COOK COUNTY BUREAU OF HEALTH
SERVICES
GRANTS NEWSLETTER
Volume 7, Number 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~March,
1999
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Published by
OFFICE OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
Hektoen Building
627 South Wood Street
Chicago, IL 60612
FAX: 312-738-3102
Karen M. Smith, PhD, Director
312-633-4940
email: kmsmith@wwa.com
Bennetta Anderson, Administrative Assistant
312-633-4941
Lillian Hampton, IRB Administrator
312-633-7792
email: lhampton@hektoen.org
Funeka Sihlali, RN, Scientific Quality Coordinator
312-572-3506
email:
fsihlali@hektoen.org
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COOK COUNTY BOARD
OF
COMMISSIONERS
John H. Stroger, Jr.,
President
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Jerry
Butler
Allan C. Carr
Earlean Collins
John P. Daley
Gregg Goslin
Carl R. Hansen
Ted Lechowicz
Roberto Maldonado |
William R. Moran
Joseph Mario Moreno
Mike Quigley
Herbert T. Schumann, Jr.
Peter N. Silvestri
Deborah Sims
Bobbie L. Steele
Calvin R. Sutker |
COOK COUNTY BUREAU OF HEALTH
SERVICES
Ruth M. Rothstein, Chief
Affiliates
Ambulatory & Community Health Network
of Cook County
Cermak Health Services of Cook County
Cook County Department of Public Health
Cook County Hospital
Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County
Provident Hospital of Cook County
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ADOLESCENT HIV PROGRAM EXPANDS
As the HIV epidemic increasingly affects poor and minority populations,
concern rises that many adolescents may slip through the health care cracks,
contracting the disease early but not receiving appropriate care until
the disease has advanced. Since 1995, the Cook County Hospital Division
of Adolescent Medicine has carried out a series of federally funded projects
to provide coordinated outreach, education, counseling, testing and primary
care for young people at risk throughout the Chicago region.
The National Institutes of Health funded the REACH (Reach for Excellence
in Adolescent Care and Health) project in 1995, with Dr. Lisa Henry-Reid
as principal investigator, to set up a city-wide system of referral and
primary care for HIV-infected youth. The program also serves as the basis
for a study of the natural history of the disease in younger patients.
Although young people who contract HIV are often "street kids" with no
ties to families or institutions, the REACH program has maintained a 93%
retention rate over its history, providing comprehensive care to youth
who otherwise might not get health care at all.
In 1996, in a Special Project of National Significance Award , the Health
Resources and Services Administration funded the Chicago HIV Risk Reduction
Partnership for Youth (CHRRPY), headed by Dr. Jaime Martinez, to provide
education, counseling and testing to at-risk youth in Chicago by way of
a network of community-based agencies. The CHRRPY project has three goals:
1) to increase the number of youth receiving counseling and testing for
HIV; 2) to use HIV testing and education as an opportunity to reduce youth's
risky behavior; and 3) to increase the number of HIV+ youth entering the
services of the Chicago Adolescent HIV Network. The project so far has
documented over 2,000 outreach encounters with youth aged 19 and younger
in community settings. In 1997, about 30% of these youth agreed to participate
in the counseling and testing process. Prior to implementing this youth-targeted
program, the rate was 1%.
In fall of 1998, an extension of this program, the Chicago HIV Adolescent
Medicine Project (CHAMP), led by Dr. Martinez, was funded by the Health
Resources and Services Administration. A research-oriented service demonstration
project, CHAMP will study health outcomes when adolescents are served by
peer-specific, intensive outreach which places identified youth in a friendly,
nurturing environment with specialized adolescent HIV services.
Recently the adolescent HIV program has also expanded to include the
opportunity for participation in tests of new therapies for HIV-related
illness. The Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group will now include an adolescent
section, overseen by Dr. Martinez, to make experimental therapies available
to young persons with HIV. The dramatic decrease in deaths due to AIDS
in the last two years is the result of new multi-drug therapies which greatly
retard the progress of the disease. Patients in the County health system
had access to these therapies by way of clinical research programs several
years before they were approved for general use. The expanded clinical
trials program insures that County physicians and patients of all ages
will take part in the continued refinement of new types of anti-HIV drugs.
