Awarding up to $1.25 Million

The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Build UP Trust Challenge seeks solutions that increase research participation and the adoption of medical care by building trust and improving engagement with historically underserved communities.

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Build UP Trust

Racial injustice and inequities in healthcare contribute to health disparities. Lack of trust among underserved populations can lead to reluctance to engage with biomedical research and utilize healthcare technologies.

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Fact #1

Including community engagement during planning and recruitment phases can increase participation in research from marginalized communities.

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Fact #2

Perceived discrimination leads to high rates of medical mistrust in Black and Hispanic populations.

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Fact #3

Medical mistrust had a harmful impact on health outcomes or behaviors among women who are people of color, have low socioeconomic status, live with disabilities, or are LGBTQ.

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Fact #4

Medical mistrust and perceived discrimination were significant contributors to lower satisfaction with health care among young adult Latinos living in rural Oregon.

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Step 1

Assessment

Before registering, complete our Readiness Tool to help determine eligibility and to ensure that your solution is a strong fit for the Build UP Trust Challenge.

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Step 2

Registration

After completing the Readiness Tool, you must register for the Build UP Trust Challenge by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

Step 3

Submission

Once you’ve registered for the Build UP Trust Challenge, complete your submission no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

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Step 4

Evaluation

Valid submissions may receive feedback from up to five fellow participants. Projects within scope will also be evaluated by an expert panel, and a subset of top-scoring submissions will move on to the Judging Panel.

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Step 5

Phase I Selection

Informed by Judging Panel results, NIH will review top-scoring submissions to select up to ten Finalists who will receive up to $45,000 each for their solution and the opportunity to win one of four $200,000 prizes.

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How to Participate

Here are key steps to participating in the NIH Build UP Trust Challenge. Email us with questions.

About NIH

NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.

Research and healthcare institutions must make systemic changes by identifying specific barriers in their environments and developing targeted strategies that combat underrepresentation in health research and underutilization of health care. NIH launched the Build UP (underserved populations) Trust Challenge to identify new and promising scalable strategies that increase research participation and the adoption of existing and new tools and approaches to detect, treat, and monitor diseases, conditions, and disorders by improving engagement with minority health populations and populations with health disparities.

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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.