Summer 2023

National Nonprofit Day is commemorated on August 17 each year to recognize the immense effort nonprofit organizations put into making an impact in communities and the world.

NJ ACTS celebrates our collaborative partners for their commitment to positive change. Thank you for your dedication and inspiration.

Community Partner Spotlight

Congratulations to Sister2Sister, Inc. for receiving a grant from the Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation. Funds will be used to promote breast health, and increase awareness about and access to clinical trials for underserved women.

Sister2Sister has been improving the quality of life for breast cancer survivors (and their families) for more than 23 years. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition.

Learn more about Sister2Sister and upcoming events here

Lifelong Learning Opportunity

Join us!

Wednesdays

September 27 - November 1

12 noon to 1:30 pm ET

Online sessions via Zoom

The NJ ACTS Community Scientist Program creates partnerships between community partners interested in being involved in research, and researchers looking to partner with the community in their research.

It's designed to educate people about the ethics and responsible conduct in community-engaged research, as well as provide opportunities for networking with researchers and other community scientists.

No prior involvement in research is required.

For more information, email njactscommunity@rwjms.rutgers.edu.

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PROGRAM DATES AND TOPIC

Sept 27: Clinical and Translational Science and Your Role

Oct 4: What’s an Institutional Review Board (IRB)?

Oct 11: Clinical Trials – Essential to Research

Oct 18: Special Populations & Cultural Diversity in Research

Oct 25: Research Ethics – How Research Subjects are Protected and Why

Nov 1: The Value of Stakeholder Engagement

Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health (REACH)

Connecting Systems to Build Health Equity

REACH is a university-wide effort designed to address health and socioeconomic inequities through academic-community partnerships.

REACH’s work focuses on five social determinants of health: education, employment, food access and food security, housing, and population health, in three New Jersey cities: Camden, New Brunswick and Newark.

Learn more about the latest community-based research projects designed to inform action to achieve long-lasting systemic change.

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Funding Opportunities

NJ Birth Equity Alliance

The NJ Birth Equity Alliance is accepting funding applications that aim to transform maternal and child outcomes.

Click here to review the application site and apply.

Deadline: Thursday, August 31, 2023

Support for Health Care Providers

The Centering Healthcare Institute is providing support to help make pregnant women and families in New Jersey healthier and more resilient.

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), community health centers, and hospital-based or affiliated clinics that serve a majority of patients on Medicaid, SCHIP, and/or are uninsured are encouraged to apply.

Selected grantees will receive in-kind support (in-kind services valued at approximately $36,000-37,200) to cover 2 years support and materials, along with $5,000 mini grants to cover some start-up operational costs. .

Click here for more information.

Deadline: Friday, September 8, 2023

TD Ready Challenge

Housing instability encompasses several challenges, such as having trouble paying rent, overcrowding, moving frequently, or spending most of household income on housing. These experiences may negatively affect physical health and make it harder to access health care.

The 2023 TD Ready Challenge is seeking innovative solutions to help address systemic barriers to affordable housing across the continuum from transitional to permanent homes, and to help increase access to affordable, safe and stable housing for those that need it most.

Click here to review the application site and apply.

Deadline: Thursday, August 31, 2023

Advancing the Science of Engagement

Funding Opportunity

Opens September 6

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) seeks to fund studies that build an evidence base on engagement in research, including:

Measures to capture structure/context, process, and outcomes of engagement in research.

Techniques that lead to effective engagement in research.

How effective engagement techniques should be modified and resourced for different contexts, settings, and communities to ensure equity in engagement and research.

The online system opens September 6, 2023, for the submission of Letters of Intent (LOI) due by October 3.

Learn more about this funding opportunity and register to attend an applicant town hall on September 12.

Community Resources

New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science

https://njacts.rbhs.rutgers.edu/community/

This newsletter is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number, UL1TR003017 to Rutgers University. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not represent the official views of the NIH.

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