With the opening of the CORE Center, the infrastructure now exists to fully
support this program of comprehensive care to HIV-affected adolescents
in ways which are tailored to their needs and the contexts of their lives.
NEW ADDRESS FOR APPLICATIONS TO CDC
The Grants Management Office of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention has moved to a new address. It is now:
2920 Brandywine Road
Atlanta, GA 30341-4146
Grant applications and inquiries regarding grant s should be sent to
this address.
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH GETS A LARGER SLICE OF THE PIE
The National Science Foundation has issued a report on federal funding
for research and development for the period of 1970 to 1997. In that period
the portion of federal funding devoted to life sciences rose from 29.4%
to 43.1%. In contrast, the portion devoted to engineering dropped from
31.3% to 19.4%. In current dollars, federal funding grew about six-fold
during that period, so the redistribution of the wealth does not exactly
mirror changes in funding share. Engineering, for instance, saw a four-fold
increase in dollars in the period that its share decreased nearly 12%.
On the other hand, social science research lost both 1.9% share and 13%
in current dollar funding.
Biomedical sciences and computer science were the two fields with the
largest increases, both in share and in dollars. More than half the increase
in life sciences funding was due to increased medical research funding.
The dollar amount spent by the Department of Health and Human Services
on research in 1997 was thirteen times what it spent in 1970.
The future for medical research looks as bright as its recent past.
The National Institutes of Health received a record increase in its budget
for the current fiscal year, and in Congress there are advocates of doubling
the NIH budget over the next few years.
RESEARCH SHOWS WHOLE COMMUNITIES DEPEND ON SAFETY
NET HOSPITALS
The Commonwealth Fund, one of the major private funding agencies for
health care and policy research, sponsored a recent report by Darrell J.
Gaskin of Georgetown University titled, "Safety Net Hospitals: Essential
Providers of Public Health and Specialty Services".
In it, Gaskin argues that safety net hospitals provide essential services
to the whole community, over and above their care for the indigent. If
funding sources are not maintained in the face of pressure from managed
care, the whole community will suffer. The following is an excerpt from
the report's executive summary:
"Through analysis of data from the American Hospital Association's Annual
Survey of Hospitals for 1991 and 1995, this study shows that safety net
hospitals are in fact not only vital sources of care for the indigent and
uninsured but important providers of specialty services to the whole community.
These hospitals are the primary providers of burn care, pediatric and neonatal
intensive care, trauma care, psychiatric inpatient and outpatient care,
and alcoholism inpatient treatment in their communities.
Compared with other urban hospitals, safety net hospitals are nearly
five times as likely to provide burn care, four times as likely to provide
pediatric intensive care, and more than twice as likely to provide neonatal
intensive care. Safety net hospitals are also more likely than other urban
hospitals to offer HIV/AIDS services, crisis prevention, psychiatric emergency
care, and other specialty care.
"For some types of specialized care, safety net hospitals provide a
disproportionate share of care to privately insured and Medicare patients,
as well as serving as a major source of care for the uninsured and those
on Medicaid. For most of these services, safety net hospitals' market share
is more than 20 percent greater than their share of total beds. At least
one of four safety net hospitals providing selected specialized services
has a market share exceeding 85 percent of these services. Burn care, inpatient
alcoholism treatment, and pediatric intensive care stand out among the
services that communities depend on safety net hospitals to provide.
"Notably, many of the public health and specialty services that are
disproportionately provided by safety net hospitals are also high-cost
and/or unprofitable services. These hospitals also tend to provide services
that attract potentially difficult-to-treat patient populations, including
a broad range of psychiatric and alcoholism services. Given the economics
of some of these services, if safety net hospitals in some areas were to
close, other community hospitals might be reluctant or financially unable
to broaden the scope of their care."
To obtain a copy of the entire report, call the Commonwealth Fund at
1-888-777-2744 or go to http://www.cmwf.org
on the web.
SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, ETC
[A long-term calendar showing most of the major academic medical society
meetings can be found on the web at: http://www.aamc.org/meetings/mjmtgcal.htm]
Adolescents & Co-Occurring Disorders, a regional conference sponsored
by the Mayor's Office of Substance Abuse Policy, will take place at the
Palmer House Hilton, May 3 and 4. For more information call 312-747-2606.
Association for Health Services Research, Annual Meeting, will be held
in Chicago, June 27-29. For information call 202-223-2477.
[Editor's note: the program for this meeting includes representatives
from all major funders of health services research. For those seeking grants
in the field this is a very good networking opportunity]
Office of Research Development Workshops
These workshops are open to any County-affiliated investigator or grant-seeker.
Enrollment for some sessions is limited, so please register only for those
you will be able to attend.
Grant Writing Seminar:
Gives an overview of the entire process of developing a project
and applying for funding. Includes information on approaching both governmental
and private funders, describes an approach to developing grant budgets,
discusses stylistic and content issues that are frequent stumbling blocks
in writing grant applications.
Constructing a Grant Budget:
Covers many of the technical aspects of developing an accurate
time line and budget for a grant proposal.
What Are All These Forms? Interacting With the Scientific Committee:
Gives an orientation to procedures -- and the associated forms
-- used by the Scientific Committee to
ensure that patients are protected from undue risks in research. The
Bureau forms will be discussed, and new policies and changes in federal
regulations will be covered.
To register for any of these, call Bennetta Anderson at 312-633-4941.
If you would like to schedule one or more of these workshops in your Department
or at another site, please call Karen Smith at 633-4940.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
National Institutes of Health:
All NIH announcements from the past several years, including full
text versions of RFA's and PA's, can be reached on the web at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html
To have the NIH Guide sent automatically to your e-mail address every
week, click on the LISTSERV link on this page and follow the instructions.
To ask specific questions about NIH grant programs, send e-mail to:
grantsinfo@nih.gov
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NIH RFA'S AND RFP'S:
These are one time only opportunities. Call 312-633-4940 to check
for due dates or to get copies of full announcements
NEW IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES (RFA AI-99-004) National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Cancer Institute
National Center for Research Resources, National Eye Institute, National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research,
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National
Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke, Office of Research on Women's Health
IMMUNOLOGICAL PHENOTYPING OF MOUSE MUTANTS (RFA AI-99-005) National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Center for Research
Resources, National Eye Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute,
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Office of Research on Women's
Health
RESEARCH IN STATE AND COMMUNITY TOBACCO CONTROL INTERVENTIONS (RFA CA-99-001)
National Cancer Institute
BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH ON FEMALE PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS (RFA HD-99-003)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Office of Research
on Women's Health
DEVELOPMENT OF ANIMAL MODELS OF HIV RELATED LUNG DISEASE (RFA HL-99-012)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases
DATA COORDINATING CENTER FOR THE SLEEP HEART HEALTH STUDY (RFA HL-99-014)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
ENHANCING VACCINE-ELICITED PROTECTIVE IMMUNITY IN MALARIA (RFA AI-99-006)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NUTRITION ACADEMIC AWARD (RFA HL-98-016) National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
ROLE OF THYMOSIN BETA-4 IN WOUND HEALING (RFP NO. NIH-NIDCR-12-98-2R)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE IN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE (RFA AR-99-003) National Institute
of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases, National Institute
of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,National Institute on Deafness
and other Communication Disorders, National Eye Institute, National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute, National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke, National Institute of Mental Health, Office of Research on
Women's Health
GINKGO BILOBA PREVENTION TRIAL IN OLDER INDIVIDUALS (RFA AT-99-001)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institute
on Aging
NEUROIMAGING ANALYSES AS CORRELATES OF HIV/CNS DISEASE (RFA MH-99-012)
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke
ABSTINENCE AND HIV/STD PREVENTION FOR YOUTH (RFA MH-99-010) National
Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Child Health and Human
Development, National Institute on Nursing Research
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH PLANNING GRANT (RFA
DE-99-002) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDA (RFA OH-99-002)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Cancer
Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute
on Aging, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders,
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
INTERNATIONAL MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAM
(RFA TW-99-002) Fogarty International Center
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING IN MEDICAL INFORMATICS (RFA TW-99-003) Fogarty
International Center, National Library of Medicine
PREVALENCE AND DIAGNOSIS OF CELIAC DISEASE (RFA DK-99-015) National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
CENTERS FOR DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS RESEARCH: BOTANICALS (RFA OD-99-007)
Office of Dietary Supplements, Fogarty International Center, National Cancer
Institute, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine,
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of General
Medical Sciences, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Drug Abuse,
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute
of Environmental and Health Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health,
Office on Research of Women's Health
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NIH PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS
(PA'S): These are ongoing funding priorities, with due dates usually
October 1, February 1 and June 1 of each year. Note that HIV-related applications
are due January 2, May 1 and September. Past PA's, many of which are still
open, can be searched at the NIH
Guide web site.
