DUE DATES Full Proposal Target Date: October 15, 2009; February 15, 2010
Dissertation Research October/February, Annually Thereafter Full Proposal
Target Date: January 15, 2010; August 15, 2010
Regular Research January/August, Annually Thereafter Full Proposal
SYNOPSIS
The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization -- societies, institutions, groups and demography -- and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. Included is research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender roles, and the sociology of science and technology. The Program supports both original data collections and secondary data analysis that use the full range of quantitative and qualitative methodological tools. Theoretically grounded projects that offer methodological innovations and improvements for data collection and analysis are also welcomed. Click here for information on Strengthening Qualitative Research through Methodological Innovation and Integration. The Sociology Program also funds doctoral dissertation research to defray direct costs associated with conducting research, for example, dataset acquisition, additional statistical or methodological training, meeting with scholars associated with original datasets, and fieldwork away from the student's home campus. Please click here for additional information on the Sociology Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant.
Please Note: Principal Investigators should select PD 98-1331 in the program announcement/solicitation block on the proposal Cover Sheet for submission of projects to the Sociology Program.
Projects are evaluated using the two Foundation-wide criteria, intrinsic merit and broader impacts. In assessing the intrinsic merit of proposed research, four components are key to securing support from the Sociology Program: (1) the issues investigated must be theoretically grounded; (2) the research should be based on empirical observation or be subject to empirical validation or illustration; (3) the research design must be appropriate to the questions asked; and (4) the proposed research must advance our understanding of social processes, structures and methods.
Research on Co-Morbid Mental and Other Physical Disorders
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Nursing Research
(Posted: 11/26/07, Due: 1/8/11)
Purpose
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) solicit grant applications that propose studies on the co-occurrence and co-morbidity of mental disorders with other physical disorders. An important goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to identify potent, modifiable risk and protective factors amenable to intervention, and to translate the results of such studies into initial tests of theory-driven prevention and early intervention strategies. Risk and protective factors include biological, psychosocial, behavioral, and environmental contributors to co-morbid disorders. This FOA encourages research on the efficacy, effectiveness, long-term outcome and safety of preventive, treatment, and rehabilitative interventions across the lifespan; clinical trials and intervention studies targeting functional and symptomatic outcomes adapting pharmacological, psychosocial, behavioral, or environmental approaches individually or in combination; studies to improve the recruitment and retention of individuals with co-morbid disorders in real-world practice settings; and research on the impact of separate organizational systems and different financing mechanism for mental and other physical disorders. Major emphasis is placed on the identification of principles motivating and sustaining behavior changes critical to reducing the risk for co-occurring disorders. Studies are particularly encouraged of mental disorders that are co-morbid with other physical disorders that are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States, including heart disease, cancer, strokes, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, and diabetes, for example. The NIMH and NINR will, however, consider applications that focus on any combination of co-morbid mental and other physical disorder across the lifespan; it is incumbent upon the applicant to demonstrate the public health significance of the study by describing the severity and/or prevalence of the disorders studied.
Mechanism of Support
This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism. Applications of identical scientific scope are encouraged also under the NIH Small Research Grant (R03) and the NIMH Clinical Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R34) award mechanisms, responding to FOAs PA-06-180 and PA-06-248, respectively. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards
Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.
Eligible Institutions/Organizations
Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education; Private Institution of Higher Education; Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education); Nonprofit without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education); Small Business; For-Profit Organization (Other than Small Business); State Government; U.S. Territory or Possession; Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized); Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized); Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entity (Foreign Organization); Hispanic-serving Institution; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs); Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Regional Organization; Eligible agencies of the Federal government; Faith-based or community based organizations.
Key Dates
Opening Date: December 25, 2007 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov) 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 Submission/Receipt Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm.
Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewandaward Expiration Date: January 8, 2011
Key Dates
Release Date: March 16, 2009 Receipt Date: OPEN (See Institute/Center Web sites for specific deadlines)
Purpose The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces the opportunity for investigators and United States institutions/organizations with active NIH Research Grants to request administrative supplements for the purpose accelerating the tempo of scientific research on active grants. Support for these supplements will come from funds provided to NIH through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act” or “ARRA”), Public Law 111-5. Consistent with the intent of the Recovery Act, the purpose of this program is to promote job creation and economic development along with accelerating the pace and achievement of scientific research.
In addition, Recovery Act funds allocated to NIH specifically for comparative effectiveness research (CER) may be available to support supplements. Projects receiving these funds will need to meet this definition of CER: “a rigorous evaluation of the impact of different options that are available for treating a given medical condition for a particular set of patients. Such a study may compare similar treatments, such as competing drugs, or it may analyze very different approaches, such as surgery and drug therapy.” Such research may include the development and use of clinical registries, clinical data networks, and other forms of electronic health data that can be used to generate or obtain outcomes data as they apply to CER.
This announcement is one of three ARRA supplement/revision notices issued by NIH. Approximately $1 billion of ARRA funds will be obligated by September 30, 2010 to support requests submitted in response to these notices or any reissuance of these notices.
This administrative supplement solicitation requests submissions in all scientific and programmatic areas funded by NIH. Support may be requested for up to 2 years for qualified grants (see eligibility section below).
Eligibility This announcement is for administrative supplements to active NIH Research Grants and Research Program and Center Grants (Ps), as well as Career Development Awards (Ks), Institutional Training Grants (Ts), Cooperative Agreements (Us) and Educational Development Awards. Individual NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) have more detailed eligibility information on their own Web sites. See http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html Potential applicants should review the instructions for Revision Applications issued by their funding IC (See http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html) before responding to this Notice. Some ICs will consider administrative supplements only in target areas identified on their Web sites.
To be eligible, the parent grant must be active and the research/scientific activities proposed in the supplement must be accomplished within the current competitive segment. The proposed supplement MUST be within the general scope of the peer-reviewed activities and aims approved within the parent grant, including projects on a no-cost extension; while supplemental funds may be awarded to grants during a no-cost extension, the period of support cannot extend beyond the award period for the additional time that was granted. Note that while NIH recommends that a no-cost extension already be in place before an administrative supplement request is submitted, this is not a requirement for all administrative supplement requests.
There are no limits to the number of administrative supplement requests that may be submitted by an institution or Project Director/Principal Investigator although individual ICs may limit eligibility in accordance with the policies listed on their Web site.
NIH encourages the participation of individuals from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research, individuals with disabilities and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Applications from foreign institutions are not permitted. Consistent with the goals of the Recovery Act to preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery in the United States, applicant must be domestic (United States) institutions/organizations (i.e., located in the 50 states, territories and possessions of the United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or District of Columbia). In addition, domestic U.S. institutions planning to submit supplement requests that include foreign components should be aware that requested funding for any foreign components should not exceed 10% of the total requested direct costs or $25,000 per year (per subcontract/subaward or in aggregate for multiple subcontracts/subawards), whichever is less.
IMPORTANT: The funds requested by the NIH grantee in the supplement application must be within the general scope of the peer-reviewed activities and aims approved within the parent grant. A request to support new research objectives and aims that are outside of the scope of the approved parent grant (e.g., inclusion of new human subjects or animal studies that were not part of the parent grant) are not appropriate under an administrative supplement and should be submitted as a competitive revision application (formerly called competitive supplements). To apply for a revision application under the Recovery Act, please see NOT-OD-09-058.
The funding method being used to support this program, administrative supplements, can be used to cover cost increases that are associated with increasing the tempo of scientific research funded under the parent grant and/or achieving certain new research objectives as long as they are within the scope of the parent project. Some examples of the types of supplements that could be appropriate include, but are not limited to, hiring additional personnel or funding investments in equipment and technology to leverage the goals of the project or to enhance energy efficiency of the conduct of the project. Any cost increases need to result from making modifications to the parent project in order to take advantage of opportunities that would increase the value of the project consistent with its originally approved objectives and purposes or to accelerate the tempo of scientific research/scientific activities. NIH will not consider requests which are solely to restore previously applied budget adjustments to a project nor to supplant institutional commitments supporting individuals and other costs previously committed to projects.
