Category: Grants

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through its Office of Extramural Research, has created a series of podcasts that look at the ins and outs of NIH funding. Designed for investigators, fellows, students, and research administrators, these podcasts provide information and insights on various grant topics. They can be accessed at https://grants.nih.gov/news/virtual-learning/podcasts.htm

Topics include:

“Getting to Know NIH and the Grants Process”
“Preparing a Successful Grant Application”
“Advice for New and Early Career Scientists”
“Submitting Your Application”
“How NIH Grants Are Reviewed”
“Life as an NIH Grantee”

Below is a list of grants, scholarships, and training opportunities with upcoming application deadlines. You can follow each link for further information.

NURSE Corps Scholarship Program – May 11

Chronic Disease Management for Older Adults – May 12

Primary/Behavioral Health Care Integration – May 17

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training – June 12

Diabetes Prevention Program in Underserved Areas – June 12

Congratulations to Dr. Mary Paterno of the College of Nursing, and her co-PI, Dr. Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers, who have been awarded a Community Partnership Grant by the Center for Research on Families at UMass Amherst and the Healthy Development Initiative at UMass Springfield.

Described as  “innovative” and “highly significant,” their proposal will investigate “Maternal Perceptions of Opiate Addiction and Child Development Services from Pregnancy through the First Year Postpartum.” It is one of two pilot grants awarded through the new Community Partnership Research Grant Initiative, part of an emerging commitment to create and nurture ongoing collaborations between UMass researchers and community partners in the Springfield area, designed to increase the health and well-being of Springfield residents.

Dr. Paterno is a certified nurse-midwife who is interested in innovative community and clinical solutions to improve perinatal, postpartum, and contraceptive care for vulnerable women. Dr. Peacock-Chambers is a pediatrician and part of the Baystate Health Center for Quality of Care Research. They are partnering with Tinamarie Fioroni, LMHC, from the Behavioral Health Network in Springfield.

Systems for Action (S4A) is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that aims to discover and apply new evidence about ways of aligning the delivery and financing systems for medical, social, and public health services that support a Culture of Health. S4A uses a wide research lens that includes and extends beyond medical care and public health systems to include other sectors that affect health and well-being, such as housing, transportation, social services, education, criminal and juvenile justice, and economic and community development.

The goal of this call for proposals is to fund research that supports new scientific evidence on ways to optimize delivery and financing systems in ways that improve health and reduce inequities.

Deadlines                                                                                                                 Monday, April 17, 2017, 12:30 to 1:30 pm, ET                              Informational webinar for applicants. Registration is required.         Friday, May 5, 2017, 3 pm, ET
Deadline for receipt of proposals.