News for Researchers
NIH has begun requiring that grant applications be submitted via the Web portal Grants.gov using Form 424 (Research and Related, or R&R, application). To find out more, go to era.nih.gov/electronicreceipt.
Funding Opportunities
For more information on these and other funding opportunities, go to nccam.nih.gov/cgi-bin/grants/funding.pl.
PAR-07-291: Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness Studies of CAM Using Existing Practice-based Research Networks
Sponsors: NCCAM and the National Cancer Institute. This initiative draws upon health services research, a field that examines the organization, financing, and delivery of health care. Research projects will be carried out in networks of health care practices or providers that deliver community-based care (for example, primary care) and that have joined together for investigation of various research questions. Examples of possible topics include the nature, use, costs, quality, and outcomes of CAM care in community-based settings, and the factors that influence people to seek and use CAM.
PA-07-165: Pathogenesis and Treatment of Lymphedema and Lymphatic Diseases
Sponsors: NCCAM and six other NIH components. Research projects are intended to increase understanding of the lymphatic system and its diseases and uncover new treatments, including from CAM; current treatments for these diseases have major limitations.
PA-07-140: Research on Sleep and Sleep Disorders
Sponsors: NCCAM and 12 other NIH components. Each year, sleep disorders, sleep deprivation, and excessive daytime sleepiness in the United States cost $50 billion in lost productivity and add $16 billion to the cost of health care. Sleep disorders and problems have a major impact on society, and more laboratory and clinical research is needed to understand, prevent, and treat them. Topics related to CAM in this broad solicitation include research on CAM therapies (many people use them for these disorders) and evidence-based educational programs on these therapies.
PA-07-264 and PA-07-265: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Treatment
Sponsors: NCCAM and 13 other NIH components. About 1 million people in the United States have chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis. This initiative will support studies of CFS to better understand such aspects as how it starts and develops, how common it is in specific groups, and environmental and biological risk factors that could pose a risk for developing CFS. The aim is to ultimately develop better strategies for diagnosis and treatment and to improve quality of life for those who have this syndrome.
