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Texas Tech Center for Translational Research and Rural Health

Award Number: U54MD020892
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/03/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2031

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Texas Tech Center for Translational Research and Rural Health - Our U54 proposal will create The Texas Tech Center for Translational Sciences and Rural Health, an invaluable resource for our medically sparce, Hispanic and vast rural region. Since 1969 our Health Sciences Center has led West Texas in basic biomedical research, and we continue to build clinical trials research capacity in association with our Level 1 Trauma Center, Cancer Center, and Garrison Institute on Aging. Infrastructure requested under the current proposal is needed to solidify our research proficiency in population health, community-based participation, implementation sciences, and health outcomes. Most importantly, our new center will focus on the unique health disparities of the largely rural and Hispanic populations in the Texas Plains and Panhandle Regions, as well as portions of Eastern New Mexico, the Oklahoma Panhandle and Southeastern Colorado. Two entities at TTUHSC, the Division of Rural Affairs and Garrison Institute on Aging, have promoted the training of competent healthcare providers, and they will now support new infrastructure to be developed under this U54 to promote rural health disparity research and competitive investigator training. Aim 1 will implement a leadership team and organizational framework to promote translational research that improves the health outcomes of our largely Hispanic and rural communities. Aim 2 will promote career and professional development opportunities uniquely tailored to the needs of our faculty, across career stages, especially early career members, and promote training in health disparities research that is responsive to our region. Aim 3 will build rural translational research capacity by networking our multiple campuses and coordinate training and skills development for all RCMI investigators. Aim 4 will ensure there is strong engagement between our Center and rural communities. Aim 5 will recruit faculty with health disparities and community engagement research expertise to expand our research scope and reach and mentor early career faculty. Three research projects will incorporate 1) basic biomedical approaches to identify new substance use disorder treatments, 2) population and behavioral health research to gain insight into factors that differentiate aging outcomes among Hispanics living in rural communities, and 3) interventional and community engagement research evaluating the effectiveness of equine-assisted therapy on improving development delays in children. The leadership team of the cores and the research projects will meet regularly with internal and external advisory boards and community leaders to update and refine specific aims based on progress. Key findings will be disseminated regionally and nationally through symposia and seminar series including meetings with other NIMHD funded U54 centers. Collectively, these efforts will establish TTUHSC as a national leader in translational health disparities research, will foster the biomedical research career development of faculty and trainees, and will foster strong community partnerships that lead to evidence-based health interventions uniquely tailored to a large rural and medically sparse region.


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 = $4,993,830 )
2026	2026	TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER	3601 4TH ST	LUBBOCK	TX	79430	LUBBOCK	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	9/7/2026	NEW	$4,993,830
														Subtotal = $4,993,830

Grand Total All Awards = $4,993,830

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Texas Tech Center for Translational Research and Rural Health

Award Number: U54MD020892

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/03/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2031

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