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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Letter of Intent Due: August 1, 2009
Application Deadline: September 1, 2009
Starting Date: As early as January 1, 2010

The Northwest Center to Reduce Oral Health Disparities (NCROHD) is soliciting applications for a developmental research project(s) consistent with the overall theme of NCROHD and the conceptual model of Patrick and colleagues (BMC Oral Health, 2006 6:[Suppl I]:S4). This funding opportunity is available to University of Washington faculty.

Results of the proposed research should lead to a large intervention study aimed at reducing oral health disparities in those at high risk for dental, oral and/or craniofacial conditions or diseases including racial/ethnic minorities, low-income pregnant women or mothers, low-income children, or children with special health care needs. A broad array of types of projects are acceptable and include developmental research in preparation for comparative effectiveness and other clinical research as well as behavioral and social science intervention studies.

Potential applicants should review the NCROHD’s conceptual model and focus on macro, community, interpersonal, and/or individual social or cultural determinants of oral health disparities. Some examples of these determinants include barriers to dental care, fear of dental procedures, diet-related policies, use of new technologies to promote oral health and oral health care, health literacy.

Applications may propose

Exploratory and developmental clinical research to inform subsequent R01 type research
Collection of pilot or feasibility data for subsequent intervention research
Planning of a future intervention study

Small clinical trials proposed under this announcement will not be funded unless it can be shown that such trials are essential to the development of a subsequent full-scale intervention study.

Period of Grant:

2 years maximum

Funding Limit:

$200,000 total direct costs; 1-2 projects will be funded.

Letter of Intent:

Interested investigators should provide a short letter of intent referencing this notice one month prior to submitting a full proposal. The letter should give a tentative title, name and contact information for the PI, and an abstract, specific aims and study relevance for concept approval by the NCROHD and NIDCR. The letter should be sent to Mary Beth Cunningham, email: mec@u.washington.edu by August 1, 2009.

Application Format:

Use PHS 398 format: Face Page (signed by the investigator and the investigator’s Department Chair), Biographical Sketch, Research Plan Items 2-5, and Protection of Human Subjects. Do not exceed 15 pages for Items 2-5. Submit a detailed budget for each study year and a budget justification. Proposals should be sent electronically, in PDF, to Mary Beth Cunningham, email: mec@u.washington.edu by September 1, 2009.

Review Process:

After scientific review by the Internal Peer Review Committee of NCROHD, proposals will be assessed by the External Scientific Advisory Committee of the NCROHD and submitted for approval by the NIDCR. Notice of Award will be available by approximately December 1, 2009.

Center Contacts:

Colleen E. Huebner, PhD, MPH (colleenh@u.washington.edu)
Peter Milgrom, DDS (dfrc@u.washington.edu).