Preparing an Administrative Supplement Request Requests under this notice should use the PHS 398 forms (rev. 11/2007; available at: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html) and include the following elements in the request packet. Font size restrictions apply as designated within the PHS398 instructions.
1) Cover Letter - Citing this Notice (NOT-OD-09-056), specify a request for a Recovery Act Administrative Supplement, including the following information:
* Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) name
* Parent grant number and title
* Amount of the requested supplement
* Name and title of the authorized institutional official, and
* Phone, email, and address information for both the PD/PI and the institutional official. The cover letter must be signed by the authorized organizational representative.
* The title of the project (Box 1) should be the title of the parent award.
* This Notice (number and title, “Notice of Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements”) should be cited in Box 2, and the “yes” box should be checked.
* The Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) must be the same as the PD/PI on the parent award. For Multiple PD/PI parent awards, the Contact PD/PI must be the PD/PI listed on the supplement request. Administrative supplements cannot change the Multiple PD/PI team or convert a grant from a single PD/PI to a multiple PD/PI grant.
* The remaining items on the face page should be filled out in accordance with the PHS 398 application instructions.
Note: The project “summary” is that of the administrative supplement, not the parent grant. All other information requested on Form Page 2 should be provided.
4) A brief proposal describing the project, including:
a) Scope of the overall project and the anticipated contribution of the requested supplement (not to exceed five pages). Summarize the activities that were included in the parent grant that encompass those proposed in the supplemental request. This section should include a description of the supplement's purpose, including research design/proposed scientific activities and methods and data analysis. Describe the relationship of the supplement request to the parent grant.
b) The research project plan should discuss how the supplement will accelerate the tempo of scientific research and/or allow for job creation and retention. In order to ensure that all expenditures in support of an administrative supplement advance the objectives of the Recovery Act, all applications must address Recovery Act justifications, including how the supplement is expected to stimulate the economy by:
1) Enabling hiring of additional staff;
2) Enabling increased hours of current part-time staff; 3) Procuring additional needed equipment (costing under $100,000); and/or 4) Recruiting for additional needed skills.
c) Budget for the supplement with a justification that details the items requested, including Facilities and Administrative costs and a justification for all personnel and their role(s) in this project. Note the budget should be appropriate for the work proposed in the supplement request. Applicants are encouraged to discuss budgets with their NIH Program Officer. To meet the various transparency, accountability, and reporting requirements of Recovery Act, all applications under this notice must include detailed budgets on the PHS 398 Form Pages 4 (MS WordPDF) and 5 (MS WordPDF). Modular budget pages will not be accepted even when the parent grant was funded as a modular grant. See Budget and Funding Information below for additional information.
d) Biographical Sketch for all new Senior/Key Personnel. There is no need to repeat information previously provided for other Senior/Key Personnel. MS WordPDF
e) Human Subjects/Vertebrate Animal documentation (if applicable). Include a current Human Subjects/IRB or Vertebrate Animals/IACUC approval letter, if applicable. Otherwise, this letter will be required at time of funding. All appropriate IRB and IACUC approvals must be in place prior to a supplement award being made.
No significant changes in the approved use of human subjects or vertebrate animals will be considered for administrative supplements. Instead, applicants proposing significant changes to the approved use of human subjects or vertebrate animals should consider applying for a competitive revision as described in NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-09-058.
Budget and Funding Information Funding for administrative supplements to existing grants will be available from Recovery Act funds in FY2009 and FY2010. Due to the limited nature of Recovery Act funds, applicants requesting multiple year funding in FY2009 may only request funding for FY 2009 and FY 2010, and it is anticipated that supplement funding will be awarded within a short period after receipt of the supplement request. Requests selected for funding in FY2010 will be limited to one year for the budget and project period.
