Understandng and Promoting Health Literacy (R21)

Additional Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-132.html

Description:

The goal of this program announcement is to encourage methodological, intervention and dissemination research for understanding and promoting health literacy. Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions (Ratzan and Parker, 2000).

Small Research Grant Program (R03)

Additional Information:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-304.html

Description:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Investigator-Initiated Small Research Grant (R03) funding opportunity supports small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The R03 activity code supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.

NIMHD Social, Behavioral, Health Services, and Policy Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH R01)

Additional Information:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-13-006.html

Description:

Deadline: November 19, 2013
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit innovative social, behavioral, health services, and policy research that can directly and demonstrably contribute to the elimination of health disparities. Projects may involve primary data collection or secondary analysis of existing datasets. Projects that examine understudied health conditions; examine the effectiveness of interventions, services, or policies for multiple health disparity populations; and/or directly measure the impact of project activities on levels of health disparities are particularly encouraged.

Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to Improve Health-Related Behaviors (NIH R01)

Additional Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-063.html

Description:

Deadline: January 7, 2014
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is being issued by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), with participation from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, (NIDDK), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH).This FOA seeks highly innovative Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose to translate findings from basic research on human behavior into effective clinical, community, or population-based behavioral interventions to improve health.Specifically, this FOA will support interdisciplinary teams of basic and applied biological, behavioral and/or social science researchers in developing and refining novel behavioral interventions with high potential impact to improve health-promoting behaviors (e.g., healthy dietary intake, sun safety, physical activity, or adherence to medical regimens), and/or reduce problem health behaviors (e.g., smoking, tanning or physical activity or alcohol or substance use, abuse or dependence).

Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Science Research (National Science Foundation)

Additional Information:

 http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf12614

Description:

Deadline: December 3, 2013
The Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Science Research (IBSS) competition promotes the conduct of interdisciplinary research by teams of investigators in the social and behavioral sciences. Emphasis is placed on support for research that involves researchers from multiple disciplinary fields, that integrates scientific theoretical approaches and methodologies from multiple disciplinary fields, and that is likely to yield generalizable insights and information that will advance basic knowledge and capabilities across multiple disciplinary fields.

Implications of the Economic Downturn for Health, Wealth, and Work at Older Ages (NIH R01)

Additional Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-009.html

Description:
Deadline: January 7, 2015
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites research on the implications of exogenous shocks, such as those produced by the recent economic downturn, for health, economic circumstances, and planning throughout the life-cycle.

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

Additional Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-DK-13-019.html

Description:
***The last round for new applications is November 2013
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) announce the early termination of PAR 12-173, "Planning Grants for Translational Research to Improve Obesity and Diabetes Outcomes (R34)". For the November 1, 2013 application due date, new and resubmitted applications will be accepted. For the March 3, 2014 application due date, only resubmitted applications are allowed. PAR 12-173 will be terminated as of March 4, 2014. Consequently, the following sections of PAR-12-173 are being modified as follows: