Children's Discovery Institute Call for Proposals

Additional Information:
http://www.childrensdiscovery.org/Grants/Forms,InstructionsPolicies.aspx

Description:

The Children’s Discovery Institute requests applications from all Washington University faculty and postdoctoral trainees for the funding mechanisms listed below.

 

Letters of Intent must be submitted by 5:00 pm CST on August 1, 2014.

 

Funding Mechanisms:

1. Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives: up to $150,000/yr for up to three years is available for faculty seeking to embark on novel projects in need of initial start-up funding to enable procurement of other independent support. Projects should strive to bring investigators from multiple disciplines together to identify targets for improved diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a pediatric health problem relevant to the goals of the CDI.
2. Postdoctoral Fellowships: up to $30,000/yr for up to two years is available for especially promising postdoctoral trainees to complete a research project under the direction of a mentor on an issue relevant to the goals of the CDI.
3. Educational Initiatives: up to $50,000/yr for up to three years is available for educational activities on child health topics relevant to the goals of the CDI.
4. Faculty Recruitment/Scholar Awards: $300,000 over five years is available for exceptional new investigators to establish a laboratory and to embark on highly promising pediatric medical research relevant to the goals of the CDI. Nominations for Faculty Recruitment/Scholar Awards may be submitted by any Washington University Department Chair. Department Chairs wishing to submit nominations (i.e. Letters of Intent) for Faculty Scholar/Recruitment Awards must obtain the approval of the CDI Executive and Scientific Directors prior to submission.

 

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 approaches for diagnosis, therapy and/or prevention.
• Programs synergistic with Washington University and St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
• Immediate relevance to goals of one or more of the CDI’s Centers:
• McDonnell Pediatric Cancer Center focuses on the etiology and treatment of pediatric cancers.
• Center for Musculoskeletal and Metabolic Disease focuses on the genetic basis of musculoskeletal birth defects, childhood arthritis, metabolic diseases, and related disorders.
• Center for Pediatric Pulmonary Disease focuses on the biology of the pulmonary system and genetic and acquired causes of pediatric lung disease.
• Congenital Heart Disease Center focuses on the environmental and genetic etiology of congenital heart and vascular disease, related birth defects, and other heart disorders.

U.S.-India Bilateral Collaborative Research Partnerships (CRP) on Diabetes Research (R21)

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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-14-006.html

Description:
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites Exploratory/Developmental (R21) applications from United States (U.S.)-funded institutions with an Indian institution partner to establish Collaborative Research Partnerships (CRP) to advance science and technology important to understanding, preventing, and treating diabetes and its complications. The U.S.-India Bilateral CRP Program is designed to develop collaborations between scientists and institutions in the United States and India to conduct high quality diabetes research of mutual interest and benefit to both countries while developing the basis for future institutional and individual scientific collaborations. This FOA will utilize the research capacities of the institutions and scientists in both countries to advance science and technology important to understanding, preventing, and treating diabetes and its complications.  

Research Supplements for Aging Research on Health Disparities (Admin Supp)

Additional Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-256.html

Description:

NIA is interested in basic research on aging to explore the social, behavioral, neural and biological mechanisms that account for disparities in age-related change; in research that investigates contextual, social and cultural influences that delay or accelerate health disparities in aging populations; and research on geriatric conditions where disparities emerge in diagnosis, prognosis and/or treatment, including palliative and end-of-life care.  NIH Health Disparities Populations include African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Populations, and Rural Populations. Health disparities mechanisms of interest include, but are not limited to, race, ethnicity, education, residential segregation/geography, and socioeconomic status.

Appropriate topics/studies include those listed below:

• Studies that examine cellular and molecular mechanisms of aging biology/physiology (i.e., inflammation, stress, cellular senescence, etc.) that underlie health disparities  
• Research that will examine the mechanisms underlying the health disparities in aging of sensory, motor, cognition, and/or other neural systems and/or Alzheimer’s disease 
• The addition of populations to ongoing studies that permit comparisons and analyses of health disparities
• The development of measures appropriate for health disparities populations that enhance research on the mechanisms by which health disparities affect health and well-being outcomes over the life span
• Studies focused on racial or ethnic disparities in functional, physiologic, or metabolic outcomes across the life span and in old age

- See more at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-256.html#sthash.LpNff84j.dpuf

NIHCM Foundation Research Grants

Additional Information: 
http://www.nihcm.org/grants/research-grants

Description:

NIHCM Foundation is making available up to $250,000 to support investigator-initiated research with high potential to inform improvements to the U.S. health care system by reducing health spending growth, enhancing quality, and/or expanding access to health insurance and health care services. Projects must advance existing knowledge in the areas of health care financing, delivery, management and/or policy.

