All AHRQ R01 research grant applications for the February 5 deadline and all NIH RO1 research grant applications must be submitted electronically using form set SF 424 (R&R). To provide a secure environment, the submission of electronic applications to NIH and AHRQ will require organizations to register with both Grants.gov and the NIH eRA Commons (Commons). One-time registrations for both Grants.gov and the eRA Commons systems must be completed before application submission. Applicants should submit applications early—ideally 4 weeks before the deadline. This transition continues through May 2007 for AHRQ and until the end of 2007 for NIH. Select for additional information. Please direct questions regarding the Commons registration process to the NIH eRA Commons help desk at phone: 301-402-7469/866-504-9552 (Toll Free); 301-451-5939 (TTY) business hours M-F 7am-8pm Eastern Standard Time. For additional information concerning this change contact Grants Info in the Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health
at 301-435-0714 or via email at GrantsInfo@nih.gov.
THE AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ) announces its Small Research Grant Program, designed to support different types of health services research 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. Funding is an award of up to $100,000. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and public housing authorities. Deadline: February 16, June 16 and October 16 of each year. Visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-448.html for more information. Contact David Atkins at (301) 427-1608 or via email at David.Atkins@ahrq.hhs.gov.
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION'S NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING, AND OTHER INSTITUTES seek applications for occupational safety and health on older workers involved in shift work and/or occupations such as health-care providers, researchers, professional drivers, air traffic controllers, computer programmers, accountants, and others. The grants program is designed to research the risks and conditions that are associated with occupational diseases and injuries, to explore methods for reducing risks and for preventing or minimizing exposure to hazardous conditions in the workplace, and to translate significant scientific findings into prevention practices and products that will effectively reduce work-related illnesses and injuries. Funding will be a research project grant (R01) award. Eligible applicants are federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, for profit organizations and small businesses. Deadline: February 5, June 5 and October 5, annually. Visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-318.html for more information. Contact Dr. Jeff Elias at (301) 402-4156 or via email at eliasj@mail.nih.gov with questions.
THE AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ) seeks applications for health services research grants. AHRQ seeks to support research to understand and improve decision-making at all levels of the health care system, the outcomes of health care, and, in particular, what works, for whom, when, and at what cost. Areas of interest include issues related to the outcomes, costs, delivery of primary care services to the elderly, and more. AHRQ offers two grants.
1) Research Project Grant (R01) awards of up to $300,000. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, and nonprofits. Deadline: February 5, June 5 and October 5, annually. Visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-243.html for more information.
2) Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grant (R18). Deadline: January 25, May 25 and September 25, annually. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, and faith-based or community-based organization. Visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-247.html for more information.
Contact David Atkins at (301) 427-1608 or datkins@ahrq.gov for Chronic Care Management topics; contact D.E.B. Potter at (301) 427-1564 or dpotter@ahrq.gov for Long Term Care topics; and contact William Spector at (301) 427-1446 or wspector@ahrq.gov for Older Adult Health topics.
PARTNERSHIP FOR CURES seeks applications for its Two Years To Cures Initiative, designed to bring researchers, funders and institutions together to produce better treatments and cures for patients living with diseases. Projects must be able to create a direct patient impact 24 months after the start date of the project. Research projects in any catastrophic disease are accepted, but Partnership for Cures has special interest in the following diseases: lupus, Crohn's disease, atrial fibrilation, MS, ALS, ischemic colitis, autism, type I diabetes, lung cancer, osteosarcoma, Fragile X, Jewish genetic diseases, and Asian Indian diseases. Awards can range from $35,000 to $500,000. No more than 10% of the budget can be allocated to overhead, travel and publications. Proposals must have a minimum of 30% matching funds from the institution itself, from government or other public funders, or from individuals, foundations or other private funders. Deadline: open. Visit http://www.4cures.org/sitecontent/What%2Dthey%2Dare/ for more information. Contact Dr. Bruce E. Bloom at (312) 601-8856 or via email at bruce@4cures.org with questions.
