January 2009 CHAD Newsletter
January 2009
Greetings AHS Faculty and friends of CHAD,
Happy New Year, and welcome back. I hope everyone had a restful holiday.
This month's CHAD e-newsletter includes information in the following categories:
- CHAD Symposium information
- Conferences and trainings
- Campus resources
- FOAs from NSF and NIH
- CFPs from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
HOLD THE DATE: CHAD Annual Symposium March 13, 2009
The Center on Health, Aging, and Disability will hold its second annual Symposium on Friday, March 13
at the I Hotel and Conference Center. This year's theme is the Science of Behavior Change.
The event's keynote speaker is Paul Estabrooks. Paul Estabrooks is Associate Professor of human nutrition,
foods and exercise at Virginia Tech Riverside, and directs the Center for Translational Obesity Research. Dr.
Estabrooks works on topics related to obesity and society, and focuses on research that is practical and can
easily be moved into practice.
This year's Symposium is co-sponsored by the Health and Wellness Initiative.
A full agenda and registration information will be released in the near future.
To learn more contact Michele Guerra at (217) 333-4995 or mguerra@illinois.edu.
Upcoming Conferences and Training Opportunities
Annual ASA/ NCOA conference March 15 – 18, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV
The annual conference of the American Society of Aging and the National Council on Aging is geared to
professionals from a wide variety of backgrounds working the field of aging.
Over 4000 sessions will be held covering a vast array of topics. Topic areas include: aging in community, business
development and leadership, chronic care and care management, diversity, environments and technology, ethics, legal
issues and elder abuse, health promotion and wellness, healthcare issues, long term care, mental health, public policy
and advocacy, purpose/meaning in aging and spirituality.
For more info or to register go to
http://www.agingconference.org/asav2/conf/jc/jc09/index2.cfm.
NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration
Each year, the Office of Extramural Research (OER) sponsors two NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and
Grants. These seminars are intended to help demystify the application and review process, clarify Federal
regulations and policies, and highlight current areas of special interest or concern. The seminars are appropriate
for grants administrators, researchers new to NIH, and graduate students.
This year the regional conferences will be:
Locations
- April 16 – 17 in Atlanta GA (optional eRA workshop on April 15)
- June 25 – 26 in Las Vegas, NV (optional eRA workshop on June 24)
For more information go to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/seminars.htm.
Campus resources:
Seed funding for Community Informatics available
The Community Informatics Initiative invites applications from Urbana faculty and professional staff
members for seed funding. Especially sought are projects in citizen science, community health, youth and
media, and technology applications for social inclusion. Deadline: March 2.
For details, visit http://www.cii.uiuc.edu, or contact Sharon Lee Irish,
slirish@illinois.edu.
NCSA to provide computing time
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications will provide one million hours of computing time to Illinois
humanities, arts and social science researchers. Applications will be accepted January 16 - February 27.
For more information:
http://www.chass.uiuc.edu/Guidelines.html, chass@ncsa.illinois.edu or 333-4327.
FOAs from NSF
Research to Aid Persons with Disability (RAPD) program (Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental,
and Transport Systems) PD 09-5342
The Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD) program supports research that will lead to the development
of new technologies, devices, or software for persons with disabilities. Research may be supported that is directed
to the characterization, restoration, and/or substitution of human functional ability or cognition, or to the interaction
of persons with disabilities and their environment.
Key Dates
Application Due Dates: March 2, 2009 and September 15, 2009.
For more info:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501021&org=CBET&sel_org=CBET&from=fund.
Or contact Ted Conway: tconway@nsf.gov, (703) 292-7091
Perception, Action & Cognition Program (Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences) PD 09-7252
This program supports research on perception, action and cognition including the development of these
capacities. Emphasis is on research strongly grounded in theory. Research topics include vision, audition,
haptics, attention, memory, reasoning, written and spoken discourse, motor control, and developmental issues
in all topic areas.
Key Dates:
- Application due dates: February 1, 2009 (and annually thereafter)
For more info:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5686
Or contact:
FOAs from NIH
AHRQ Health Services Research Projects (R01) PA-09-070
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits Large Research (R01) Projects in the AHRQ portfolio priority
areas of interest for ongoing extramural health services research, demonstration, dissemination, and evaluation grants.
The AHRQ portfolio priority areas are 1) Value Portfolio, 2) Health Information Technology Portfolio, 3) Comparative
Effectiveness Portfolio, 4) Prevention / Care Management Portfolio, 5) Patient Safety Portfolio, and 6) Innovations and
Emerging Areas portfolio.
Key Dates
For more info:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-070.html
Improving Interventions for Communication Disorders (R21/R33) PAR- 09-057
This FOA encourages research applications exploring new approaches designed to develop better diagnostic tools,
intervention strategies and treatments in the NIDCD mission areas of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech
and language. Research may include technical development, proof of principle projects, and pilot and exploratory
studies. The intent is to improve the function and quality of life of individuals with communication disorders.
