Funding Opportunities

CDC

• There are no funding opportunities available at this time.

CDC & NIH

• Community-Based Partnerships for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control: Research to Inform Policy (R03)
  (PA-09-140)
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
  
  The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to enhance childhood obesity research by fostering the formation of local, state, or regional teams consisting of researchers, policymakers, and other relevant stakeholders (e.g., community representatives, public health practitioners or officials, educators) in order to identify research questions and hypotheses, design and implement the relevant research, and translate the research into evidence relevant to potential policy efforts in this area. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. This FOA will utilize the NIH Small Research Grant (R03) award mechanism and runs in parallel with an FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-09-141, that encourages applications under the NIH Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21).
  Cycle Due Dates (new submission): Feb. 16, June 16, Oct. 16
  Expires: May 8, 2012
• Community-Based Partnerships for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control: Research to Inform Policy (R21)
  (PA-09-141)
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
  
  The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to enhance childhood obesity research by fostering the formation of local, state, or regional teams consisting of researchers, policymakers, and other relevant stakeholders (e.g., community representatives, public health practitioners or officials, educators) in order to identify research questions and hypotheses, design and implement the relevant research, and translate the research into evidence relevant to potential policy efforts in this area. This FOA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism and runs in parallel with a FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-09-140, that encourages applications under the NIH Small Research Grant (R03) award mechanism.
  Cycle Due Dates (new submission): Feb. 16, June 16, Oct. 16
  Expires: May 8, 2012
• Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R01)
  (PA-10-027)
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
  
  This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose to: (1) conduct evaluation research on obesity-related “natural experiments” (defined here as community and other population-level public policy interventions that may affect diet and physical activity behavior), and/or (2) develop and/or validate relevant community-level measures (instruments and methodologies to assess the food and physical activity environments at the community level). The overarching goal of this FOA is to inform public policy and research relevant to (1) diet and physical activity behavior, and (2) weight and health outcomes of Americans. This FOA will utilize the research project (R01) grant mechanism, and runs in parallel with two other FOAs of identical scientific scope, PA-10-028 and PA-10-029 that encourage applications under the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) and NIH Small Research (R03) grant mechanisms.
  Cycle Due Dates (new submission): Feb. 5, June 5, Oct. 5
  Expires: Jan. 8, 2013
• Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R21)
  (PA-10-028)
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
  
  This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) applications that propose to: (1) conduct evaluation research on obesity-related “natural experiments” (defined here as community and other population-level public policy interventions that may affect diet and physical activity behavior), and/or (2) develop and/or validate relevant community-level measures (instruments and methodologies to assess the food and physical activity environments at the community level). The overarching goal of this FOA is to inform public policy and research relevant to (1) diet and physical activity behavior, and (2) weight and health outcomes of Americans. The R21 grant mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory/developmental research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of project development. This FOA will utilize the exploratory/developmental (R21) grant mechanism, and runs in parallel with two other FOAs of identical scientific scope, PA-10-027 and PA-10-029 that encourage applications under the NIH research project (R01) and NIH Small Grant (R03) grant mechanisms.
  Cycle Due Dates (new submission): Feb. 16, June 16, Oct. 16
  Expires: Jan. 8, 2013
• Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R03)
  (PA-10-029)
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
  
  This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Small Research Grant (R03) applications that propose to: (1) conduct evaluation research on obesity-related “natural experiments” (defined here as community and other population-level public policy interventions that may affect diet and physical activity behavior), and/or (2) develop and/or validate relevant community-level measures (instruments and methodologies to assess the food and physical activity environments at the community level). The overarching goal of this FOA is to inform public policy relevant to diet and physical activity behavior, and weight and health outcomes of Americans. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. This FOA will utilize the Small Research Grant (R03) mechanism, and runs in parallel with two other FOAs of identical scientific scope, PA-10-027 and PA-10-028 that encourage applications under the NIH Research Project (R01) and NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanisms.
  Cycle Due Dates (new submission): Feb. 16, June 16, Oct. 16
  Expires: Jan. 8, 2013
• School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes (R01)
  (PA-10-052)
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
  Grant applications are encouraged that propose to: (1) Foster multidisciplinary research that will evaluate how policies (federal, state and school district levels) can influence school physical activity and nutrition environments, youths’ obesogenic behaviors (e.g., nutrition and physical activity behaviors), and weight outcomes; (2) Understand how schools are implementing these policies and examine multi-level influences on adoption and implementation at various levels (e.g. federal, state, school district, and school); and (3) understand the synergistic or counteractive effect of school nutrition and physical activity polices on the home and community environment and body weight.
  