HIV THERAPEUTICS: TARGETING RESEARCH GAPS (PA-99-067) National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Mental Health,
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
DISSEMINATION RESEARCH IN MENTAL HEALTH (PA-99-068) National Institute
of Mental Health
NIDDK MENTORED RESEARCH SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD (PA-99-069) National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
QUICK-TRIALS FOR PROSTATE CANCER THERAPY (PA-99-070) National Cancer
Institute
MIDCAREER INVESTIGATOR AWARD IN MOUSE PATHOBIOLOGY RESEARCH (PAR-99-065)
National Center for Research Resources, National Institute on Aging
DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL RESOURCES (PAR-99-066)
National Center for Research Resources
THE HOWARD TEMIN AWARD (PAR-99-063) National Cancer Institute
INTERVENTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM (PAR-99-064) National Institute
of Mental Health
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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
April 7, June 2, July 28
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH, Department of Defense (301-682-5517 or http://cdmrp.army.mil
)
May 18
COMMUNITY GRANTS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(301-443-9110 or http://www.samhsa.gov/grant/gfa_kda.htm
)
May 10
EVALUATION OF TREATMENT MODELS FOR ADOLESCENTS, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (301-443-6574 or http://www.samhsa.gov/grant/gfa_kda.htm
)
April 30
TRAINING OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE PERSONNEL, Department of Health
and Human Services (214-767-3401)
April 23, April 30
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE DISABILITIES SERVICES FOR CHILDREN,
Department of Education (202-260-9182 or http://www.ed.gov/news.html
)
June 1
RESEARCH ON HEREDITARY TYROSINEMIA TYPE I, National Organization for
Rare Disorders (203-746-6518)
June 1
RESEARCH ON ESSENTIAL THROMBOCYTHEMIA, National Organization for Rare
Disorders (203-746-6518)
April 15
BIOMECHANICS/INJURY PREVENTION, Centers for Disease Control (770-488-4824
or http://www.cdc.gov )
May 10
EXPOSURE TO BLOOD AND RISK OF HEPATITIS C, Centers for Disease Control
(404-639-3048)
April 1
BREAST CANCER, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation 9972-855-1600
or http://www.komen.org/grants/html/available.asp
)
May 3
FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION, Agency for Children and Families (202-401-4787
or http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs
)
Various deadlines
ONCOLOGY HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TRAINING GRANTS, American Cancer Society,
Inc (404-329-7558)
Various deadlines
CANCER-RELATED RESEARCH, American Cancer Society, Inc (404-329-7558)
April 9 (letter of intent)
HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR AWARDS, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(202-223-2477 or http://www.ahsr.org/rwjf
)
April 19 (letter of intent)
HEALTH PROFESSIONS PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(202-828-1125 or http://www.rwjf.org )
April 30
COMMUNITIES IN CHARGE, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (216-736-7940
or http://www.rwjf.org )
August 5 (concept paper)
LOCAL INITIATIVE FUNDING PARTNERS PROGRAM, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(2609-275-4128 or http://www.rwjf.org )
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