) faculty and promoting significant, sustainable change within the university that will support and align multiple institutional goals. These goals include:
1. Excel the growth in faculty diversity
2. Establish an evidence-based faculty development plan to accelerate the faculty cohort's research independence
3. Facilitate promotion and tenure and overall retention among URM faculty
4. Expand SDSU's research capabilities, capacities, and peer-reviewed funding portfolio
5. Ultimately improve the health and wellbeing of the surrounding Latinx communities through the efforts of SDSU Fuerte's research.
Guided by a new faculty development model, SDSU Fuerte will implement a comprehensive faculty development plan, composed of a new multi-perspective mentoring team approach along with mentoring training and a new centralized core curriculum that applies evidence-based strategies to accelerate the research and professional advancement success of its faculty.
Three cores — an administrative core, faculty development core, and evaluation core — will be led by an interdisciplinary team of SDSU leadership who will work collaboratively to implement, evaluate, and refine multiple new strategies to transform the SDSU community into one that will be nationally recognized as an exemplar in research and inclusive excellence.
Through the resources and national guidance provided by this U54 Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation Program and the significant institutional commitment by SDSU, SDSU Fuerte is poised to grow and sustain a long-term assurance to valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and ultimately positioning SDSU to build on its Hispanic-Serving Institution designation to become a leading Research 1 University.
San Diego State University (SDSU) is proposing a new program called SDSU Fuerte or Faculty Unified Towards Excellence in Research and Transformational Engagement. The goal of SDSU Fuerte is to recruit a diverse, nine-person cohort of early career of health sciences faculty focused on Latinx health disparities who will join SDSU in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The recruitment of this SDSU Fuerte faculty cohort will be organized around a prioritized cluster design where emerging scholars eligible for tenure-track positions with committed research interests in Latinx health disparities and developing expertise in community-engaged research and implementation science will be asked to expand SDSU's scholarship in the following areas: addiction science, environmental health, and obesity/physical activity/nutrition.
To promote a culture of inclusive excellence, the SDSU Fuerte leadership aims to support the success of the faculty cohort by removing barriers of isolation and discrimination often experienced by underrepresented minority (URM) faculty and promoting significant, sustainable change within the university that will support and align multiple institutional goals. These goals include:
1. Excel the growth in faculty diversity
2. Establish an evidence-based faculty development plan to accelerate the faculty cohort's research independence
3. Facilitate promotion and tenure and overall retention among URM faculty
4. Expand SDSU's research capabilities, capacities, and peer-reviewed funding portfolio
5. Ultimately improve the health and wellbeing of the surrounding Latinx communities through the efforts of SDSU Fuerte's research.
Guided by a new faculty development model, SDSU Fuerte will implement a comprehensive faculty development plan, composed of a new multi-perspective mentoring team approach along with mentoring training and a new centralized core curriculum that applies evidence-based strategies to accelerate the research and professional advancement success of its faculty.
Three cores — an administrative core, faculty development core, and evaluation core — will be led by an interdisciplinary team of SDSU leadership who will work collaboratively to implement, evaluate, and refine multiple new strategies to transform the SDSU community into one that will be nationally recognized as an exemplar in research and inclusive excellence.
Through the resources and national guidance provided by this U54 Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation Program and the significant institutional commitment by SDSU, SDSU Fuerte is poised to grow and sustain a long-term assurance to valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and ultimately positioning SDSU to build on its Hispanic-Serving Institution designation to become a leading Research 1 University.
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Place of Performance
San Diego,
California
92182
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 3258% from $451,500 to $15,160,541.
San Diego State University Foundation was awarded
SDSU FUERTE: Faculty Cohort for Latinx Health Disparities
Cooperative Agreement U54CA267789
worth $15,160,541
from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in September 2021 with work to be completed primarily in San Diego California United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 93.310 Trans-NIH Research Support.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (U54 Clinical Trial Optional).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 7/21/25
Period of Performance
9/21/21
Start Date
8/31/26
End Date
Funding Split
$15.2M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$15.2M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to U54CA267789
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
U54CA267789
SAI Number
U54CA267789-787944006
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
75NC00 NIH National Cancer Institute
Funding Office
75NA00 NIH OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Awardee UEI
H59JKGFZKHL7
Awardee CAGE
04DC2
Performance District
CA-51
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Health and Human Services (075-0846) | Health research and training | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $9,635,887 | 100% |
Modified: 7/21/25