Fierce Biotech June 10, 2024
A $30 million, two-year pilot program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will set up clinical research at primary care facilities in communities with underserved patient populations. The goal is to eventually give them the means to conduct research projects on issues unique to these patients.
Communities Advancing Research Equity for Health, or CARE for Health, was launched June 6. The program’s first sites will be in rural communities and will work with established clinical research networks funded by the NIH to set up on-site research capabilities. The agency will also collaborate with organizations that serve rural communities to get the program started. Funding awards for these partners will be handed down in fall 2024, a press release...