A book chapter written by MSM Assistant Research Professor, Director of Grant Proposal and Development and Director of Community Partnership Development Brenda D. Hayes, MSW, MPH, DSW (OSRA/CHPM) appears in the recently published, Toward Equity in Health A New Global Approach to Health Disparities, edited by Barbara C. Wallace. Two invited conference presentations held at Teacher's College of Columbia University in 2006 and 2007 provided the material for the 13th chapter, Grant-writing for Community-Based Health Disparities Research and Services: The Role of Academic /Community Partnerships.