# NIH Reporter #5U48DP006837-03

Establishing a Collaborating Center for OACareTools PLUS and a Coordinating Center for an Arthritis Management & Wellbeing Research Network

**Recipient:** University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

**Award Amount:** $300,000.00
**Ceiling:** $300,000.00

**Awarded:** August 14, 2026

**Identifier:** 5U48DP006837-03

Funding supports University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in establishing collaborating and coordinating centers for an arthritis research network, with work focused on improving engagement in evidence-based osteoarthritis interventions and coordinating arthritis research and dissemination.

### Description

Establishes an Arthritis Management and Wellbeing Research Network Collaborating Center to pilot, evaluate, and translate OACareTools+, and a Coordinating Center to support network leadership, research coordination, dissemination, and evaluation.

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