Request for Applications: RFA-OD-07-001 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-07-001.html)

Please refer to the RFA, as published in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, for complete application instructions and program requirements

Highlights

This RFA solicits research grant applications from academic/scientific institutions and community organizations that propose to forge partnerships (1) to study methods and strategies to engage and inform the public regarding health science in order to improve public understanding of the methods and benefits of publicly funded research, and (2) to increase scientists’ understanding of and outreach to the public in their research efforts. The NIH Partners in Research program will support two-year pilot and/or feasibility studies of innovative activities designed to improve public understanding of biomedical and behavioral science, develop strategies for promoting collaboration between scientists and the community to improve the health of the public, and to identify the conditions (e.g., settings and approaches) that will enhance the effectiveness of such activities. Each application must represent a partnership between community and scientific/academic investigators.

Grant Mechanism: NIH Small Grant (R03) award mechanism.

Funds Available: The Office of the Director, NIH, intends to commit approximately $3 million in total costs in FY2008 to fund 35 to 40 applications at a maximum of $50,000 direct costs per year.

Key Dates:

Opening Date: December 12, 2007
Letters of Intent Receipt: December 12, 2007
Application Submission/Receipt: January 11, 2008
Peer Review: March/April 2008
Council Review: May 2008
Earliest Anticipated Start: July 1, 2008

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