Important Research on Biopsychosocial Factors of Social Connectedness on Wellbeing

The Department of Health and Human Services is offering grants for three varying research projects involving social relationships and how they affect human wellness. They are accepting applications for mechanistic clinical studies, research not involving clinical studies, and basic experimental studies with human participants. It is well-established that social-ties, or lack thereof, impact overall health and wellbeing and the Department of Health and Human Services seeks to understand why more clearly. They hope that they can use this research to apply in the improvement of multiple domains of health research, which can then be implemented in the medical field. 

MAXIMUM AWARD AMOUNT

“Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project”

OPEN TO

IHEs, Nonprofits, For-Profit Organizations, Local Governments, State Governments, County Governments, City or Township Governments, Special District Governments, Indian/Native American Tribal Governments, Federal Governments, Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government, U.S. Territory or Possession, Other, Independent School Districts, Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities, Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Faith-based or Community-based Organizations, Regional Organizations, Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Up to 5 years

APPLICATION DUE

Earliest Submission Date: May 21, 2022
View attachments at the bottom of this post for more information on deadlines.

EXPECTED NOTIFICATION DATE

TBD

PROJECT START DATE

TBD

For more information about how these grants differ and other questions you may have, visit the grant pages PAR-21-352, PAR-21-350, PAR-21-349.

PAR-21-352
PAR-21-350
PAR-21-349

Limited Competition: NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)

The National Institutes of Health Research Education Program is awarding grants to researchers who share the goal of advancing U.S. biochemical, behavioral and clinical science careers by supporting the training of a diverse workforce. This program is interested in supporting researchers who have relevant experience with non-specific disease research or proposed full-time research projects. These grants will strengthen the workforce in biochemical, behavioral and clinical science, in hopes of creating a healthier nation. 

MAXIMUM AWARD AMOUNT

$100,000 in direct costs per year.

OPEN TO

IHEs, Non-profits, and Native American Tribal Governments

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Up to 5 years

APPLICATION DUE

Letter of Intent: 30 days BEFORE application deadline
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EXPECTED NOTIFICATION DATE

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PROJECT START DATE

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For more information, visit the grant page.

Application Due dates and Review/Award Cycles

Clarified Guidance for Preparing Applications During the Pandemic

The National Institutes of Health has recently made a post addressing many questions they were receiving about handling grants that were impacted by COVID-19.

“We continue to receive questions about how to address issues in grant applications related to lost productivity and other pandemic-related issues. NIH recently issued a clarification indicating that while grant applications should not include contingency or recovery plans for problems resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, investigators may address effects due to the pandemic on productivity or other scoreable issues in the personal statement of the biosketch. Reviewers will be instructed to take these pandemic-related circumstances into account when assessing applicants’ productivity and other score-driving factors. If needed, NIH staff will request and assess plans to resolve specific problems arising from the COVID-19 pandemic prior to funding. This clarification was announced in NOT-OD-21-180.

“Applicants should know that NIH will allow the submission of a one-page update with preliminary data as post-submission materials for applications submitted for the May 2022 council (applications submitted beginning with September 25, 2021 due dates for spring 2022 review meetings), provided that the funding opportunity announcement allows preliminary data. As with other type of post submission materials, information must be submitted no later than 30 days before the study section meeting unless specified otherwise in the FOA. One page of preliminary data will be accepted for single component applications or for each component of a multi-component application.

“Because applications for emergency competitive revisions and urgent competitive revisions undergo expedited review, post-submission materials will not be accepted for those applications. See details in NOT-OD-21-179

For more information, visit the NIH website.

Fall 2021 NIH’s Free Upcoming Virtual Seminar

The National Institutes of Health are hosting a virtual seminar on program funding and grant administration November 1st through the 4th.

The purpose of the seminar is to detail the inner workings of the NIH grant application, review, award, and post-award processes and policies!

The event is open for registration and will include:

  • Free registration!
  • Live sessions, as well as an on-demand video library
  • Three sessions designed around grant topics, including case studies and Q&As
  • Live chat opportunities with NIH and HHS experts
  • Downloadable resources from over 45 booths to reuse and share with others

The latest registration and agenda updates are on the seminar website.

Direct questions to NIHRegionalSeminars@nih.gov.

Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Program Funding New Projects

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is funding this program in hopes to better understand how changes within our ecological, behavioral, physiological, and other systems have impacted transmission of infectious diseases.

MAXIMUM AWARD AMOUNT

 $3,000,000

OPEN TO

“The categories of proposers eligible to submit proposals to the National Science Foundation are identified in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), Chapter I.E. Unaffiliated individuals are not eligible to submit proposals in response to this solicitation”

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Maximum of 5 years

APPLICATION DUE

November 24, 2021;
November 16, 2022;
Third Wednesday in November, Annually Thereafter.
5 p.m. submitter’s local time

EXPECTED NOTIFICATION DATE

TBD

PROJECT START DATE

TBD

For more information regarding this grant, visit the NSF website.