Thursday, September 09, 2010

Funding Opportunities

  • School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes (Posted 1/6/10)
  • Validation and Advanced Development of Emerging Technologies for Cancer Research (R33) (Posted 11/4/09)
  • Application and Early Stage Development of Emerging Technologies in Cancer Research (R21) (Posted 11/4/09)
  • Research on Clinical Decision Making in People with or at Risk for Life-Threatening Illness (R21)
  • Exploratory Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R21)
  • General Funding Opportunities
School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes

NCI is am delighted to announce new obesity policy-related research titled School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes. The PA is issued by NCI, NHLBI, NICHD, OBSSR, and CDC.

Grant applications are encouraged that propose to:
1.    Foster multidisciplinary research that will evaluate how policies (federal, state and school district levels) can influence school physical activity and nutrition environments, youths’ obesogenic behaviors (e.g., nutrition and physical activity behaviors), and weight outcomes;
2.    Understand how schools are implementing these policies and examine multi-level influences on adoption and implementation at various levels (e.g. federal, state, school district, and school); and
3.    Understand the synergistic or counteractive effect of school nutrition and physical activity polices on the home and community environment and body weight.
Additional details are available at the links below.  Note that standard receipt dates apply.
Announcement
Number
Issuing
Organization
Release
Date
Opening Date
(SF424 Only)
Expiration
Date
Activity
Code(s)
Title
NCI
12/10/2009
01/05/2010
01/08/2013
R01
School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes (R01)
NCI
12/10/2009
01/16/2010
01/08/2013
R21
School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes (R21)
NCI
12/10/2009
01/16/2010
01/08/2013
R03
School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes (R03)
The funding opportunities described here are related, but separate to other recently announced program announcements: Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R01: PA-10-027; R21: PA-10-028; R03: PA-10-029).  As a general guide, if the focus of a grant proposal is on evaluation research of obesity-related policies outside the school environment, and/or development/validation of community-level measures, the Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures funding opportunities may be the most appropriate.
If a grant proposal focuses on children in the context of home/family, schools and/or macro policy environments, the School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomesmay be the most appropriate funding opportunity to which researchers should apply.
For further clarification, please feel free to contact the program directors: Tanya Agurs-Collins (collinsta@mail.nih.gov); or Robin McKinnon (mckinnonr@mail.nih.gov) or Jill Reedy (reedjy@mail.nih.gov)
Validation and Advanced Development of Emerging Technologies for Cancer Research (R33)

Related Documents:
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Application and Early Stage Development of Emerging Technologies in Cancer Research (R21)

Related Documents:
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Research on Clinical Decision Making in People with or at Risk for Life-Threatening Illness (R21)

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health, seeks to stimulate research on the decision-making processes made by persons at risk for and those faced with life-threatening illness. These illnesses are ones that almost always lead to death in a fairly short period of time if left untreated, but may be chronic – or even cured – if dealt with early in the disease process. An example of a life-threatening illness that may be chronic for some years would be HIV infection when treated. An example of a life-threatening illness that may be cured in its early stages would be breast cancer. Decision-making can occur from the point of adopting preventive behaviors through the end of life. Examples of such decisions could include participating in an HIV vaccine clinical trial, testing for genetic disorder, choosing a treatment intervention vs. watchful waiting (as in early stage prostate cancer), choosing a treatment intervention among several options, joining a therapeutic clinical trial, or making end-of-life care decisions.

Opening Date: May 16

Please click HERE for more information and to apply.

Exploratory Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R21)

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects (R21) grant applications in the cancer control research continuum (i.e., primary prevention to end of life care) from investigators representing a range of behavioral and social science disciplines. With this FOA, the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites the submission of R21 grant applications that describe research projects that will utilize developmental and exploratory approaches to primary and secondary cancer prevention and control. Research areas may include: cancer health and risk communication; enhancing cancer survivorship; promoting healthy diet and physical activity; prevention and control of tobacco use; interaction between psychosocial and biological mechanisms; cancer screening behaviors; and palliative and end-of-life care.

Studies may focus on: a) assessment (instrumentation methods, measurement development, particularly in new research populations); b) intervention (feasibility of new and innovative approaches, appropriateness for use in populations disproportionately burdened with cancer or in populations involving other clinical, organizational, and  community settings); c) dissemination (applications, sustainability); d) surveillance (issues of inclusion of minority populations, data base linkage studies to monitor progress toward cancer prevention and control); and e) biological and psychological influences on cancer and cancer-related behaviors.

To apply for this grant, please click HERE.

General Funding Opportunities

Private Foundation and Corporate Funding Sources