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This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health, solicits cooperative agreement (U01) applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to conduct two-phase clinical research studies to develop, refine, and test innovative behavioral and/or environmental approaches for weight control in young adults at high risk for weight gain. Weight control interventions can address weight loss, prevention of weight gain, or prevention of excessive weight gain during pregnancy. The first phase will consist of formative research to refine the proposed intervention, recruitment, retention, and adherence strategies tailored to young adults. The second phase will consist of a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of the intervention. For the purpose of this FOA, young adults are defined as 18-35 years of age.
AOA: Open Solicitation
Deadline: September 12, 2008
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=42191 Applications may be submitted in response to this Open Solicitation for funding of projects that further the purposes of Title IV of the Older Americans Act, as amended (http://www.aoa.gov/OAA2006/Main_Site/oaa/oaa_full.asp), the AoA strategic plan (www.aoa.gov, click on “About AoA” and select “Strategic Plan”), and the AoA mission (provided in the AoA Strategic Plan, page 3). Projects eligible for funding under a discretionary funding opportunity announcement published by AoA should apply for funding under that announcement and will not be considered under this Open Solicitation.. Title IV projects must: test new and innovative approaches to the design and delivery of programs and services for older persons; expand knowledge and understanding of the older population and the aging process; help meet the needs for trained personnel in the field of aging; and/or increase awareness of the need for individuals to assume responsibility for their own longevity. When developing its application, an applicant should strongly consider its data, measurement, collection, cost analysis, reporting, and evaluation methodologies as AoA is particularly interested in funding innovative performance models that can demonstrate successful outcomes and that may be replicated by other organizations. Program demonstrations that are based on evidence-based models that have been supported by research (preferably randomized control trials that are published in peer reviewed journals) are preferred. Proposals should reflect an understanding of the aging services network and detail the role that their proposal could play in the service systems of the network. A successful applicant will demonstrate in its application that the applicant organization possesses the necessary program knowledge, experience and resources to execute its proposed project if funded. Applicants applying for grant funds through this Open Solicitation should be aware that this is a highly competitive program.
RWJF: Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change
Deadline: September 18, 2008
The Finding Answers program will grant funds to discover and evaluate practical and replicable solutions designed to reduce and eliminate disease-specific racial and ethnic health care disparities; focus on interventions aimed at healthcare delivery for cardiovascular disease, depression, and/or diabetes; conduct systematic reviews of the literature regarding racial and ethnic healthcare disparities interventions; and disseminate results from these research efforts and systematic reviews to encourage healthcare systems to address racial and ethnic gaps in care. Applicants may define a specific population group or subgroups to be targeted. Only organizations that administer and directly provide an intervention to the target population are eligible to apply. All interventions proposed for evaluation must occur within the direct context of a consistent source of health care or delivery.
NIH/CDC: Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities
Deadline: September 19, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-379.html
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC-UK) and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health (NIH-USA) intend to enhance and expand cooperative efforts in health and the behavioral and social sciences. As a first step, the ESRC and the NIH will jointly support collaborative research on health disparities/inequalities in the United Kingdom and/or the United States involving collaborative UK-USA research teams. The research to be considered for joint support does not need to be comparative, but should have the potential for significantly advancing knowledge in the United States and the United Kingdom. Applications are to be submitted in response to the NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled Behavioral and Social Sciences Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (PAR-07-379). Special Guidance for Applicants for supplementary information regarding the scope of the joint awards will be available at: http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/international/esrc-nih.aspx
NIH: Basic and Translational Research Opportunities in the Social Neuroscience of Mental Health
Letters of Intent Receipt Deadline: September 19, 2008
Application Receipt Deadline: October 20, 2008
This FOA, issued by NIMH, solicits research grant applications that stimulate basic and translational research into the neurobiological substrates of social behavior with the ultimate goal that findings derived from such investigations will provide greater insight into mechanisms of psychiatric disorders with known deficits in social behavior. NIMH invites applications that examine the neurobiological bases of social behavior, including its genetic, developmental, cognitive and affective components. NIMH is interested in these research topics at both the basic and translational levels of analysis. It is the intent of NIMH that findings derived from these approaches will ultimately aid in our understanding of the etiology or pathogenesis of mental disorders, or will add to the knowledge base necessary for developing appropriate biomarkers or identifying key endophenotypes that will further advance our understanding of the causes and treatments of mental disorders across the developmental lifespan.
