The IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement focuses on reducing the cancer burden in Indiana through community engagement, research, and education. They aim to facilitate and support collaborative efforts that translate into evidence-based practices and interventions in communities, particularly for underserved populations, to decrease cancer incidence and improve cancer care outcomes across the state.
The Global Health Reciprocal Innovation Planning Grants aim to support the planning and designing of reciprocal innovation projects in identified priority areas. This involves principal investigators from Indiana CTSI institutions and collaboration with Indiana state health partners, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, health systems, government agencies, and partners from low- or middle-income countries. The grant focuses on understanding health challenges in underserved communities and developing new programs or partnerships for reciprocal innovation projects. It provides preliminary support for establishing partnerships, developing project teams, identifying health innovations for demonstration, and preparing for competitive demonstration grant applications. Funding of up to $10,000 for a 1-year period is available, with additional matching funds for eligible Notre Dame faculty and members of the Eck Institute for Global Health.