The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) is offering a grant to renew the ongoing CHEARS study. This grant aims to assess preventable risk factors for hearing loss in longitudinal cohort studies by conducting audiological exams on eligible nurses to track incident hearing loss. The study will utilize existing questionnaires and involve a subsample of 3,700 nurses. Applications are welcome until December 3, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 279219
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | PAR-15-355 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Limited Competition for the Conservation of Hearing Study (CHEARS) (U01) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.173 — Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 24, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 03, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 03, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 03, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Other Eligible Applicants include the following: The applicant institution must currently be participating in the existing NIDCD-funded Conservation of Hearing Study (CHEARS) cooperative agreement. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institutes of Health |
| Description: | The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) invites applications to renew an ongoing NIDCD-supported cooperative agreement, the Conservation of Hearing Study (CHEARS).This study will allow continued assessment of preventable risk factors for hearing loss in two large, ongoing, longitudinal cohort studies, the Nurses’ Health Studies I and II. The continued assessment will utilize the questionnaires developed for the Hearing Supplemental Study and, also, will include repeat audiological exams at follow-up visits three years after the baseline hearing exams to assess incident hearing loss for a subsample (n=3,700) of eligible nurses without hearing loss or only minimal hearing loss initially. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-15-355.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIH OER Webmaster
FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV Email:FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIH OER Webmaster FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV Email: FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMS-C | FORMS-C | PKG00218691 | Nov 03, 2015 | Dec 03, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
279219 RR_SF424_2_0-2.0.pdf
279219 PHS398_ResearchPlan_2_0-2.0.pdf
279219 PHS398_CoverPageSupplement_2_0-2.0.pdf
279219 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_2_0-2.0.pdf
279219 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
279219 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
279219 RR_SubawardBudget30_1_3-1.3.pdf
279219 PlannedReport-1.0.pdf
279219 PHS398_CumulativeInclusionReport-1.0.pdf
279219 PHS398_ModularBudget_1_2-1.2.pdf
279219 RR_Budget_1_3-1.3.pdf
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