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants
Deadline: September 25, 2008
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) to eligible institutions as the primary means of supporting predoctoral and postdoctoral research training to help ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to assume leadership roles related to the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research agenda. The primary objective of the T32 program is to prepare qualified individuals for careers that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. This program supports predoctoral, postdoctoral and short term research training programs at domestic institutions of higher education with the T32 funding mechanism. Note that programs solely for short-term research training should not apply to this announcement, but rather the separate (T35) NRSA Short-Term Institutional program exclusively reserved for short-term programs (see PA-08-227).
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants
Deadline: September 25, 2008
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35) to eligible institutions to develop or enhance research training opportunities for individuals interested in careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical research. Many of the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) use this grant mechanism exclusively to support intensive, short-term research training experiences for students in health professional schools during the summer. In addition, the Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant may be used to support other types of predoctoral and postdoctoral training in focused, often emerging scientific areas relevant to the mission of the funding IC. The proposed training must be in either basic, behavioral or clinical research aspects of the health-related sciences. This program is intended to encourage graduate and/or health professional students to pursue research careers by exposure to and short-term involvement in the health- related sciences. The training should be of sufficient depth to enable the trainees, upon completion of the program, to have a thorough exposure to the principles underlying the conduct of research.
NIH: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Returning Combat Veterans in the Community
Deadline for Letters of Intent: September 28, 2008
Deadline for Applications: October 28, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-070.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), solicits applications to study the impact of existing national, state, and/or local community-based programs addressing the adjustment and mental health needs of recent combat veterans, including returning National Guard, Army Reserve, and newly separated active duty personnel. Research projects supported through this FOA will produce new information concerning effective strategies for fostering successful transition from combat to civilian roles for returning service members. NIMH expects that knowledge gained will benefit service members and their families, employers, and relevant federal, state, and local agencies, and will inform future initiatives for recently returned combat veterans.
Fogarty International Research Collaboration – Behavioral and Social Sciences (FIRCA-BSS) Research Award
Deadline: September 29, 2009
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-223.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the “Fogarty International Research Collaboration – Behavioral and Social Sciences (FIRCA-BSS) Research Award” facilitates collaborative behavioral and social sciences research between scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and investigators in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
Borchard Foundation Center an Law & Aging: Academic Research Grant Program
Deadline: September 30, 2008
http://www.borchardcenter.org/argp_rfp.html
The Borchard Fellowship in Law & Aging awards up to 4 grants of $20,000 each year. This request for proposals is open to all interested and qualified legal, health sciences, social sciences, and gerontology scholars and professionals. Organizations per se, whether profit or non-profit are not eligible to apply, although they may administer the grant. However, two or more individuals in the same institution or different institutions may submit a collaborative proposal. The objectives of the grants are to further research and scholarship about new or improved public policies, laws, and/or programs that will enhance the quality of life for the elderly, including those who are poor or otherwise isolated by lack of education, language, culture, disability, or other barriers. The Center expects grantees to meet the objectives of the grant program through individual or collaborative research projects that analyze and recommend changes in one or more important existing public policies, laws, and/or programs relating to the elderly; or, anticipate the need for and recommend new public policies, laws, and/or programs for the elderly necessitated by changes in the number and demographics of the countries and the worlds elderly populations by advances in science and technology, by changes in the health care system, or by other developments. It is expected that the research product will be publishable in a first-rate journal.
NSF: Social and Behavioral Dimensions of National Security, Conflict, and Cooperation
Deadline: September 30, 2008
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are initiating a university-based social and behavioral science research activity, as part of The Minerva Initiative launched by the Secretary of Defense, that focuses on areas of strategic importance to U.S. national security policy. NSF and DoD intend: 1) to develop the DoD’s social and human science intellectual capital in order to enhance its ability to address future challenges; 2) to enhance the DoD’s engagement with the social science community; and 3) to deepen the understanding of the social and behavioral dimensions of national security issues. In pursuit of these objectives, NSF and DoD will bring together universities, research institutions, and individual scholars and will support disciplinary, interdisciplinary and collaborative projects addressing areas of strategic importance to national security policy. Proposals are to be submitted directly to NSF as described in the solicitation.
