Virtual Reality Technologies for Research and Education in Obesity and Diabetes (R43/R44)

Post Date

May 10th 2011

Application Due Date

July 11th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-HL-12-020

CFDA Number(s)

93.233
93.837
93.838
93.839

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

10

Eligibility Categories

Small Businesses

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1900000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage the small business research community to submit applications that capitalize on the unique capabilities of Virtual Reality (VR) technologies to teach, motivate, visualize outcomes, and to extend the health care and learning environments for patients with obesity and diabetes. The VR technology proposed should foster desirable eating, physical activity, self-care, and other health-related behaviors necessary for prevention and management of obesity and diabetes. Of highest interest are well-designed multidisciplinary projects drawing on expertise in VR technologies and biomedical behavioral and pedagogical sciences. The overall goal is to develop the potential of Virtual Reality technologies as research tools for behavioral science-oriented studies in diabetes and obesity, and as practical tools for clinical and public health-level prevention and management of obesity and diabetes.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

• Agency Contact:

  NIH OER Webmaster
  FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact the NIH OER Webmaster

• Agency Email Address:

  FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV

• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-12-020.html