Funding-NINR symptom management grants; Jan. 12, 2009

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) invites applications Program Projects in Symptom Management Research and Program Projects in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Research. NINR anticipates funding up to 2 program projects (P01s) in FY09/FY10. Support may be requested for up to 5 years, not to exceed $700,000/year, total (direct plus F&A) cost. 

This P01 program is principally designed to support the development of biobehavioral interventions including cost-effectiveness analyses for (1) symptom management OR (2) health promotion/disease prevention.

Symptom Management

This call for Program Project applications focuses on the most frequently reported symptoms already being studied by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System initiative: pain, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and cognitive/affect changes, as well as their interactions. Applicants must select one of these symptoms and build their program project application around this symptom, the organizing central theme of the application, so as to develop strong expertise in this research domain and move the field of science forward significantly.

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

This call for Program Project applications focuses on the four high priority areas for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention research in both healthy and chronically ill persons across the life span: obesity, premature birth/low birth weight infants, HIV/AIDS, and cardiopulmonary disease. Applicants must select one of these conditions and build their Program Project application around the prevention of this condition as the organizing central theme of the application, so as to develop strong expertise in this research domain and move the field of science forward significantly.

Additional requirements and application guidelines are detailed in the complete announcement:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR-09-003.html

Because NINR limits an institution to one application in response to this announcement, UK has established an internal selection process and a deadline for receipt of applications. Researchers wanting to submit a Program Project in Symptom Management Research OR a Program Project in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Research to NINR are to send the following information electronically to Ms. Kathy Stanwix-Hay (stanwix@email.uky.edu) in the Office of the Vice President for Research and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Monday, January 12, 2009:

1. Names and departments of the Principal Investigator and key personnel. List the PI’s current NIH grants at the R01 or Center (P20/P30/P50/P60) level that are active on 4/16/2009, excluding any period of no-cost extension.
2. Title of the program project (symptom management OR health promotion and disease prevention) and the symptom or condition that is the organizing central theme of the proposed program project
3. Narrative summary (2-3 pages)– describe the objectives of the program as a whole and the relationship of the individual research projects, and core(s) if applicable, to the entire program project and the special benefits to be achieved by funding as a program project grant rather than as a series of individual research grants.
4. Identify two individual R01 research projects that are included in the proposed P01 and list the PI, title, and specific aims of each.

 The Vice President for Research will appoint a committee to review the material and make recommendations as to the University’s applicant. The individual will be notified in time to prepare the application for submission by the April 16, 2009 deadline.