BACKGROUND Creating strong partnerships with community organizations is essential to test implementation of evidence-based interventions. However, partners are often chosen based on convenience rather than capacity or diversity. Streamlined processes are needed to identify qualified, diverse, and invested partners to conduct community-based research. OBJECTIVES There is a gap in the literature on effective and efficient processes for recruiting partners. This paper aims to fill that gap by describing a novel approach for identifying a diverse group of community organizations to participate in research. METHODS We used a Request for Partners (RFP) approach to recruit partners to participate in a hybrid implementation-effectiveness study of the Veggie Van mobile market model. The process included formative work to inform RFP development, creation of an external advisory committee, an intent-to-apply round, a full application round, and an inperson training and selection process. Data was collected to characterize applicant size, location, and experience; pre-post surveys were conducted to understand the training's utility. RESULTS We received 59 intent-to-apply submissions and invited 28 organizations to apply: 17 submitted applications and 12 organizations were chosen as finalists. The process took approximately 8 months to recruit 9 organizations and 32 community sites across 5 states and increased understanding of the intervention and partner responsibilities. CONCLUSIONS An RFP process is familiar to many community organizations that compete for grant funding but may not have prior research experience. This process streamlined recruitment timelines, increased diversity, and cultivated community among organizations. It may also improve research transparency, study completion, and intervention fidelity.

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招募和选择社区合作伙伴进行混合实施有效性研究的新流程。

背景 与社区组织建立强有力的伙伴关系对于测试循证干预措施的实施至关重要。然而，合作伙伴的选择往往是基于便利性，而不是能力或多样性。需要简化流程来确定合格的、多样化的和投资的合作伙伴来开展基于社区的研究。目标 关于有效且高效的合作伙伴招募流程的文献中存在空白。本文旨在通过描述一种识别不同社区组织参与研究的新方法来填补这一空白。方法 我们采用了合作伙伴请求 (RFP) 方法来招募合作伙伴参与 Veggie Van 移动市场模型的混合实施效果研究。该流程包括为 RFP 开发提供信息的形成性工作、外部咨询委员会的创建、意向申请轮、完整申请轮以及现场培训和选拔流程。收集数据是为了描述申请人的规模、地点和经验；进行事前调查以了解培训的效用。结果 我们收到了 59 份意向申请，并邀请了 28 个组织进行申请：17 个提交的申请和 12 个组织被选为决赛入围者。该过程花费了大约 8 个月的时间，招募了 5 个州的 9 个组织和 32 个社区站点，并加深了对干预措施和合作伙伴责任的理解。结论 RFP 流程对于许多竞争拨款资金但可能没有先前研究经验的社区组织来说是熟悉的。这一过程简化了招聘时间表，增加了多样性，并在组织之间培养了社区。它还可以提高研究透明度、研究完成度和干预保真度。