Primary Recipient

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE

Amount

$1,334,969.00

Award Date

9/28/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) are at increased risk for Type 2 diabetes when compared to other Americans, a gap that continues to widen. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become the number one cause of death among AI/ANs, is now more common