Category Archives: Funding

Funding Opportunity RFA-MD-12-006 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) invites applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to plan the development of effective interventions using community based participatory research (CBPR) approaches. Support will be provided to develop and strengthen partnerships between researchers and health disparity communities to plan and pilot interventions for a disease or condition to reduce health disparities.

Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity 2012 Call for Proposals-Round 7 and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity 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 …

Gerontological Society of America Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Student Research Award The Behavioral and Social Sciences Section presents two awards for student papers: one at the pre-dissertation level and one at the dissertation level. Eligibility at the pre-dissertation level is limited to student members enrolled in doctoral programs who do not yet have their doctorate degree. Eligibilty at the dissertation level is limited to student members who are no more than 18 months post doctorate by the final submission …

CED funding may be used to provide technical and financial assistance in order to create sustainable new employment and business opportunities for recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other low-income individuals whose income level does not exceed 125 percent of the Federal poverty level.

Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program The 2012-2013 application deadline is May 15, 2012. The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for professionals in health and aging to receive the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans. The nine-to-12-month Program offers fellows the opportunity to participate in a residential track or a non-residential track. The residential track allows fellows to participate in …

Call for Nominations: Gabriel G. Rudney Award for an Outstanding Dissertation in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research ARNOVA (the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action) invites nominations for the Gabriel G. Rudney Award for an Outstanding Dissertation in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research. The deadline for nominations for this year’s award is May 15, 2012 — This prize is awarded annually for a Ph.D. dissertation completed and/or defended in the three years prior the award (2009, 2010, …

Request for Proposals: Diabetes Education for Children and Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic/Literature Review Proposals are due May 18, 2012 by 5:00 pm Central Time. The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) Education and Research Foundation seeks to fund one or more reviews of the efficacy of the provision of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Training (DSME/T) to children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that type 2 diabetes, a disease …

Call for Nominations: Gerontological Society of America Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award The Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award recognizes insightful and innovative publications on aging and life course development in the behavioral and social sciences. Any empirical or conceptual publication which represents state-of-the-art thinking in aging and life course development is eligible for the award provided it is in English and was published in the last three years. Two $250 awards (one for an article and one for a book) …

Little People of America, Inc. College and Vocational Scholarships As part of our service to people with dwarfism and the community at large, LPA offers educational scholarships to prospective and current students attending college or vocational school in the United States. Awards can range from $250 to $1000 (sometimes more). A scholarship committee, headed by LPA's Vice President of Programs, will selectively review all scholarship application packets. Scholarship information and application, including letters of recommendation, are available online from early …

Request for Research Proposals: Understanding the Acquisition, Interpretation, and Use of Research Evidence in Policy and Practice The William T. Grant Foundation has a longstanding interest in supporting research that can inform policy and practice. Our particular focus is on policies and practices that affect youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States. In this area, there are significant gaps between research and policy, and between research and practice. Researchers express frustration that policymakers and practitioners do not use, …

Little People of America, Inc. Kitchens Fund for First Time National Conference Attendance The Kitchens Fund helps first time national conference attendees offset the costs of attending a conference. Grants average from $100 to $500. Applications must be postmarked by April 30, 2012. The Kitchen’s Travel Fund was established in honor of the Kitchen’s family as a way to assist members of Little People of America in attending the annual National Conference. To qualify for the fund the applicant must …

Request for Applications: Cookstoves and Child Survival The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (the Alliance) is seeking qualified teams of researchers to fill key gaps in the existing evidence on the use of traditional cookstoves and open fires as they relate to child survival, with a focus on the following: Adverse pregnancy outcomes, including low birth weight, pre-term birth, and birth defects; and/or Severe respiratory illness, including pneumonia and other acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in children under five years …

Notice NOT-DA-12-011 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts

Roger C. Bone Advances in End-of-Life Care Award Application deadline – May 4 This award supports leadership in end-of-life care by stressing the importance of communication, compassion, and effective listening. The award is given for leadership in end-of-life care—on the international, national, or local level—and does not fund research or provide seed money for new end-of life or palliative care programs or projects. This award honors the late Roger C. Bone, MD, Master FCCP, who wrote about the ethical and …

Lesbian Health Fund Grants Program Application Receipt Deadlines: May 15 and October 15 The Lesbian Health Fund (LHF), a program of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), was established in 1992 to define, study, and educate lesbians and their health care providers about lesbian health issues. LHF's mission is to improve the health of lesbians and their families through investigation and research. Research goals include: Determination of rates and risk factors for cancers and other diseases among lesbians Issues …

Job title: SCCJR Postgraduate Intern April 2012 Project title:  SCCJR annual review of research and KE activities   Brief outline of responsibilities including number of hours required: The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) is a collaborative cross-institutional research centre, involving four Scottish universities. One of the many strands of its activities is a postgraduate network which brings together postgraduate students who are engaged in research projects involving crime, criminal justice, policing and security.    This SCCJR internship …

The US Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), national Institute of Justice (NIJ), is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding under the Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) program, which provides awards for research on crime, violence, and other criminal justice-related topics to accredited academic universities that offer research-based doctoral degrees in disciplines relevant to NIJ’s mission.  This program furthers the Department’s mission by sponsoring research to provide objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to …