NOTE: This FOA will utilize the R21/R33 grant mechanism. Applicants will submit a single application organized
into two phases, beginning with discussion of the R21 phase followed by discussion of the R33 phase.
Key Dates
- Earliest date applications may be submitted: January 27, 2009
- Letters of Intent Receipt Date: January 27, 2009, September 27, 2009, May 28, 2010
- Application Due Dates: February 27, 2009, October 27, 2009, June 28, 2010
- Expiration Date: June 29, 2010
For more info:
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-057.html
NOTE: This FOA is one of two released by the NIDCD to promote the development of new efficacious intervention,
treatment and diagnostic tools in the communication sciences. The companion FOA, PAR-09-056, Improving Intervention
Possibilities for Communication Disorders, encourages new or early-stage experimental approaches at the basic science
level, with the intent to develop markedly different intervention, diagnostic, or treatment tools with implementation
possible in a longer time frame (~10 years). For more information on this FOA go to
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-056.html
Research Scientist awards
NIH recently announced the following research scientist awards:
NIDDK Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-060.html
NIAAA Career Transition Award (K22)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-059.html
NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-052.html
NCI Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K23)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-051.html
NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-050.html
Senior Scientist and Mentorship Award (K05)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-076.html
Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral, and Population Sciences Career Development Award (K07)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-078.html
Funding opportunities from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Communities Creating Healthy Environments
Communities Creating Healthy Environments is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
that aims to prevent childhood obesity by increasing access to healthy foods and safe places to play in communities of color.
Key Dates
- Optional regional informational sessions for potential applicants: January 20 through February 6, 2009
- Optional Web conference for potential applicants: February 5, 2009 (11 a.m. ET)
- Deadline for receipt of brief proposals: February 26, 2009
- Select applicants invited to submit full proposals: April 8, 2009
- Full proposals due (if invited to submit): May 12, 2009
NOTE: This is a community grant – for universities or researchers to qualify they must submit in partnership with a
community. Grantees are required to secure in kind support of at least 10% of the grant.
For more info go to
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20602 or contact Ditra Edwards, deputy
director cche@thepraxisproject.org, (202) 234-5921
Health Games Research
Health Games Research: Advancing Effectiveness of Interactive Games for Health is a national program of the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that funds research to enhance the quality and impact of interactive games that are used
to improve health. The goal of the program is to advance the innovation, design and effectiveness of health games and
game technologies so that they help people improve their health-related behaviors and, as a result, achieve significantly
better health outcomes.
Key Dates
- Optional Web conference calls for potential applicants: February 11, 2009 (3 p.m. ET) and February 19, 2009 (4 p.m. ET)
- Deadline for receipt of proposals: April 8, 2009
For more info go to
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20424 or contact Jennifer Dobossy,
HealthGamesResearch@rwjf.org, (888) 635-7433
Healthy Eating Research New Connections 2009
New Connections grants are for early career investigators from historically disadvantaged and underrepresented
communities who bring special experience and expertise regarding the racial/ethnic and low-income populations and
communities targeted by the Healthy Eating Research program.
This round of funding focuses on studies of policy and environmental strategies in four areas:
- food pricing and economic approaches;
- food and beverage marketing;
- improving access to healthy foods in low-income communities; and
- evaluations of promising food-related policy and environmental strategies in settings where children and
their families make food choices.
Key Dates
- Brief proposals due: February 24, 2009
- Select applicants invited to submit full proposals: May 1, 2009
- Full proposals due (if invited to submit): June 12, 2009
For more info contact Laura L. Klein, M.P.H., healthyeating@umn.edu,
(800) 578-8636, or go to
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20661
Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Healthy Eating Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The program supports
research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to
prevent childhood obesity, especially among low-income and racial/ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity.
Round 4 funding focuses on studies of policy and environmental strategies in four areas:
- food pricing and economic approaches
- food and beverage marketing
- improving access to healthy foods in low-income communities
- evaluations of promising food-related policy and environmental strategies in settings where children and their
families make food choices.
Key Dates
- Web conference call for potential applicants: January 30, 2009
- Brief proposals due: February 24, 2009
- Select applicants invited to submit full proposals: May 1, 2009
- Full proposals due (if invited to submit): June 12, 2009
For more info contact Kathy Kosiak, healthyeating@umn.edu, (800) 578-8636, or go to
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20606
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions about any of these items.
Best regards,
-Michele
Michele Guerra, MS, CHES
Research Program Coordinator
The Center on Health, Aging and Disability
(217) 333-4965
(217) 333-4995
mguerra@illinois.edu