  The funding opportunities described here are related, but separate to other recently announced program announcements: Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R01: PA-10-027; R21: PA-10-028; R03: PA-10-029). As a general guide, if the focus of a grant proposal is on evaluation research of obesity-related policies outside the school environment, and/or development/validation of community-level measures, the Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures funding opportunities may be the most appropriate. If a grant proposal focuses on children in the context of home/family, schools and/or macro policy environments, the School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes may be the most appropriate funding opportunity to which researchers should apply.
  Cycle Due Dates (new submission): Feb. 5, June 5, Oct. 5
  Expires: Jan. 8, 2013
• School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes (R21)
  (PA-10-053)
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
  Grant applications are encouraged that propose to: (1) Foster multidisciplinary research that will evaluate how policies (federal, state and school district levels) can influence school physical activity and nutrition environments, youths’ obesogenic behaviors (e.g., nutrition and physical activity behaviors), and weight outcomes; (2) Understand how schools are implementing these policies and examine multi-level influences on adoption and implementation at various levels (e.g. federal, state, school district, and school); and (3) understand the synergistic or counteractive effect of school nutrition and physical activity polices on the home and community environment and body weight.
  
  The funding opportunities described here are related, but separate to other recently announced program announcements: Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R01: PA-10-027; R21: PA-10-028; R03: PA-10-029). As a general guide, if the focus of a grant proposal is on evaluation research of obesity-related policies outside the school environment, and/or development/validation of community-level measures, the Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures funding opportunities may be the most appropriate. If a grant proposal focuses on children in the context of home/family, schools and/or macro policy environments, the School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes may be the most appropriate funding opportunity to which researchers should apply.
  Cycle Due Dates (new submission): Feb. 16, June 16, Oct. 16
  Expires: Jan. 8, 2013
• School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes (R03)
  (PA-10-054)
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
  Grant applications are encouraged that propose to: (1) Foster multidisciplinary research that will evaluate how policies (federal, state and school district levels) can influence school physical activity and nutrition environments, youths’ obesogenic behaviors (e.g., nutrition and physical activity behaviors), and weight outcomes; (2) Understand how schools are implementing these policies and examine multi-level influences on adoption and implementation at various levels (e.g. federal, state, school district, and school); and (3) understand the synergistic or counteractive effect of school nutrition and physical activity polices on the home and community environment and body weight.
  
  The funding opportunities described here are related, but separate to other recently announced program announcements: Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures (R01: PA-10-027; R21: PA-10-028; R03: PA-10-029). As a general guide, if the focus of a grant proposal is on evaluation research of obesity-related policies outside the school environment, and/or development/validation of community-level measures, the Obesity Policy Research: Evaluation and Measures funding opportunities may be the most appropriate. If a grant proposal focuses on children in the context of home/family, schools and/or macro policy environments, the School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes may be the most appropriate funding opportunity to which researchers should apply.
  Cycle Due Dates (new submission): Feb. 16, June 16, Oct. 16
  Expires: Jan. 8, 2013

NIH

• Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R01)
  (PA-08-192)
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
  
  This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages the submission of grant applications that propose hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance. These projects should use population level data from health surveys and other large health studies. It is expected that the proposed projects will be designed to add/include contextual variables at diverse levels of geographic aggregation to such studies on behaviors that affect individual energy balance and thereby health. Subsequent analyses should be aimed at understanding the relative importance of the contextual variables (including home, work, school, and/or other environments) as determinants of energy balance-related health behaviors. Grant applications will be expected to use population level data from diverse sources for: 1) generation and addition of new geographic information system (GIS) data layers for analysis of contextual variables such as measures of the built and natural environments, to existing studies; 2) analyses of existing confidential geographic-based data either on site, at survey data centers, or other protected sites; and/or 3) merging multiple health-related data resources to allow new analyses of associations between contextual variables and energy balance-related health behaviors. This FOA will utilize the NIH research project R01 grant mechanism and runs in parallel with an FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-08-193, that solicits applications for exploratory, pilot projects under the NIH R21 grant mechanism.
  Cycle Due Dates (new submission): Feb. 5, June 5, Oct. 5
  Expires: Sept. 8, 2011
  
• Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R21)
  (PA-08-193)
  National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
  
  This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages the submission of grant applications that propose hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance. These projects should use population level data from health surveys and other large health studies. It is expected that the proposed projects will be designed to add/include contextual variables at diverse levels of geographic aggregation to such studies on behaviors that affect individual energy balance and thereby health. Subsequent analyses should be aimed at understanding the relative importance of the contextual variables (including home, work, school, and/or other environments) as determinants of energy balance-related health behaviors. Grant applications will be expected to use population level data from diverse sources for: 1) generation and addition of new geographic information system (GIS) data layers for analysis of contextual variables such as measures of the built and natural environments, to existing studies; 2) analyses of existing confidential geographic-based data either on site, at survey data centers, or other protected sites; and/or 3) merging multiple health-related data resources to allow new analyses of associations between contextual variables and energy balance-related health behaviors. This FOA utilizes the NIH Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) mechanism and runs in parallel with an FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-08-192, that solicits applications under the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) mechanism.
  Cycle Due Dates (new submission): Feb. 16, June 16, Oct. 16
  Expires: Sept. 8, 2011
  
• Home- and Family-Based Approaches for the Prevention or Management of Overweight or Obesity in Early Childhood (R01)
  (PA-10-127)
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
  
