Office of Research

Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P)

Limited Submissions

This cooperative agreement will establish and maintain an interdisciplinary, multicenter research forum for scientific collaboration and infrastructure building, which will provide national leadership in research designed to improve the physical health and wellbeing of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or other developmental disabilities.  Physical health may include, but is not limited to, medical, dental, visual, nutrition and speech/hearing components.  As authorized by Section 399BB of the Autism CARES Act, the AIR-P Network will determine the evidence-based practices for interventions to improve the physical health of individuals with ASD and other developmental disabilities, develop guidelines for those interventions, and disseminate information related to such research and guidelines.  The AIR-P Network will be one of two HRSA-supported research networks that will provide national leadership in research to advance the evidence base on effective interventions for children and adolescents with ASD and other developmental disabilities, with AIR-P having a focus on addressing physical health and wellbeing.  

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
  2. Biosketch or CV of the PI
  3. A letter of support from the Dean or Chair. This letter of support signifies that the Dean or Chair have ensured that the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally

 

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday, March 19, 2015. Full proposals are due to the sponsor 4/21/15, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 4/13/15 for processing, if given the go ahead by the Proposal Review Committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

HRSA-15-092

Deadlines
03/19/2015 UW Internal Deadline Closed
04/13/2015 OSP Deadline
04/21/2015 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Funding amount

$3,000,000

Maximum Number of Applications

1

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.