CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
THE GRIDLEY HOOVER PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM
The competition is closed. The following pilot projects submitted to the 2007-08 competition were funded by the donors, Curt Gridley and Tracy Hoover:
“Promoting Health Independence: Rural Kansas Seniors & Effective Health Promotion,” Deborah Ballard-Reisch, Ph.D., Elliott School of Communication, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
“Assessment of Physical Health Concerns of Older Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities,” Greg Meissen, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
“A Social Cognitive Sexual Counseling Intervention after Myocardial Infarction,” Elaine E. Steinke, Ph.D., RN, School of Nursing, College of Health Professions.
The complete announcement as published on November 19, 2007 can be found below.
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PURPOSE: The Regional Institute on Aging, through the generous support of Mr. Curt Gridley and Ms. Tracy Hoover, is pleased to announce the GridleyHoover Pilot Research Program for innovative, collaborative research in aging. The purpose of the pilot research program is to provide investigators with significant short-term funding to collect preliminary data that will underpin hypothesis-driven research grant applications (e.g., NIH RO1s) in human aging research.
ELIGIBILITY: All full time WSU faculty members are eligible to apply.
BUDGET and DURATION: Three pilot research projects will be funded up to $20,000 for direct research and personnel costs for 12 months, assuming receipt of an adequate number of high quality applications. The projects are non-renewable and cannot be extended. Allowable costs include: personnel (½ time GRA, up to ½ summer salary for the principal investigator), mileage for local travel, and laboratory or research supplies. No equipment purchases (including computers), air or overnight travel, attendance at meetings or workshops, or publication costs will be allowed. No indirect costs will be paid.
For assistance with budget development, faculty from the College of Engineering or NIAR may contact Penny Warfel, ORA, at 978-6803. Faculty from all other Colleges may contact Debby Werth, ORA, 978-6806.
KEY DATES:
Release of announcement November 19, 2007
Letter of intent November 30, 2007
Application receipt January 25, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
External review February – March 2008
Funding decision and
awards announced April 2008
Earliest possible start date May 1, 2008
Earliest end date April 30, 2009
LETTER of INTENT: A non-binding one page letter of intent is required and must include: name and contact information for the principal investigator; names of other key staff, collaborating investigators or agencies; descriptive title; five keywords; an abstract; and the name, affiliation and contact information for five scientists external to WSU who have the expertise to review the application. The letter of intent allows the plans for the review to proceed in advance of receipt of the applications. Send the letter of intent to Teresa S. Radebaugh, RIA/ORA, Campus Box 7 by 5:00 p.m. on November 30, 2007.
APPLICATION INFORMATION and PROCESS: Certain pages of the PHS 398 form are the basis for the application. The forms can be accessed at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html. Use the following:
Form page 1, face page, complete except for items 2, 3d, 3h, 8 thru 13.
Form page 2, description.
Form page 4, direct cost for the initial budget period. Use one continuation page
to provide the justification for the budget request.
Biographical sketch format page—provide for principal investigator and key
collaborators (limit to 2 pages per investigator or key collaborator).
Resources format page.
Continuation page---use this page to present the
Research Plan
a. specific aims
b. background and significance
c. preliminary studies
d. research design and methods
e. plans for future research
The Research Plan, a – e, above is limited to 10 pages and must include
the literature cited, letters of collaboration or support, and all figures, diagrams, tables and appendices.
IACUC and IRB approvals may be pending; however, approval must be obtained prior to issuance of an award.
Arial, Helvetica, Palatino Linotype or Georgia typeface and a font size of 11 points or larger may be used. Margins must be at least one inch.
The pilot project application may not duplicate (i.e., have one or more overlapping specific aims) any other funded project of the principal investigator.
HOW to SUBMIT: Send one original and two hard copies of the application to Teresa S. Radebaugh, RIA/ORA, Campus Box 7. A completed WSU routing form must accompany the original and copies. The routing form can be accessed at: http://www.niar.twsu.edu/oraweb/Forms/routing.pdf. Additionally, forward an electronic file of the application to teresa.radebaugh@wichita.edu.
Paper copies, the WSU routing form and the electronic file must be received by 1:00 p.m. on 1/25/2008. Applications received after the deadline, no matter the reason, will not be accepted or reviewed. It is the principal investigator’s responsibility to ensure the application is received before the deadline.
REVIEW PROCESS and CRITERIA: A three step review is planned:
o Internal screening. If many applications are received, a committee of senior WSU faculty and administrators will review the applications and select a subset to receive external scientific and technical review.
o External scientific and technical review. Each application selected in the internal screening process will be reviewed by two scientists experienced in the subject area. Applications will be rated using the standard NIH scoring system ranging from 1=highest score to 5=lowest score. The review criteria guiding NIH study sections will be used to assess scientific and technical merit: significance, approach, innovation, investigators, and environment. For a complete discussion, see: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer_review_process.htm. Additionally, the reviewers will evaluate (1) the potential of pilot research results to lead to a publication(s) and future funded research work, and (2) the likelihood that the proposed project can be completed in the twelve month time frame within the requested budget.
o Funding decision. A pay list of those applications ranked as scientifically meritorious and worthy of pilot funding by the external reviewers will be prepared for Mr. Gridley and Ms. Hoover for the final award decision.
Priority in funding will be given to applications that:
• Offer a convincing justification for the relevance and immediacy of the pilot project to aging research and the enhancement of the lives of older adults, specifically older Kansans.
• Focus on interdisciplinary, translational or applied research, where possible.
• Present a detailed timeline with clear mileposts for the proposed pilot project.
• Provide significant research experience and opportunities for graduate and/or undergraduate students.
• Address a scientific question or area within the strategic plan of the longer term potential funding agency or organization.
• Identify the target funding agency scientific program and program officer who will be responsible for the future to-be-submitted research grant application.
• Include a timeline and plan for preparation of a research grant application for peer reviewed external funding.
• Aim to develop a community based participatory research program as a longer term goal.
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: An interim scientific progress report and financial report are required six months after the start of the award. Final scientific progress and financial reports are due within 60 days of the end date of the award. Information on format will be provided to the awardees.
INQUIRIES: Direct questions to: teresa.radebaugh@wichita.edu.
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