  This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose randomized clinical trials testing novel home- or family-based interventions for the prevention or management of overweight in infancy and early childhood. Tested interventions can use behavioral (including dietary and physical activity), environmental, or other relevant approaches. Applications should focus on infants and young children (up to age 6) and emphasize the role of home environment and the influence of family/extended family members and parents (including guardians/substantial care-providers) within the child’s home environment. The direct goal of this initiative is to fund research that will advance knowledge for innovative approaches to the prevention or management of overweight in children younger than 6 years of age, with potential for future translation to applications either in the home or linked to a community setting. Research should consider the familial mechanisms of behavior such as the role of families in the initiation, support, and reinforcement of fundamental food and beverage consumption, physical activity practices and sedentary behaviors. In addition, it is of interest to elucidate various underlying behavioral determinants that are crucial to initiate or sustain changes in behaviors that impact energy balance. Research designs may include linkages with other settings (e.g., daycare, pre-school, or other community venues) or other care providers (e.g., health-care providers or teachers) but must include infants or children younger than age 6 years as the primary study participant along with parents, and/or other family members residing with the child. The overarching goal is to identify interventions that influence parent and child behaviors that contribute to inappropriate weight gain, and thereby improve subsequent health status in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood for which overweight is a known risk factor. This FOA will utilize the research project (R01) grant mechanism and runs in parallel with a FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-10-128, that encourages applications under the R21 mechanism.
  Cycle Due Dates (new submission): Feb. 5, June 5, Oct. 5
  Expires: May 8, 2013
  
• Home- and Family-Based Approaches for the Prevention or Management of Overweight or Obesity in Early Childhood (R21)
  (PA-10-128)
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
  Office of Disease Prevention (ODP)
  
  This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites exploratory pilot/feasibility study and small clinical trial (R21) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to test novel home- or family-based interventions for the prevention or management of overweight in infancy and early childhood. Tested interventions can use behavioral (including dietary and physical activity), environmental, or other relevant approaches. Applications should focus on infants and young children (up to age 6) and emphasize the role of home environment and the influence of family/extended family members and parents (including guardians/substantial care-providers) within the child’s home environment. The direct goal of this initiative is to fund research that will advance knowledge for innovative approaches to the prevention or management of overweight in children younger than 6 years of age, with potential for future research clinical trial applications either in the home or linked to a community setting. Research should consider the role of families in the initiation, support, and reinforcement of fundamental food and beverage consumption, physical activity practices and sedentary behaviors. In addition, it is of interest to elucidate various underlying behavioral determinants that are crucial to initiate or sustain changes in behaviors that impact energy balance. Research designs may include linkages with other settings (e.g., daycare, pre-school, or other community venues) or other care providers (e.g., health-care providers or teachers) but must include infants or children younger than age 6 as the primary study participant along with parents, and/or other family members residing with the child. The overarching goal is to identify interventions that influence parent and child behaviors that contribute to inappropriate weight gain, and thereby improve subsequent health status in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood for which overweight is a known risk factor. This FOA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism and runs in parallel with a FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-10-127, that encourages applications under the R01 mechanism.
  Cycle Due Dates (new submission): Feb. 16, June 16, Oct. 16
  Expires: May 8, 2013
  

RWJF

• Active Living Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity
  This call for proposals will support opportunistic, time-sensitive studies on emerging or anticipated changes in physical activity-related policies or environments. Rapid-response grants are expected to accelerate progress toward policy and environmental strategies to prevent and reduce childhood obesity. For maximum impact, studies should be completed in as short a time frame as realistically possible, and results disseminated using methods designed to reach local, state or national decision-makers in time to help inform key policy decisions. Detailed results of these studies, including methodologies and data analyses, along with the outcome of the efforts to reach policy audiences, also should be subsequently reported in peer-reviewed publications. Active Living Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports research to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents, decreasing their sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity. The program places special emphasis on reaching children and youths ages 3 to 18 who are at highest risk for obesity: Black, Latino, American Indian and Asian/Pacific Islander children, as well as children who live in under-resourced and lower-income communities.
  Expires: July 1, 2011 (letter of intent due)
• Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity
  Healthy Eating Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among lower-income and racial and ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Findings are expected to advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.
  
  The three types of funding opportunities included in this call for proposals (CFP) are: Round 5 grants; Rapid response grants; and, New Connections grants through Healthy Eating Research. The broad topics and types of studies are described further in the complete CFP here.
  
  Rapid Response Grants
  These grants will support time-sensitive and opportunistic studies on emerging or anticipated changes in food-related policies or environments that can only be conducted during a short window of opportunity and are needed to inform policy debates for local, state or national action. Studies that are not urgent and time-sensitive are not eligible for funding as rapid-response grants. There are two stages in the application process.
  
  • Stage 1: Concept paper (one page, single-spaced)
  • Stage 2: Full proposal (for invited applicants only)
  
  Expires: Sept. 1, 2010, 3 p.m., ET (concept paper due only; invited organizations only will be responsible for submitting a full proposal by Oct. 15, 2010)

USDA

• There are no funding opportunities available at this time.