Funding-Recovery Act Limited Competition: NCMHD Community Participation in Health Disparities Intervention Research Planning Phase (R24);May 27, 2009

The NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) anticipates funding up to 5 awards for two-year Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) planning grants to support community participation in health disparities intervention research. Applicants may request up to $375,000 direct costs per year.

Academic research institutions must have experience working with health disparity populations and must provide a history and/or evidence of partnerships with community-based organization. Non-responsive applications will not be reviewed. See the complete RFA for additional information and guidelines:   http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-09-006.html

Because the NCMHD will review only one application from an institution, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Researchers interested in submitting a proposal are to submit the following material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Wednesday, May 27, 2009:  

1. PI name and department; names and departments of key personnel

2. Narrative – 3 pages – descriptive title of the proposed research; define the relevant community or communities; describe an existing or proposed involvement with one or more community based organizations; identify the expertise of the project team in meeting the specific requirements of the RFA, and provide a rationale for why the proposed project should be selected as UK's candidate

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)