Funding Opportunity
Edward Ellerbeck Implementation Science for Equity Pilot Project Program
The Implementation Science for Equity Center (ISEC), a NIH supported Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), is accepting pilot project applications for up to $50,000 in direct costs. Projects must be in the area of Implementation Science and seek to promote health equity or reduce health disparities in a pressing clinical or population health problem.
2-page Letter of Intent Submission Deadline: April 21, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Oral Presentation by select applicants to ISEC Leadership Committee: May 14, 2025, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Full Application Submission Deadline for select applicants: July 7, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Request for Applications (PDF)
Formed in 2023, the Implementation Science for Equity Center for Biomedical Research (ISEC) at KU Medical Center aims to advance the field of implementation science by creating approaches to identifying inequities, diagnosing causes and testing solution to reducing inequities in patient care.
"About 40% of patients do not receive care consistent with current evidence-based practice. What’s more, the gap between research and clinical practice tends to be even more pronounced in disadvantaged communities."- Christie Befort, Ph.D., professor of population health
News and Announcements
An $11.5 million grant from NIH launches Implementation Science for Equity Center at KU Medical Center
KU Medical Center News | October 2023