News for Researchers
NIH has begun requiring that grant applications be submitted via the Web portal Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) using Form 424 (Research and Related, or R&R, application). To find out more, go to era.nih.gov/electronicreceipt.
For more information on these and other funding opportunities, go to http://nccam.nih.gov/cgi-bin/grants/funding.pl.
PAR-07-248: Developmental Centers for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Phase I
Sponsor: NCCAM.
These awards (a reissue of PAR-06-108) will support Developmental Centers for Research on CAM (DCRCs): Phase I, with each DCRC pursuing three or four developmental/exploratory research projects on CAM. The initiative is intended to promote the development of CAM research expertise and infrastructure, support developmental projects, and encourage partnerships between CAM and conventional institutions and investigators. NCCAM urges that people interested in submitting an application for a DCRC also familiarize themselves with NCCAM's:
- Research funding priorities
- Policies relevant to the proposed research
- A sample leadership plan, if the application would be for a multi-PD/PI collaboration.
PA-07-218: Diet Composition and Energy Balance
Sponsors: NCCAM and eight other NIH components. Overweight and obesity have increased dramatically in the United States. An important gap in knowledge about weight conditions is the role of the composition of the diet in energy balance (the balance between energy taken in, generally by food and drink, and energy expended). The announcement (a reissue of PA-06-173), invites applications that explore this topic. Collaborations between basic and clinical researchers are particularly encouraged.
PAR-07-335: International Research Collaboration--Basic Biomedical (FIRCA-BB)
Sponsors: NCCAM and nine other NIH components.
The goal in this initiative (a reissue of PA-06-436) is to foster discovery and reduce global health disparities by supporting international research cooperation across the health sciences. NCCAM is specifically interested in projects that focus on the science underlying traditional medicine (TM) practices and that involve collaborations between investigators in the United States and investigators in eligible countries who are knowledgeable about indigenous TM practices.
PA-07-280: Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant Applications and PA-07-281: Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grant Applications
Sponsors: NIH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (PA-07-280); and NIH (PA-07-281).
The goals of the SBIR program include stimulating technological innovation, strengthening the role of small business in meeting Federal research or research and development needs, and increasing commercial application of federally supported research results. The STTR program is designed to stimulate partnerships of innovative ideas and technologies between small business concerns and research institutions. NCCAM is specifically encouraging applications for innovative technological research and for basic, preclinical, and early phase clinical studies that could ultimately lead to commercial CAM products fulfilling NCCAM's mission.
