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OCTOBER 2006                ISSUE#4

¨ Health Promotion Research Directed to Improving the Oral Health of Women and Their Infants (R21)

Closing Date: Jan 20, 2007

Award Ceiling: $200,000

 

Eligible Applicants

Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Small businesses
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
City or township governments
Independent school districts
Private institutions of higher education
Special district governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
State governments  

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply. Eligible agencies of the Federal Government can apply. Faith-based or community-based organizations can apply.

Agency Name

National Institutes of Health

Description

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant applications proposing to support health promotion research directed at women, before, during and after pregnancy to improve their health and well-being and that of their infant. The focus of the health promotion research could encompass any of the following areas: development of methods or strategies for testing behavioral theories and/or health promotion models that encourage preventive activities on oral health, conduct of feasibility studies which relate to developing, implementing and evaluating oral health promotion research specific to the target population, and conduct of research that explores innovative approaches to integrate oral health promotion into existing health promotion programs for pregnant women and/or for infants. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will utilize the R21 grant mechanism. The participating organizations intend to commit a total of $1,000,000 to this RFA for payment of applications responsive to this announcement. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. The anticipated number of awards is 4 to 5. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.

Link to Full Announcement

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-07-008.html