Community Participation in Research

Description: Estimated Total Program Funding: The total amount to be awarded depends on the scientific merit of applications and the funds available at the participating NIH Institutes/Centers. The ultimate goal of this program is to support research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that is jointly conducted by communities and researchers . Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is defined as scientific inquiry conducted in communities and in partnership with researchers. The process of scientific inquiry is such that community members, persons affected by the health condition, disability or issue under study, or other key stakeholders in the community's health have the opportunity to be full participants in each phase of the work (from conception, design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, conclusions, communication of results). CBPR is characterized by substantial community input in the development of the grant application.

Community-partnered approaches to research promise to deepen our scientific base of knowledge in the areas of health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities. Community-partnered research processes offer the potential to generate better-informed hypotheses, develop more effective interventions, and enhance the translation of the research results into practice. Specifically, involving community and academic partners as research collaborators may improve the quality and impact of research by: More effectively focusing the research questions on health issues of greatest relevance to the communities at highest risk; Enhancing recruitment and retention efforts by increasing community buy-in and trust; Enhancing the reliability and validity of measurement instruments (particularly survey) through in-depth and honest feedback during pre-testing; Improving data collection through increased response rates and decreased social desirability response patterns; Increasing relevance of intervention approaches and thus likelihood for success; Targeting interventions to the identified needs of community members Developing intervention strategies that incorporate community norms and values into scientifically valid approaches; Increasing accurate and culturally sensitive interpretation of findings; Facilitating more effective dissemination of research findings to impact public health and policy; Increasing the potential for translation of evidence-based research into sustainable community change that can be disseminated more broadly.

Sponsor(s):
US Department of Health and Human Services
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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US Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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US Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health

Funder's Fund ID: PAR-05-026

Web Page:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-026.html

Letter of Intent Date: 04/17/2005
Prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent that includes the following information:
Descriptive title of proposed research;
Name, address, and telephone number of the PI;
Names of other key personnel;
Participating institutions, and
No. & title of this funding opportunity
Application Due Date: 05/17/2005
Peer Review Date: Oct/Nov, 2005
Council Review Date: Jan/Feb, 2006
Project Start Date: 04/01/2006

Letter of Intent Date: 04/17/2006
Application Due Date: 05/17/2006
Peer Review Date: Oct/Nov, 2006
Council Review Date: Jan/Feb, 2007
Project Start Date: 04/06/2007

Letter of Intent Date: 04/17/2007
Application Due Date: 05/17/2007
Peer Review Date: Oct/Nov, 2007
Council Review Date: Jan/Feb, 2008
Project Start Date: 04/06/2008

Award Notes:
The total amount to be awarded depends on the scientific merit of applications and the funds available at the participating NIH Institutes/Centers.

The anticipated number of awards is contingent on their scientific merit and the funds available in the general funding pool of the participating NIH Institutes/Centers.

R21 applications may request a project period of up to two years with a combined budget for direct costs of up $275,000 for the two-year period. Normally, no more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year.

Eligible Locations:

• International
• National

Application Contact Name:
Marc M. Pitts, Grants Management Specialist

Application Contact Address:
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
OPART/GM
540 Gaither Rd.
Rockville, MD 20850
United States
E-mail: mpitts@ahrq.gov
Phone: 301-427-1704
Fax: 301-427-1462

Technical Contact Name: Karen Bagley, Program Analyst

Technical Contact Address:
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Office of Extramural Research, Education, Priority Populations
540 Gaither Rd.
Rockville, MD 20850
United States
E-mail: kbagley@ahrq.gov
Phone: 301-427-1559
Fax: 301-427-1562

Contact Note:
Additional contacts for participating institutions are listed under Section VII. Agency Contacts of the PA.

Support Types: Program Development

Subject Areas:

• Community Health Services
• Community Programs
• Health Care Policies
• Health Care Programs
• Patient Care
• Program Development
• Research Programs

Audiences:

• Children
• Community Based Organizations
• Low Income Persons
• Minorities
• Older Adults
• Persons in Rural Areas
• Persons with Disabilities
• Persons with Low Literacy
• Women

Eligibility:

• City Agencies
• County Agencies
• Federal Government Agencies
• International Agencies
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Religious Organizations
• Research Institutions
• State Agencies
• Tribal Organizations

Eligibility Notes:
Eligible organizations include for-profit and not-for-profit, public or private organizations, units of state and local governments, eligible agencies of the Federal Government, domestic or foreign institutions/organizations, faith-based or community-based organizations, and Native American tribal organizations.