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Best of AGA FORWARD - Fostering Opportunities Resulting in Workforce and Research Diversity

Award Number: R25DK118761
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES & DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2018
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/31/2029

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Best of AGA FORWARD - Fostering Opportunities Resulting in Workforce and Research Diversity - PROJECT ABSTRACT For more than 20 years, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has successfully executed NIDDK-funded efforts to promote the recruitment and retention of underrepresented physician-scientists in gastroenterology. Our Fostering Opportunities Resulting in Workforce and Research Diversity (FORWARD) Program was first funded in 2018 and has successfully recruited and trained numerous senior and near-peer mentors who have effectively guided early-stage professionals toward grant funding, academic promotions, and leadership roles within AGA committees. The current FORWARD Program enrolls and trains cohorts of 14 scholars over an 18-month training period. However, since its inception, FORWARD has become a top-rated program for training for early-stage underrepresented gastroenterologists with a proven track record of successful career outcomes among program alumni. Thus, interest from the gastroenterology community has far exceeded the availability of training slots, creating a new challenge for AGA in 2024. Our proposed supplemental application, the Best of FORWARD immersion experience, is designed to disseminate the most impactful aspects of the longitudinal FORWARD experience for a larger audience that cannot be accommodated through the parent program. Similar to the parent program, our overall objective is to overcome a primary impediment to diversifying the biomedical workforce -- accessible and effective mentorship. We plan to accomplish our objective through four specific aims: 1) Enhance mentorship through access to race and ethnicity-concordant near-peer and senior mentors. 2) Broaden academic research skills. 3) Strengthen leadership skills with a focus on team science and lab management. 4) Establish a sustainable network of underrepresented physician-scientists and mentors through a digital community within a mobile app.


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: 2026 ( Subtotal = $206,648 )
2026	2024	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC	4930 DEL RAY AVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	002	7	12/9/2025	OTHER REVISION	$0
2026	2024	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC	4930 DEL RAY AVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	7	11/19/2025	OTHER REVISION	$0
2026	2024	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC	4930 DEL RAY AVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	7	12/1/2025	OTHER REVISION	$206,648
														Subtotal = $206,648

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = -$206,648 )
2025	2024	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC	4930 DEL RAY AVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	7	5/1/2025	TERMINATION	$0
2025	2024	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC	4930 DEL RAY AVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	002	7	6/25/2025	TERMINATION	-$206,648
2025	2024	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC	4930 DEL RAY AVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	7	5/1/2025	TERMINATION	$0
														Subtotal = -$206,648

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $290,775 )
2024	2024	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC	4930 DEL RAY AVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	006	7	8/28/2024	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$145,760
2024	2024	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC	4930 DEL RAY AVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	004	7	5/14/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$8,700
2024	2024	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC	4930 DEL RAY AVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	005	7	5/16/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$5,801
2024	2024	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC	4930 DEL RAY AVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	003	7	2/28/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$130,514
2024	2023	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC	4930 DEL RAY AVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	6	11/29/2023	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$186,637
2024	2022	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC	4930 DEL RAY AVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	002	5	11/29/2023	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	-$84,836
2024	2022	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC	4930 DEL RAY AVE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	5	11/29/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$101,801
														Subtotal = $290,775

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $145,800 )
2023	2023	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC.	4930 DEL RAY AVENUE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	6	5/11/2023	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$145,800
														Subtotal = $145,800

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $267,285 )
2022	2022	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC.	4930 DEL RAY AVENUE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	5	5/5/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$145,791
2022	2022	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC.	4930 DEL RAY AVENUE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	5	7/29/2022	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$121,494
														Subtotal = $267,285

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $145,215 )
2021	2021	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC.	4930 DEL RAY AVENUE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	4	4/19/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$145,215
														Subtotal = $145,215

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $239,376 )
2020	2020	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC.	4930 DEL RAY AVENUE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	3	5/8/2020	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$133,505
2020	2020	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC.	4930 DEL RAY AVENUE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	3	4/13/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$105,871
														Subtotal = $239,376

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $145,791 )
2019	2019	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC.	4930 DEL RAY AVENUE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	2	4/11/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$145,791
														Subtotal = $145,791

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $145,215 )
2018	2018	AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, INC.	4930 DEL RAY AVENUE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MONTGOMERY	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	1	6/29/2018	NEW	$145,215
														Subtotal = $145,215

Grand Total All Awards = $1,379,457

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Best of AGA FORWARD - Fostering Opportunities Resulting in Workforce and Research Diversity

Award Number: R25DK118761

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES & DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2018

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/31/2029

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