Monday, December 19, 2016

Looking for funding? Opportunities from the CDC and NIH

NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory - Demonstration Projects for Pragmatic Clinical Trials (UG3/UH3)

               Posted: Nov 23. 1016
               Open: May 2, 2017
               Closed: June 2, 2017
               Agency Name: NIH 
Description: “The purpose of this FOA is to solicit applications to support Demonstration Projects that include an efficient, large-scale pragmatic clinical trial. Trials must be conducted across two or more health care systems (HCS) and must be conducted as part of the NIH HCS Research Collaboratory supported through the NIH Common Fund. (See https://commonfund.nih.gov/hcscollaboratory). Awards made through this FOA will initially support a one-year milestone-driven planning phase (UG3), with possible rapid transition to the second implementation phase (UH3) for a pragmatic trial Demonstration Project. UH3s will be awarded after administrative review of eligible UG3s that have met the scientific milestone and feasibility requirements necessary for the UH3 implementation phase, depending on the availability of funds. The UG3/UH3 application must be submitted as a single application, and applicants should note specific instructions for each phase in this FOA.
The overall goal of the NIH HCS Research Collaboratory program is to strengthen the national capacity to implement cost-effective, large-scale research studies that engage health care delivery organizations as research partners. The NIH HCS Research Collaboratory Program has established a Collaboratory Coordinating Center (CCC) that is providing national leadership and technical expertise in all aspects of research with HCS.  After awards are made by NIH, the CCC (https://www.nihcollaboratory.org/Pages/default.aspx) and the NIH will work with successful awardees from this FOA to facilitate the planning and rapid execution of high impact Demonstration Projects that conduct research studies in partnerships with health care delivery systems, ultimately making available data, tools and resources from Collaboratory research projects to develop a broadened base of research partnerships with HCS.”
More information HERE 


Community Characteristics Associated with Geographic Disparities in Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Health

                Posted: Dec 10, 2016
                Closed: Feb 14, 2017
                Agency Name: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-ERA
Description: “This FOA has two components, A and B. Component A supports applications aimed at examination of county-level disparities in type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic conditions to enhance understanding of disease determinants. Applicants will test hypotheses aimed at clarifying the contribution of environmental or socioeconomic circumstances to diabetes geographic disparities. As part of this initiative, Component A awardees will also be asked to form a common protocol and data management plan for the collection of a core set of exposure and outcome variables to permit multi-center analyses. Component B of this FOA solicits applications for a study Coordinating Center (CC) to provide logistics, data management, and analysis support to the multi-center research study.It is anticipated that 5 awards (4 for Component A and 1 for component B) will be made under this FOA. An institution (normally identified by having a unique DUNS number) may submit no more than one application for Component A and no more than one for component B. However, no institution will receive more than one award under this funding announcement; an awardee for Component B will not also receive an award for Component A.
More information HERE 

 

Natural Experiments of Policy and Built Environment Impact on Diabetes Risk

                Posted: Dec 7, 2016
                Closed: Feb 13, 2017
                Agency Name: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – ERA
Description: “This FOA has two components, A and B. Component A: To support a 5-year multi-center research network of innovative, non-health system-based, natural experiments approaches to alter the diabetogenic characteristics of US communities. Priority areas include population-level approaches to the promotion of healthy eating and active living by evaluating the impact of environmental and policy interventions on population-level risk factors for diabetes. Component B: To fund a Central Coordinating Center (CCC) to provide organizational, logistic and communication support to enhance the efficiency, productivity, and impact of the Natural Experiments research centers that are funded as part of Component A.
More information HERE

Monday, August 22, 2016

Rural Policy Analysis Program (HRSA)

Additional Information:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=285998

Description:
Eligible applicants include domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit organizations. Eligible organizations may include State, local, and Indian tribal governments; institutions of higher education; other non-profit organizations (including faith-based, community-based, and tribal organizations); and hospitals. Eligible applicants must be national in scope and have well- established relationships with each of the following constituencies: rural clinical service networks; frontier residents; rural hospitals and community health systems; rural medical and health care provider educators; rural health clinics; State Rural Health Associations (SRHA) and State Offices of Rural Health (SORHs). You must have experience identifying emerging rural health care policy issues and promptly providing feedback to office inquiries regarding those issues.  Eligible applicants must demonstrate experience conducting policy research in the areas of access to health care services, Medicare and Medicaid policies, and development of rural delivery systems and public health. You should also have the capacity to quickly synthesize and disseminate policy analysis that informs policy makers of the needs of rural health care delivery systems in the design and implementation of health care policy.  Finally, you must demonstrate past experience in, and the ability to communicate results and implications of national health policy analyses for rural health services and delivery to a variety of audiences in a number of settings, including meeting presentations and panel discussions.  Applications that fail to show such experience will not be considered. 

