Grant opportunities
SFP’s own grant opportunities are described in the research section of this site. But SFP members should be aware of these other funding opportunities as well:
AHRQ: Collaborate on project with Melissa Gilliam and Nikki Zite
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges Explorations
Contextual Approaches to Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy
Kornfeld Program in Bioethics and Patient Care
NIH Career Development Awards
Other funding opportunities
- AHRQ collaboration proposal. Melissa Gilliam in the Section of Family Planning at The University of Chicago and Nikki Zite are looking for 1-2 sites to participate in their proposal to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to study the phenomenon of unfulfilled postpartum tubal ligations (PPTL) using a quality improvement process called FMECA (failure modes, effects, criticality analysis). They are proposing to utilize this process to identify areas for improvement in the prenatal, post-delivery and immediate postpartum periods and subsequently, develop a better system to ensure PPTLs are fulfilled when desired and feasible or a new method of contraception has been recommended should the women change their mind.
- The grant is due to AHRQ by January 25, 2010. To qualify as a site, you must have:
- Some idea that unfulfilled PPTLs may be a problem for patients at your hospital;
- Some sort of electronic medical record system to identify the problem of unfulfilled PPTLs and examine impacts of a redesigned system; and
- Experience conducting research.
- Email Amy Neustadt, Research Manager in the Section, if you are interested.
- Grand Challenges Explorations. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations is a $100 million initiative to encourage bold and unconventional global health solutions. Anyone can apply, regardless of prior experience or institutional affiliation. Previous winners include graduate students, entrepreneurs at start-up companies, and creative thinkers from all fields of research. Initial grants will be $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to $1 million. There are two grant cycles each year. Watch their website or this space for updates.
- Contextual Approaches to Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy. The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invites R01 research grant applications that will inform interventions addressing the cultural and structural factors that produce high rates of unintended pregnancy across the reproductive age span, especially in low-income populations in the United States. These interventions can operate at a wide range of levels, from clinical interventions to interventions that influence cultural, economic, social, structural, and/or policy factors contributing to unintended pregnancy. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is intended to strengthen and revitalize scientific research on the prevention of unintended pregnancies in the United States. The application period began on January 5, 2009 and is scheduled to run through January 08, 2012.
- The Kornfeld Program in Bioethics and Patient Care. The Greenwall Foundation invites proposals for The Kornfeld Program in Bioethics and Patient Care. The program focuses on ethical issues affecting the lives of patients on an individual level. Priority will be given to projects practical (rather than theoretical) with anticipated outcomes applicable at the patients’ bedside. Junior investigators are encouraged to apply as well as researchers seeking support for pilot projects. It is anticipated four to six grants will be awarded each year and multi-year initiatives will be considered.
- The Kornfeld Program in Bioethics and Patient Care is administered by The Greenwall Foundation within the parameters of Greenwall’s interdisciplinary program in bioethics, that is, with the same application procedures and deadlines and the same rigorous standards of review.
- A five-year commitment of $1,000,000 will underwrite $200,000 per year of grantmaking. All inquiries should be directed to The Greenwall Foundation. For further information, call, write or email William C. Stubing, President, 212.679.7266.
- NIH Career Development Awards. There are at least eight different awards that individuals with a research doctorate should consider. Most of these awards support individuals that have accepted or are ready for a faculty position.
- There is the Career Transition Award (K22) that provides support during the early years of a new faculty position. This award is used differently by the NIH institutes and centers that participate and interested applicants should carefully review the relevant program announcements.
- New faculty members that need additional supervised research experience because they have had a career hiatus or they are moving to a substantially new area of research should consider the Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01).
- Scientists who have recently received independent research support might consider the Independent Scientist Award (K02) that protects at least 75 percent of their effort so that they can focus on the development of their research program.
- Individuals interested in Stem Cell research or Quantitative Methods or Mouse Pathobiology might consider the K18, K25, or K 26.
- A few of the NIH Institutes offer an award called the Senior Scientist Award (K05) that provides protected time and salary support for more senior, established scientists.
- Finally there is the Academic Award (K07) that is used to recruit research faculty into areas where there is a growing need for research and instructional capabilities.
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- Other funders of note:
- Compton Foundation, Inc.—Phone: (650) 508-1181
- Ford Foundation—Phone: (212) 573-5000
- General Service Foundation—Phone: (970) 920-6834
- Moriah Fund—Phone: (202)783-8488
- Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund—Phone: (415) 345-6300
- Robert Sterling Clark Foundation—Phone: (212) 288-8900
- The David and Lucille Packard Foundation—Phone: (650) 948-7658
- The Educational Foundation of America—Phone: (203) 226-6498
- The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation—Phone: (212) 684-6577
- The John D. and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation—Phone: (312) 726-8000
- The John Merck Fund—Phone: (617) 556-4120
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation—Phone: (650) 234-4500
- Third Wave—Phone: (212) 228-8311
- Wallace Global Fund—Phone: (202) 452-1530
- West Wind Foundation—Phone: (434) 977-5762