THE NATIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applications for Multidisciplinary Translational Research in Critical Care. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to encourage multidisciplinary translational research that will improve the treatment, diagnosis, and outcome of patients with critical illness and increase the understanding of fundamental processes causing critical illness. Eligible applicants are federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, for profit organizations and small businesses. Deadline: February 5, June 5 and October 5 annually. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-233.html for more information. Contact Basil Eldadah at (301) 496-4996 or via email at eldadahb@mail.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH AND THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE seek research on the decision-making processes made by persons faced with life-threatening illness, ones that almost always lead to death in a fairly short period of time if left untreated and are chronic (i.e. HIV) or curable if dealt with early in the disease process (i.e. Breast Cancer). Awards will be up to $200,000. Funding will be an Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits/profit organizations and small businesses. Deadline: February 16, June 16 and October 16 of each year. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-316.html for more information. Contact Martha L. Hare at (301) 451-3874 or Martha.hare@nih.gov with questions.
THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION seeks applicants for the Rapid Response Innovation Awards program to ensure that researchers' needs are met in order to pursue ideas without delay. The program, which replaces the annual Community Fast Track initiative, targets projects that have potential to significantly impact understanding or treatment of Parkinson's disease. Up to $2 million will be distributed annually to the Rapid Response Innovation Award recipients and the foundation will spend up to $75,000 for one-year, 'high-risk, high-reward,' for basic or preclinical research projects in any Parkinson's-relevant arena. Deadline: rolling. No pre-proposal stage, funding decisions will be made within six weeks of application, and the standard application will be three pages. Postdoctoral researchers can apply as principal investigators as long as the head of their lab serves as administrative PI to assist with the provision of institutional documents and sign the award contract.
Visit www.michaeljfox.org/research/fundingopp.php?id=29 or www.michaeljfox.org/research/documents/RFP.pdf for more information. Contact research@michaeljfox.org with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH, NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applications for Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, & Management in Pain Research. Research by interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research teams - to identify neural pathways of pain, the experience of pain, and the challenges of treatment - is encouraged. Research from underrepresented, minority, disabled, or women investigators is also encouraged. NIH seeks applications for Research Project Grants (R01). Eligible applicants include state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, for profit organizations, small businesses, and faith-based or community based organizations. Deadline: February 5, June 5 and October 5 annually. Visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-282.html for more information. Contact Molly V. Wagster at (301) 496-9350 or via email at wagsterm@nia.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek grant applications from organizations/institutions for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Treatment. Applicants should propose to examine the etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in diverse groups and across the lifespan. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofit/for profit organizations, small businesses and faith-based or community based organizations. Several Grant options are available. Deadlines: February 5, June 5 and October 5 annually. For more information on the Small Research Grant (R03) award visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-263.html. For more on the Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) award visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-264.html. For more information on the research project grant (R01) award visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-265.html. Contact Susan G. Nayfield at (301) 496-6761 or via email nayfiels@mail.nih.gov with questions.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek grant applications for improving diet and physical activity assessment by promoting innovative research. Funding is a Research Project Grant (R01) award. Eligible applicants are state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, small businesses and faith-based or community based organizations. Deadlines: February 5 and October 5, 2007; June 5, 2008; February 5, 2009. Letters of intent due: January 5 and September 5, 2007; May 5, 2008; and Jan. 5, 2009. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-259.html for more information. Contact Chhanda Dutta at (301) 435-3048 or via email at mcd23z@nih.gov with questions.
