Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21)

Description:
Estimated Total Program Funding: Not Available.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR), the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), and the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) invite grant applications for research that will identify, develop, and refine effective and efficient methods, structures, and strategies that test models to disseminate and implement research-tested health behavior change interventions and evidence-based prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment, and quality of life improvement services into public health and clinical practice settings.

The purpose of this dissemination and implementation research program announcement (PAR) is to support innovative approaches to identifying, understanding, and overcoming barriers to the adoption of evidence-based interventions that previous efficacy or effectiveness research has shown to be effective, but where adoption to date has been limited or significantly delayed. Some examples of research activities supported by this PA are:

1. Analysis of factors influencing the creation, packaging, transmission and reception of valid health research knowledge, ranging from psychological and socio-cultural factors affecting individual practitioners, consumers, primary caregivers and other stakeholder groups to investigations addressing large service delivery systems and funding sources.
2. Experimental studies to test the effectiveness of individual and systemic dissemination strategies, focusing on outcomes related to the direct outcomes of the strategies (e.g., acquisition of new knowledge, maintenance of knowledge, attitudes about the dissemination strategies, use of knowledge in practice decision-making).
3. Studies of systemic interventions to impact organizational structure, climate, culture, and processes to enable dissemination and implementation of clinical information and effective clinical interventions.
4. Studies of efforts to implement prevention, early detection, and diagnostic interventions, as well as treatments or clinical procedures of demonstrated efficacy into existing care systems to measure the extent to which such procedures are utilized, and adhered to, by providers and consumers.
5. Studies of the capacity of specific care delivery settings (primary care, schools, community health settings, etc.) to incorporate dissemination or implementation efforts within current organizational forms.
6. Studies that focus on the development and testing of theoretical models for dissemination and implementation processes.
7. Studies on the fidelity of implementation efforts, including the identification of components of implementation that will enable fidelity to be assessed meaningfully.
8. Development of outcome measures and suitable methodologies for dissemination and implementation approaches that accurately assess the success of an approach to move evidence into practice (i.e., not just clinical outcomes).
9. Longitudinal and follow-up studies on the factors that contribute to the sustainability of research-based improvements in public health and clinical practice.
10. Studies testing the utility of alternative dissemination strategies for service delivery systems targeting rural, minority, and/or other underserved populations.
11. Studies on how target audiences are defined, and how evidence is packaged for specific target audiences.

Sponsor(s):
    US Department of Health and Human Services
    Public Health Service
    National Institutes of Health

Funder's Fund ID: PAR-06-072

Web Page:
grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-039.html

Letter of Intent Date: 12/26/2005
The LOI should contain the following information:
    descriptive title of proposed research;
    name, address, and phone no. of PI;
    names of other key personnel;
    participating institutions;
    no. and title of this funding opportunity.
Application Due Date: 01/24/2006
Peer Review Date: 06/2006
Council Review Date: 09/2006
Project Start Date: 12/01/2006

Letter of Intent Date: 08/22/2006
The LOI should contain the following information:
    descriptive title of proposed research;
    name, address, and phone no. of PI;
    names of other key personnel;
    participating institutions;
    no. and title of this funding opportunity.
Application Due Date: 09/22/2006
Peer Review Date: 02/2007
Council Review Date: 05/2007
Project Start Date: 07/01/2007

Letter of Intent Date: 04/24/2007
The LOI should contain the following information:
    descriptive title of proposed research;
    name, address, and phone no. of PI;
    names of other key personnel;
    participating institutions;
    no. and title of this funding opportunity.
Application Due Date: 05/24/2007
Peer Review Date: 10/2007
Council Review Date: 01/2008
Project Start Date: 04/01/2008

Letter of Intent Date: 12/26/2008
The LOI should contain the following information:
    descriptive title of proposed research;
    name, address, and phone no. of PI;
    names of other key personnel;
    participating institutions;
    no. and title of this funding opportunity.
Application Due Date: 01/24/2008
Peer Review Date: 06/2008
Council Review Date: 09/2008
Project Start Date: 12/01/2008

Letter of Intent Date: 08/25/2008
The LOI should contain the following information:
    descriptive title of proposed research;
    name, address, and phone no. of PI;
    names of other key personnel;
    participating institutions;
    no. and title of this funding opportunity.
Application Due Date: 09/24/2008
Peer Review Date: 02/2009
Council Review Date: 05/2009
Project Start Date: 07/01/2009

Letter of Intent Date: 04/22/2009
The LOI should contain the following information:
    descriptive title of proposed research;
    name, address, and phone no. of PI;
    names of other key personnel;
    participating institutions;
    no. and title of this funding opportunity.
Application Due Date: 05/22/2009
Peer Review Date: 10/2009
Council Review Date: 01/2010
Project Start Date: 04/01/2010

Application Process:
Applications must be prepared using the PHS 398 research grant application instructions and forms (rev. 9/2004); The PHS 398 document is available in an interactive format at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html.

Additional instructions for R21 application preparation are available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-107.html.

For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, Telephone (301) 435-0714, Email: Grantsinfo@nih.gov.

Applications must have a D&B Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number as the universal identifier when applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements. The D&B number can be obtained by calling (866) 705-5711 or through the web site at http://www.dnb.com/us/.

Award Notes: This funding opportunity will use the R21 award mechanism.

Eligible Locations:
    National
    International

Fund Notes:
This is a reissue of PA-02-131, which was previously released July 19, 2002.

Application Contact Name:
    Joy R Knipple

Application Contact Address:
    Natl. Institute of Mental Hlth
    Div. of Extramural Activities, Grants Mgt. Branch,
    6001 Executive Boulevard
    Rm. 6131, MSC 9605
    Bethesda, MD 208929605
    United States
    Email: jk173r@nih.gov
    Phone: 301-443-8811
    Fax: 301-443-6885

Technical Contact Name:
    David A Chambers

Technical Contact Address:
    Natl. Institute of Mental Health
    Div. of Svces. & Intervention Research, Neuroscience Ctr.
    Rm. 7133, MSC-9631
    Bethesda, MD 208929631
    United States
    Email: dchamber@mail.nih.gov
    Phone: 301-443-3747
    Fax: 301-443-4045

Contact Note:
Refer to Section VII. Agency Contacts of the PA for additional contact persons.

Support Types:
    Research

Subject Areas:
    Behavioral Research
    Clinical Research
    Disease Prevention
    Medical Treatments and Therapies
    Research Programs

Audiences:
    At Risk Persons
    At Risk Youth
    Low Income Persons
    Minorities
    Other Minorities
    Persons in Rural Areas

Eligibility:
    City Agencies
    Colleges/Universities
    Community Based Organizations
    County Agencies
    Federal Government Agencies
    Hospitals
    International Agencies
    Nonprofit Organizations
    Religious Organizations
    Tribal Organizations

Eligibility Notes:
Eligible applicants include: For-profit organizations; Non-profit organizations; Public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories; Units of State government; Units of local government; Eligible agencies of the Federal government; Foreign Institutions; Domestic Institutions; Faith-based or community-based organizations; Units of State Tribal government; Units of Local Tribal government.