2005 Special Interest Projects (SIPs) Program Announcement #RFA-DP-04-003A

The CDC’s Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) Program announces the Special Interest Projects (SIPs) Competitive Supplements. The purpose of this announcement is to support supplemental health promotion and disease prevention research projects that (1) focus on the major causes of death and disability, (2) improve public health practice within communities, and (3) cultivate effective state and local public health programs. A major focus of these supplements is to design, test, and disseminate effective prevention research strategies.

Please note, however, that only those applicants selected as Prevention Research Centers under Program Announcement #RFA-DP-04-003A are eligible for the SIPs funding. That is, SIP applications selected for funding must be from applicants who receive a Notice of Grant Award for Program Announcement #RFA-DP-04-003A.

Letters of Intent for the SIPs are due on or before May 26, 2005, and applications are due on or before June 15, 2005.

Questions & Answers

Questions about the Special Interest Projects Competitive Supplements Program Announcement #RFA-DP-04-003A are answered by the Prevention Research Centers Office through the ListServe and then archived under Applicants Q&A, which is accessible to all applicants.

New applicants may join the ListServe for the current competition by following the instructions in #RFA-DP-04-003A.