We will support three to five projects in 2015 from this budget.

Winning studies will be selected using the following process:

1. All interested researchers must submit a brief letter of inquiry (LOI) outlining their study idea by 5:00 PM EDT, July 14, 2014.
   
2. Full (10-page) proposals will be invited from a small number of applicants in September 2014.
3. Winners will be announced in November 2014 for projects starting in 2015.

Interventions for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Native American Populations (R01)

Additional Information:
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-14-260.html

Description:
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to develop, adapt, and test the effectiveness of health promotion and disease prevention interventions in Native American (NA) populations. NA populations are exposed to considerable risk factors that significantly increase their likelihood of chronic disease, substance abuse, mental illness, oral diseases, and HIV-infection. The intervention program should be culturally appropriate and promote the adoption of healthy lifestyles, improve behaviors and social conditions and/or improve environmental conditions related to chronic diseases, the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, mental illness, oral disease, or HIV-infection. The intervention program should be designed so that it could be sustained within the entire community within existing resources, and, if successful, disseminated in other Native American communities. The long-term goal of this FOA is to reduce mortality and morbidity in NA communities. For the purposes of this FOA Native Americans include the following populations: Alaska Native, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian. The term ‘Native Hawaiian’ means any individual any of whose ancestors were natives, prior to 1778, of the area which now comprises the State of Hawaii.

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to develop, adapt, and test the effectiveness of health promotion and disease prevention interventions in Native American (NA) populations. NA populations are exposed to considerable risk factors that significantly increase their likelihood of chronic disease, substance abuse, mental illness, oral diseases, and HIV-infection. The intervention program should be culturally appropriate and promote the adoption of healthy lifestyles, improve behaviors and social conditions and/or improve environmental conditions related to chronic diseases, the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, mental illness, oral disease, or HIV-infection. The intervention program should be designed so that it could be sustained within the entire community within existing resources, and, if successful, disseminated in other Native American communities. The long-term goal of this FOA is to reduce mortality and morbidity in NA communities. For the purposes of this FOA Native Americans include the following populations: Alaska Native, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian. The term ‘Native Hawaiian’ means any individual any of whose ancestors were natives, prior to 1778, of the area which now comprises the State of Hawaii. - See more at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-14-260.html#sthash.zyPo7L7w.dpuf

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)

Additional Information:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=255899

Description:
Purpose: This 3-year initiative will award funds to create healthier communities by strengthening existing capacity to implement locally tailored evidence- and practice-based population-based PSE improvement strategies in priority populations experiencing chronic disease disparities and associated risk factors, and supporting implementation, evaluation and dissemination of these strategies. This FOA will also support effective implementation of existing PSE improvements and offers the opportunity for communities to take comprehensive action to address risk factors contributing to the most common and debilitating chronic conditions. The intent of REACH is to also build an evidence base that supports community centered approaches to reducing or eliminating health disparities. Applicants will provide compelling data to support the priority population selected; that data should be accompanied by justification for selection of the intervention(s) that will improve population health. Applicants should plan a strong evaluation of proposed activities and strategies. This will contribute to an increased understanding of how racial and ethnic minority communities and their partners can effectively reduce or eliminate health disparities, and achieve health equity.

Public Health Services and Systems Research 2014 Call for Proposals

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http://bit.ly/1ttiTJv

Description:
This solicitation aims to expand the evidence for administrative and policy mechanisms that improve quality, efficiency and value in public health delivery. Up to nine studies may be selected to receive funding of up to $350,000 to support projects of up to 24 months in duration.
Studies funded through this solicitation will focus on multidisciplinary research that examines the organization, financing, delivery and quality of public health services and the subsequent impact on population health outcomes. Projects may seek to: 1) elucidate the health and economic value of public health activities; 2) understand how elements of the public health system influence the effective implementation of evidence-based public health strategies and/or strategies for collaboration between the public health and clinical health care delivery systems; and/or 3) test the impact of alternative strategies for delivering evidence-based public health services and/or collaborative approaches aimed at community health improvement between the public health and clinical health care delivery systems. Public health strategies include programs, policies, laws, services and administrative practices that are implemented by a variety of contributors within public health delivery systems for the primary purpose of promoting health and/or preventing disease and injury on a population-wide basis.