ARCHD exists in an environment in which significant geographic, racial, and ethnic health disparities exist. To address this issue, ARCHD:

• oversees the process for the solicitation, review, and selection of new pilot projects based on the evidence-based priorities established by the Center.
• fosters additional research which addresses racial and ethnic minority health disparities, both within the Center to sustain and develop its programs and outside of the Center to build research to address health disparities more broadly.