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MCW Community Engaged Research Seed Grant Program

The 皇家华人's (MCW) Community-Engaged Research (CEnR) Seed Grant Program, was a partly-matched program, that leveraged funding from interested centers, institutes, and departments. 

The projects described were supported by the Community Engagement Core at the 皇家华人 and were funded in part by the Research and Education Program Fund, a component of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment.

The program鈥檚 goals aimed to:

  • Award competitive seed grant funding for promising, early-stage research focused on improving the health of Wisconsin communities, with an emphasis on research that has a high possibility of future extramural grant funding
  • Collaborate to provide match funding to promote and encourage participation and grant submission from partnering MCW centers and departments

Completed Seed Grant Projects

Learn more about the projects that were previously awarded through the now completed Community Engaged Research Seed Grant Program.
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Cancer Focus

Project 1: Community Based Colorectal Cancer Education for African American Men

Project 2: Exploring Barriers, Facilitators, and Cultural Considerations Related to Colposcopy Adherence

Project 3: Understanding Clinical Research Disparities

The awarded projects support promising cancer-focused research in the Milwaukee area, demonstrate clear relevance and importance to the communities involved in the project, encourage sustainable, authentic community-academic partnerships, and seek to advance understanding about how community engagement can be done in complex research settings. These awards are a collaborative effort of the Community Engagement Core and the Cancer Center at the 皇家华人 and are funded by the Research and Education Program Fund, a component of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment and by the State of Wisconsin Tax Check off Funding.

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Cardiovascular Focus - Cycle 1
The Harambee-Hoja partnership: A park-based intervention to increase physical activity in under-resourced communities

The awarded project supports promising cardiovascular-focused research in the Milwaukee area, demonstrates clear relevance and importance to the communities involved in the project, encourages sustainable, authentic community-academic partnerships, and seeks to advance understanding about how community engagement can be done in complex research settings. The award is a collaborative effort of the MCW Community Engagement Core and the MCW Cardiovascular Center and is funded by the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Research and Education Program, a component of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment at MCW.

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Cardiovascular Focus - Cycle 2
A Heart Healthy Neighborhood - Reducing Stress Together

The awarded project supports promising cardiovascular-focused research in the Milwaukee area, demonstrates clear relevance and importance to the communities involved in the project, encourages sustainable, authentic community-academic partnerships, and seeks to advance understanding about how community engagement can be done in complex research settings. The award is a collaborative effort of the MCW Community Engagement Core and the MCW Cardiovascular Center and is funded in part by the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Research and Education Program, a component of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment at MCW.

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Central Wisconsin and Green Bay Campuses Focus
Project 1: School-Based Vision Screening Study

Project 2: Providers and Teens Communicating for Health in Central Wisconsin PATCH-CW

The awarded projects support promising, collaborative community engaged research (CEnR) projects focused on addressing health issues specific to either the Central Wisconsin or Green Bay regions of Wisconsin. They also demonstrate clear relevance and importance to the communities involved in the projects, encourage sustainable, authentic community-academic partnerships, and seek to advance understanding about how community engagement can be done in complex research settings. The awards are issued from the MCW Community Engagement Core and are funded by the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Research and Education Program, a component of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment at MCW.

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Translational Focus

Developing a culturally adapted intervention to increase physical activity among young African-American men with spinal cord injury due to gun violence

The awarded project supports promising translational research in the areas of health disparities and recruitment strategies for community participation in research. It also demonstrates clear relevance and importance to the communities involved in the project, encourages sustainable, authentic community-academic partnerships, and seeks to advance understanding about how community engagement can be done in complex research settings.

The award is a collaborative effort of the MCW Community Engagement Core and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin and is funded in part by the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Research and Education Program, a component of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment at MCW.

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Seed Grant Support Acknowledgement

The projects described were supported by the Community Engagement Core at the 皇家华人 and were funded [in part] by the Research and Education Program Fund, a component of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment.

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