DOD: Deployment Related Medical Research Program
Letter of Intent Deadline: October 1, 2008
Proposal Deadline: October 15, 2008
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/archive/08drmrpcta_pa.pdf
All proposed clinical trials must be responsive to the healthcare needs of deployed members of the Armed Forces and may address prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and/or quality of life. The clinical trial may be designed to evaluate promising new products, pharmacologic agents (drugs or biologics), cognitive/behavioral interventions, devices, clinical guidance, and/or emerging approaches and technologies. Areas addressed by this program announcement include traumatic brain injury and psychological health, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
National Endowment for the Humanities: Summer Stipends
Deadline: October 1, 2008
Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, and other scholarly tools. Summer Stipends support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development. Summer Stipends are awarded to individual scholars. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
Grammy Foundation Grants
Deadline: October 1, 2008
The GRAMMY Foundation Grant Program awards grants to organizations and individuals to support efforts that advance the research and/or broad reaching implementations of original scientific research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition, such as the links between music study and early childhood development, the effects of music therapy and the medical and occupational well being of music professionals.
NIH: Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
(R01) Deadline: October 5, 2008; February 5, 2009; June 5, 2009
(R21) Deadline: October 16, 2008; February 16, 2009; June 16, 2009
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-214.html
The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage research that will improve the quality and scientific power of data collected in the behavioral and social sciences, relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers.
NIH: Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention Research
(R01) Deadline: October 5, 2008; February 5, 2009; June 5, 2009
(R03) Deadline: October 16, 2008; February 16, 2009; June 16, 2009
(R21) Deadline: October 16, 2008; February 16, 2009; June 16, 2009
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-218.html
The purpose of this FOA is to encourage applications from institutions/organizations that propose to advance the science of drug abuse and drug-related HIV prevention through 1) the development of novel prevention approaches, 2) the testing of novel and adapted prevention intervention approaches 3) the elucidation of processes associated with the selection, adoption, adaptation, implementation, sustainability, and financing of empirically validated interventions, and 4) the development of new methodologies suitable for the design and analysis of prevention research studies. Programs of research are intended to provide pathways toward the discovery of population-level approaches for the prevention of drug abuse and dependence, drug-related problems (such as interpersonal violence, criminal involvement, and productivity loss), and drug related illness (such as comorbid drug and mental health problems or comorbid infections including HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C).
NIH: Translational Research at the Aging/Cancer Interface (TRACI)
Deadline: October 5, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-230.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, encourages research grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose translational research in the overlapping areas of human aging and cancer, linking basic and clinical research relevant to the care of older cancer patients through both “bench to bedside” and “bedside to bench” approaches. Ultimately, information from the research supported by this initiative should improve the health and well-being of elderly patients at risk for, or diagnosed with, cancer and decrease the functional impairment and morbidity associated with cancer in this population.
NIH: Reducing Risk Behaviors by Promoting Positive Youth Development
(R01) Deadline: October 5, 2008
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to encourage Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to enhance our understanding of effective positive youth development programs and the mechanisms responsible for positive health and developmental outcomes. This will be accomplished through the development, implementation, and evaluation of new or improved positive youth development programs, the evaluation of existing “successful” programs, or the evaluation of effective, evidence-based, gender-inclusive programs that are adapted, translated, or disseminated for new populations of youth and adolescents.
NIH: Reducing Risk Behaviors by Promoting Positive Youth Development
(R03) Deadline: October 16, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-242.html
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to encourage Research Project Small (R03) Grant applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to enhance our understanding of effective positive youth development programs and the mechanisms responsible for positive health and developmental outcomes. These studies may include the evaluation of particular components of new or existing youth development programs thought to be responsible for positive development; the examination of child and adolescent assets, behaviors, and development that influence positive youth trajectories; and the evaluation of family, community, or social assets and liabilities that contribute to or hamper youth development. Investigators and/or colleagues should have a strong knowledge of child development. The R03 grant mechanism supports a variety 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. The R03 small grant mechanism is intended to support small scale research projects that can be carried out in two years or less with limited resources.
NIDA/NIAAA: Economics of Treatment and Prevention Services for Drug & Alcohol Abuse
Deadline: October 16, 2008
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) encourages Research Project Grant (R03) applications on the economics of prevention and treatment services for drug and alcohol abuse. Such research projects might emphasize any of the following subjects: (1) financing and purchasing of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention services, including studies of health insurance and payment mechanisms; (2) economic incentives used to improve the quality and economic efficiency of treatment and prevention services (3) alternative delivery systems and managed care; (4) cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, or cost-utility analyses; (5) service costs, production, and economic efficiency; and (6) research to develop or improve methods to be used in the economic study of drug and alcohol services The R03 grant mechanism 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. The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources.
