Request for Applications

 

UK-CARES Rapid Response Mini-Grants

 

RFA Release Date:  December 11, 2019

Application Due Date:   January 2, 2020

 

The mission of the University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) is to enhance research capacity focused on the major environmental health impacts (e.g., air water, pesticides) that have been implicated in chronic diseases such as heart and lung disease, cancer, diabetes, and child health and early life exposures. This mission is accomplished by promoting the interactions and expanding the critical mass of investigators and citizen scientists with expertise and experience in transdisciplinary, translational environmental health research on the UK campus and in Appalachian communities (targeted region: Big Sandy, Cumberland Valley, Kentucky River).  More information on UK-CARES is found on the website (https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fukcares.med.uky.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccathy.bowers%40uky.edu%7C4b371165743c4ab589a708d77e459809%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637116710873247554&sdata=NDkobweF9rmlu1pmZ08phrE5H6C9qwzUZ%2FaezKoK%2FH0%3D&reserved=0).

 

Small grants of up to $5,000 are available to help strengthen applications for extramural research grants (for example, NIH R or K-awards or awards from private foundations) or to address reviewer’s comments for a manuscript. For example, funds can be used for analysis of existing biological samples or environmental sampling with existing populations.  These grants are limited to three (3) months in duration. Because of the short duration of these proposals, the required documentation such IRB, IACUC, etc., needs to be in place at the time of submission.  This mechanism will not fund clinical trials (NIH definition).

 

See attached Request for Applications for the full program guidelines.

 

Questions:  For questions regarding this funding opportunity, contact:  Joel Thompson, PhD, CCTS Research Development Director & Pilot Funding Project Manager (Joel.Thompson@uky.edu)

 

Please submit your application using the following application link:  https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fredcap.uky.edu%2Fredcap%2Fsurveys%2F%3Fs%3DYAYJ94WJC9&data=02%7C01%7Ccathy.bowers%40uky.edu%7C4b371165743c4ab589a708d77e459809%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637116710873257555&sdata=iAlIsqO6MuBrSc5PaqLOHejUvn7KeeWD2D%2BCkcpDyHA%3D&reserved=0