The Federal Contract IDV award with ID 75N92018D00014 is a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract issued by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to Tougaloo College, a private historically Black college located in Tougaloo, Mississippi.
The primary purpose of this contract is to provide a Training and Education Center (TEC) for cardiovascular epidemiology and related biomedical research, targeting underrepresented minority undergraduate and/or post-graduate students. This is in support of the long-term Jackson Heart Study (JHS) research initiative focused on understanding and addressing cardiovascular disease in African American populations. Multiple task orders have been issued under this IDV, valued at over $8.6 million, to support student training and education activities, educational and training support, and manuscript preparation related to the JHS program. As the prime contractor, Tougaloo College leverages its expertise as an HBCU to advance STEM education and scientific research in this critical area of public health.
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