Table 4.

Infrastructure challenges and strategies reported by investigators and research partners

Infrastructure
	General Challenge	General Strategy	Examples of Specific Strategies
Investigators	• Needing substantial time and effort to support partners and manage engagement • Identifying partners with diverse backgrounds and perspectives	• Dedicate staff to manage engagement • Integrate partner input for scheduling • Attend to the availability and accessibility of meetings • Appropriately compensate partners	• Account for staff time needed to support coordination, communication, and capacity building needs • Adjust meeting dates and intervals to account for partner work schedules and geographic distance from meeting place • Address partner transportation needs • Employ a range of meeting and communication strategies (email, telephone, conference call, or video call) • Accommodate partners’ lack of internet access or other resources • Be aware that electronic document sharing platforms may not work for all partners • Compensate for partner document review and meeting time, travel time, and transportation costs • Help partners navigate institutional systems (e.g., hiring policies, documentation for compensation)
Investigators and partners	• Scheduling and logistics related to partners’ competing demands • Maintaining consistent partner participation	None described	None described
Partners	None described	None described	None described