(R21)
Deadline: October 16, 2008
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) encourages Research Project Grant (R21) applications on the economics of prevention and treatment services for drug and alcohol abuse. Such research projects might emphasize any of the following subjects: (1) financing and purchasing of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention services, including studies of health insurance and payment mechanisms; (2) economic incentives used to improve the quality and economic efficiency of treatment and prevention services (3) alternative delivery systems and managed care; (4) cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, or cost-utility analyses; (5) service costs, production, and economic efficiency; and (6) research to develop or improve methods to be used in the economic study of drug and alcohol services.
(R01)
Deadline: October 5, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-174.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications on the economics of prevention and treatment services for drug and alcohol abuse. Such research projects might emphasize any of the following subjects: (1) financing and purchasing of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention services, including studies of health insurance and payment mechanisms; (2) economic incentives used to improve the quality and economic efficiency of treatment and prevention services (3) alternative delivery systems and managed care; (4) cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, or cost-utility analyses; (5) service costs, production, and economic efficiency; and (6) research to develop or improve methods to be used in the economic study of drug and alcohol services.
Using Systems Science Methodologies to Protect and Improve Population Health
Deadline: October 16, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-224.html
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is being issued by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with participation from the following NIH components: FIC, NCI, NIA, NICHD, NCCAM, NHLBI, NIEHS, NIMH, NIAAA, NIDCR, NIDA, ODP, and ODS. This FOA solicits Exploratory/Developmental (R21) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to apply one or more specific system science methodologies (identified in Section I.1 – “Background”, of this announcement) to public health and health care systems problems and contribute knowledge that will enhance effective decision making around the development of and prioritization of policies, interventions, and programs to improve population health, especially where resources are limited and only a limited number of programs/policies/interventions can be implemented. Applicants are encouraged to submit projects that tackle “policy resistant” health problems (i.e., ones in which the effects of planned interventions, programs or policies tend to be delayed, diluted or defeated by responses of the system to the intervention itself) using a systems science methodology.
NIMH invites applications that will contribute directly to the goal of establishing empirically-demonstrated methods of preventing the development of trauma-related disorders among high trauma exposure occupational groups, for example, civilian employees and military personnel who regularly encounter traumatic situations. From a scientific perspective, occupations that involve exposure to trauma at higher than average frequency present unique opportunities for testing the effectiveness of preventive interventions designed to minimize posttraumatic adjustment disorders. From a public health and national security perspective, attending to the mental and behavioral health of individuals and groups who respond to emergencies, provide disaster relief, defend national interests, participate in peacekeeping missions, and maintain a civil society can be viewed as strengthening our national infrastructure.
NIH: Research on Causal Factors and Interventions That Promote and Support the Careers of Women in Biomedical and Behavioral Science and Engineering
Deadline: October 22, 2008
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18085
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support research on: 1) causal factors explaining the current patterns observed in the careers of women in biomedical and behavioral science and engineering and variation across different subgroups and 2) the efficacy of programs designed to support the careers of women in these disciplines. Causal factors include individual characteristics, family and economic circumstances, disciplinary culture or practices, and features of the broader social and cultural context. Research on variation among underrepresented minority women and socioeconomically disadvantaged women is encouraged.
NIH: Research on Interventions that Promote Research Careers
Deadline: October 30, 2008
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18087
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support research that will test explicitly identified assumptions and hypotheses that undergird existing or potential interventions intended to increase interest, motivation and preparedness for careers in biomedical and behavioral research, with a particular interest in those interventions specifically designed to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups entering careers in biomedical and behavioral research. The proposed research need not be restricted to underrepresented minority students. Comparative research that analyzes the experience of all groups in order to place that of underrepresented students in context and to learn whether and how interventions should be tailored to make more underrepresented students successful in biomedical careers may well be particularly illuminating and is, therefore, encouraged. -Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism.
NIH: Sexually Transmitted Infections Cooperative Research Centers
Deadline: October 30, 2008
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to stimulate multidisciplinary, collaborative research that is focused on control and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), associated syndromes and other reproductive tract infections. Research topics include, but are not limited to, basic and translational projects on STI prevention such as vaccines, microbicides and behavioral interventions. The Sexually Transmitted Infections Cooperative Research Centers (STI CRC) will carry out research projects organized around a central theme, foster interaction among established STI investigators, and support the development of investigators new to the field.
