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The Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science (IIMS) and the College for Health, Community, and Policy (HCaP) at UT San Antonio wants to fund a new batch of one-year Community Engagement Small Project Grants.
The grants aim to help promote, develop, and expand community- academic research partnerships for the translation of science from basic discovery to clinical practice, to that benefit public health, according to the 2026 funding announcement.
Last year’s grants enabled seven teams of researchers to translate scientific findings to benefit public health in San Antonio.
These projects covered topics such as gun violence prevention, neurofeedback and childhood creativity, environmental lead hazards, and more.
Now your team could be the next ones to improve community health by applying for a one-year Community Engagement Small Project Grant.
To qualify, a project proposal must be submitted by March 16, 2026, and develop or expand collaborative projects through community-engaged research or assessment, education or training, and dissemination of research results, program features, or policy implications.
UPDATE: The project proposal submission deadline has been extended to March 25, 2026.
Proposal Topics and Areas of Interest
The grant committee strongly encourages applicants to refer to publicly available health assessments.
This includes resources like the Health Collaborative’s Community Health Improvement Plan
Proposals should reflect mutual beneficial and bidirectional relationships between partners.
Community partners should be involved in the planning and implementation of each phase of the project.
To assist with this portion of the requirement check out these resources:
- Community Engagement Assessment Tool
- Principles of Community Engagement
- The Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership
Proposal Submission and Guidelines
To be eligible to participate, you must be part of a community-academic research partnership in South Texas and represent the following institutions:
- UT San Antonio
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System
- Texas Biomedical Research Institute
- Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)
- UT Austin College of Pharmacy
- UT Austin Dell Medical School
- Other local universities
Each group must have at least one UT Health San Antonio or UTSA investigator and one community co-investigator on the team.
Projects can also involve community partners, such as practice-based research networks, translational advisory boards, and other groups or agencies like community health centers, non-profits, schools, and more.
Submissions should include supporting application documents such as a proposed project plan, history of community academic partnership, community engagement plan, and a detailed budget.
Community grant proposals will be scored and chosen based on a variety of factors, including significance, novelty, and innovation, how the project expands a community-campus partnership, and potential for improving health outcomes.
There’s an estimated $35,000 available to fund seven or more proposals.
Awards are anticipated to arrive starting Sept. 1, 2026, for expenses like supplies, equipment, staff salaries, software, consulting, and more.
Applications are due on March 25, 2026.
Click here to apply!
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