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Call for Proposals: Healthy Eating Research 2010 Rapid-Response Grants

Healthy Eating Research 2010 Rapid-Response Childhood Obesity Funding Opportunity Open

Rapid-Response grants support time-sensitive and opportunistic studies on emerging or anticipated changes in food-related policies or environments that can only be conducted during a short window of opportunity and are needed to inform policy debates for local, state or national action.

Award

Approximately $900,000 will be awarded for rapid-response grants of up to $150,000 each, for a maximum funding period of 18 months. Funding for approved studies may be initiated as early as four months after invited full proposals are submitted. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis.

Application Instructions

Concept Paper Deadline: September 1, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)
For more information and to apply for a grant, please visit www.healthyeatingresearch.org.

About Healthy Eating Research

Healthy Eating Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among lower-income and racial and ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Findings are expected to advance RWJF's efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

Healthy Eating Research
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
1300 South 2nd St, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Phone: 800-578-8636
Fax: 612-624-9328
Email: HealthyEating@umn.edu
www.healthyeatingresearch.org

*A national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Request for Proposals: Use of Tissue Apposition System (TAS) for Closure of Endoluminal Defects

The ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY Grant Program is pleased to announce an opportunity for investigators to utilize the full-thickness Tissue Apposition System (TAS) for endoscopic treatment of fistulas, perforations and anastomotic leaks when intervention is required. This procedure/product has the potential to benefit patients by reducing the need for laparoscopic surgery and/or chronic medical intervention by using the Tissue Apposition System (TAS) for endoscopic intervention. TAS is indicated for endoscopic placement of sutures and approximation of soft tissue¹. We are seeking applications for studies designed to assess the clinical and economic outcomes related to this potential benefit. We encourage applications involving complications of various surgical or endoscopic procedures, but complications associated with bariatric procedures are of particular interest.
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY encourages applicants to include study parameters such as:

Integrity of the closure
Effects on quality of life post-procedure
Effect on outcomes of primary intervention
Alternative course(s) of treatment had endoscopic closure with the TAS system not been available

Only applications for collection and analysis of prospective human clinical data will be reviewed. All grants are expected to result in publication of findings in a peer-reviewed journal. ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY is not currently seeking applications for retrospective study proposals and such proposals will not be considered under this program.
For consideration, applicants will need to submit all documentation as described at the ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY Investigator-initiated Study (IIS) grant web portal.

Award:

The award is limited to delivery of the Tissue Apposition Systems (TAS) free of charge including associated product training cost, and minimal study fees not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). There are no indirect costs provided with this grant program. Up to ten grants will be awarded.

Eligibility:

All other factors equal, preference will be given to applications for which a manuscript can be submitted for publication in 2012.
All proposals will be reviewed and approved based upon the scientific quality of the study and its alignment with ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY’s ethical and commercial interests.
All approved trials are required to obtain IRB approval
The use of TAS may not be concurrent with the primary procedure
Applicable only to gastric or lower GI closures
Based on your current patient population and volume, ten patients could enroll within one year
Only centers located within North America

Application Instructions:
All questions and proposals should be submitted electronically to the Ethicon Endo-Surgery Office of IIS Administration at IIS@its.jnj.com or applications may be made via the web at http://www.ethiconendo.com/dtcf/pages/IIS.htm?pgn=9.
Deadline for Submission: September 1, 2010
Recipients of Grant will be notified: December 1, 2010
Final manuscript suitable for submission to peer-reviewed journal is due before June 2013
Funding will be issued based upon a fully executed milestone-based agreement.

¹Contraindications for the system include those specific to the primary endoscopic procedure to be performed in gaining access to the desired suturing site. The system is not to be used with patients exhibiting, or thought to exhibit, uncooperativeness, adhesions, coagulopathy, and heavily scarred tissue or malignant tissue in the area to be sutured.

Home and Family Based Approaches for the Prevention or Management of Overweight or Obesity in Early Childhood (R21)

National Institute of Health
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-128.html#PartI

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR), National Institutes of Health, invites Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose randomized clinical trials testing novel home- or family-based interventions for the prevention or management of overweight in infancy and early childhood. Tested interventions can use behavioral (including dietary and physical activity), environmental, or other relevant approaches. Applications should focus on infants and young children (to age six years) and emphasize the role of home environment and the influence of family/extended family members and parents (including guardians/substantial care-providers) within the child’s home environment. The direct goal of this initiative is to fund research that will advance knowledge for innovative approaches to the prevention or management of overweight in children less than 6 years of age, with potential for future translation to applications either in the home or linked to a community setting. Research should consider the familial mechanisms of behavior such as the role of families in the initiation, support, and reinforcement of fundamental food and beverage consumption, physical activity practices, and sedentary behaviors. In addition it is of interest to elucidate various underlying behavioral determinants that are crucial to initiate or sustain changes in behaviors that impact energy balance. Research designs may include linkages with other settings (e.g., daycare, pre-school, or other community venues) or other care providers (e.g., health care providers or teachers) but must include infants or children less than age six years as the primary study participant along with parents, and/or other family members residing with the child. The overarching goal is to identify interventions that influence parent and child behaviors that contribute to inappropriate weight gain, and thereby improve subsequent health status in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood for which overweight is a known risk factor.

