Department of Health and Human Services

Participating Organizations
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)

Components of Participating Organizations
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), (http://www.nccam.nih.gov)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) encourages investigator(s)-initiated applications that propose to develop, enhance, and validate translational tools to facilitate rigorous study of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches that are in wide use by the public. Recent data from the National Health Interview Survey [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm] establish that Americans are utilizing CAM approaches to promote health and well-being, to treat or prevent disease, and for symptom relief.  CAM approaches being widely used include massage and manipulative therapies, meditation, yoga, non-vitamin/non-mineral natural products, and acupuncture with chronic pain, back pain and musculoskeletal pain being the most commonly cited reasons for their use. This FOA focuses on encouraging the development of improved research methodology to study safety, efficacy, and clinical effectiveness of mind-body interventions (such as meditation), manual therapies, and/or yoga therapy. Investigations of other CAM interventions (including natural products and dietary supplements) are not allowed for this FOA.  

Release/Posted Date: November 17, 2009
Opening Date:  February 23, 2010 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): Not Applicable
NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization). 
Application Due Date(s):  March 23, 2010
Peer Review Date(s): June – July, 2010
Council Review Date(s): October, 2010
Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): December 2010
Additional Information To Be Available Date (Activation Date): Not Applicable
Expiration Date: March 24, 2010

Department of Health and Human Services

Participating Organizations
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)

Components of Participating Organizations
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov)

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) invites applications for a Consortium for the “Neurobiology of Adolescent Drinking in Adulthood “(NADIA).   This initiative will support a consortium of highly integrated multidisciplinary research efforts across different research institutions to elucidate persistent changes in complex brain function-behavior relationships following adolescent alcohol exposure. This initiative is limited to animal studies only.

Release Date: November 19, 2009
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: January 2, 2010
Application Receipt Date: February 2, 2010
Peer Review Date(s): April-May, 2010
Council Review Date: August 2010
 Earliest Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 2010
Additional Information To Be Available Date (Url Activation Date):
Expiration Date: February 3, 2010

Department of Health and Human Services

Participating Organizations
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)

Components of Participating Organizations
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), (http://www.ninds.nih.gov)

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) invites new and competing renewal applications for the Morris K. Udall Centers of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research program. Proposed Centers must involve multidisciplinary teams engaged in integrative basic, translational and clinical research on Parkinson’s disease (PD), with the primary objective of transforming this research into the development of new treatments. Investigations on related parkinsonian disorders may be included, to the extent that these inform and/or expand research on PD.

Release Date: October 6, 2009
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: November 10, 2009
Application Receipt Date:  December 10, 2009
Peer Review Date(s): March/April 2010
Council Review Date(s): May 2010
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: July 1, 2010
Expiration Date:  December 11, 2009

The long term goal of this initiative is to increase the service life of dental resin composite restorations.  The objective of this initiative is to better understand how degradation due to either physical and environmental factors and/or the composition of dental resin composites interacting with the biofilm in the oral cavity facilitates the development of secondary decay. This initiative will stimulate multidisciplinary research to develop methods to assess the clinical success of dental resin composite materials as a restorative material, and encourage research for improving this material and/or for the development of new restorative materials.

Release/Posted Date: September 1, 2009

Opening Date:  December 4, 2009 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)

Letters of Intent Receipt Date: December 4, 2009
NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization). 

Application Due Date:  January 4, 2010

Peer Review Date(s): May/June 2010
  
Council Review Date(s): August 2010

Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): September 1, 2010

Additional Information To Be Available Date (Activation Date): Not Applicable

Expiration Date: January 5, 2010

The long term goal of this initiative is to increase the service life of dental resin composite restorations.  The objective of this initiative is to better understand how degradation due to either physical and environmental factors and/or the composition of dental resin composites interacting with the biofilm in the oral cavity facilitates the development of secondary decay. This initiative will stimulate multidisciplinary research to develop methods to assess the clinical success of dental resin composite materials as a restorative material, and encourage research for improving this material and/or for the development of new restorative materials.

Release/Posted Date: September 1, 2009

Opening Date:  December 4, 2009 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)

Letters of Intent Receipt Date: December 4, 2009
NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization). 

Application Due Date:  January 4, 2010

Peer Review Date(s): May/June 2010
  
Council Review Date(s): August 2010

Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): September 1, 2010

Additional Information To Be Available Date (Activation Date): Not Applicable

Expiration Date: January 5, 2010

This FOA invites applications proposing to investigate the role of specific bioenergetic factors, such as those noted above, in increased fatigability, reduced activity, and diminished sense of well-being in older persons. This FOA also invites applications to test the effects of interventions targeted at such factors on performance capabilities, functional status, and other outcomes that relate to quality of life. Applications submitted in response to this FOA should address fatigability as discussed above, rather than fatigue alone.

Progress in developing interventions to reduce fatigability will likely require a spectrum of translational, clinical, and epidemiologic approaches. Studies to clarify the role of fatigability and bioenergetic factors in major disability and functional limitations are particularly encouraged.

This FOA invites applications proposing to investigate the role of specific bioenergetic factors, such as those noted above, in increased fatigability, reduced activity, and diminished sense of well-being in older persons. This FOA also invites applications to test the effects of interventions targeted at such factors on performance capabilities, functional status, and other outcomes that relate to quality of life. Applications submitted in response to this FOA should address fatigability as discussed above, rather than fatigue alone.

Progress in developing interventions to reduce fatigability will likely require a spectrum of translational, clinical, and epidemiologic approaches. Studies to clarify the role of fatigability and bioenergetic factors in major disability and functional limitations are particularly encouraged.