The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) received a $690,085 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307). The purpose of this 5-year award is to develop and implement the "UTEP Center for Investigator Training and Community Engagement in Transdisciplinary Minority Health Disparities Research." The center will provide a specialized community-engaged research training program, enabling academic and community partners to jointly design and implement collaborative research projects to address health disparities in the Paso del Norte region. Key activities include establishing pilot project and mentoring programs, providing grant writing support for early career investigators and community members, and conducting transdisciplinary minority health disparities research informed by a syndemics approach. This initiative aims to build equitable academic-community partnerships and a critical mass of investigators conducting community-engaged health disparities research.