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Increasing the Capacity of a Community-Based Research Center to Address Opioid Use Disorder and Related Health Inequities in Urban American Indian Communities

Award Number: OT2DA062972
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/13/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2026

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Increasing the Capacity of a Community-Based Research Center to Address Opioid Use Disorder and Related Health Inequities in Urban American Indian Communities - Abstract Title: Increasing the Capacity of a Community-Based Research Center to Address Opioid Use Disorder and Related Health Inequities in Urban American Indian Communities The Native American Community Clinic (NACC) research center, The CEDAR Center, proposes a two-year project to increase their research capacity and evaluate culturally-centered models of care for urban-dwelling American Indians struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD) and related conditions. As an Indigenous-led Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving over 4,500 American Indian/ Alaska Native (AI/AN) patients annually, NACC’s research center is uniquely positioned to conduct research inline with the organization's mission to provide care through a culturally-centered model that integrates Western and Indigenous knowledge systems to address the opioid crisis and related health inequities. Our project will: 1. Build capacity to conduct local community-based HEAL-prioritized research by: a. Increasing key staff b. Developing research policies, practices, and procedures c. Establishing a Community Advisory Board d. Establishing a Scientific Advisory Board 2. Enhance NACC's model of integrating cultural healing practices within a Western community health center to address OUD/SUD, overdose, and related health and wellness factors. 3. Prepare a NIDA proposal for a full-scale project testing the impact of our culturally centered model. a. Employing a mixed methodological pilot approach, including analysis of existing clinical data, community surveys, focus groups, and interviews, we will assess our culturally-centered model's effectiveness and identify improvement areas. Throughout the project, we will focus on building sustainable research capacity within our organization and community. This includes training AI/AN staff in research methods, establishing data governance protocols, and creating pathways for community members to engage in all stages of the research process. This project aims to improve health outcomes and overall wellness for urban AI/AN people by developing and evaluating culturally centered, community-driven approaches to OUD treatment and prevention. Our findings will inform larger-scale intervention studies and contribute to the evidence base for holistic Indigenous healthcare models addressing the opioid crisis. This study is part of the NIH’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) initiative to speed scientific solutions for the overdose epidemic, including opioid and stimulant use disorders, and acute pain and chronic pain. The NIH HEAL Initiative bolsters research across NIH to improve treatment for opioid misuse and addiction and acute pain and chronic pain.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $532,452 )
2025	2025	NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC	1213 E FRANKLIN AVE	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55404	HENNEPIN	USA	Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders	001	1	8/1/2025	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$532,452
2025	2024	NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC	1213 E FRANKLIN AVE	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55404	HENNEPIN	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	1	8/1/2025	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $532,452

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $549,103 )
2024	2024	NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC	1213 E FRANKLIN AVE	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55404	HENNEPIN	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	1	9/13/2024	NEW	$549,103
														Subtotal = $549,103

Grand Total All Awards = $1,081,555

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Increasing the Capacity of a Community-Based Research Center to Address Opioid Use Disorder and Related Health Inequities in Urban American Indian Communities

Award Number: OT2DA062972

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/13/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2026

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