New Federal Grant for Community-Based Research on Health Issues

Posted by on December 31, 2004

[postee from the CoRAL Network newsletter]

Opportunity: New Federal Grant for Community-Based Research on Health Issues

Sponsors: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other components of participating agencies

More Info Contact: GrantsInfo, Tel (301) 435-0714, Email: GrantsInfo@nih.gov.

Executive Summary

* The ultimate goal of this PAR is to support research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that is jointly conducted by communities and researchers.
* This PAR invites NIH research project grant (R01) and exploratory/developmental grant (R21) award mechanisms.
* The total amount to be awarded depends on the scientific merit of applications and the funds available at the participating NIH Institutes/Centers.
* The anticipated number of awards is contingent on their scientific merit and the funds available in the general funding pool of the participating NIH Institutes/Centers.
* Eligible organizations include for-profit and not- for-profit, public or private organizations, units of state and local governments, eligible agencies of the Federal Government, domestic or foreign institutions/organizations, faith-based or community- based organizations, and Native American tribal organizations.
* Eligible principal investigators are any individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research.
* The number of applications each applicant may submit is unrestricted.

To read more, visit <a href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-026.html">http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-026.html</a>