Program Announcement (PA) Number: PA-10-128

Notice

Applications submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) using the SF424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.

APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED IN PAPER FORMAT.

This FOA must be read in conjunction with the application guidelines included with this announcement in Grants.gov/Apply for Grants (hereafter called Grants.gov/Apply).

A registration process is necessary before submission and applicants are highly encouraged to start the process at least four (4) weeks prior to the grant submission date.

Key Dates

Release/Posted Date: March 9, 2010
Opening Date: May 16, 2010 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): May 16, 2010
NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization).
Application Due Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
AIDS Application Due Date(s): Not applicable.
Peer Review Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewandaward
Council Review Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewandaward
Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewandaward
Expiration Date: May 8, 2013

Home and Family Based Approaches for the Prevention or Management of Overweight or Obesity in Early Childhood (R01)

National Institute of Health
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-127.html

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) and the Office of Disease Prevention (ODP), National Institutes of Health, invites exploratory pilot/feasibility study and small clinical trial (R21) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to test novel home or family based interventions for the prevention or management of overweight in infancy and early childhood. Tested interventions can use behavioral (including dietary and physical activity), environmental, or other relevant approaches. Applications should focus on infants and young children (to age six years) and emphasize the role of home environment and the influence of family/extended family members and parents (including guardians/substantial care-providers) within the child’s home environment. The direct goal of this initiative is to fund research that will advance knowledge for innovative approaches to the prevention or management of overweight in children less than 6 years of age, with potential for future research clinical trial applications either in the home or linked to a community setting. Research should consider the role of families in the initiation, support, and reinforcement of fundamental food and beverage consumption, physical activity practices, and sedentary behaviors. In addition it is of interest to elucidate various underlying behavioral determinants that are crucial to initiate or sustain changes in behaviors that impact energy balance. Research designs may include linkages with other settings (e.g., daycare, pre-school, or other community venues) or other care providers (e.g., health care providers or teachers) but must include infants or children less than age six years as the primary study participant along with parents, and/or other family members residing with the child. The overarching goal is to identify interventions that influence parent and child behaviors that contribute to inappropriate weight gain, and thereby improve subsequent health status in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood for which overweight is a known risk factor.

APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED IN PAPER FORMAT.

This FOA must be read in conjunction with the application guidelines included with this announcement in Grants.gov/Apply for Grants (hereafter called Grants.gov/Apply).

A registration process is necessary before submission and applicants are highly encouraged to start the process at least four (4) weeks prior to the grant submission date.

Key Dates

Opening Date: May 16, 2010 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): May 16, 2010
NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization).
Application Due Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
AIDS Application Due Date(s): Not applicable.
Peer Review Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewandaward
Council Review Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewandaward
Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewandaward
Expiration Date: May 8, 2013

Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Eating Disorders Research

The Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation is pleased to support its Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Eating Disorders Research. By attracting young scientists to the field, each fellowship may lead to a lifetime career contribution to understanding the biological causes of eating disorders. The long term goal of the program is to accelerate medical research discoveries that will lead to improved therapies for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

Research areas of interest include but are not limited to neural pathways of feeding behavior in animal models; molecular genetic analysis of relevant neural circuit assembly and function; testing of new chemical compounds that might be used in animal models as experimental treatments; and brain imaging technologies that identify neurochemical pathways in patients with these disorders. Clinical psychotherapeutic studies, medication trials and obesity research are currently outside the scope of this Program.

Awards:

Up to five three-year fellowships ranging from $43,000 - $63,000 per year, inclusive of a $3,000 expense allowance will be awarded to fellows who have completed no more than three years of postdoctoral research training as of the funding start date. The awards will support postdoctoral fellows working in nonprofit academic or research institutions in the United States.

Eligability Criteria and Application Information: Visit www.tmfgrants.org/davis

Application Deadline: Thursday, January 14, 2010 (12:00 PM ET)

For more information: Please direct questions to Jeanne Brown, Program Officer at jbrown@hria.org

Other Funding Sources

Johns Hopkins General Internal Medicine Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: The Johns Hopkins University Division of General Internal Medicine is seeking applicants for its postdoctoral fellowship program. A diverse faculty base in the Division allows for a broad range of research options in obesity research. For additional details, please visit: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gim/fellowship/interest_area.html

The Nutritional Science Research Group, in the Division of Cancer Prevention at the National Cancer Institute, has issued a new funding opportunity announcement titled "Exploratory/Developmental Clinical Research Grants in Obesity (R21)." Information about this Program Announcement (PA) can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-256.html. The goal of this PA is to encourage exploratory/developmental clinical studies that will accelerate the development of effective interventions for prevention or treatment of overweight or obesity in either adults or children. Please direct any questions about scientific/research issues that relate to obesity and cancer to Dr. Sharon Ross by phone at 301-594-7547 or by e-mail at rosssha@mail.nih.gov.

Executive Office: 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 814, Silver Spring, MD 20910 | Tel: (301) 563-6526 | Fax: (301) 563-6595