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Wabanaki NARCH

Award Number: S06GM142115
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/16/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2025

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Wabanaki NARCH - OVERALL: ABSTRACT The number of American Indians aged 65 and older is expected to triple to 1,624,000 by 2050, while the number of those aged 85 and older will increase 7-fold to 300,000. While welcome, these statistics raise concerns about proportionate increases in health conditions associated with aging – especially Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. This worrisome confluence of population growth, emerging needs, and high risk, combined with the widely recognized limitations of available health data on American Indian elders, motivates us to propose the Wabanaki Native American Research Center for Health, a partnership between Wabanaki Public Health and the Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health at Washington State University. Wabanaki Public Health is a tribal public health district serving the 4 federally recognized tribes of Maine. Collectively known as the Wabanaki tribes, the tribes include the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Penobscot Nation, and Passamaquoddy Tribe. Establishing the Wabanaki Native American Research Center for Health to address elder health is critically important for 3 reasons. First, elder health is a high priority for Wabanaki Public Health. Second, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and mild cognitive impairment are leading causes of morbidity and mortality, yet nothing is known about the prevalence of these conditions or their economic impact among American Indians in the northeastern US. Third, Wabanaki Public Health desires to strengthen its research capacity and infrastructure as a necessary foundation for sustainable research. Therefore, our overall Specific Aims are to: 1) Strengthen collaborations between Wabanaki Public Health, a public health district serving American Indians people in Maine and Washington State University to improve the research and service capacities of Wabanaki Public Health through 1 Research Project, 2 Capacity Building Projects, and an Administrative Core; 2) Estimate the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia and mild cognitive impairment among Wabanaki tribal members aged 55 and older, as well as the current and future direct and indirect costs associated with these conditions; 3) Build research capacity among Wabanaki Public Health staff and Wabanaki undergraduate students through a year-long tailored research methods course and year-long student internships at Wabanaki Public Health; and 4) Extend tribal self-governance to encompass the regulation of scientific endeavors and to build research capacity by laying the foundation for a Research Review Board. The Wabanaki NARCH is the first in the northeastern US since the program was founded in 2000. It will fill striking gaps in our knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and mild cognitive impairment among American Indian elders. It will also promote and expand the research and infrastructure capabilities of Wabanaki Public Health, a tribal public health district that is uniquely positioned to assume a leadership role in ameliorating health disparities experienced by Wabanaki and other northeastern tribal communities.


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 = $0 )
2025	2024	WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH & WELLNESS NPC	1 MERCHANTS PLZ	BANGOR	ME	04401	PENOBSCOT	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	1/17/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $1,097,911 )
2024	2024	WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH & WELLNESS NPC	1 MERCHANTS PLZ	BANGOR	ME	04401	PENOBSCOT	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	9/10/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,097,911
														Subtotal = $1,097,911

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $1,106,416 )
2023	2023	WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH & WELLNESS NPC	1 MERCHANTS PLZ	BANGOR	ME	04401	PENOBSCOT	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	3	8/25/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,106,416
														Subtotal = $1,106,416

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $1,114,057 )
2022	2022	WABANAKI HEALTH AND WELLNESS, NPC	157 PARK ST STE 5	BANGOR	ME	04401	PENOBSCOT	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	2	9/22/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,114,057
2022	2021	WABANAKI HEALTH AND WELLNESS, NPC	157 PARK ST STE 5	BANGOR	ME	04401	PENOBSCOT	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	12/8/2021	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $1,114,057

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $1,169,473 )
2021	2021	WABANAKI HEALTH AND WELLNESS, NPC	157 PARK ST STE 5	BANGOR	ME	04401	PENOBSCOT	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	9/16/2021	NEW	$1,169,473
														Subtotal = $1,169,473

Grand Total All Awards = $4,487,857

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Wabanaki NARCH

Award Number: S06GM142115

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/16/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2025

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