News for Researchers
Visit nccam.nih.gov/cgi-bin/grants/funding.pl for more information on these and other NCCAM-sponsored funding opportunities.
NIH will soon require all competing research grant applications to be submitted electronically, via the Web portal Grants.gov, using Form SF-424 (Research and Related, or R&R, application). At least 2 weeks before submitting a grant application, institutions must register with Grants.gov, and principal investigators must register with eRA Commons. These changes are being phased in by grant mechanism (type of grant) and began in December 2005. To find out more, go to era.nih.gov/electronicreceipt.
Funding Opportunities
RFA-HD-05-025: Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research
Sponsors: NCCAM, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Cancer Institute.
The goal of this program is to reduce the risks of maternal,
infant, and early childhood illness and death in resource-poor countries in Africa, Asia,
Latin America, and the Middle East. U.S.-international research collaborations will seek to conduct randomized clinical trials hoped to yield information useful in clinical, program, and policy decisions.
PAR-05-152: CAM at Minority or Health Disparities Research Centers
Sponsors: NCCAM, the National Cancer Institute, and the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities.
This initiative will support research projects on CAM practices as they relate to racial and ethnic health disparities.
PA-05-141: Basic and Preclinical Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Sponsors: NCCAM, the National Cancer Institute, and the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements.
This initiative will support basic, mechanistic, and preclinical research in all areas of CAM. The goal is to better understand how CAM therapies may work and to build a stronger foundation for ongoing and planned clinical studies.
NCCAM recently released, as a cosponsor, several program announcements for career transition and development awards for research scientists. See nccam.nih.gov/training/opportunities for the complete list.
