COMMUNITY RESEARCH (CR) COREThe CR Core recognizes that community-based collaboration is necessary for the successful conduct of HIVprevention research. Furthermore, for HIV prevention and intervention research to be relevant and of benefitto the communities in which it is conducted, it must be undertaken with the support of and in collaborationwith community-based organizations (CBOs) working with at-risk populations. Such collaborationssignificantly enhance the quality of the science being conducted. The Core therefore aims to promote thedevelopment of new and support ongoing community based research conducted by CIRA scientists. It willaccomplish these goals by: keeping CIRA scientists informed of community research priorities, communityexpertise, and current scholarship on the design, methods, and theories of CBR; developing researchcapacity of local CBOs and enhancing the potential for collaboration with CIRA scientists through theCommunity Research Partnership Program (CRPP); strengthening the capacity of scientists and communityresearch partners to conduct translational research; and assisting in the dissemination of research findingsby increasing their accessibility to the scientific and non-scientific communities.The Core will run a consultation program, providing required pre-affiliation consultations prior to grantsubmission for all projects involving community based research and post-award dissemination consultationsfor all CIRA affiliated research, as well as responding to investigator initiated requests for consultations atany time. One focus of these consultations will be on linking scientists with community partners. Ad-hocgroups of community-university collaborators will be formed to respond to relevant RFAs. The CRPP is acompetitive program in which community based organizations (CBOs) receive pilot funding for projectsconducted in collaboration with CIRA scientists. It is expected that these projects will build communityresearch capacity and lead to publications and/or to the development of independent, extramurally fundedcollaborative research projects by CIRA Scientists. Assistance with translational research will include Coreconsultations, capacity building workshops, and bibliographic resources. In addition to consultations,dissemination activities will include implementation of the intensive dissemination projects on selected topicsand compilation of an annual Research Summary.,'These activities will lead to further expansion in the number of community based research projects beingconducted at CIRA and more publications based on them.
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