Community Participation in Research

Posted by on July 13, 2009

Community Participation in Research (RO1)

Deadline (Letters of Intent): April 14, 2010

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health solicits R01 grant applications that propose intervention research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that communities and researchers jointly conduct.  For the purposes of this FOA, intervention research is quasi-experimental research projects that seek to influence preventive behaviors, treatment adherences, complementary behaviors, and related attitudes and beliefs.  Natural experiments also may fall under the interventions rubric.  Examples may include, and are not limited to promotion of physical activity-friendly neighborhoods; tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse prevention among youth; a community-led action plan for cancer, hypertension and cardiovascular disease prevention and control in minority populations; establishing safer work practices among agricultural workers in rural areas; nutrition and reducing childhood obesity; HIV/AIDS and STD prevalence among young adults; promoting infant mental health; and reducing health disparities.

For the full announcement, please visit: http://obssr.od.nih.gov/pdf/CBPR_FOA_FAQs.pdf.