Please note for all proposals that must be submitted via Grants.gov,
the Office of University Research Services must have the final
complete proposal, with all required attachments, no later
than 48 hours prior to the agency deadline. Because of the
higher possibility of technical difficulties with this new
submission engine, the OURS cannot guarantee that proposals
received later than 48 hours prior to the deadline will be
submitted on time. Please direct any questions to the Office
of University Research Services, 4-2236 or ours@towson.edu.
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Institutional, University Wide, or Cross-Disciplinary Opportunities
Assets for Independence Demonstration Program
Agency: Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children and Families
Release: January 15, 2010 and March 25, 2010
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), will accept applications for grants to establish and administer Assets for Independence (AFI) projects. Grantees provide an array of supports and services to enable individuals and families with low incomes to become economically self-sufficient for the long-term. A primary feature of each AFI project is that project participants are given access to special matched savings accounts called Individual Development Accounts (IDA), in which participants save earned income for the purchase of a home, for business capitalization, or to attend higher education or training. Grantees also ensure that participants have access to financial literacy education and coaching including training on money management and consumer issues.
Project and budget periods are for five years or 60 months. The average award amount is $350,000 per project period. Grant proposals requesting more than $1 million in funding will be considered non-responsive. As a condition of their Federal AFI grant, grantees must provide non-Federal funds to support their AFI project in an amount at least equal to the Federal AFI grant amount.
Eligibility Note: Towson University, as an entity of the State of Maryland, may apply only as a joint applicant with a non-profit organization that has 501(c)(3) status. The responsible organization may be either the non-profit organization or Towson University.
URL: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-OCS-EI-0053.html
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Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy
Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Deadline: December 24, 2009 for letters of intent (requested but not required)
January 25, 2010 for proposals
The goal of this Program Announcement (PA) is to encourage empirical research on health literacy concepts, theory, and interventions as these relate to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ public health priorities that are outlined in its HealthierUS and Healthy People 2010 initiatives. Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
Researchers are strongly encouraged to review the general illustrative examples of topics relevant to health literacy provided below, as well as the specific research interests of the participating organizations supporting this announcement. Applications should address health promotion; injury or disease prevention; treatment or management of injuries, diseases, or health conditions; and/or the improvement of health or health care outcomes within specific populations (e.g., children, the elderly, low income, or vulnerable or underserved populations).
A wide variety of research approaches are encouraged under this Program Announcement:
- Basic research that investigates or describes the nature of health literacy and the magnitude of health literacy problems ;
- Applied research addressing issues pertinent to health literacy practices (e.g., systems level interventions) and research-in-practice (e.g., active potential end users participate as supportive research partners);
- Development of theoretical models, refined research constructs, improved methods and measurements, and establishment of causal relationships (e.g., between low health literacy and lack of effective health promotion);
- Evaluation research that develops and tests the effectiveness of interventions, or adapts and tests existing programs (including those that are implemented by health care systems and systems outside of health care), to reduce low health literacy and its adverse consequences;
- Secondary analyses of existing datasets as well as meta-analytic studies; and
- Multilevel, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research is encouraged, especially studies that incorporate individual, family, community and societal mediators of health literacy in childhood and adulthood, or state-of-the-art health communication theory and knowledge.
Several institutes and offices within AHRQ, CDC, and NIH have joined together to support this initiative. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the relevant program administrator listed in Section VII, the “Agency Contacts” section of this announcement prior to preparing an application.
This PA will utilize the R01, R03, and R21 grant mechanisms. Each mechanism should be reviewed to determine proposal requirements and eligibility. The link below will take you to the R01 grant mechanism.
URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-020.html#PartII
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Developmental and Learning Sciences
Agency: National Science Foundation
Target Dates: January 15, 2010 (January 15 and July 15 annually thereafter)
Developmental and Learning Sciences (DLS) supports fundamental research that increases our understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to children's and adolescents' development and learning. Research supported by this program will add to our basic knowledge of how people learn and the underlying developmental processes that support learning, with the objective of leading to better educated children and adolescents who grow up to take productive roles as workers and as citizens.
Among the many research topics supported by DLS are:
- Developmental cognitive neuroscience;
- Development of higher-order cognitive processes;
- Transfer of knowledge from one domain or situation to another;
- Use of molecular genetics to study continuities and discontinuities in development;
- Development of peer relations and family interactions; multiple influences on development, including the impact of family, school, community, social institutions, and the media;
- Adolescents’ preparation for entry into the workforce; and
- Cross-cultural research on development and learning; and the role of cultural influences and demographic characteristics on development.
Additional priorities include research that: incorporates multidisciplinary, multi-method, microgenetic, and longitudinal approaches; develops new methods, models, and theories for studying learning and development; and integrates different processes (e.g., learning, memory, emotion), levels of analysis (e.g., behavioral, social, neural), and time scales (e.g. infancy, middle childhood, adolescence).
The program is accepting proposals for individual investigator projects (average total budget of approximately $100,000 per year) and workshops/small conferences (average total one-time budget of approximately $15,000).
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=8671
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Agency: American Association for University Women
Deadlines: January 15, 2010
Community Action grants provide funds to individuals, AAUW branches, and AAUW state organizations as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls.
- One-year grants ($2,000-$7,000 over one year)
One-year grants provide seed money for new projects. Topic areas are unrestricted, but should include a clearly defined activity that promotes education and equity for women and girls.
- Two-year grants ($5,000-$10,000 over two years)
Two-year grants provide start-up funds for longer-term programs that address the particular needs of the community and develop girls' sense of efficacy through leadership or advocacy opportunities. Topic areas are unrestricted, but should include a clearly defined activity that promotes education and equity for women and girls
Applicants must be women who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Nonprofit organizations must be based in the United States. Grant projects must have direct public impact, be nonpartisan, and take place within the United States or its territories.
Special consideration is given to projects focused on K-12 and community college girls' and women's achievements in science, technology, engineering or math.
URL: http://www.aauw.org/education/fga/fellowships_grants/community_action.cfm
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