This grant from NICHD, NCI, and OBSSR establishes a Center of Excellence for childhood obesity research and training. It employs a transdisciplinary systems science framework, utilizing modeling to understand obesity’s complex etiology and assess environmental/policy intervention impacts. The center, partnering US and international institutions, will conduct epidemiological research on biological, environmental, and macrosocial factors. It also funds and performs environmental/policy evaluations and interventions, building infrastructure for postgraduate systems-oriented research and training in obesity and chronic disease prevention.
Opportunity ID: 58141
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-HD-10-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Systems-Oriented Pediatric Obesity Research and Training (SPORT) Center of Excellence (U54) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Health Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.393 — Cancer Cause and Prevention Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 23, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 30, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 30, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 30, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,250,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Regional Organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institutes of Health |
| Description: | Purpose. This FOA issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits grant applications from institutions that propose to establish a center of excellence of childhood obesity research and training based on a transdisciplinary systems science framework and systems-based methodologies, including the use of systems modeling to capture the complexity of the etiology of childhood obesity and the potential impact of environmental and/or policy interventions. The center of excellence, structured as U.S. institutions in partnership with international institutions, will undertake epidemiological research linking biological with environmental and macrosocial factors of childhood obesity, conduct and provide developmental research funding for environmental and policy evaluations and/or interventions, and establish an infrastructure for postgraduate systems-oriented research and training in the field of obesity and chronic disease prevention and control. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the U54 award mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. For this funding opportunity,the NICHD, NCI and OBSSR intend to commit a total of $4.25M in FY2011 and one award is anticipated. Time periods up to five years may be requested. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-10-001.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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