Mandatory Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training applies to ALL full-time faculty, staff, graduate students, undergraduates, and postdoctoral fellows participating in research.

Upcoming College of Public Health RCR Training via Zoom qualifies for in-person, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Noon.

Register: https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ahFXzhh0wY282IS

The deadline to complete RCR In-Person Training is May 31, 2023.

To find available session dates, visit the RCR Events page. 

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services – Administration for Children and Families

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Children’s Bureau (CB) will award one grant for up to 5 years to support a national hotline that provides essential information, referrals, and support through call, text, and chat-based technology to youth and adults who are concerned about child safety and/or family well-being. To achieve this goal, the project funded under this opportunity will focus on the following core objectives: utilize all available best practices and existing research in training hotline staff, communication technology, and preventing and responding to child safety and/or family well-being concerns in a hotline environment; maintain an up-to-date referral database of relevant national, state, and local information, resources, and concrete supports relevant for ensuring the safety and well-being of children, youth, and families; advance ACF’s Strategic Plan through whole-family, community-based approaches to supporting families and facilitating recovery from safety concerns whenever possible; ensure awareness and equitable access for underserved and marginalized communities as defined by Executive Order 13985, including non-English speakers and those with speech and hearing impairments; and plan for continuous quality improvement and evaluation of effectiveness in a hotline environment.

Closing Date: July 11, 2023

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families

Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) plans to solicit applications for Prevention Services Evaluation Partnerships. These 3-year grants aim to support summative (i.e., impact) randomized control trial or quasi-experimental evaluations of a mental health, substance abuse prevention and/or treatment, in-home parent skill-based, or kinship navigator program or service. The grants will support collaborations among evaluators and partnering Title IV-E agencies, community entities, and/or other researchers to conduct well-designed and rigorous summative evaluations of programs and services intended to provide enhanced support to children and families, including pregnant and parenting youth in foster care, as well as prevent child abuse and neglect and foster care placements. Grant recipients will be expected to conduct a randomized control trial or quasi-experimental evaluation design that aligns with Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse Design and Execution Standards for Moderate or High Support of Causal Evidence and may contribute to the research systematically reviewed by the Clearinghouse. Grant recipients may collect and analyze primary data or leverage existing data for the proposed evaluation. ACF is particularly interested in evaluations that leverage existing administrative data. Applicants must demonstrate that programs and services proposed for evaluation are ready for rigorous summative evaluations, for example, by describing formative evaluations that have already been completed. 

The project period will be 36 months, with one budget period of 36 months.

Announcement Number: HHS-2023-ACF-OPRE-FA-0041

Closing Date: July 11, 2023