THE COMMONWEALTH FUND seeks applications for independent research on health and social issues. Grants are given to improve health care practice and policy. No specific deadlines for letters of inquiry; unsolicited full proposals not accepted. Please visit www.cmwf.org/grantinfo/grantinfo_show.htm?doc_id=224828 for more information. Contact Andrea Landes at (212) 606-3800 or via email at grants@cmwf.org with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek grant applications on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits/for profit organizations and faith-based or community based organizations. Deadline: February 20, June 20, and October 22, 2007. For more information on the Research Project Grant (R01) award, please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-033.html. For more on the Exploratory/Development Grant (R21) awards, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-034.html. Contact Bradley C. Wise at (301) 496-9350 or via email at wiseb@nia.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applications for research project grants to complement the technology development of the National Technology Centers for Networks and Pathways (TCNPs), a program of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. Projects should use the technology developed to challenge a biological problem or develop new technology to complement what TCNP is developing. Funding is a Research Project Grant (R01) award. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, and small businesses. Deadlines: February 5, June 5 and October 5 annually. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-266.html for more information. Contact Bradley C. Wise at (301) 496-9350 or via email at wiseb@nia.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING seek applications for studying the integration of neurobiological and cerebrovascular mechanisms in the adult, aged and pediatric brain in health and disease. Funding is a Research Project Grant (R01) award, with about $1.1 million available. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, for profit organizations, small businesses and faith-based or community based organizations. Deadlines: February 5, June 5 and October 5 annually. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-197.html for more information. Contact Dr. Bradley C. Wise at (301) 496-9350 or via email at wiseb@nia.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applications to study the role of nuclear receptors in tissue and organismal aging. The focus must be on processes of aging and/or age-related changes. Funding is a Research Project Grant (R01) award. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits/for profit organizations, small businesses and faith-based or community based organizations. Deadlines: February 5, June 5 and October 5 annually. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-267.html for more information. Contact Jill Carrington at (301) 496-6402 or via email at carringj@mail.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH seek proposals on the cognitive sequelae of Parkinson's disease. Applications should address the underlying neurobiological mechanisms associated with the cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD), the development of clinical interventions and therapeutics, or applications that promote improved clinical diagnosis or treatment of cognitive impairment in PD. Funding opportunity is a Research Project Grant (R01) award. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, for profit organizations and small businesses. Deadlines: February 5, June 5 and October 5 annually. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-198.html for more information. Contact Andrew Monjan at (301) 496-9350 or via email at monjana@nia.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applications focusing on bi-directional communication between multipotent cells and the three-dimensional local milieu or niche that they encounter in vivo under normal and compromised states, such as with aging or following injury, disease or drug exposure. Funding is a Research Project Grant (R01) award and $2.7 million is available. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, small businesses and faith-based or community based organizations. Deadlines: February 5, June 5 and October 5 annually. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-189.html for more information. Contact Bradley C. Wise at (301) 496-9350 or via email at wiseb@nia.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applications for research on determining structural biology of membrane proteins. Funding is a Research Project Grant (R01) award. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits/for profit organizations, small businesses and faith-based or community based organizations. Deadlines: February 5, June 5 and October 5 annually. Visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-253.html for more information. Contact Bradley C. Wise at (301) 496-9350 or via email at wiseb@nia.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND THE NATIONALHEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE seek research grant applications aimed at understanding the genetics and pathobiology of Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI). Funding will be a Research Project Grant (R01) award and there is approximately $2.2 million available. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits/for profit organizations, small businesses, and faith-based or community based organizations. Deadlines: February 5, June 5 and October 5 annually. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-194.html for more information. Contact Creighton H. Phelps at (301) 496-9350 or via email at phelpsc@nia.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applications for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards, which is designed to ensure diverse groups of highly trained scientists will be available in appropriate research areas to carry out the nation's biomedical, behavioral, health services, or clinical research agenda. Candidates include individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Deadline: April 13, August 13 and December 13 through 2010.For information on the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research, please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-106.html. For information on the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (F32), visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-107.html.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applications for Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health. They seek research on natural and man-made disasters and how they affect the health of vulnerable groups, like the elderly. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits and for-profits, and foreign institutions. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-141.html for more information. Contact John Haaga at (301) 496-3131 or via email at HaagaJ@mail.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES, NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek research from new and established investigators focusing on basic cellular, molecular, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of the normal and abnormal function of the bladder and lower urinary tract. Funding is a Research Project Grant (R01) award. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, for profit organizations, faith-based or community based organizations and small businesses. Deadline: February 5, June 5 and October 5 of each year. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-023.html for more information. Contact Jill Carrington at (301) 496-6402 or via email at carringtonj@nia.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING seek applications on the processes and mechanisms involved in the experience, expression and regulation of emotion. Funding will be a Research Project Grant (R01) award. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, for profit organizations, faith-based or community based organizations and small businesses. Deadline: February 5, June 5 and October 5 of each year. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-083.htm to learn accepted topics and other information. Contact Lis Nielsen via email at nielsenli@nia.nih.gov or via telephone at (301) 402-4156.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH AND NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING seek applications on Focal Cognitive Deficits in Central Nervous System Disorders that expand basic and translational research, including intervention research, on the types, nature and functional consequences of focal or specific cognitive deficits. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, for profit organizations, small businesses, foreign institutions and faith-based or community-based organizations. Deadline: February 5, June 5 and October 5 of each year. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-033.html for more information. Contact Molly V. Wagster at (301) 496-9350 or via email at wagsterm@nia.nih.gov with questions.