Friday, August 12, 2016

Strategies to Increase Delivery of Guideline-Based Care to Populations with Health Disparities (R01)

Additional Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-15-279.html

Description:
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to conduct innovative and feasible studies to test strategies to accelerate the adoption of guideline-based recommendations into clinical practice among populations with health disparities.  Applications that propose strategies with a focus on providers who care for clinical populations with excess burden of cardiovascular, lung, blood, and sleep diseases and disorders, in concert with the health care delivery systems in which they practice, are strongly encouraged. Applications that test systems, infrastructures, and strategies to implement guideline-based care for NHLBI disorders in clinical care settings are also of high programmatic interest.

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health

Additional Information:
http://www.scgcorp.com/tidirh2016/application.html

Description:
This training is designed for investigators at any career stage interested in conducting D&I research. To be eligible, participants must NOT have current R18, R01, or R01-equivalent funding as a principal investigator for D&I research and may not have received such funding in the past 5 years. Note: Investigators who have received an R01 or equivalent are eligible, as long as the funding was not specifically for D&I research. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate experience with—or potential for—working effectively in transdisciplinary teams and who have strong partnerships with—or are embedded within—health care delivery, public health, or community-based networks. We seek a balance of both junior and senior investigators, with the overall goal of bringing new people into the field of D&I research. While we anticipate most participants will be early- to mid-career individuals, we will enroll a limited number of senior researchers who are making the switch to D&I research. 


Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Development of the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Data Resource Center (U2C)

Additional Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-16-010.html

Description:
The objective of this FOA is to support the development of the Data Resource Center for the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (Kids First), which consists of the following components: a web-based Data Resource Portal, a Data Coordination Center, and Administrative and Outreach Core.  The goal of the Data Resource Portal is to accelerate discovery of genetic etiology and shared biologic pathways within and across childhood cancers and structural birth defects by facilitating access to and querying of annotated genomic sequence and phenotypic data from cohorts of patients with these conditions.  The Data Resource Portal will serve as an indispensable research resource where genomic data can be aggregated, accessed, analyzed, and shared within and across the childhood cancer and birth defects research communities as well as the broader scientific community.  The Data Coordination Center will work with Kids First investigators and sequencing centers to facilitate data collection and harmonization.  The Administrative and Outreach Core will oversee administrative activities, work closely with a Steering Committee, and provide outreach and education to the research community on using the Data Resource Portal.

Friday, July 8, 2016

Rural Health Research Dissemination

Additional Information:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=284893

Description:
The purpose of the Rural Health Research Dissemination Program is to disseminate and market policy-oriented information for use by diverse audiences such as rural stakeholders at national, state, and community levels and policy decision-makers to inform and raise awareness of issues regarding policy implications, access, quality and status of health care delivery, services, and management on behalf of rural communities.

Rural Policy Analysis Program

Additional Information:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=284897

Description:
The purpose of this program is to support research syntheses and analyses of specific rural health issues that affect rural communities.  Issue areas are expected to be of national interest, and may include cross-cutting rural health and human services dimensions.  Products, including reports and Policy Briefs, will support policy-makers, and policy development and implementation; each product will summarize an issue, related health policies, and identify implications and next steps relevant to rural stakeholders.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Children's Discovery Institute Call for Proposals

Additional Information:
https://research.wustl.edu/researchnews/BulletinAttachments/2017%20Call%20for%20Proposals%20-%20Fall%20Cycle.pdf

Description:
Funding Objectives:
Preference will be given to faculty members prior to
achieving tenure, to teams of investigators from
multiple disciplines, and to multi-investigator projects to develop interactive research groups.
Translational impact, scientific excellence, and potential for acquisition of new knowledge. This
includes the development and/or testing of novel appr
oaches for diagnosis, therapy and/or prevention.
Programs synergistic with Washington Univ
ersity and St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Immediate relevance to goals of one or more of the CDI’s Centers:
o
McDonnell Pediatric Cancer Center focuses on the etiology and treatment of pediatric
cancers.
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Center for Metabolism and Immunity focuses on musculoskeletal, kidney and
gastrointestinal disorders including the microbiome, disorders of metabolism, and diseases
related to the immune system.
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Center for Pediatric Pulmonary Disease focuses on the biology of the pulmonary system
and genetic and acquired causes of pediatric lung disease.
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Congenital Heart Disease Center focuses on
the environmental and genetic etiology of
congenital heart and vascular disease, related birth defects, and other heart disorders.