NIA: Roybal Centers for Translational Research on Aging
Deadline: October 31, 2008
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to invite applications using the NIH Research and Development Core Center Grant (P30) award mechanism to support Edward R. Roybal Centers for Translation Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences of Aging. The Roybal Centers are intended to improve the health, well being, and productivity of older people, through the translation of basic behavioral and social sciences research. Translation is defined in this announcement as research that moves basic research findings towards the development of programs or tools to be used at the individual and population levels to improve the health, well being, or productivity of older people.
NIH: Social Neuroscience of Aging
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to stimulate investigations in the area of Social Neuroscience of Aging. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) invites R01 applications for research examining the neurobiological and genetic foundations and correlates of social behaviors and social relationships of relevance to aging, with particular emphasis on the mechanisms and pathways linking social behaviors and social relationships to the physical health, functionality, and psychological well-being of middle-aged and older adults. The NIA is interested in both basic and translational research on these topics, and strongly encourages applications that explore these themes at multiple levels of analysis. Both human and animal studies are appropriate to this FOA. Research projects that (1) link the social neuroscience laboratory with population-based research, (2) cross traditional disciplinary barriers within the biological and behavioral sciences, or (3) offer bridges to translational efforts to improve social function and enhance social roles in older adults are particularly encouraged. There is the strong expectation that applications in response to this FOA will support new lines of research by interdisciplinary teams.
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Deadline: November 1, 2008
The purpose of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The fellowships are grants for up to two years of graduate study in the United States. A fellow may pursue a graduate degree in any professional field (e.g., engineering, medicine, law, social work) or scholarly discipline in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars Program
Deadline: November 5, 2008
http://www.fcd-us.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=447982
The Foundation for Child Development’s Changing Faces of America’s Children, Young Scholars program, welcomes applications from full-time faculty members with an earned doctoral degree in behavioral and social sciences or in the following fields: public policy, public health, education, social work, nursing, and medicine. Three to four fellowships are available for up to $150,000 for use over one to three years. Tenured positions are not eligible to apply.
ACLS Collaborative Research Awards
Deadline: November 12, 2008
http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=3154
ACLS invites applications for the inaugural competition for the ACLS Collaborative Research Awards. These awards support collaborative research in the humanities and related social sciences (1). A grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supports this program. Collaborations need not be interdisciplinary or inter-institutional, but must involve at least two scholars; applicants at the same institution must demonstrate why local funding is insufficient to support the project. It is hoped that projects of successful applicants will help demonstrate the range and value of both collaborative research and inquiry in the humanities, and model how such collaboration may be carried out successfully. Collaborations that involve the participation of assistant and associate faculty members, or that of scholars at different kinds of institutions, are particularly encouraged.
NIJ: Graduate Research Fellowship
Deadline: November 21, 2008
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ solicits applications to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice. NIJ’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program is an annual program that provides assistance to universities for dissertation research support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent research on issues related to crime and justice. Students from any academic discipline may propose original research that has direct implications for criminal justice in the United States. NIJ encourages a variety of approaches and perspectives in its research programs. NIJ awards these fellowships in an effort to encourage promising doctoral students in the application of critical and innovative thinking to pressing criminal justice problems.
NIH: Innovative Computational and Statistical Methodologies for the Design and Analysis of Multilevel Studies on Childhood Obesity
Deadline: November 28, 2008
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18292
This FOA, issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI),and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), National Institutes of Health, solicits Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to develop, refine, and apply innovative statistical or computational methods for the analysis of multilevel determinants of childhood obesity or for the design of multilevel interventions. Multilevel observational and intervention studies include those that consider the range of biological, family, community, socio-cultural, environmental, policy, and macro-level economic factors that influence diet and physical activity in children. This FOA aims to encourage the development and application of novel methodologies, using secondary or simulated data, that can simultaneously examine factors of energy balance that span more than 3 levels of influence in children.
NIH: Using Proven Factors in Risk Prevention to Promote Protection from HIV Transmission
Deadline: December 11, 2008
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=18311
This FOA issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, solicits investigator initiated research applications from institutions/organizations that propose to develop, implement, and evaluate new or improved HIV prevention programs that incorporate proven factors from social and sexual development, positive youth development, sexual risk behavior, and drug prevention programs for use in high-risk, urban American minority preadolescents or early adolescents (approximate ages 9-14).
