Please join us for the next presentation in the Facts and Snacks series!

Register for in person attendance by Thursday October 5^th at this link. Food will be provided for in person attendees!

You can also visit the events page here to register and read more about the event.

Can't attend in person? Click here for the calendar invite with the Zoom link included.

How to Conduct Responsible Research 101 Recording Available

Unable to attend last Tuesday's (September 26) presentation?

click the video above to watch or visit the Research SharePoint site to

access the YouTube research channel under resources and recorded research trainings. 

National Institute of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs)

The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are a set of programs established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. The escalating costs of advanced education and training in medicine and clinical specialties are forcing some scientists to abandon their research careers for higher-paying private industry or private practice careers.

The LRPs counteract that financial pressure by repaying up to $50,000 annually of a researcher's qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research. Since tomorrow's medical breakthroughs will be made by investigators starting in their research careers today, the LRPs represent an important investment by NIH in the future of health discovery and the wellbeing of the Nation.

The application period is September 1-November 16, 2023.

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

Click Here for full list of available trainings

World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Research Funding Opportunities & Information Sessions

The WTC has published several research funding opportunities. Click here to see the list of funding opportunities.

The NIOSH Office of Extramural Programs (OEP) will be hosting two Public Information Sessions on October 17 and 18, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time. OEP staff will provide information on the scope of the announcements, the application process, the peer review process, and answer questions about the four FY2024 WTC Health Program notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs). Please visit News and Notices on the OEP website for information to participate in these sessions.

For inquiries on funding announcements, please contact the Scientific Program Official, James Yiin, PhD at JYiin@cdc.gov, or by phone at 513-841-4271.

The Learning for Early Careers in Addiction and Diversity (LEAD) Program

The Learning for Early Careers in Addiction and Diversity (LEAD) Program provides training to early-career research scientists from racial/ethnic minoritized groups that are underrepresented in the substance use and substance use disorder research field.

This 3-year training program is based at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and visiting scholars spend three summers in a 4-week intensive program at UCSF. During the academic year, scholars work with their primary mentor to collaborate on substance use and substance use disorder treatment research conducted in the CTN, develop a professional research network, and conduct a pilot study that will serve as a preliminary study for subsequent NIH funding. The program provides travel and housing funds for scholars, as well as pilot study funding.

Deadline to apply: November 30, 2023

Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research -- 2023 Standing PFA (Cycle 3 2023)

Agency

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Description

PCORI seeks to fund projects that address important methodological gaps and lead to improvements in the strength and quality of evidence generated by comparative effectiveness research (CER) studies. For the 2023 Methods PFA, PCORI has identified the following areas as programmatic priorities:

• Methods to Improve the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in Clinical Research
• Methods to Improve Study Design
• Methods to Support Data Research Networks
• Methods Related to Ethical and Human Subjects Protections Issues in CER

Important Dates

LOI Due TODAY October 3, 2023

Full Proposal Due January 9, 2024

HEAL Initiative: Research to Increase Implementation of Substance Use Preventive Services (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)

Agency

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Description

Despite an evidence base of effective programs to prevent the initiation of substance use, misuse and disorder, a substantial research to practice gap exists. The goal of this initiative is to support projects that fill this research to practice gap, improving public health and responding to the opioid crisis by increasing knowledge pertaining to the delivery of prevention services. This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) solicits applications to address understudied areas of opportunity that, if researched, could create the foundation needed to inform a prevention infrastructure for ongoing delivery and sustainment of interventions to prevent opioid and other substance misuse and use disorders. This NOFO invites projects for which preliminary or feasibility data is not available. This NOFO is a companion to RFA-DA-24-067 which solicits applications for which pilot data is available.

Activity Code

R61/R33

Announcement Number

RFA-DA-24-066

Closing Dates

January 17, October 17, June 17