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): Indian Education Discretionary Grants Programs: Professional Development Grants Program

Additional Information:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=283906

Description:
Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purposes of the Indian Education Professional Development Grants program are to (1) increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indians; (2) provide training to qualified Indian individuals to become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and (3) improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in the education field. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.299B. Applications for grants under the Indian Education--Professional Development Grants program, CFDA number 84.299B, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Indian Education_Professional Development Grants program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.299, not 84.299B).

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01, R21, and R03)

Additional Information:
R01: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-238.html
R21: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-236.html
R03: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-237.html

Description:
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages investigators to submit research grant applications that will identify, develop, test, evaluate and/or refine strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based practices (e.g. behavioral interventions; prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment and disease management interventions; quality improvement programs) into public health, clinical practice, and community settings. In addition, studies to advance dissemination and implementation research methods and measures are encouraged.  

Friday, June 3, 2016

Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06)

Additional Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-297.html

Description:
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to encourage grant applications for new or continued Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH). The NARCH program supports opportunities for conducting research and  career enhancement to meet the health needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities and the scientists conducting research on the health needs of these communities. This FOA is issued by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences in conjunction with the other Institutes/Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Indian Health Service (IHS). 

Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity—Round 10

Additional Information:
http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/funding-opportunities/2016/healthy-eating-research--building-evidence-to-prevent-childhood-.html

Additional Information:

Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) national program. The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among groups at highest risk for obesity: black, Latino, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Islander, and children who live in lower-income communities (urban, suburban, and/or rural). Findings are expected to advance RWJF’s efforts to help all children achieve a healthy weight, promote health equity, and build a Culture of Health.
This call for proposals (CFP) is for two types of awards aimed at providing advocates, decision-makers, and policymakers with evidence to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic. The award types are: Round 10 grants and RWJF New Connections grants awarded through the Healthy Eating Research program.

Friday, May 27, 2016

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01)

Additional Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-238.html

Description:
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages investigators to submit research grant applications that will identify, develop, test, evaluate and/or refine strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-based practices (e.g. behavioral interventions; prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment and disease management interventions; quality improvement programs) into public health, clinical practice, and community settings. In addition, studies to advance dissemination and implementation research methods and measures are encouraged.  

Friday, May 20, 2016

Wsahington University Diabetes Research Center Pilot & Feasibility Awards

Additional Information:
https://research.wustl.edu/researchnews/BulletinAttachments/DRC%20CFP%20and%20Guidelines%202016.pdf

Description:


Qualifications
The following qualify for grant support under the Pilot & Feasibility Program:
·         New faculty members involved in diabetes-related research who have not yet obtained independent funding. Applications from these individuals are most likely to be supported by this mechanism.
·         Established investigators involved in diabetes-related research who propose feasibility studies clearly not related to previously supported research.
·         Established investigators not involved in diabetes-related research who propose feasibility studies related to diabetes.

Applicants must hold a faculty appointment and be independent investigators. Postdoctoral Fellows or their equivalent are not eligible.

There is no specific citizenship requirement.

Previous recipients of Pilot & Feasibility support are eligible, but first priority will be given to those who have not been supported by this program.

Award & Review
Grants of up to $50,000/year (direct) for one year are awarded with a second year of funding possible based on research progress.
Applications are evaluated by external reviewers and the Diabetes Research Center Pilot & Feasibility Review Committee.

Grant Submission Deadline – 5pm on July 29, 2016.
Instructions for preparation and submission are found in the Application Guidelines. A letter of intent is no longer required.

Anticipated Start Date of Funding – December 1, 2016.
Successful proposals must be approved, if applicable, by the Human Studies, Animal Studies, Biosafety, and Radiation Safety Committees. Approvals may be "Pending" at the time of application.


Washington University Nutrition Research Obesity Center Pilot and Feasibility Program

Additional Information:
https://research.wustl.edu/researchnews/BulletinAttachments/2016%20NORC%20PF.pdf

Description:


Purpose:
The major objective of this program is to provide research support to test innovative hypotheses involving nutrition and obesity in the prevention, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and therapy of disease. It is hoped that a Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) Award will generate enough preliminary data for the investigator to obtain research funding from extramural sources (e.g., R01).