THE METLIFE FOUNDATION is offering health grants in the areas of health, civic affairs, education, culture and public broadcasting for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. Grants are not given to: private foundations; religious, fraternal, political, athletic, social or veterans organizations; hospitals; individuals; organizations receiving support from United Way; local chapters of national organizations; disease-specific organizations; labor groups; organizations whose activities are mainly international; organizations primarily engaged in patient care or direct treatment, drug treatment centers and community health clinics; elementary and secondary schools; endowments; and courtesy advertising or festival participation. Deadline: No specific due date. Please click here for more information. Contact MetLife Foundation, 27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, NY 11101 with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applications that introduce methods of understanding and promoting health literacy that relate to public health priorities that are outlined in HealthierUS and Healthy People 2010 initiatives. Funding is a R01 award. Eligible groups include for-profit or non-profit organizations; public or private institutions (i.e. universities, colleges, hospitals and laboratories); federal, state, tribal, and local governments; domestic or foreign institutions/organizations; and faith-based or community-based organizations. Deadline: May 24, 2007; January and September 24, 2008; May 25, 2009; January 25, 2010. Letters of intent due: April and December 24, 2007; August 22, 2008; April 24, 2009; December 24, 2010. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-020.html for more information. Contact Jeffrey W. Elias at eliasj@nia.nih.gov or (301) 402-4156 with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS (NIDCD), NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applications for research on neurologic motor speech disorders and speech motor control, especially research aimed at understanding how age-related changes, both normal and pathologic, affect the function of the motor system. Funding is a Research Project Grant (R01) award. Eligible applicants are state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, for profit organizations, faith-based or community based organizations and small businesses. Deadline: February 5, June 5 and October 5 of each year. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-055.html for more information. Contact Andrew A. Monjan at (301) 496-9350 or monjana@nia.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applications for Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R03) grants. The grants encourage empirical research on health literacy concepts, theory and interventions related to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' public health priorities (outlined in its HealthierUS and Healthy People 2010 initiatives). Deadlines: May 24, 2007; January 24 & September 24, 2008; May 25, 2009; January 25, 2010. Letters of intent due: April 24 & December 24, 2007; August 22, 2008; April 24, 2009; December 24, 2010. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-019.html for more information. Contact Jeffrey W. Elias at (310) 402-4156 or via email at eliasj@nia.nih.gov.
JOHN A. HARTFORD FOUNDATION AND THE GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA request applications for the Hartford Doctoral Fellows Program in Geriatric Social Work. The program will award up to 15 doctoral fellows up to $25,000 for two years to expand the training of social workers to improve the health and well-being of older persons and their families. Eligible applicants are enrolled in a full-time doctoral program in the U.S. and are seeking a full-time position in a MSW program accredited by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE). Deadline: February 1 and August 1, 2007. Please visit www.geron.org/Hartford/DoctoralApl.pdf for more information. Contact James Lubben via email at luben@bc.edu or Linda Harootyan, Program Officer at harootya@geron.org.
