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Grant and Funding Opportunities

Agency:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program:
 Science of Behavior Change: Finding Mechanisms of Change in the Laboratory and the Field (R01) External Link

Funding:

6 to 7 awards ranging from $200,000 to $400,000 a year for a project period of up to 5 years
Deadline:

April 26, 2010 (online only)

A letter of intent is requested but not required by March 29, 2010.
Purpose:
 To improve understanding of the basic mechanisms of behavior change by bridging work in the laboratory and the field.

Summary:

By establishing the groundwork for a unified science of behavior change, initiatives will: capitalize on emerging basic science; accelerate investigation of common mechanisms that play a role in initiating or maintaining behavior change; and be applicable across a broad range of health-related behaviors.

Research topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Social and Contextual Mechanisms
  • Psychological Mechanisms of Decision Making
  • Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Self-control related to Behavior Initiation
  • Maintenance and Adherence

This initiative is funded through the NIH Common Fund (http://commonfund.nih.gov/)External Link which supports cross-cutting programs that are expected to have exceptionally high impact.

Eligibility:

Public, state and private institutions of higher education; Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities; Hispanic-serving Institutions; independent school districts; nonprofit and for profit organizations; small businesses; state and local governments; public housing authorities; faith- or community-based organizations; Indian/Native American Tribal Government (both federally and other than federally recognized); and Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations.

In addition, any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Project Director/Principal Investigator is invited to work with his/her institution to develop an application for support.