For supplements to Research Grants there is no maximum dollar limit on what may be requested in the budget; however, the requested budget must be in line with the work being proposed. Please note that in general NIH expects to award supplements of not more than 50 percent of the amount of the parent grant.
For supplements to Research Career Development Awards, requests will generally be limited to $50,000 for Research Development Support costs (individual IC policies may vary, see http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html for more information). Requests for an additional year of support for Career Development Awards (K99 and K22) may also be submitted.
For supplements to Institutional Training awards, requests for support for additional trainees within the current Council-approved level will be considered.
In addition, domestic U.S. institutions planning to submit supplement requests that include foreign components should be aware that requested funding for any foreign components should not exceed 10% of the total requested direct costs or $25,000 per year (per subcontract/subaward or in aggregate for multiple subcontracts/subawards), whichever is less.
How to Apply To be considered for an administrative supplement, submit a request in writing to the Institute/Center, not to the Division of Receipt and Referral, NIH Center for Scientific Review. Applications must be signed by the authorized institutional official and submitted to the appropriate IC Grants Management Specialist (referenced in the “Inquiries” section below). Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit applications electronically as an e-mail attachment in PDF format; however the signature of the institutional official must be clearly visible. Applicants may also submit applications in paper format to the appropriate IC Grants Management contact.
Submit one original, hard copy of the request packet (with original signatures of the authorized business official) to the addresses listed on the Web site of the funding IC: http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html.
Applications may be submitted throughout FY2009 and FY2010. However, note that some NIH ICs may have specific deadlines for submission of administrative supplements as listed on their own Web sites: http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html.
Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Analytic Research
Small Grants Competition University of Michigan, National Poverty Center (Posted: 11/5/09, Due: 12/4/09)
Application Deadline: December 4, 2009
The National Poverty Center (NPC) at the Gerald R. Ford School of
Public Policy, University of Michigan seeks proposals for innovative
research projects that use data from the 2004 and/or 2008 SIPP Panels.
The NPC anticipates funding up to 8 proposals. Awards will range from
a maximum of $20,000 for research using SIPP public-use data and/or
SIPP Synthetic Beta (SSB) data, to a maximum of $40,000 for research
using SIPP Gold Standard restricted-use data and/or comparative
analyses using SIPP Synthetic Beta (SSB) and SIPP Gold Standard
restricted-use data. Grants will begin February 1, 2010 and end
January 31, 2011. Funds for this competition are provided by the U.S.
Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economics Statistics Division.
Proposals will be considered that use earlier waves of SIPP data, but
the project must use data from the 2004 and/or 2008 SIPP Panels, or
from the SIPP Synthetic Beta (SSB) or SIPP Gold Standard
restricted-use data. Comparisons of estimates from various data
sources and studies on the effects of program participation on
low-income populations are also encouraged. Possible research topics
include, but are not limited to:
• Investigating spell length and transitions to and from use of
government programs, such as TANF, Food Stamps, WIC, SSI, unemployment
insurance, etc.;
• Analyzing the interaction of employment and unemployment with
participation in government programs;
• Elucidating the various mechanisms accounting for relationships
between family structure/changes and indicators of well-being broadly
defined to include income, material hardships, health or mental
health;
• Focusing on the well-being of both adults and children in analyses
of the impact of family structure and change; disentangling the
effects of income on family structure/transitions;
• Focusing on men's or women's work lives, family transitions, and
well-being;
• Examining the transitions and/or spells in health insurance
coverage and their relationship to other transitions.
About the NPC
The National Poverty Center (NPC) is a university-based, nonpartisan
research center. The NPC conducts and promotes multidisciplinary,
policy-relevant research on the causes and consequences of poverty;
provides mentoring and training to young scholars; and disseminates
findings to the broad policy community. Major funding for the NPC is
provided by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
To subscribe to periodic announcements from the National Poverty
Center, please contact npcinfo@umich.edu
National Poverty Center
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall, Suite 5100
735 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091
(734) 615-5312
(734) 615-8047 fax www.npc.umich.eduhttp://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html.
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