September
27 National Public Lands Day www.publiclandsday.org
4-7 National Institute on Recreation Inclusion, Eugene, Oregon www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=665
22-28 Active Aging Week www.icaa.cc/aaw.htm
October
International Walk to School Month www.iwalktoschool.org/october.htm
8 Walk to School Day www.walktoschool.org
15-18 Corporate Fitness and Wellness Show www.corporatefitnessshow.com
15-18 Inclusive Fitness Conference: Exercise is for Everybody, Chicago, IL www.ncpad.org
November
12-15 Annual School Health Conference www.ashaweb.org/annual_conferences.html
Grants and Calls for Proposals
NIH
Reducing Risk Behaviors by Promoting Positive Youth Development (R01)
(PA-08-241)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Cancer Institute
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute of Nursing Research
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement. Earliest submission date: September 16, 2008.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-241.html
Reducing Risk Behaviors by Promoting Positive Youth Development (R03)
(PA-08-242)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Cancer Institute
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement. Earliest submission date: September 16, 2008.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-242.html
Targeted Approaches to Weight Control in Young Adults (U01)
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Letters of Intent Due: September 10, 2008
Application Due: October 10, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-007.html
Notice of Intent to Publish a Request for Applications for Effects of Physical Activity and Exercise on Drug Use and Abuse (NOT-DA-08-018)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-DA-08-018.html
Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R01)
(PA-08-192)
National Cancer Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Nursing Research
Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement. Earliest submission date: September 5, 2008.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-192.html
Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R21)
(PA-08-193)
National Cancer Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Nursing Research
Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement. Earliest submission date: September 16, 2008.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-193.html
Meetings, Conferences, and Networks for Research Partnerships to Improve Functional Outcomes (R13) (PAR-08-207)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Eye Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-207.html
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Active Living Research/Healthy Eating Research Rapid-Response Grants
Letters of Intent: Can be submitted at anytime
Deadline for receipt of invited full proposals: August 15 or October 15, 2008
www.rwjf.org/childhoodobesity/fundingops.jsp
Active Living Research New Connections Call for Proposals (CFP).
Deadline for submission of full proposals: August 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m. PDT.
Conference Call for Potential Applicants: July 30, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. PDT
This CFP will focus on supporting research to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents, decreasing their sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity.
New Connections grants are for new investigators from historically disadvantaged and underrepresented communities. Two types of grants will be funded under this CFP: research grantsand publication grants.
Approximately $286,000 will be awarded for research and publication grants relating to youth physical activity and sedentary behavior at the population level. Information on the two funding categories is outlined in the CFP document.
To view the CFP and to link to the RWJF Grantmaking Online system, please visit: http://www.activelivingresearch.org/ grantsearch/grantopportunities/current.
To register for the conference call, visit: http://www.activelivingresearch.org/ grantsearch/grantopportunities/teleconference.
Investigators who meet the specific eligibility criteria for this CFP also are eligible and encouraged to apply for other ALR grant opportunities.
To learn more about the RWJF New Connections Program, including New Connections grant funding opportunities in other content areas, please visit http://www.rwjf-newconnections.org.
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