CAMPUS RN AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING (AACN) seeks applications for its scholarship program, designed for students pursuing professional nursing education programs. Six awards of $2,500 will support students seeking a baccalaureate, masters or doctoral degree in nursing. Applicants must be members of the AACN to apply. Deadline: January 1, March 1, May 1, July 1, September 1, and November 1 annually. Please visit http://aacn.campusrn.com/scholarships/scholarship_rn.asp or contact info@campuscareercenter.com for more information.
THE RETIREMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION seeks applicants for its General Program, which funds service, education, research and advocacy projects concerning challenges for older American adults. The hope is that the program will expand opportunities for older persons in society, support finding solutions to significant problems in this group, increase the number of professionals trained to serve the elderly, and much more. Eligible applicants are nonprofits from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Florida. Deadline: February 1, May 1, and August 1, of each year. Please visit www.rrf.org/forapplicants/programguide.html for more information. Contact (773) 714-8080 or email info@rrf.org with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH are seeking applications for the Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Awards. The awards are designed to provide intensive, mentored research career development experience in biomedical or behavioral research. Eligible applicants hold clinical doctoral degrees (e.g., M.D., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.O., D.C., O.D., N.D., D.V.M., Pharm.D., or Ph.D. in clinical disciplines). Awards are for a period of three to five years, providing financial support for salary and research costs. Applications may be submitted by any domestic for-profit/non-profit institution/organization and any public/private institution (i.e. university, college, hospital or laboratory). Foreign institutions cannot apply. Deadline: January 25, May 25 and September 25 of each year. Visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-512.html for more information. Contact Robin A. Barr at (301) 496-9322 or via email at BarrR@mail.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applicants for Networks and Pathways Collaborative Research Projects that will build upon the ongoing technology development of the National Technology Centers for Networks Pathways (TCNPs), a program of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. Projects should focus on addressing a biological problem faced while using the technology developed in one or more of the TCNPs, or on creating technology that will complement what is already being developed. Annual grants are from $150,000 up to $250,000 and will last from two to five years. Eligible organizations are for-profit/non-profit, public/private institutions (i.e. universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories), units of state and local governments, eligible agencies of the federal government and domestic or foreign institutions/organizations. Deadline: January 25, May 25 and September 25 of each year. Visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-522.htm for more information. Contact Bradley C. Wise at (301) 496-9350 or via email at wiseb@nia.nih.gov.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING seeks applicants for its Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) designed to expose American postdoctoral investigators to research training on aging in Canadian research institutions, to the resources available in Canada and also provide them with an understanding of the unique cultural and ethnic diversity of the country and its aging population. American postdoctoral research fellows will train with CIHR-IA-designated Teams in Aging, which are described in a brochure entitled "Enhancing Aging Research Capacity in Canada," available at www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/25208.html. Deadline: April 5, August 5, and December 5 of each year. Visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AG-06-010.html. Refer to Notice NOT-AG-06-010 for more information. Contact Michael-David Kerns at (301) 402-7713 or via email at kernsmd@mail.nih.gov with questions.
THE JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ITS INSTITUTES seeks applications for International Research Collaboration - Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Award. 30-40 individual grants will be awarded and will provide up to $100,000 total direct costs over three years in amounts of $25,000. The grant is designed for basic biomedical research between scientists supported by the NIH and investigators in developing countries. NIA is interested in co-funding laboratory, clinical, and population-based research focusing on aging processes, age-related diseases, and special problems and needs of the aged. Eligible groups include for-profit or non-profit organizations; public or private institutions (i.e. universities, colleges, hospitals and laboratories; state and local governments; domestic or foreign institutions/organizations); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments and Organizations. Deadline: January 21, May 21 and September 21 of each year. For more information, please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-436.html. Please contact Dallas W. Anderson at (301) 496-9350 or via email at andersda@nia.nih.gov.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTES OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applications for Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health that deal with behavioral and social sciences. These should include consequences of natural and man-made disasters (i.e. disasters include severe weather-related events, earthquakes, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes or perceived catastrophes, influenza pandemics, etc.), especially on elderly residents of institutions or frail elderly in the community. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits and for profit organizations. Foreign institutions are eligible to apply. The institutes have three mechanisms for funding. Deadline: January 25, May 25 and September 25 of each year. Please contact John Haaga at (301)496-3131 or via email at HaagaJ@mail.nih.gov for more information.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING seeks to spread Human Biospecimen Resources on Aging Research that integrates analyses with the study of normal aging, age-associated diseases, and behavioral and psychosocial data. Funding up to $50,000 will be used to promote pilot studies of existing human biospecimen collections that will open new research approaches. Eligible applicants include federal, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments and organizations, public/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits, and for profit organizations. Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply. Deadline: January 25, May 25 and September 25 of each year. Websites with participating studies are accessed via the Virtual Repository (www.nia.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/ScientificResources/Repository.htm). Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-443.html for more information or contact Nancy L. Nadon at (301) 402-7744 or via email at nadonn@nia.nih.gov.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING AND OTHER INSTITUTION OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH seek applications for the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants. The grants are designed to support graduate and postdoctoral research training to ensure that a diverse group of highly trained and qualified individuals assume leadership roles in the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research agenda.
Eligible applicants include domestic, non-profit, private or public institutions that have strong and high-quality research programs in the area(s) proposed for research training; staff and facilities may apply for grants to support NRSA Institutional research training programs. Deadline: January 25, May 25 and September 25 of each year. Please visit http://www.nia.nih.gov to identify the NIA's priorities or go to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-468.html for more information. Contact Michael-David ARR Kerns at (301) 402-7713 or via email at kernsmd@mail.nih.gov with questions.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUE ON AGING seeks applications for Probes for Microimaging the Nervous System. Awards are greater in duration and amounts than in previous years for research and development of probes that generate signals detectable by one or more imaging modality. Such probes should indicate the structure or function of molecules or subcellular elements of neurons or other cells of the nervous system. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR): This funding opportunity will use the SBIR (R43/R44) grant mechanisms. See: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-021.html. Refer to PA-06-021. Deadlines: April 1, August 1, and December 1 or each year. Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR): Funding will be a STTR (R41/R42) grant. See: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-022.html. Refer to PA-06-022 or Contact Stephen Snyder at (301) 496-9350 or via email at ss82f@nih.gov for further information.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING seeks applications for the Mentored Research Scientists Development Award (K01). Three, Four, or Five years of research will be supported (not renewable or transferable) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences. Eligible applicants included nonprofits, for-profits, small businesses and institutions of higher education looking to ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists are available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas surrounding these topics. Deadlines: February 12, June 12 and October 12 of each year. Contact Robin A. Barr, (301) 496-9322, BarrR@mail.nih.gov; http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-001.html for more information. Refer to PA-06-001.Note: All applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (www.grants.gov); paper format will not be accepted.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUE ON AGING seeks applications for Probes for Microimaging the Nervous System. Awards are greater in duration and amounts than in previous years for research and development of probes that generate signals detectable by one or more imaging modality. Such probes should indicate the structure or function of molecules or subcellular elements of neurons or other cells of the nervous system. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR): This funding opportunity will use the SBIR (R43/R44) grant mechanisms. See: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-021.html. Refer to PA-06-021. Deadlines: April 1, August 1, and December 1 of each year. Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR): Funding will be a STTR (R41/R42) grant. See: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-022.html. Refer to PA-06-022 or Contact Stephen Snyder, (301) 496-9350, ss82f@nih.gov for further information.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING offers support for conferences and scientific meetings. This funding opportunity announcement will use the NIH conference grant (R13) and conference cooperative agreement (U13) award mechanisms. Eligible groups include for-profit or non-profit organizations; public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals and laboratories; state, local and tribal governments; and public housing authorities. Deadlines: December 12, 2006; April 15, 2007; August 15, 2007. Please contact Linda M. Stecklein, (301) 402-7989, LS41G@nih.gov for further information, or refer to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-041.html or PA-06-041.
