Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Underserved Rural Communities (R01)

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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-13-013.html

Description:

The overall objective is to build the evidence base and accelerate the implementation and translation of evidence- or practice-based interventions into practice in rural communities. To accomplish this objective, NHLBI invites applications that will plan and execute well-designed controlled trials that maximize the opportunities available in rural communities to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors. The long-term goal is to foster sustainable interventions and scientific research that will lead to reduced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in high-risk rural populations.

Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (R25)

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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-13-020.html

 

Description:

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health invites Research Education (R25) applications to promote diversity in undergraduate and health professional participant populations by providing short-term research education support to stimulate career development in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders research. The overall goal of the program is to provide research opportunities for individuals from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical science, including individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with disabilities that will significantly contribute to a diverse research workforce in the future. The research opportunities should be of sufficient depth to enable the participants, upon completion of the program, to have a thorough exposure to the principles underlying the conduct of research, and help prepare participants interested in research to pursue competitive fellowships, or other research training or career development awards.

NIMHD Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers for Health Disparities Research [U54]

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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-13-003.html

Description:

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) seeks to establish specialized Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCCs) for Health Disparities Research comprising regional coalitions of academic institutions, community organizations, service providers and systems, government agencies and other stakeholders focused on priority research areas in minority health and health disparities. This initiative is intended to support coordinated research, implementation and dissemination activities that transcend customary approaches and “silo” organizational structures to address critical questions at multiple levels in innovative ways. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support the development of TCCs focused specifically on health policy research.

Telehealth Network Grant Program

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http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=211014

Details:
This announcement solicits applications for the Telehealth Network Grant Program (TNGP).  The primary objective of the TNGP as noted in Section 330I(D)(1) is to demonstrate how telehealth programs and networks can improve access to quality health care services in rural, frontier, and underserved communities. TNGP networks are used to: (a) expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of health care services; (b) improve and expand the training of health care providers; and/or (c) expand and improve the quality of health information available to health care providers, and patients and their families, for decision-making.   To further elaborate on the program’s statutory requirements noted above, applicants are encouraged to develop innovative applications that meet new and emerging needs in a changing health care delivery system with a focus on value and improved health care outcomes.  

Translational Research to Improve Obesity and Diabetes Outcomes (R18)

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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-172.html

Description:
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) encourages NIH Research Demonstration and Dissemination Project grant (R18) applications from institutions/ organizations to test practical, sustainable, acceptable, and cost efficient adaptations of efficacious strategies or approaches prevent and treat diabetes and/or obesity. Research must target the prevention or reversal of obesity, prevention of type 2 diabetes, improved care of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, or the prevention or delay of the complications of these conditions. The approaches tested should have the potential to be widely disseminated to clinical practice, individuals and communities at risk.

Planning Grants for Translational Research to Improve Obesity and Diabetes Outcomes (R34)

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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-173.html

Description:

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) encourage NIH Clinical Trial Planning Grant Program grant (R34) applications from institutions/ organizations to develop and pilot test practical, sustainable, acceptable, and cost efficient adaptations of efficacious strategies or approaches prevent and treat diabetes and/or obesity. Research must target the prevention or reversal of obesity, prevention of type 2 diabetes, improved care of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, or the prevention or delay of the complications of these conditions. NIMH encourages research focused on people with severe mental illness (SMI), whose risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes is twice that of the general population. The approaches tested should have the potential to be widely disseminated to clinical practice, individuals and communities at risk.

Practical Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence in Primary Care (R01)

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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-022.html


Description:
This FOA seeks Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose practical interventions to improve adherence to medication. This FOA will support research to test interventions with the potential to significantly improve medication adherence in patients with chronic health conditions in settings where primary health care is delivered (including, dental and eye care settings). Applications may target medication adherence in the context of treatment for a single illness or chronic condition (e.g., hypertension) or multiple comorbid conditions (e.g., hypertension and HIV/AIDS).  Studies should use the most rigorous design and methodology possible given the populations and settings in which the study is taking place. Primary outcomes of the research should include: a patient self-report of medication adherence, and at least one other non-self-report measure of medication adherence (e.g., pharmacy refill records, electronic monitoring, etc.). In addition, applications should include a health outcome or biomarker (e.g., blood pressure, viral load in HIV patients, cholesterol levels, HbA1c) that is expected to be affected by changes in the targeted adherence behavior. Researchers should address the capacity of the tested approach for wide dissemination, the sustainability of the approach once the research is concluded, and are encouraged to include measurement and costs of the intervention characteristics and contextual factors that affect implementation and adoption.