HEALTH & MENTAL HEALTH
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS
FOR SEPTEMBER, 2008
PROGRAM: AHRQ Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grants
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 25, 2008
ITEM: Supports research (R18) to understand & improve decision-making at all levels of the health care system, outcomes of health care, & what works, for whom, when, & at what cost. AHRQ is interested in developing valid & reliable measures of the process & outcomes of care, causation & prevention of errors in health care, strategies for incorporating quality measures into programs of quality improvement, & dissemination & implementation of improvement mechanisms. FY08 competition title is "Researching Implementation & Change while Improving Quality". See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-136.html for details.
CFDA Number:93.226
CONTACT: Denise Dougherty, Program Officer
540 Gaither Road
6th Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
301/427-1868
E-mail: Denise.Dougherty@ahrq.hhs.gov
PROGRAM: Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 24, 2008
ITEM: AHRQ and many NIH Institutes, support research (R01; R03; R21) on health literacy across the lifespan. Goal is to increase knowledge of interventions that improve health impacts of communications between healthcare professionals & consumers. Must involve either: health literacy as a key outcome; explanatory variable for an outcome; methodological or tech. improvement to strengthen research; or preventions & interventions. PA expires 1/26/10. See http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-020.html for R01 details & other contacts.
CFDA Number:93.113
CONTACT: Marge Keyes, Patient Safety Team Leader
Agency for Healthcare Rsch. & Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
301/427-1333
E-mail: marge.keyes@ahrq.hhs.gov
PROGRAM: Research and Training Awards
AGENCY: American Psychiatric Association
NEXT DEADLINE: Aug 29, 2008
ITEM: Supports a variety of research programs for junior & senior researchers in psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, & behavioral sciences. Programs include: APA/AACDP Research Mentorship Award (8/29/08); Award for Research in Psychiatry (8/29/08); Early Career & Senior Scholar Health Services Awards (8/29/08); APA/AstraZeneca Young Minds in Psychiatry International Award (10/31/08); & APIRE/Lilly Psychiatric Research Fellowship (10/14/08). Other programs available. See http://tinyurl.com/489qrq for details.
CONTACT: Ernesto Guerra, Research Office
Division of Research
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825
Arlington, VA 22209-3901
703/907-7300
E-mail: apa@psych.org
PROGRAM: Research on the Development of Children & Youth
AGENCY: Grant (William T.) Foundation
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 15, 2008
ITEM: Supports high-quality basic & applied research on youth (ages 8-25) development, program evaluation, policy analysis, research synthesis, & communication to help inform public policies & practice. Awards include Major Grants & Communication/Advocacy Grants (LOIs due 11/1/07; 1/3/08; 4/1/08); Intervention Research (LOIs due 10/4/07); Youth Services Improvement Grants (LOIs due 3/13/08 & 9/15/08); & Distinguished Fellows Program (LOIs due 1/10/08). See http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url_nocat3042/info-url_nocat.htm
CONTACT: Grants Coordinator
570 Lexington Avenue
18th Floor
New York, NY 10022-6837
212/752-0071
E-mail: info@wtgrantfdn.org
PROGRAM: Maternal and Child Health Research Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration
NEXT DEADLINE: Aug 04, 2008
ITEM: Supports applied research relating to maternal & child health services. 2 programs available: Extramural MCH Research for applied research that has the potential to improve health services & delivery of care for MCH populations.; & Secondary Data Analysis Studies for applied research relating to MCH services that utilizes exclusively the analysis of existing secondary data. IHEs engaged in research or in programs relating to MCH &/or services for children with special health care needs are eligibile. See http://tinyurl.com/5q48ur for details.
CFDA Number:93.110
CONTACT: Rita Haggerty, Public Health Analyst
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18A55
Rockville, MD 20857
301/443-3146
E-mail: rhaggerty@hrsa.gov or hpark@hrsa.gov
PROGRAM: Grants Program (Public Policy for AIDS, the Environ., & Mental Health)
AGENCY: Ittleson Foundation
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 01, 2008
ITEM: Supports pilot projects, test & demonstration projects, dissemination, & applied research that will inform public policy & public services in the following broad areas: AIDS; the environment; & mental health. Proposals must have regional or national significance. Initial LOIs must be received before 9/1. See http://www.ittlesonfoundation.org/guides.html
CONTACT: Anthony Wood, Executive Director
15 East 67th St.
5th Floor
New York, NY 10021
212/794-2008
PROGRAM: Drug Abuse, Risky Decision Making and HIV/AIDS
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 07, 2008
ITEM: Supports research (R01; R03; R21) to increase understanding of how drug abuse or processes of addiction influence decisions about high risk sexual behavior, thereby enhancing vulnerability for acquiring or transmitting HIV. Research should emphasize interdisciplinary studies that incorporate hypothesis-driven approaches from psychology, economics, anthropology, sociology, decision sciences, neuroscience and computational modeling. Study of decisions to engage in risky sexual behavior must be clearly the central focus of the proposed research. Expires 1/3/10. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-324.html for R01 details.
CONTACT: Minda Lynch, Division of Basic
Neurosciences and Behavior Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6001 Executive Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892-9555
301/435-1322
PROGRAM: Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS: Focus on African Americans
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 07, 2008
ITEM: NIDA & NIMH support drug abuse & mental health research (R01; R03; R21) on HIV/AIDS among African Americans. Interests include: relationship between drug abuse & incidence of HIV/AIDS; effective HIV prevention for African Americans; criminal justice involvement, drug abuse, & HIV/AIDS among African Americans; co-occurring psychosocial health problems or psychological cofactors & HIV risk; & mental illness risk for HIV infection among African Americans. Expires 1/8/09. See http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-116.html for R01 details.
CFDA Number:93.279
CONTACT: Lynda Erinoff, AIDS Research Program
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6001 Executive Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892-9581
301/402-1972
E-mail: le30q@nih.gov
PROGRAM: Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 24, 2008
ITEM: NIMH, along with several other NIH institutes, OBSSR & ODS support research (R01; R03: R21) on innovative approaches to identifying, understanding, & overcoming barriers to adoption of evidence-based interventions that previous efficacy or effectiveness research has shown effective, but where adoption to date has been limited or delayed. Encourages trans-disciplinary teams of scientists & practice stakeholders to work together to develop conceptual models of dissemination & implementation. PA expires 9/2/09. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-086.html for R01 details.
CFDA Number:93.242
CONTACT: David Chambers, Services and Intervention Research
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892-9631
301/443-3747
E-mail: dchamber@mail.nih.gov
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