NSF: Science of Science and Innovation Policy
Deadline: December 16, 2008
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501084&org=NSF&from=home
The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) aims to foster the development of the knowledge, theories, data, tools, and human capital needed to cultivate a new Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP). The SciSIP program underwrites fundamental research that creates new explanatory models, analytic tools and datasets designed to inform the nation’s public and private sectors about the processes through which investments in science and engineering (S&E) research are transformed into social and economic outcomes. SciSIP’s goals are to understand the contexts, structures and processes of S&E research, to evaluate reliably the tangible and intangible returns from investments in research and development (R&D), and to predict the likely returns from future R&D investments within tolerable margins of error and with attention to the full spectrum of potential consequences.
NCHS/AcademyHealth Health Policy Fellowship
Deadline: January 5, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and AcademyHealth are seeking applications for their 2009 Health Policy Fellowship. The aim of the fellowship is to foster collaboration between NCHS staff and visiting scholars. The fellowship allows scholars to conduct new and innovative analyses and participate in developmental and health policy activities related to the design and content of future NCHS surveys and offers access to the data resources provided by the CDC. Applicants may be at any stage in their careers—from doctoral students to senior investigators. Doctoral students must have completed course work and be at the dissertation phase of their program. They must also demonstrate training and/or experience in health services research and methodology.
NSF: Developmental and Learning Sciences
Deadline: January 15, 2009
DLS supports fundamental research that increases our understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to children's and adolescents' development and learning. Research supported by this program will add to our basic knowledge of how people learn and the underlying developmental processes that support learning, with the objective of leading to better educated children and adolescents who grow up to take productive roles as workers and as citizens. Among the many research topics supported by DLS are: developmental cognitive neuroscience; development of higher-order cognitive processes; transfer of knowledge from one domain or situation to another; use of molecular genetics to study continuities and discontinuities in development; development of peer relations and family interactions; multiple influences on development, including the impact of family, school, community, social institutions, and the media; preparation for entry into the workforce; cross-cultural research on development and learning; and the role of cultural influences and demographic characteristics on development. Additional priorities include research that: incorporates multidisciplinary, multi-method, microgenetic, and longitudinal approaches; develops new methods, models, and theories for studying learning and development; and integrates different processes (e.g., learning, memory, emotion), levels of analysis (e.g., behavioral, social, neural), and time scales (e.g. infancy, middle childhood, adolescence).
NIA: Archiving and Development of Socialbehavioral Datasets In Aging Related Studies
Deadline: September 7, 2010
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) is seeking small grant (R03) applications to stimulate and facilitate data archiving and development related to cognitive psychology, behavioral interventions in the context of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), demography, economics, epidemiology, behavioral genetics and other behavioral research on aging for secondary analysis.
NIA: Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity
Deadline: January 7, 2011
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) announces the reissuance of a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) that provides dissertation awards (R36) in all areas of research within NIAs mandate to increase diversity of the research workforce on research on aging and aging-related health conditions. These awards are available to qualified Predoctoral students in accredited research doctoral programs in the United States (including Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories or possessions).
NIMH: Functioning of People with Mental Disorders
Deadline: September 7, 2011
Although considerable advances have been made in improving the symptoms associated with mental disorders, symptom improvement is often only modestly associated with improvements in daily functioning (i.e., the performance of social, occupational, and instrumental tasks of daily living), and most current treatments have limited impact on the functioning and participation of those with mental disorders. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), is the application of biobehavioral science methods and approaches to: a) develop and refine definitions and measures of function, disability, and daily participation relevant to those with mental disorders; b) understand the ecological mechanisms, independent of symptom severity, that contribute to functioning and disability in this population; and c) develop and test novel interventions that specifically and directly target functional capacity and performance deficits of this population. Emphasis will be on the application of basic behavioral processes (e.g., cognition, affect, knowledge, attitudes, motivation, learning, decision-making, interpersonal processes), and environmental parameters (e.g., social support, structural adaptations, community involvement) that influence functional outcome.
Training and Development Opportunities
Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice
Deadline: September 5, 2008
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/fellowships/fellowships_list.htm?attrib_id=9157
The Commonwealth Fund's Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice provide a unique opportunity for mid-career health services researchers and practitioners from Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to spend up to 12 months in the United States, conducting original research and working with leading U.S. health policy experts.
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships to Assist Research and Artistic Creation
Deadline: September 15, 2008
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts. Fellowships are not available for students. The Foundation only supports individuals. It does not make grants to institutions or organizations.
