About

• Partnering with the community to improve health through solutions that address social, cultural and biological determinants
• Developing a comprehensive and diverse health care workforce to serve the community
• Creating innovative health care delivery models that maintain financial stability while serving all members of our community

Community Resource Guide (PDF)

Please check out these Principles of Community Engagement, employed to guide interactions between UCLA and the community, or the goals of community engagement, as outlined by the David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health.

Getting Started

These resources are provided for faculty & staff to help guide community-engaged research. Use these to learn more about how to get started.

• NIH Community Engagement in Research: Frameworks for Education and Peer Review
• UCLA CTSI Tools and References for Researchers
• UCLA CTSI Integrating Special Population Program

Funding/Grant Writing

Use these links for resources on how to fund your community-engaged research project as well as helpful tips for grant writing.

• NIH Grants & Funding Guide
• UCLA CTSI Funding and Grant-Writing Tips