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The Results

Announcing five $200,000 winners of the NIH Build UP Trust Challenge.

Meet the Winners

Each winner receives $200,000 for their innovative, scalable solutions to increase research participation and adoption of medical care by building trust.
Grand Prairie, TX
Black Heart Association
Vehicle for Change!
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$200K Winner
Bronx, NY
Build Up Bronx
Bringing the Benefits of Genomics to Diverse Bronx Communities
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$200K Winner
Orofino, ID
Clearwater Valley Health - Dr. Kelly McGrath
Trust, Isolation and Stigma - Addressing Mental Health Access Barriers
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$200K Winner
Birmingham, AL
ConnectionHealth-UAB
Alabama Womb2Heart Community Health Worker Solution (AW2H)
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$200K Winner
Augusta, GA
Hub for Community Innovation Augusta
Community Outreach through Athletics in Colleges and High Schools (COACHS)
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$200K Winner

Solution Locations

Phase II Proposed Locations

Phase II Honorable Mentions

The following 12 Phase II honorable mentions received awards of $10,000 each.
Washington, DC
American Red Cross
Equity in Cardiovascular Health: Diabetes, Hypertension Tracking for Blood Donors
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Minneapolis, MN
Be The Match
Donor For All: Using Mismatched Unrelated Donors in Cell Therapy
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Boston, MA
Brigham & Women's Hospital - Division of Global Health Equity
Growing Our Own Researchers: Community Engaged Research on Navajo Nation
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Philadelphia, PA
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Consent Comprehension Assessment Trial (CoCoA Trial)
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New York, NY
Columbia University School of Nursing - Stephanie Nino de Rivera & Dr. Ruth Masterson Creber
Building trust through data sharing with a diverse Latinx community
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Shrewsbury, MA
DeafYES! Center for Deaf Empowerment and Recovery
Disseminating "Vital Signs": Deaf Community-Engaged Research to Improve Healthcare Access
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Carson City, NV
Filipino Youth Leadership Program Organization
Tayo Technology Project
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Melbourne, Florida
Preeclampsia Foundation
Take 10
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Des Moines, IA
Refugee & Immigrant Voices in Action
Training Volunteers as Culturally-Specific Community Health Workers
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San Diego, CA
S-3 Research
Digital Tool co-creation to Encourage Equitable Lupus Research Participation
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Juneau, AK
SEARHC
AIAN Culturally Specific Community Baby Shower and Health Resource Fair
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Pittsburgh, PA
UrbanKind Institute
Building Trustworthiness with Community Members through a Data Literacy Program
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Let’s build community trust and improve people’s health and well-being.

The NIH Build UP Trust Challenge will award as many as ten Finalists up to $45,000 each and the opportunity to win one of four $200,000 prizes for promising strategies that increase research participation and the adoption of medical care by building trust and improving engagement with historically underserved communities.
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