COOK COUNTY BUREAU OF HEALTH
SERVICES
GRANTS NEWSLETTER
Volume 7, Number 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~April,
1999
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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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RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES TARGETED BY NEW
INITIATIVE
The US Department of Health and Human Services has launched an Initiative
to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health. This program is aimed
at eliminating disparities in health outcomes for racial and ethnic communities
in six health focus areas by the year 2010. Health disparities of special
concern are infant mortality, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, HIV, deficits
in breast and cervical cancer screening and management, and deficits in
child or adult immunization rates. (Discussions of the disparities now
found in each of these areas can be found at http://raceandhealth.hhs.gov/).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will soon announce
the availability of funds for a program growing out of this initiative.
The Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health. Demonstration Projects
will be two-phase projects for communities to design and implement effective
programs which will eliminate the health disparities of racial and ethnic
minorities. These funds are intended for organizations serving racial and
ethnic minority populations at increased risk for the six health problems
of interest, and each program will have to demonstrate not only substantial
community involvement but also significant leadership by members of minority
groups.
The first phase of the program will be a 12-month planning period to
organize and prepare infrastructure for Phase II. Funds will support the
development of demonstration programs using a multi-agency and community
participation
model, and may also include the collection of baseline data. At the
end of this phase, grantees are expected to have a Community Action Plan
designed to reduce the level of disparity within their communities in one
or more of the six priority areas. The plan must target a specific racial
or ethnic minority community (African American, American Indian or Alaska
Native, Hispanic American, Asian American, or Pacific Islander). The second
phase will be the implementation of the demonstration project developed
in Phase I. Approximately 30 awards are expected to be made for the first
phase of this initiative, funded at about $300,000 for one year. Fifteen
to twenty of the grantees in the first phase will be awarded funding for
up to four years of Phase II. The CDC will take geographic distribution
into consideration when making these awards, with only one award to be
given in each geographically-defined community.
NEW FUNDS TARGETED FOR CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
Senator Dick Durbin has introduced legislation to earmark $50 million
for a Children's Asthma Initiative to help community-based organizations
provide asthma treatment, prevention and education programs. The legislation
is also intended to help enroll children suffering from asthma in Medicaid
or Kid-Care, the Illinois State Children's Health Insurance program. If
you would like to comment on this legislation, Sen Durbin's office can
be reached at 312-353-4952 or via e-mail at dick@durbin.senate.gov.
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR RUSH RESEARCH FORUM
The Rush University Research Forum is scheduled this year for May 18-20.
Of the approximately 200 posters to be exhibited during this time, 20%
represent Cook County Hospital research. Those who submitted posters are
advised that the set-up time will be 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm May 17 in Room
500 of the Searle Conference Center.
In addition to the poster displays, three noon time seminars will be
offered:
Tuesday, May 18: Tissue Replacement in the Next Millennium
Wednesday, May 19: Degenerative Joint Disease: Wear and Tear in Our
Aging Society
Thursday, May 20: Protecting Families in the Next Millennium
For more information about the Rush Forum, go to http://www.rush.edu/rushforum
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]
Research Compliance Meeting, sponsored by the Association of American
Medical Colleges, will be held May 3-4, in McLean, Virginia. Call 202-828-0952
for information.
Workers as Research Subjects: A Vulnerable Population? A conference
sponsored by the US Energy Depart, this event will take place June 24-25
in Bethesda, Maryland. Call 423-576-9278 for information.
Preparing Residents to Succeed in Managed Care, offered by the Tufts
University School of Medicine, will be held May 6-7 in Boston. For information
call 617-636-1000.
Educating for the Responsible Conduct of Research in the Next Millennium,
sponsored by NIH, AAMC, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research,
and Tufts University, takes place May 13-14 in Bethesda, Maryland. Call
617-423-4112 for more information.
NIH Regional Seminar in Program Funding and Grants Administration, covering
topics related to the NIH extramural program funding and grants administration
will take place April 22-23, 1999, in Gainesville, Florida. For information,
call 352-392-1582
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
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 Craniofcial Research, National Institute
of Environmental and Health Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health,Office
on Research of Women's Health
THALASSEMIA (COOLEY'S ANEMIA) CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK (RFA HL-99-016)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
CAREER AWARD PROGRAM IN DEMOGRAPHY OF AGING (RFA AG-99-006) National
Institute on Aging
COMMUNITY CLINICAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM (RFA CA-99-006) National Cancer
Institute
THE EARLY DETECTION RESEARCH NETWORK: CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC CENTERS
(RFA CA-99-007) National Cancer Institute
THE EARLY DETECTION RESEARCH NETWORK: BIOMARKERS VALIDATION LABORATORIES
(RFA CA-99-008) National Cancer Institute
RESEARCH ON CHILD NEGLECT (RFA OD-99-006) Office of Behavioral and Social
Sciences Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute
of Dental and Cranialfacial Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse,
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke, Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth
and Families, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,
DOJ, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice
Programs, DOJ, Office of Special Education Programs, Department of Education
SPECIAL POPULATIONS NETWORKS FOR CANCER AWARENESS RESEARCH AND TRAINING
(RFA-CA-99-003) National Cancer Institute
TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENT POSITIONS (TIP) (RFA-ES-99-006) National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences
RADIATION DOSIMETRY FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES (RFP-N01-CP-91024-21)
National Cancer Institute
TUBERCULOSIS DRUG DEVELOPMENT: TUBERCULOSIS ANTI-MICROBIAL ACQUISITION
AND COORDINATING FACILITY (RFP NIH-NIAID-DAIDS-99-05) National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
TUBERCULOSIS DRUG DEVELOPMENT: TUBERCULOSIS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SUPPORT
(RFP NIH-NIAID-DAIDS-99-17)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
VISIBLE HUMAN PROJECT IMAGE PROCESSING TOOLS (RFP NLM-99-103/DJH) National
Library of Medicine
PLANNING GRANTS: IN VIVO CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR IMAGING CENTERS (PRE-ICMICs)
(RFA-CA-99-002) National Cancer Institute
IN VIVO CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR IMAGING CENTERS (ICMICs) (RFA-CA-99-004)
National Cancer Institute
MINORITY-BASED COMMUNITY CLINICAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM (RFA-CA-99-009) National
Cancer Institute
MINORITY INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING GRANTS (RFA-TW-99-001) Fogarty
International Center, Office of Research on Minority Health
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARDS FOR U.S.
POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTISTS (RFA-TW-99-004) Fogarty International Center
MOUSE MUTAGENESIS AND PHENOTYPING: DEVELOPMENTAL DEFECTS (RFA-HD-99-007)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute
of General Medical Sciences, National Institute on Aging, National Institute
of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute
of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive
and Kidney Diseases, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
MOUSE MUTAGENESIS AND PHENOTYPING: NERVOUS SYSTEM AND BEHAVIOR (RFA-MH-99-007)
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute on Drug
Abuse, National Eye Institute, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism
THE EARLY DETECTION RESEARCH NETWORK: DATA MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATING
CENTER (RFA-CA-99-011)
National Cancer Institute
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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.
BIOLOGY , DEVELOPMENT, AND PROGRESSION OF MALIGNANT PROSTATE DISEASE
(PA-99-081) National Cancer Institute
INTEGRATING MH SERVICES RESEARCH AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE (PA-99-073)
National Institute of Mental Health
PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTERS (PA-99-074) National Institute of Mental
Health
BERYLLIUM-INDUCED DISEASES (PA-99-075) National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institute
of Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Energy
RESEARCH ON CO-MORBIDITY: ETIOLOGY AND PREVENTION (PA-99-071) National
Institute of Mental Health
NIMH POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH TRAINING IN INTERVENTION TRIALS (PA-99-072)
National Institute of Mental Health
SCIENCE EDUCATION DRUG ABUSE PARTNERSHIP AWARD (PAR-99-076) National
Institute on Drug Abuse
CLINICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (PAR-99-077) National
Cancer Institute
INDIVIDUAL POSTDOCTORAL NRSA FELLOWSHIPS IN CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY (PA-99-078)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
RESEARCH ON ETHICAL ISSUES IN HUMAN STUDIES (PA-99-079) National Cancer
Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Human Genome
Research Institute, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National
Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National
Institute of Environmental Health, Sciences, National Institute of General
Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute
of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fogarty International Center,
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Center
for Research Resources, Office of Research on Women's Health
EXPLORATORY GRANTS IN PEDIATRIC BRAIN DISORDERS: INTEGRATING THE SCIENCE
(PAS-99-080) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
June 1
RESEARCH IN EARLY CHILHOOD DEVELOPMENT, Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation
(847-446-1010 or http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/blowitz/rfp.html
nominations August 16
CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN MEDICAL SCIENCE, Charles E. Culpeper Foundation
(203-975-1240 or http://www.culpeper.org)
nominations September 16
COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(617-426-9772)
May 24
FAMILY STRENGTHENING PROGRAMS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Agency (301-443-9110 or http://www.samhsa.gov)
May 10
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CAPACITY EXPANSION, Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Agency (301-443-8804 or http://www.samhsa.gov)
June 17
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CAPACITY EXPANSION TARGETED TO HIV/AIDS,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (301-443-8804 or http://www.samhsa.gov)
May 18
SUBSTANCE ABUSE OUTREACH SERVICES, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Agency (301-443-6523 or http://www.samhsa.gov)
May 24
SCHOOL ACTION GRANTS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency
(301-443-2892 or http://www.samhsa.gov)
May 10
COMMUNITY ACTION, COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT, Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Agency (301-443-8802, 301-443-8453, 301-443- 3653 or
http://www.samhsa.gov)
April 14 (letter of intent); May 14 (application)
WATER INTERVENTION STUDIES, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(770-488-7760 or http://www.cdc.gov, refer
to announcement 99018)
Open
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Humana Foundation (502-580-3041 or http://www.humanafoundation.org)
November 1
LYME DISEASE RESEARCH, American Lyme Disease Foundation (914-277-6970
or http://www.aldf.com )
April 30
VIOLENCE INJURY RESEARCH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(770-488-4824 or http://www.cdc.gov)
April 30
DISABILITIES RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, Department of Education (202-205-8435
or http://ocfo.ed.gov/fegreg.htm)
August 5
COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTHCARE: LOCAL INITIATIVE FUNDING PARTNERS, Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation (609-275-4128 or http://www.rwjf.org/grant/lif-2000.htm)
June 16
INDIVIDUAL HEALTH RESEARCH INITIATIVE, Lindbergh Foundation (612-338-1703
or http://www.mtn.org/lindfdtn)
October 31
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, Christopher Reeve Foundation
(973-379-2690)
Open
INNOVATIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS & RESEARCH, Seaver Foundation (213-673-2090)
May 24
CONFERENCE ON BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY IN CHILDREN'S SUSCEPTIBILITY TO
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS , Environmental Protection Agency ( 202-564-2363
or http://www.epa.gov/ncea)
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