Funding-Improving Diet and Physical Activity
Assessment (R01);September 5, 2009
Announcement Type
This is a reissue of PAR-07-259.
Program Announcement (PA) Number: PAR-09-224
NOTICE: Applications submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity
Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically
through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov)
using the SF424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and the SF424 (R&R)
Application Guide.
APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED IN PAPER
FORMAT.
This FOA must be read in conjunction with the
application guidelines included with this announcement in Grants.gov/Apply
for Grants (hereafter called Grants.gov/Apply).
A registration process is necessary before
submission and applicants are highly encouraged to start the process at least
four (4) weeks prior to the grant submission date. See Section
IV.
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Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance Number(s)
93.361, 93.399, 93.837, 93.838, 93.848, 93.865, 93.866, 93.847
Key
Dates
Release/Posted Date: July 9, 2009
Opening Date: September 5, 2009 (Earliest date an application may be submitted
to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt Dates: (new applications) September 5, 2009; May 5,
2010; January 5, 2011; September 5, 2011; May 5, 2012
Letters of Intent Receipt Dates: (resubmission and revision applications)
October 5, 2009; June 5, 2010; February 5, 2011; October 5, 2011; June 5, 2012
NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully
submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant
institution/organization).
Application Due Dates: (new applications): October 5, 2009; June 5, 2010;
February 5, 2011; October 5, 2011; June 5, 2012 (alternating standard R01
receipt dates).
Application Due Dates: (renewal, resubmission, and revision applications):
November 5, 2009; July 5, 2010; March 5, 2011; November 5, 2011; July 5, 2012
(alternating standard R01 receipt dates)
Peer Review Dates: February/March 2010; October/November 2010; June/July 2011;
February/March 2012; October/November 2012
Council Review Dates: May 2010, January 2011, October 2011, May 2012, January
2013.
Earliest Anticipated Start Dates: July 2010; April 2011; December 2011; July
2012; April 2013
Additional Information To Be Available Date
(Activation Date): Not Applicable
Expiration Date: July 6, 2012
Due Dates for E.O. 12372
Not Applicable
Additional Overview Content
Executive Summary
- Purpose. This Funding Opportunity
Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute on
Aging (NIA), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(NICHD), the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases (NIDDK), the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), and
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director (OD) Office
of Dietary Supplements (ODS), encourages innovative research to enhance
the quality of measurements of dietary intake and physical activity.
Applications submitted under this FOA may include development of: novel
assessment approaches; better methods to evaluate instruments; assessment
tools for culturally diverse populations or various age groups, including
older adults; improved technology or applications of existing technology;
statistical methods to assess or correct for measurement errors or biases,
methods to investigate the multidimensionality of diet and physical
activity behavior through pattern analysis; or integrated measurement of
diet and physical activity along with the environmental context of such
behaviors.
- Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the
Research Project Grant (R01) grant mechanism runs in parallel with a FOA
of identical scientific scope, PAR-09-225, that encourages applications under the NIH
Exploratory/Developmental (R21) mechanism.
- Funds Available and Anticipated
Number of Awards. Because
the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application
to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award
will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will
depend upon the mechanism, numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the
applications received.
- Budget and Project Period. Expected direct costs
amount for individual awards range from $200,000 to $650,000.
- · Application
Research Plan Component Length: The R01 application Research Plan
component of the PHS398 (Items 2-5) may not exceed 25 pages, including
tables, graphs, figures, diagrams, and charts. See http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding_program.htm
- Eligible
Institutions/Organizations. Institutions/organizations listed in Section
III, 1.A. are eligible to apply.
- Eligible Project
Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs). Include Individuals with
the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed
research are invited to work with their institution/organization to
develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented
racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are
always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
- Number of PDs/PIs. More than one PD/PI (i.e.,
multiple PDs/PIs), may be designated on the application.
- Number of Applications. Applicants may submit more than
one application, provided that each application is scientifically
distinct.
- Resubmissions. Applicants may submit a
resubmission application, but such application must include an
Introduction addressing the previous peer review critique (Summary
Statement). See new NIH policy on resubmission (amended) applications (NOT-OD-09-003,
NOT-OD-09-016).
- Renewals. Applicants may submit a renewal
application.
- Special Date(s). This FOA uses non-standard due
dates. See Receipt,
Review and Anticipated Start Dates
- Application Materials. See Section
IV.1 for application materials.
- General Information. For general information on SF424
(R&R) Application and Electronic Submission, see these Web sites: