DELAWARE: Two Delaware IDeA Programs receive PCORI grant
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) awarded a one-year, $100,000 grant to two Delaware IDeA Programs (INBRE and IDeA-CTR), and others for their project entitled, “DRIVE: Developing a Roadmap of IDeAs for Veteran Engagement.
Medical and clinical research is an important aspect of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs. Yet, ClincalTrials.gov data show a disparity in veteran patient research engagement between Institutional Development Award (IDeA) states and territories and non-IDeA states and territories. IDeA is a congressionally mandated program that builds research capacity in states that historically have had low levels of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. VA medical centers (VAMCs) in IDeA states and territories receive substantially less of the annual VA research funding than VAMCs in non-IDeA states and territories. Together, these facts suggest that if provided ample and proper research resources, VAMC research programs in IDeA states and territories may grow their research capacity and expand the opportunities for veteran patients, caregivers, and clinicians in IDeA states and territories to engage in research as equitable research partners.
The University of Delaware, the Wilmington Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and two National Institutes of Health-funded IDeA programs: Delaware IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (DE-INBRE), and Delaware Accelerating Clinical and Translational Research (DE-ACCEL).