Mapping the Landscape of Dissemination and Implementation Science Across the CTSA Consortium: A Multi-Domain Environmental Website Scan

Despite substantial investment in clinical and translational research, only a small proportion of evidence-based interventions are adopted and sustained in routine practice, contributing to persistent delays between discovery and population benefit.Dissemination and implementation (D&I) science is a critical discipline for addressing this gap, and the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program (established 2006) has been strategically positioned as a national infrastructure to advance D&I capacity.We conducted a national environmental scan of publicly available websites and documents from all 66 CTSA hubs (May-July 2025), using a structured extraction tool to capture D&I specific activities across seven domains: institution and community partnerships, formal D&I organizational structures within the CTSA, consultation services, collaborative programming, training opportunities, educational offerings, and pilot funding mechanisms.Findings reveal substantial heterogeneity in D&I science activities across CTSA hubs; 38% had a formal D&I unit, 54% offered D&I consultation services, and 37% provided collaborative programming.Structured workforce development was limited: 12% offered D&I-focused training grants, 15% offered structured educational programs, and 15% provided D&I-specific pilot funding.Consultation models varied widely in scope, access, and evaluation practices.These findings demonstrate uneven development of D&I science infrastructure across CTSAs and highlight opportunities to strengthen capacity nationally.

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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
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2026-05-29
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https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2026.10760
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Scientific Computing and Data Management
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Mapping the Landscape of Dissemination and Implementation Science Across the CTSA Consortium: A Multi-Domain Environmental Website Scan

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Abstract

Despite substantial investment in clinical and translational research, only a small proportion of evidence-based interventions are adopted and sustained in routine practice, contributing to persistent delays between discovery and population benefit.Dissemination and implementation (D&I) science is a critical discipline for addressing this gap, and the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program (established 2006) has been strategically positioned as a national infrastructure to advance D&I capacity.We conducted a national environmental scan of publicly available websites and documents from all 66 CTSA hubs (May-July 2025), using a structured extraction tool to capture D&I specific activities across seven domains: institution and community partnerships, formal D&I organizational structures within the CTSA, consultation services, collaborative programming, training opportunities, educational offerings, and pilot funding mechanisms.Findings reveal substantial heterogeneity in D&I science activities across CTSA hubs; 38% had a formal D&I unit, 54% offered D&I consultation services, and 37% provided collaborative programming.Structured workforce development was limited: 12% offered D&I-focused training grants, 15% offered structured educational programs, and 15% provided D&I-specific pilot funding.Consultation models varied widely in scope, access, and evaluation practices.These findings demonstrate uneven development of D&I science infrastructure across CTSAs and highlight opportunities to strengthen capacity nationally.

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Auburn University, Tulane University, Louisiana State University, University of South Alabama, Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of Cambridge, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
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