Funding-Limited Submission - - Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research (U10) and Health Research Data Coordinating Center (U01); June 23, 2011

 

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has issued the following two RFAs. An institution may submit only one application for either RFA, but not one for each RFA:

 

·         Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research (U10)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-12-200.html  

 

·         Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research Data Coordinating Center (U01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-12-201.htm l

 

The Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research RFA invites applications from investigators to participate in an ongoing multicenter international research network designed to perform randomized clinical trials and intervention studies focused on reducing  the major risks to maternal, neonatal, infant, and early childhood health in the low and lower-middle income countries. For the purposes of this FOA, low and lower-middle income countries are defined as resource-limited nations in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America.  

 

The FOA solicits applications from U.S. institutions to support Research Units within the Global Network.  Individual Research Units (RU) will consist of U.S.-based research centers in partnership with research centers in low and lower-middle income foreign countries. This initiative calls for a broad array of interventional studies to be conducted across sites in the competitively selected developing countries. The studies should address health conditions in women and young children, with an emphasis on the perinatal and neonatal periods, and early childhood up to and including 3 years of age. Proposed interventions should emphasize the development, testing, adaptation and implementation of cost-effective, integrated biomedical, behavioral, social, and public health interventions that may reduce causes of premature morbidity and mortality among women of reproductive age and young children.

 

Applications for a Global Network Research Unit grant must be submitted jointly by collaborating teams of investigators that include the applicant U.S. PD/PI and a senior foreign investigator (SFI), who must be a national of a low and lower-middle income country residing in his/her own country. Foreign investigators are expected to function as full and equal partners with the collaborating U.S. investigators. U.S. and low and lower-middle income country scientists and institutions applying for a Network grant must provide strong evidence (e.g., established research collaborations) of their likelihood to succeed and their ability to work in effective international partnership with each other. The roles and responsibilities of collaborating scientists and institutions must be clearly defined.

 

The Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research Data Coordinating Center RFA solicits grant applications for a Data Coordinating Center to be part of a Global Network including up to seven clinical Research Units to reduce the major risk of maternal, neonatal, infant, and early childhood mortality and significant morbidity in low income countries.

 

The Global Network Data Coordinating Center has the responsibility to provide the Network's organizational, statistical, and technical support, including the shared funding of information technology staff and site training, and regulatory adherence. The Data Coordinating Center will financially support specialty consultations, specialty services, and other study needs. It is responsible for assisting the sites in developing and implementing common protocols, implementing quality assurance procedures, including site monitoring; developing data management systems and databases; and developing analytic capacity. The Data Coordinating Center will be responsible for the creation and integrity of study databases, analytic capacity, and support of and attendance at all Network meetings.

 

Because the sponsor limits an institution to one application for either of the above RFAs, UK has established an internal selection process and a deadline for receipt of applications. Researchers wanting to submit an application for a Research Unit (RFA-HD-12-200) or a Data Coordinating Center (RFA-HD-12-201) are to send 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 Thursday, June 23, 2011:

 

1.     Names and departments of the Project Director and other key personnel of the project team

2.     Specify if the application is for a Research Unit (RFA-HD-12-200) or for a Data Coordinating Center (RFA-HD-12-201)

3.     Research Unit applications are to include the following:

a.     Provide a descriptive title of the proposed research

b.    Specify the participating institution(s) in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or Latin America

c.     Provide a 2 page overview of the project, experience in randomized clinical trials, and history of collaboration

4.     Data Coordinating Center applications are to include the following:

a.     Provide a 2 page description of performance as a data coordinating center in the past 3 to 5 years and collaborative experience with multicenter randomized clinical trials

 

The Vice President for Research will appoint a committee to review the material and make recommendations as to the University’s applicant. Optional letter of intent is due July 11, 2011; August 11, 2011 is the deadline for the complete application.

 

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.)