2013 GRANT & AWARD OPPORTUNITIES
 

Deadline: June 1, 2013

The Woodard & Curran Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit environmental organizations focused on creating a healthier world.

The foundation will award one $5,000 grant and one $2,500 grant for environmental projects that benefit the public at large. Project descriptions must clearly demonstrate that the award will have a measurable impact in achieving the organization's goals.

To be eligible, organizations must be tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and have a mission that aligns with the foundation's interest in integrating health and education into environmental work.

See the Woodard & Curran Foundation Website for eligibility and application guidelines.
http://woodardcurranfoundation.org/grants.htm  

Deadline: July 17, 2013 (letter of intent due June 7, 2013)

This program proposes to launch a multi-year large-scale effort to support the development of patient centered outcomes (PCOR) researchers in academic and applied settings (e.g., the health care delivery system, state and local governments, health plans, research networks). Applicant institutions must be well poised to directly provide or partner with those who can provide the needed didactic and experiential opportunities for candidates in sophisticated comparative effectiveness methodologies applied to PCOR. They must also have the capability to expose candidates to accelerated clinical effectiveness and outcomes research and to the translation, dissemination and uptake of evidentiary information for health care practice and decision-making.

Applicants can be academic or non-academic institutions. Academic programs will be expected to partner with applied settings in order to provide experiential research opportunities for candidates. Similarly, non-academic applicants responding to this announcement are expected to partner, with academic institutions for formal, educational training needs. Grantee institutions and the K12 Program Director will be responsible for the recruitment, placement, and mentoring of eligible scholar candidates.

Eligible scholar candidates include post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty or their counterparts in non-academic settings. AHRQ strongly encourages the recruitment of scholars from racial and ethnic minority groups. AHRQ also encourages submission of applications from minority serving institutions and institutions which provide health care to economically disadvantaged populations and/or have access to unique data on these populations.

More information here...

Deadline: June 14, 2013 (Letters of Intent)

The Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation is accepting applications from investigators for basic science, clinical, population/epidemiologic and translational research on cardiomyopathies affecting children aged 18 years and younger.

Grants of between $25,000 and $50,000 will be awarded to support studies focused on the causes, diagnosis, or treatment of dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive, arrhythmogenic right ventricular, and left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy.
The grants are designed to provide seed funding to investigators for the testing of initial hypotheses and collecting of preliminary data to help secure long-term funding by the National Institutes of Health and other major granting institutions.

To be eligible, principal investigators must hold an M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree and reside in the United States or Canada. In addition, the PI must have a faculty appointment at an accredited U.S. or Canadian medical institution and have the ability to conduct independent research with publications in established peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals.
Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit complete applications.

See the CFF Web site for eligibility and application guidelines.
 

4. We Are The Bronx Fellowship - Jewish Community Relations Council and Hostos Community College

Deadline: June 28, 2013

We Are The Bronx is now recruiting for its 2013-2014 Fellowship class! Fellows will receive unparalleled professional development and networking opportunities, participate in leadership training with city-wide experts, and gain awareness of resources in the Bronx.

We Are The Bronx is a professional development and networking program geared towards strengthening local leaders, agencies, and the Bronx. This cohort will meet from September 2013 to June 2014.

Eligible Applicants: Mid to senior level professionals working in non-profits, community-based organizations, government agencies, and faith-based organizations serving the Bronx

Application: The application can be accessed at www.wearethebronx.org/getinvolved 

Contact Information: Simona Caplan, caplans@jcrcny.org,
212-983-4800 x122.

7. NeuroNEXT Infrastructure Resource Access (X01) - National Institutes of Health

Deadline: Oct 21, 2014

This FOA encourages proposals for biomarker validation trials or exploratory clinical trials of drugs, biologics, surgical therapies or devices that may contribute to the justification for and provide the data required to design a future trial to confirm efficacy (i.e., a Phase III trial) in the treatment of neurologic disease. Proposals for drugs or biologics should provide compelling scientific evidence that the investigational agent proposed for study will reach/act upon the designated target or that its mechanism of action is such that it will be of benefit in ameliorating a specific aspect of the disease.

For more information, click the link below:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-344.html

Deadline: January 7, 2015

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is intended to stimulate innovative, multidisciplinary research on the cognitive, neuroplasticity, genetic and environmental factors involved in math learning and learning disabilities. This research will advance our knowledge of the factors that contribute to the development, advancement, and impairment of mathematical cognition, including the ability to apprehend and reason about magnitude, number, temporal and spatial relationships, and concomitantly provide the evidence base to inform the design of effective (i.e., efficacious in "real world" contexts) interventions for the remediation and/or prevention of mathematical learning disabilities (MLD).

For more information regarding this grant, click the link below:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-246.html

Deadline: Jan. 7, 2015

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

Link to full announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-009.html

Deadline: Jan. 16, 2015

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage biomedical and behavioral research that will inform the development and evaluation of regulations on tobacco product manufacturing, distribution, and marketing. Research projects must address the research priorities related to the regulatory authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP). The awards under this FOA will be administered by NIH using funds made available through CTP and the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 111-31). Research results from this FOA are expected to generate findings and data that are directly relevant in informing the FDA's regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products to protect public health.