John Heinz Dissertation Award
Deadline: October 1, 2008
http://www.nasi.org/info-url_nocat3815/info-url_nocat_show.htm?doc_id=149375
The John Heinz Dissertation Award is one of several activities designed to attract talented individuals to the field of social insurance and encourage the development of new administrators, scholars, and other professionals. The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization devoted to furthering knowledge and understanding of social insurance, health care financing, and related issues through research and education. The Academy's dissertation award is designed to recognize and promote outstanding research by new scholars addressing social insurance policy questions. The award is presented annually in honor of Senator John Heinz. He was a leading expert in the Senate on private pension and health care policy and was a member of the Academy's Board of Advisors since the organization's inception in 1986. Further information on the award and submission criteria can be found at the website above.
Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program
Deadline: October 3, 2008
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program is designed to help build the nation's capacity for research, leadership, and policy change in regard to the multiple determinants of population health. The program's goal is to improve health by training scholars to: investigate the connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic, and social determinants of health; and develop, evaluate, and disseminate knowledge and interventions that integrate and act on these determinants to improve health. To be eligible, scholars must have completed doctoral training by the time of entry into the two-year program (August or September 2009) in one of a variety of fields, including but not limited to the behavioral and social sciences, the biological and natural sciences, health professions, public policy, public health, history, demography, environmental sciences, urban planning, engineering, and ethics; have significant research experience; clearly connect their research interests to substantive population health concerns; and be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or its territories.
Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship
Deadline: October 3, 2008
The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) is a strategic fellowship program designed to help graduate students in the humanities and social sciences formulate doctoral dissertation proposals that are intellectually pointed, amenable to completion in a reasonable time frame, and competitive in fellowship competitions. The program is organized around distinct “research fields,” subdisciplinary and interdisciplinary domains with common intellectual questions and styles of research. Each year, an SSRC Field Selection Committee selects five fields proposed by pairs of research directors who are tenured professors at different doctoral degree-granting programs at U.S. universities. Research directors receive a stipend of $10,000. Graduate students in the early phase of their research, generally 2nd and 3rd years, apply to one of five research fields led by the two directors; each group is made up of ten to twelve graduate students. Fellows participate in two workshops, one in the late spring that helps prepare them to undertake predissertation research on their topics; and one in the early fall, designed to help them synthesize their summer research and to draft proposals for dissertation funding. Fellows are eligible to apply for up to $5000 from SSRC to support predissertation research during the summer.
Doctoral Training Grants in Oncology Social Work
Deadline: October 15, 2008
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/RES/content/RES_5_2x_Post-Masters_Training_Grants_in_Clinical_Oncology_Social_Work.asp?sitearea=RES
Applications for American Cancer Society Doctoral Training Grants in Oncology Social Work are now available. These grants support the training of graduate students in doctoral programs focused on research related to the psychosocial needs of persons with cancer and their families. They are available to outstanding students during all phases of a graduate program offered in an accredited school of social work. An application must outline a plan of study, and indicate how the proposed program will prepare the candidate for a career in social work oncology research. Students who have achieved candidacy will be required to submit a detailed research plan. Successful applicants must also agree to attend the American Cancer Society activities at the Society for Social Work and Research annual conference. The initial application is for a 2-year grant with annual funding of $20,000 with possibility of a 2-year competitive renewal.
NSF: Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Deadline: November 6, 2008
The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 900-1,600 graduate fellowships in this competition pending availability of funds. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are in the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
The Brookdale Leadership in Aging Fellowship
Deadline: November 6, 2008
They seek applications from a broad range of disciplines related to the field of aging including, but not limited to, the medical, biological and basic sciences, social sciences, nursing, the arts and humanities. Each candidate must: (1) Demonstrate leadership potential; (2) Provide evidence of an ongoing commitment to a career in aging; (3) Have a mentor (or mentors) willing and able to provide meaningful professional guidance to the candidate; (4) Agree to commit at least 75% of his or her time for career development during each of the two years of the Fellowship; and (5) Propose a project related to the field of aging that will contribute to the candidate’s career development and also serve to enhance his or her leadership skills. Candidate applications will be scored on leadership potential and commitment to a career in aging (10 points), mentors and institutional support (5 points), and appropriate and viable project (5 points) for a total of 20 points. Candidates should be between the first and tenth years of their graduate degree (see “guidelines” for possible exceptions).
