Weekly Funding Opportunities

[med-Research]

Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation: Faculty/Post-Doctoral Grant Program (Fahs-Beck Fellows)<http://www.fahsbeckfund.org/grant_programs.html>
Grants of up to $25,000 are available to help support the research of faculty members or post-doctoral researchers of accredited universities or colleges in the United States and Canada. Areas of interest for funding are: studies to develop, refine, evaluate, or disseminate interventions and preventive/intervention to address social, psychological, behavioral or public health problems affecting children, adults, couples, families, and communities with outcomes that have the potential add to the knowledge base for services and program development. Community engaged research is highly valued.
Due April 1, 2021. Med-RA deadline to receive draft documents: March 22.

UF CTSI Learning Health System Initiative: Translational Pilot (RFA attached)
The UF CTSI Learning Health System Program is pleased to invite applications for Translational Pilot Awards that use a “learning health system” approach to align research and clinical operations to improve health outcomes and advance health equity using informatics, stakeholder engagement, implementation science and other methodologies to address one or more priority areas at UF Health including potentially preventable admissions and readmissions, decision support and/or particular conditions including: hypertension, diabetes, and opioid and other substance use.
Two 12-month awards of up to $50,000 each are available for pilot projects that address health-related research questions developed in collaboration with clinicians, patients and community groups or other stakeholders. Research teams should demonstrate an established partnership with clinicians, patients, and other stakeholders as appropriate for the research. Once complete, these pilot projects should provide a solid foundation on which to base applications for extramural funding.
Due April 2, 2021. Med-RA deadline to receive draft documents: March 22.

James S. McDonnell Foundation Opportunity Awards: Understanding Human Cognition<https://www.jsmf.org/apply/opportunity/>
The James S. McDonnell Foundation (JSMF) supports research on understanding human cognition across the fields of cognitive science, cognitive psychology and developmental science. The Opportunity Awards were initiated because the foundation believes the time is right to advance the understanding of human cognition and behavior via a developmental science approach. With the Opportunity Awards, JSMF is seeking to fund projects leading to new conceptual and empirical studies of cognition and behavior that recognize the dynamic nature of cognition and behavior, are situated in real world contexts, cross levels of analysis, unite traditionally separate domains of inquiry (e.g. vision and speech), embrace complexity, and consider how behavior is influenced by interactions among individuals.
$250,000 / 2-4 year projects.
Due April 9, 2021. Med-RA deadline to receive draft documents: March 29.

Prostate Cancer Foundation–Pfizer Health Equity Challenge Awards<https://pfe-pfizercom-d8-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/2021-02/GMG_2021-Oncology-G_PCF-PfizerHealthEquityChallengeAwards.pdf?qtsGoIlXRCBA0eAJLsWvR2eU1grK9dLM>
The intent of this Request for Proposal is to support general research projects that will improve the understanding of or reduce disparities in the diagnosis, management, and outcomes of prostate cancer patients in minority and underserved communities. General research proposals in the following topic areas are of particular interest:

  *   Identification of barriers in the delivery of equitable healthcare
  *   Health services research programs to study and optimize care delivery
$100,000–$150,000 / 1 year projects
Letter of intent due April 9, 2021. Med-RA deadline to receive draft documents: March 29.

Provider’s Clinical Support System – Universities<https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/ti-21-003>
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, is accepting applications for fiscal year 2021 Provider’s Clinical Support System – Universities grants. The purpose of this program is to expand/enhance access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for persons with an opioid use disorder seeking or receiving MAT through ensuring the education and training of students in the medical, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner fields. This program’s focus is to ensure students fulfill the training requirements needed to obtain a DATA waiver to prescribe MAT in office-based settings.
The desired outcomes include:

  1.  an increase in the number of individuals completing the training requirements for the DATA waiver;
  2.  an increase the number of individuals with a DATA waiver; and
  3.  an ultimate increase in those prescribing.
Eligible applicants are medical schools, physician assistant schools, and schools of nursing (programs for nurse practitioners).
3-year projects / $150,000 per year.
Due April 20, 2021. Med-RA deadline to receive draft documents: April 7.

ADDF-Harrington Scholar Program<https://www.alzdiscovery.org/research-and-grants/funding-opportunities/harrington>
The ADDF-Harrington Scholar Program is dedicated to advancing academic discoveries into medicines for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. This unique award provides funding and committed project support by a team of pharmaceutical industry experts through a collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) and Harrington Discovery Institute. Average award: Up to $600,000 over 2 years with dedicated support from a team of industry veterans with capabilities that include medicinal chemistry, pharmacology & toxicology, and business development. The expertise of each team is tailored to the specific needs of the project during the two-year award period.
Funding Priorities
Drug Targets
The 2021 ADDF-Harrington Scholar RFP places high priority on targets related to emerging therapeutic areas for dementia, particularly:

  *   Epigenetics (including nucleosome dynamics, chromatin remodeling, DNA methylation, histone modifications [methylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, ubiquitylation, sumoylation], bromodomain protein modulators, isocitrate dehydrogenase modulators)
  *   Proteostasis (including autophagy, lysosomal biogenesis, proteasomal degradation, post-translational modification associated with proteostasis, protein folding/misfolding, ER stress, extracellular clearance)
Other Novel Targets are Encouraged
These include, but are not limited to:

  *   Neurovascular health
  *   Neuroprotection
  *   Synaptic activity and neurotransmitters
  *   Inflammation
  *   Mitochondria & metabolic function
  *   ApoE
  *   Other aging targets (e.g. senescent cells)
Any therapeutic target that has a clear marker of target engagement or one in development will be considered of high priority.
Letter of intent due April 23, 2021. Application due July 30, 2021. Med-RA deadline to receive draft documents for letter of intent: April 12.

