Grants and Awards

2015 to 2025

The Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) has significantly advanced health equity through targeted grants and awards. These initiatives have supported leadership development, community engagement, and policy advocacy, directly contributing to Morehouse School of Medicine's mission. SHLI's funding has been pivotal in areas like mental health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and health systems transformation, fostering partnerships that enhance public health infrastructure and trust in underserved communities.

2015

Mental Health and Behavioral Research

Kennedy Center for Mental Health Policy and Research

$2,500,000

Advancing Health Equity through Community Engagement and Media

$50,000

Community Health Leadership Program

$200,000

2016

Workforce Development and Medical Education

Health Policy Director State of Georgia Innovation and Medical Education Fund

$35,000,000

Health Equity and Disparities Research

Building a Culture of Health through Models of Leadership Discovery and Equity

$1,000,000

2017

Community Health and Leadership Development

Strengthening Community Health Leaders

$450,000

HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention

Addressing HIV/AIDS Prevention and HealthCare in Zambia East Africa

$500,000

2018

2025

2019

Medical Cannabis and Substance Use Research

Employing a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to research on medical cannabis barriers to access and equity for adults 65 years and over by assessing the national legal and regulatory landscape

$300,000

2020

Examining and Addressing the Political Determinants of Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic

$1,000,000

National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN): Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Populations

$40,000,000

Examining the Health Equity Implications of COVID-19 and building a nationwide comprehensive Health Equity Data Platform

$4,000,000

Establishing a Health Equity Task Force to Address the Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic

$540,000

Mitigating the Impact of Health Inequities and Health Injustices in Communities of Color

$100,000

Examining the Political and Environmental Determinants of Health

$10,000

Establishing a Political Determinants of Health Virtual Learning Collaborative

$500,000

2021

Google.org Cloud Computing Credits

$98,800

Google.org Advertising Credits

$875,000

Additional Technology Partnerships

$582

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD)

$1,490,242

Advancing Health Equity Through Policy in the City of East Point Georgia

$1,100,000

Environmental Defense Fund-Environmental & Climate Equity: A Webinar Training Series

$20,000

Advancing Health Equity: Developing Strategies to Decrease Health Inequities among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Older Adults in the United States

$200,000

Medical Cannabis and Substance Use Research

Examining Policy Implications to Medical Cannabis Legislation

$250,000

Workforce Development and Medical Education

Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program Coordination and Evaluation Center

$3,500,000

2022

Data Science and Technology

Annie E. Casey Foundation (HET Expansion)

$250,000

HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention

Ending the Epidemic: Addressing structural barriers that exist within Black communities in the Southern United States

$4,500,000

Mental Health and Behavioral Research

Investigating the Associations Between Abandonment Identity Disturbances and in Suicidal Ideation among Black Women with Symptoms of Trauma

In-Kind

Other Grants and Initiatives

PhRMA

Large Research Centers and Consortiums

Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Disparities Research (TCC)

$13,500,000

2023

Community Health and Leadership Development

Building Biobehavioral Goal Directed Resilience Training among African American Women (Project GRIT)

$1.5 million

Community Health and Leadership Development

Healthy Communities Initiative

$100,000

Community Health and Leadership Development

Community Health Advanced by Medical Practice Superstars (CHAMPS) project

$2,000,000

Community Health and Leadership Development

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)

$5,000,000

Genentech Lung Cancer Equity Summit

$30,000

NIH/UIC Cancer Prevention and Citizen Science Workshops

$25,000

Community Health and Leadership Development

Building Biobehavioral Goal Directed Resilience Training among African American Women (Project GRIT)

$1.5 million

Mental Health and Behavioral Research

Community Mental Health Equity Alliance

$30,000

Community Health and Leadership Development

Healthy Communities Initiative

$100,000

Community Health and Leadership Development

Community Health Advanced by Medical Practice Superstars (CHAMPS) project

$2,000,000

Community Health and Leadership Development

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)

$5,000,000

2024

Other Grants and Initiatives

American Society of Association Executives

Award

Data Science and Technology

Annie E. Casey Foundation (Gun Violence Data Integration)

$50,000

HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention

ViIV HIV Implementation Science Workshop Series

$35,000

2025

HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention

Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation

$10,000

Medical Cannabis and Substance Use Research

Exploring Knowledge Perceptions & Intent to Use Medical Cannabis Among Aging Georgians

$40,000

Sports and Physical Health

Football Players Health Study: Playing Living and You In-Person Assessments (PLAY-IPA)

$1,000,000

Workforce Development and Medical Education

Strengthening the Current Healthcare Workforce and Elevating Future Health Professionals via DEI-Centered Pathways

$1,000,000

HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention

ViIV HIV Implementation Science Workshop Series

$100,000 (Pending)

Grants and Awards

2015 to 2025

Kennedy Center for Mental Health Policy and Research

Advancing Health Equity through Community Engagement and Media

Community Health Leadership Program

Health Policy Director State of Georgia Innovation and Medical Education Fund

Building a Culture of Health through Models of Leadership Discovery and Equity

Strengthening Community Health Leaders

Addressing HIV/AIDS Prevention and HealthCare in Zambia East Africa

Promoting Healthcare across Pan-America: Pan-American Health Organization Conference

Employing a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to research on medical cannabis barriers to access and equity for adults 65 years and over by assessing the national legal and regulatory landscape

Examining and Addressing the Political Determinants of Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic

National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN): Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Populations

Examining the Health Equity Implications of COVID-19 and building a nationwide comprehensive Health Equity Data Platform

Establishing a Health Equity Task Force to Address the Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mitigating the Impact of Health Inequities and Health Injustices in Communities of Color

Examining the Political and Environmental Determinants of Health

Establishing a Political Determinants of Health Virtual Learning Collaborative

Google.org Cloud Computing Credits

Google.org Advertising Credits

Additional Technology Partnerships

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD)

Advancing Health Equity Through Policy in the City of East Point Georgia

Environmental Defense Fund-Environmental & Climate Equity: A Webinar Training Series

Advancing Health Equity: Developing Strategies to Decrease Health Inequities among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Older Adults in the United States

Examining Policy Implications to Medical Cannabis Legislation

Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program Coordination and Evaluation Center

Annie E. Casey Foundation (HET Expansion)

Ending the Epidemic: Addressing structural barriers that exist within Black communities in the Southern United States

Investigating the Associations Between Abandonment Identity Disturbances and in Suicidal Ideation among Black Women with Symptoms of Trauma

PhRMA

Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Disparities Research (TCC)

Building Biobehavioral Goal Directed Resilience Training among African American Women (Project GRIT)

Healthy Communities Initiative

Community Health Advanced by Medical Practice Superstars (CHAMPS) project

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)

Genentech Lung Cancer Equity Summit

NIH/UIC Cancer Prevention and Citizen Science Workshops

Building Biobehavioral Goal Directed Resilience Training among African American Women (Project GRIT)

Community Mental Health Equity Alliance

Healthy Communities Initiative

Community Health Advanced by Medical Practice Superstars (CHAMPS) project

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)

American Society of Association Executives

Annie E. Casey Foundation (Gun Violence Data Integration)

ViIV HIV Implementation Science Workshop Series

Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation

Exploring Knowledge Perceptions & Intent to Use Medical Cannabis Among Aging Georgians

Football Players Health Study: Playing Living and You In-Person Assessments (PLAY-IPA)

Strengthening the Current Healthcare Workforce and Elevating Future Health Professionals via DEI-Centered Pathways

ViIV HIV Implementation Science Workshop Series