Link to additional information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-268.html 

Deadline: May 7, 2015

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to outline priority areas for research related to womens mental health during pregnancy and the postpartum period.Priority areas include basic and clinical neuroscience, studies of clinical course, epidemiological factors and risk factors, as well as interventions and services research.The NIMH, NICHD, and NIDA are committed to supporting research that will increase scientific understanding of and treatments for mental disorders experienced by women during and following pregnancy.Reduction of the public health burden of mental disorders during this perinatal period will improve the health and well-being of new mothers, their children and families.

Link to Additional Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-216.html

Deadline: Sept. 7, 2015

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages transdisciplinary and translational research that will identify specific biological or biobehavioral pathways through which physical activity and/or weight control (either weight loss or avoidance of weight gain) may affect cancer prognosis and survival.

Research applications must test the effects of physical activity or weight control or both interventions on biomarkers of cancer prognosis among cancer survivors identified by previous animal or observational research, which may include but are not limited to intervention-induced changes in sex hormones, insulin or insulin-like growth factors or their binding proteins, insulin resistance, glucose metabolism, leptin and other adipokines, immunologic or inflammatory factors, oxidative stress and DNA damage or repair capacity, angiogenesis, or prostaglandins.

Link to additional information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-228.html 

Deadline: September 7, 2015

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invites applications for grants to develop and conduct short-term research education programs to improve the knowledge and skills of a broad-based community of biomedical and behavioral researchers conducting research on reproductive, developmental, behavioral, social, and rehabilitative processes that determine the health and well-being of newborns, infants, children, adults, families, and populations. The program should include both didactic and hands-on experiences. If appropriate, the program may include activities to disseminate course materials and instructional experience to the scientific community. Programs focusing on uses of model organisms are encouraged.

For more information regarding this grant, click the link below:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-207.html

Deadline: September 7, 2015

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, invites applications that propose basic, clinical, and translational research on chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its consequences in aging and in older persons. Applications should focus on the 1) biology and pathophysiology of CKD in animal models; 2) etiology and pathophysiology of CKD in older adults; 3) epidemiology and risk factors for the development of CKD with advancing age; and/or 4) diagnosis, medical management and clinical outcomes of CKD in this population. Research supported by this initiative should enhance knowledge of CKD and its consequences in older adults and provide evidence-based guidance in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of CKD in older persons.

For more information on this grant, click the link below:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-211.html

Deadline: Dec. 9, 2015

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH). The FOA is intended to support pilot, feasibility or exploratory research for up to 2 years in 4 priority areas, including: 1) responses to unexpected and time-sensitive medical system issues (e.g. opportunities to understand addiction services in the evolving health care system); 2) responses to emerging drug abuse-related HIV trends and topics (e.g. rapidly evolving drug abuse-related epidemics, time-sensitive policy or environmental changes); 3) responses to unexpected and time-sensitive criminal justice opportunities (e.g. new system and/or structural level changes) that relate to drug abuse and access and provision of health care service; and 4) responses to unexpected and time-sensitive prescription drug abuse opportunities (e.g., new state or local efforts). It should be clear that the knowledge gained from the proposed study is time-sensitive and that an expedited rapid review and funding are required in order for the scientific question to be answered.

For more information, click the link below:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-297.html

Deadline: Jan. 7, 2016

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications to examine the drug abuse aspects of HIV/AIDS, including research on drug-related risk behaviors, addiction and HIV disease, and drug use/HIV-related co-morbidities and consequences. Applications are needed to identify and predict changes in the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among injection and non-injection drug users and among their sexual partners; to develop and test interventions for primary and secondary HIV prevention, including drug treatment interventions; to improve HIV testing, counseling, and treatment services for those living with HIV/AIDS; and to address basic mechanisms involved in HIV infection and AIDS pathogenesis in the context of drug abuse and addiction.

For more information, click the link below:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-293.html

Deadline: May 7, 2016

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), is intended to support novel research on how prenatal alcohol exposure may contribute to the etiology of chronic diseases and health conditions later in life. Central to this theme is the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) concept which suggests that fetal adaptations in response to adverse intrauterine conditions may increase the risk for childhood and adulthood disease. The goal of this FOA is to stimulate a broad range of research to: 1) leverage existing prospective birth cohorts to define the role of maternal alcohol consumption in the DOHaD process; 2) investigate the biological, cellular, and molecular mechanisms by which prenatal alcohol exposure may impact disease outcomes later in life; and 3) identify biomarkers associated with gestational alcohol exposure that may predict adult disease susceptibility in exposed offspring. Studies supported by this FOA will provide fundamental insights into a possible fetal-basis to adult disease that is influenced by maternal alcohol use.

For more information, click the link below:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-292.html

Deadline: Rolling

The purpose of this funding is to make effective strategic investments in ongoing state, local, and tribal public policy campaigns in order to increase public policy impact on healthy weight and living among children. This funding is mostly targeted at passage of new public policy, however proposals for defense of existing critical policy as well as addressing policy implementation deficiencies are also eligible.
Grants of $15,000 to $100,000 are available to select applicants. Nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. All potential applicants are encouraged to contact the fund to discuss interest prior to applying.

Please contact The American Heart Association for more information and to apply for this funding.