Chapin Hall: Harold A. Richman Fellowship
Deadline: November 30, 2008
http://www.about.chapinhall.org/postdoc/postdoc.html
Chapin Hall invites outstanding researchers to apply for the Harold A. Richman Fellowship, a postdoctoral position named for Chapin Hall's founding director. In keeping with Dr. Richman's vision of facilitating the use of research in developing policy and programming for children and families, this fellowship offers recent graduates the opportunity to strengthen their intellectual and scholarship qualifications and launch careers in social policy research related to Chapin Hall expertise. Under the supervision of a Chapin Hall Research Fellow, recipients of the Harold A. Richman Fellowship will receive advanced research training and mentoring, develop independent research ideas, and participate in educational exchanges with scholars at Chapin Hall and the University of Chicago. While participating in the program, Richman Fellows are expected to complete at least one peer-reviewed journal publication and develop at least one proposal. Postdoctoral researchers receive $50,000 per calendar year and an opportunity to participate in the University of Chicago's benefits program.
NIJ: Graduate Research Fellowship
Deadline: November 21, 2008
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ solicits applications to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice. NIJ’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program is an annual program that provides assistance to universities for dissertation research support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent research on issues related to crime and justice. Students from any academic discipline may propose original research that has direct implications for criminal justice in the United States. NIJ encourages a variety of approaches and perspectives in its research programs. NIJ awards these fellowships in an effort to encourage promising doctoral students in the application of critical and innovative thinking to pressing criminal justice problems.
Children's Bureau Discretionary Grants Library
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_step.cfm
The Children's Bureau awards discretionary grants for knowledge development through a competitive peer-review process to State, Tribal, and local agencies; universities; faith-based and community-based organizations; and other nonprofit and for-profit groups. The Discretionary Grants Library is an online tool that allows you to search for and view CB program announcements and/or information related to specific CB grant projects.
DHHS GRANTSNET - Electronic Portal to Federal Health and Human Services
GrantsNet was created by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Grants Management and Policy (OGMP) to provide information about HHS and their Federal grant programs. GrantsNet serves the general public, the grantee community, and grant-makers (i.e. state and local governments, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and commercial businesses). GrantsNet provides a variety of Department-wide grants policies governing the award and administration of grant activities, publishing these in grants policy directives, regulations, and/or manuals. An Electronic Roadmap for Grants, and Know Net link to forms, policies and regulations, and more in a very user-friendly fashion.
Funding Opportunities for Doctoral Dissertation and Post Doctoral Studies, Compiled by the Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research
This is an effort to develop an updated list of funding opportunities as a resource for dissertation, doctoral, post doctoral, and junior faculty in the field of social work research and related disciplines. Where possible, deadlines for applications and proposals and contact information are provided. If deadlines have passed, check provided websites for new deadlines dates, as many of the listed opportunities are ongoing sources of funding. Be sure to check specific program websites for more details and to keep abreast of new opportunities and any subsequent changes in details and dates.
MedEd Mentoring
http://www.mededmentoring.org/default.asp
MedEdMentoring is an NIMH-supported educational initiative targeted toward supporting the educational needs of mentees, mentors, and mentors-in-training. In its launch year, this initiative will focus on the field of geriatric mental health services research, but in the future it will be expanded to include mentoring in several other areas.
Nonprofit Times Corporate Grants Research Portal
This portal gives nonprofits and other researchers free access to more than 4,300 searchable records of corporate donations valued at $1 million or more. The portal is powered by NOZA, Inc and allows users to search, view and save information about a corporate donor, recipient organization, size of gift, and year of donation.
Norris Consulting Group Funding Listing
A general-purpose listing of funding sources is available at no cost on the Norris Consulting website. The list includes hundreds of grant announcements with information about eligibility, amount, and deadlines. In addition, anyone can subscribe to receive monthly email alerts about new resources.
Tips on Developing an AHRQ Grant Application
By Shelley Benjamin & Karen Rudzinski (AHRQ)
Tips on Developing an NIMH Grant Application
By Ann A. Hohmann, PhD, MPH (NIMH)
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NIH: Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health
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This is a re-issue of these FOAs previously released in December 1, 2005, and extend the expiration date to May 8, 2009 for RO1 and May 7 for R03 and R21 per NOT-OD-07-093. Persons considering offering proposals are strongly encouraged to contact the identified program contact persons prior to submission.
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September 29, 2011
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The Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), participating Institutes and Centers (ICs) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) announce a continuing program for administrative supplements to research grants to support individuals with high potential to re-enter an active research career after a qualifying interruption for family or other responsibilities.
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