Amount Requested: $2,550,000.00

Funding is requested to continue and enhance the infrastructure of the Center for Research on Minority Health (CRMH), the first congressionally mandated center outside of Washington D.C. to address health disparities in ethnic minorities and medically underserved populations, and to support the Health Disparities Education Awareness Research and Training (HDEART) Consortium, an organization of 26 health care, academic, and governmental institutions combining their resources to increase health disparities research and minority health care professionals. Funding secured will be used for equipment and materials; facilities renovation; educational conferences; salaries; and satellite clinic equipment.