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Award Setup Complete — Partner Site Planning Begins
With award setup materials submitted and infrastructure partnerships forming, the UT-REAL consortium transitions from setup to active Phase 1 planning.
Status note: This article records the project as of April 7, 2026. See Participating Sites for current site progress.
The UT-REAL consortium has completed its award setup phase, with budget, milestones, and administrative materials submitted to the UT System on March 27, 2026.
Key developments in the opening weeks include:
- Infrastructure partnerships forming: Engagement with the UT Health Intelligence Platform (UT-HIP) to evaluate a centralized hosting path under active governance planning, and with UTSW Enterprise Data Services for local storage and ingestion support.
- Azure credits (as of this date): A request for Microsoft Azure credits had been submitted to support cloud infrastructure. At the time, the credit request remained pending.
- IRB groundwork (as of this date): The UTSW multi-school IRB template protocol had been submitted and was pending review. See Participating Sites for current status.
- Team infrastructure: Project Coordinator Tra Ngo, PhD has been onboarded, and a standing weekly meeting has been established for the core team.
The consortium is now preparing site inventory questionnaires and governance documentation in advance of the UT REAL Technology Assessment Session.
