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BRIDGE: Building Religious Insights for Developing Genomic Engagement

Award Number: UM1HG014591
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/09/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2031

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BRIDGE: Building Religious Insights for Developing Genomic Engagement - PROJECT SUMMARY Religion is an understudied contributor to attitudes toward genomics, despite the large numbers of religious Americans and evidence that religious concerns significantly predict these attitudes, which impact engagement with genomic medicine. Our project, BRIDGE: Building Religious Insights for Developing Genomic Engagement, addresses critical gaps in understanding these concerns among demographically heterogenous Christian populations in the US. Through Biola University's unique status as a learning community of professing Christians, the project will achieve NHGRI's goal to broaden perspectives in ELSI research through five key aims: 1. Establish Biola University as a leader in ELSI research around religious issues. We will leverage our capacity as a private institution with a long history of academic excellence from a Christian perspective to bring together experts and graduate programs in a variety of ELSI-relevant fields to address critical gaps in understanding religious concerns about genomic medicine. 2. Identify religious and demographic variables that predict attitudes toward genomics from reproduction through early childhood (GREC) among Christians in the US. This will be accomplished through theological research across Christian traditions, large-scale surveys, and qualitative interviews. Educational programs for religious communities and healthcare providers will be developed based on research findings and empirically evaluated for effectiveness and feasibility. 3. Develop and partner with various groups of Christians as community partners in team-based approaches to research. We will create heterogenous teams of Christian community partners, including Church Leader and Theological Community Teams, to ensure broad perspectives in guiding the research on engagement with genomic medicine. 4. Increase the capacity of Biola and its community partners to engage in NIH-funded ELSI research. We will strengthen Biola's capacity for ELSI research through an institutional needs assessment, capacity building plans, and NCURA consultation. 5. Develop a workforce for ELSI research focused on religious populations. Workforce development will target faculty, postdocs, and graduate and undergraduate students in psychology, public health, theology, and the social sciences. This project's significance lies in its potential to expand ELSI research perspectives, improve patient-centered genomic medicine practices, contribute to more widespread and effective genomic medicine utilization among religious populations, and develop a new hub for ELSI scholarship centered around religious issues. Expected outcomes include enhanced understanding of religious perspectives on genomic medicine, improved educational resources, increased research capacity at Biola, and a trained workforce for future ELSI research.


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 = $705,019 )
2026	2026	BIOLA UNIVERSITY, INC.	13800 BIOLA AVE	LA MIRADA	CA	90639	LOS ANGELES	USA	Human Genome Research	000	1	4/13/2026	NEW	$705,019
														Subtotal = $705,019

Grand Total All Awards = $705,019

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BRIDGE: Building Religious Insights for Developing Genomic Engagement

Award Number: UM1HG014591

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/09/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2031

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