Overview
The Research and Protocol Development (RaPD) Program offers funds to support activities that can be used to improve protocols and research projects. The funds can be used to support activities and/or personnel surrounding the following:
• Development of recruitment tools to reach historically underrepresented populations; develop methods to recruit rural population.
• Develop methods to incorporate patient reported outcomes and social determinants of health.
• Assistance to work with design services for health-equity and multi-site studies.
• Biostatistical innovations for unbiased techniques.
• Assistance with services providing expertise in qualitative and mixed-method research.
These funds cannot be used to support PI salaries. Funds need to be expended 6 months after approval.
While this opportunity is currently closed, we anticipate re-opening it on July 1, 2025; please check back for updates.
