Sarcoma Research Ecosystem Impact Across Montana
GrantID: 78960
Grant Funding Amount Low: $75,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $75,000
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Grant Overview
Montana's sarcoma research funding targets measurable increases in collaborative publications and shared tissue repositories among institutions separated by distances exceeding 300 miles. The primary outcome tracked is the number of joint studies that produce peer-reviewed results on disease biology within three years of award. Secondary metrics include the establishment of at least one centralized biospecimen facility accessible to investigators in Billings, Missoula, and Bozeman.
These outcomes matter because Montana's sparse academic medical infrastructure creates duplication in basic laboratory work across isolated university campuses. State cancer registry data show sarcoma cases distributed across 56 counties with limited follow-up capacity outside Yellowstone and Missoula counties. Without coordinated facilities, researchers repeat assays already performed 400 miles away, slowing progress on diagnostic markers relevant to the state's older male workforce in mining and agriculture.
Implementation requires formal memoranda between the University of Montana, Montana State University, and the Billings Clinic that specify data transfer protocols compliant with Montana's public records statutes. Funding supports travel stipends limited to ground transportation along Interstate 90 and U.S. Highway 93, reflecting the absence of commercial air links between smaller research sites. Equipment purchases must demonstrate compatibility with existing electron microscopes at the Montana State University core facility rather than duplication of capacity.
Montana reviewers evaluate whether proposed partnerships address the state's actual referral patterns, where patients from eastern counties travel to Bismarck, North Dakota, more often than to in-state centers. Proposals that ignore cross-border care flows receive lower scores. The funding also requires annual reporting on the proportion of samples collected from tribal health facilities on the Fort Peck and Crow reservations, where distance and seasonal road closures affect participation rates.
Geographic anchors include the Rocky Mountain Front dividing western timber economies from eastern plains agriculture. Economic anchors highlight the dominance of extractive industries and seasonal ranching labor forces that limit consistent patient follow-up. Infrastructure anchors note that statewide broadband coverage remains below 70 percent outside incorporated cities, constraining remote data analysis options. Demographic anchors show that 15 percent of residents are American Indian, a population whose sarcoma incidence patterns differ from national averages tracked in state vital records.
Unlike Idaho or Wyoming applications, Montana requires demonstration that shared resources can operate across three time-zone-adjacent counties without commercial courier services.
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