The mission of TRI is to develop and test translational science innovations that will drive real-world solutions to enhance health outcomes in Arkansas’ communities and beyond. For this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), TRI seeks proposals that employ translational approaches to address the health challenges and unmet needs creating barriers to positive outcomes for Arkansas’ rural populations. Proposed projects may employ a range of approaches, including but not limited to:

• Team Science/Multi PI collaborations

• Investigator-Initiated projects

• Mentored projects for more junior faculty or faculty shifting to new areas of research

• Community-partnered research, including community MPI

Specifically, TRI is accepting applications that will employ novel approaches in or address any of the following focus areas:

• Health concerns and challenges of rural communities and unmet needs in Arkansas 
• Implementation science to incorporate new research findings into the health care system, including rural settings
• Artificial Intelligence and biomedical informatics approaches to improve disease diagnosis or prevention 
• Community and/or stakeholder-partnered research
• Public health emergencies/emerging priority needs
• Lifespan research
  
  

Projects at all levels of the translational spectrum will be considered, but all proposed projects must demonstrate a contribution to translational science, e.g., by linking their proposal to NCATS translational science principles. TRI faculty will help during the application development process and will provide applicants with consultations to bolster their application.

Budgets up to $40,000 for a one-year project will be considered.