Minority Communities HIV Prevention Research Training

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请旨在增加少数民族社区艾滋病毒预防合作研究项目的资金，该项目已成功开始解决对有色人种的文化适当研究和干预的迫切需求，以及少数民族和少数民族科学家的能力建设。该项目的目标是：1）与10名科学家合作，开发、开展和分析定性和定量研究，作为大型研究项目的初步研究; 2）在编写、提交、修订和重新提交联邦研究赠款方面提供培训和技术援助; 3）在学术和研究环境中以少数群体为重点的艾滋病毒预防科学家与艾滋病预防研究中心的科学家之间建立持续的支持和合作网络。在2003年和2006年夏天，来自大学和研究机构的5名科学家将开始参加这项为期27个月的计划。他们将加入通过R25机制资助的其他科学家的行列。该计划的科学家最初设计适当的初步研究，他们在下一学年进行。在随后的夏天，科学家们分析并撰写了初步研究的数据，并撰写了拨款申请。这些合作研究经验和网络机会提供的指导将导致研究美国少数民族人群艾滋病毒预防/干预的科学家的高质量研究大幅增加。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks augmentation of funding for The Collaborative HIV Prevention Research in Minority Communities Program, which has successfully begun to address the urgent needs for culturally-appropriate research and intervention with populations of color, and for capacity-building of ethnic minority and minority-focused scientists. The aims of this project are to: 1) collaborate with 10 scientists in developing, conducting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative research that serve as preliminary studies for larger research projects; 2) provide training and technical assistance in the writing, submission, revision, and resubmission of federal research grants; 3) create an ongoing network of support and collaboration among minority-focused scientists in HIV prevention in academic and research settings and scientists at the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS). In the summers of 2003 and 2006, a cohort of 5 scientists from universities and research institutions will begin their participation in this 27-month program. They will join other scientists funded through an R25 mechanism. Scientists in the program initially design appropriate preliminary studies, which they conduct during the following academic year. In subsequent summers, the scientists analyze and write up the data from their preliminary studies, and write grant applications. The guidance provided by these collaborative research experiences and opportunities for networking will result in a substantial increase in high quality research by scientists studying HIV prevention/intervention in minority populations in the U.S.