Friday, August 31, 2012

ADA and Medronic Technology in Diabetes Fellowship

Description:

The ADA-Medtronic Technology in Diabetes Fellowship provides grant support for technology-based studies that utilize the CareLink database (which includes blood glucose-monitoring and insulin pump-derived data) to investigate novel clinically related questions that assess, evaluate, correlate, and improve the application of this and similar technologies, and focus on clinical outcomes for patients with insulin-treated diabetes. Clinical and post-doctoral fellows and scientists in training are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information:

http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=89698#GSK

ADA and GSK Award in the Microbiome and Metabolic Changes in Diabetes and Obesity

Description:

The American Diabetes Association and GlaxoSmithKline Award in the Microbiome and Metabolic Changes in Diabetes and Obesity are designed to support basic, translational and clinical research proposals focusing on the relationship between the microbiome and metabolism, including the role of the microbiome in the predisposition to and progression of obesity and diabetes.

Additional information:

http://professional.diabetes.org/Diabetes_Research.aspx?typ=18&cid=89698#GSK

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

NIMHD Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities: Dissemination Phase (R24) Grant

Additional Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-13-001.html

Description:
The National Institute on Minority and Health Disparities (NIMHD) invites applications for a limited competition Funding Opportunity (FOA) to provide continuing support for NIMHD Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Intervention Research Phase grantees. The goal of this initiative is to support the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based interventions designed to reduce health disparities using a community-based participatory research approach.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Time-Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation (R01)


PAR 12-257--Time-Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation (R01)

Purpose: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute on Aging (NIA), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This announcement establishes an accelerated review/award process to support time-sensitive research to evaluate a new policy or program expected to influence obesity related behaviors (e.g., dietary intake, physical activity, or sedentary behavior) and/or weight outcomes in an effort to prevent or reduce obesity.  This FOA is intended to support research where opportunities for empirical study are, by their very nature, only available through expedited review and funding.  All applications to this FOA must demonstrate that the evaluation of an obesity related policy and /or program offers an uncommon and scientifically compelling research opportunity that will only be available if the research is initiated with minimum delay. For these reasons, applications in response to this time-sensitive FOA are eligible for only one submission.  It is intended that eligible applications selected for funding will be awarded within 3-4 months after the application submission/receipt date. However, administrative requirements and other unforeseen circumstances may delay issuance dates beyond that timeline.

Applicants please note:  Resubmissions are not allowed for this funding announcement.  Please read the PAR very carefully.  Only time-sensitive studies will be given priority.  Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact one of the program officers listed below.

Christine M. Hunter, Ph.D.
Director of Behavioral Research
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Telephone: 301-594-4728

John G. Haaga, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Research
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Telephone: 301-496-3131

Robin A. McKinnon, Ph.D., MPA
Health Policy Specialist
Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Telephone: 301-594-3599

Layla Esposito, Ph.D.
Program Director
Center for Research for Mothers and Children
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Telephone: 301-435-6888

Friday, August 3, 2012

Secondary Analyses and Archiving of Social and Behavioral Datasets in Aging (R03)

Additional Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-13-004.html


Description:
 The NIA supports collection of data and biological samples including a broad array of measures that are relevant to: the dynamics of health and disability, cognition, psychosocial and sociodemographic factors, genetics and biomarkers, long-term care, caregiving, behavioral medicine, retirement, economic status and well-being over the lifecourse (see the Resources Section below for links to NIA sponsored data sources).   The purpose of this FOA is to solicit one-year R03 applications for (1) secondary analysis of data on aging in the areas of psychology, behavioral genetics, economics, demography or (2) archiving and dissemination of data sets to enable secondary analyses in order to further advance research.