PCORI Engagement Award Special Cycle: Building Capacity for PCOR/CER for Topics Related to COVID-19<https://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities/announcement/engagement-award-special-cycle-building-capacity-PCOR-CER-COVID19-2021>
Building Capacity for PCOR/CER for Topics Related to COVID-19 is a research support – not research—special funding opportunity for projects up to 18 months in duration and up to $200,000 in total costs. This special funding opportunity will support projects that enable organizations and communities to build their capacity and skills to participate across all phases of the PCOR/CER process on topics that address health outcomes related to COVID-19. Projects will also provide an understanding of the impact of stakeholder engagement strategies within different settings and stakeholder groups focused on this special area of interest.
In the context of the Engagement Awards program, capacity building to support research refers to the following types of projects:

  *   Projects that focus on building the knowledge, competencies, and abilities of patients and other stakeholders to be meaningful partners in PCOR/CER with researchers throughout the research process, from topic selection through design and conduct of research to dissemination or implementation of results.
  *   Projects that strengthen the skills of researchers to be better partners with patients and other stakeholders involved in PCOR/CER.
  *   Projects that support the expansion of use or adoption of existing engagement tools and resources to build capacity for PCOR/CER in a new population or geographic area.
This is an opportunity to explore and address the urgent and unique needs to build capacity for stakeholder engagement in PCOR/CER specifically related to:

  *   Long-term effects of post-acute COVID-19;
  *   Impact of COVID-19 on disproportionately affected populations;
  *   Impact of COVID-19 on social isolation and loneliness (mental health and well-being); and
  *   Engaging, educating, and promoting informed decision making around COVID-19 vaccines.
Other relevant topics related to COVID-19 health outcomes with appropriate justification will also be considered.
$200,000 / 18-month projects.
Due May 24, 2021. Med-RA deadline to receive draft documents: May 11.

PCORI Engagement Award Special Cycle: Building Capacity for PCOR/CER in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities<https://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities/announcement/engagement-award-special-cycle-building-capacity-PCOR-CER-IDD-2021>
This special funding opportunity will support projects that enable organizations and communities to build their capacity and skills to participate across all phases of the PCOR/CER process on topics that address health outcomes related to intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Projects will also provide an understanding of the impact of stakeholder engagement strategies within different settings and stakeholder groups focused on this special area of interest. In the context of the Engagement Awards program, capacity building to support research refers to the following types of projects:

  *   Projects that focus on building the knowledge, competencies, and abilities of patients and other stakeholders to be meaningful partners in PCOR/CER with researchers throughout the research process, from topic selection through design and conduct of research to dissemination or implementation of results.
  *   Projects that strengthen the skills of researchers to be better partners with patients and other stakeholders involved in PCOR/CER.
  *   Projects that support the expansion of use or adoption of existing engagement tools and resources to build capacity for PCOR/CER in a new population or geographic area.
This is an opportunity to build capacity for stakeholder engagement with PCOR/CER in IDD on topics such as:

  *   Addressing health equity and advancing IDD health outcomes for vulnerable populations
  *   Leveraging community-based and patient-centered models of care delivery
  *   Challenges related to clinical care delivery and access
  *   Telehealth solutions
  *   Transition to adulthood
  *   Caregiver needs and access to wraparound support
  *   Patient needs and preferences
Other relevant topics related to IDD health outcomes with appropriate justification are welcomed.
$250,000 / 2-year projects.
Due May 24, 2021. Med-RA deadline to receive draft documents: May 11.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Systems for Action: Systems and Services Research to Build a Culture of Health<https://anr.rwjf.org/viewCfp.do?cfpId=1571&cfpOverviewId=>
Achieving racial equity and health equity in American communities requires effective solutions to the “wrong-pocket problem”: we invest in systems that are designed to improve social and economic conditions—such as housing, transportation, education, income, and employment assistance; child and family supports; and legal and criminal justice services—but the financial benefits of these often flow elsewhere, in reduced costs for medical care from diseases and injuries prevented. This creates imbalances in power, information, and financial resources that exist across medical, social, and public health systems—a fundamental problem that confronts many attempts at meaningful cross-sector collaboration. Such solutions must allow collaborating organizations to equitably share in the costs and the benefits of multisector collaborative initiatives, and to share in the power and influence that govern these initiatives. This call for proposals will provide funding for new research to rigorously test and evaluate innovative solutions to the wrong-pocket problem that persists across health and social service systems. This call for proposals will support studies that can be completed over a 36-month period with up to $500,000 in total funding from RWJF. Up to four awards will be selected for funding under this solicitation.
Due June 9, 2021. Med-RA deadline to receive draft documents: May 26.

Using Innovative Digital Healthcare Solutions to Improve Quality at the Point of Care (R21 / R33 – Clinical Trial Optional)<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-21-164.html>
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, of higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used. This FOA invites applications that propose research projects that test promising digital healthcare interventions aimed at improving quality of care and healthcare services delivery at the point of care. This FOA will use the Phased Innovation Award (R21/R33) mechanism to provide up to 2 years of R21 support for initial developmental activities, and up to 3 years of R33 support for expanded activities.
Standard dates apply. Expires July 18, 2021. Med-RA deadline to receive draft documents for June 16 due date: June 3.

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