Networking and Mentoring Meeting: HIV Prevention in Minority Communities Program

描述（由申请人提供）：少数族裔社区艾滋病预防合作研究（CRMC）项目是NIMH和NICHD资助的培训项目，有两个目的：1)增加在少数族裔社区进行的创新和科学上优秀的艾滋病预防研究的数量，2)增加来自代表性不足的少数族裔的受资助研究者的数量。自1997年以来，该项目已经指导了37名不同类型的科学家，迄今为止，他们已经获得了2300万美元的校外研究资金。除了个人参与者的生产力之外，该项目还建立了一个科学家网络，在少数民族社区进行创新性的艾滋病毒预防研究。这个网络导致了几个涉及项目参与者和教师的合作赠款的发展和成功资助。本申请提出了一个为期两天的会议，将项目参与者、潜在参与者、教师和资助机构代表聚集在一起。会议将提供一个结构化的环境，以传播创新研究，促进指导和合作研究关系的发展，并探讨在受严重影响的少数族裔社区中预防艾滋病毒的科学现状和社区实践。R13会议资助的具体目标是：1)为过去和现在的项目参与者、过去和现在的项目教师以及联邦、州和私营部门机构的代表计划和召集一次会议，这些机构正在资助和制定针对少数群体的艾滋病毒预防研究的政策；2)评估会议在促进网络、合作研究和指导关系以及影响与会者的资金和政策决策方面的影响；3)创建一个关于有色人种社区艾滋病预防研究和资助优先事项的建议清单；4)将会议报告和会议提出的关于有色人种社区艾滋病预防研究和资助优先事项的建议传播给各种利益相关者，包括研究人员、社区服务提供者以及参与艾滋病预防研究的资助和政策决策的公共和私人机构。少数民族社区受到艾滋病毒和艾滋病的影响不成比例。与此同时，在这一关键领域获得联邦资助的研究人员中，少数民族研究人员的代表性不足。自1997年以来，“少数族裔社区艾滋病毒协同预防”（CRMC）项目得到了资助，目的是：1)增加少数族裔社区创新和科学上优秀的艾滋病毒预防工作的数量；2)增加受资助的少数族裔研究人员的数量。迄今为止，我们已经培训了37名科学家，他们继续在这一领域进行研究，并建立了一个富有成效的国家网络。这次会议将汇集以前和现在的项目参与者、教师和资助机构的代表。这次历史性的会议将为未来的研究和资助提出一系列建议，这些建议将广泛分发给学术界、社区实践者、资助者和决策者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Collaborative HIV Prevention Research in Minority Communities (CRMC) program, an NIMH and NICHD funded training program, has the dual purpose of 1) increasing the amount of innovative and scientifically excellent HIV prevention research being conducted in minority communities, and 2) increasing the number of funded investigators from underrepresented minority groups. Since 1997 the program has mentored a diverse group of 37 scientists who have been awarded $23 million in extramural research funding to date. In addition to the productivity of individual participants, the program has created a network of scientists conducting innovative HIV prevention research in minority communities. This network has led to the development and successful funding of several collaborative grants involving program participants and faculty. This application proposes a 2-day conference to bring together program participants, prospective participants, faculty and representatives of funding agencies. The conference will provide a structured environment to disseminate innovative research, promote the development of mentoring and collaborative research relationships, and to explore the current state of science and community practice regarding HIV prevention in disproportionately impacted minority communities. The Specific Aims of this R13 conference grant are: 1)To plan and convene a conference for past and present program participants, past and present program faculty and representative of federal, state and private sector agencies who are funding and setting policy regarding minority-focused HIV prevention research; 2) To evaluate the impact of the conference in promoting networking, collaborative research and mentoring relationships and in affecting funding and policy decisions among conference attendees; 3) To create a list of recommendations regarding research and funding priorities for HIV prevention in communities of color, and; 4)To disseminate the conference presentations and the conference-generated recommendations regarding research and funding priorities for HIV prevention in communities of color to a variety of stakeholders including researchers, community service providers and public and private agencies involved in funding and policy decisions regarding HIV prevention research. Minority communities are disproportionately impacted by HIV and AIDS. At the same time, minority researchers are underrepresented among those receiving federal funding for research in this critical area. The Collaborative HIV Prevention in Minority Communities (CRMC) program has been funded since 1997 to 1) increase the amount of innovative and scientifically excellent HIV prevention with minority communities and 2) to increase the number of funded investigators from underrepresented minority groups. To date we have trained 37 scientists who have gone on to conduct research in this area and to create a productive national network. This conference will bring together former and current program participants and faculty and representatives of funding agencies. This historic conference will produce a list of recommendations for future research and funding that will be widely distributed to academics, community practitioners, funders and policy makers.