Representative Precision Medicine Research Through Partnerships

This funding opportunity aims to support precision medicine and representative research that leverage partnerships within California, include underrepresented populations, and reduce health disparities. The California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine (CIAPM) will award $6 million to support approximately 3-5 project teams conducting representative precision medicine research projects in California over a 2.5-year project term. Research teams must be co-led by at least one California non-profit academic research institution and either a nonprofit community-based organization or another California non-profit academic research institution. Key aspects of the project include: • Making biomedical research more inclusive and beneficial to all Californians • Incorporating a precision medicine approach to study health disparities • Leveraging partnerships to break down silos between academic institutions and communities • Fostering co-learning and integrating perspectives • Creating promotional materials to encourage participation of individuals from underrepresented populations • Developing a precision medicine asset, such as a new dataset or methodology