Limited Competition: Strengthening Behavioral and Social Science in Medical School Education (R25)

Post Date

May 4th 2011

Application Due Date

July 7th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-OD-11-004

CFDA Number(s)

93.213
93.398
93.865

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Health
Income Security and Social Services

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Other

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Domestic institutions/organizations Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $940000

• Award Range:

  $None - $235000

Grant Description

The OBSSR, NCCAM, NCI, and NICHD invite applications for Research Education Grants (R25) to continue and expand support of schools of medicine or osteopathy interested in enhancing medical education through behavioral and social sciences content and curricula. This FOA has three main objectives: (1) Continue the evaluation, development, refinement, and implementation of enhanced courses, instructional techniques and materials, curricula and education designed during the prior K07 awards; (2) Continue the dissemination of curricula and other products to additional medical schools and to other health care professional schools; and (3) Continue to foster health-related research and careers in behavioral and social science within the setting of schools of medicine and osteopathy.

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:

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• Agency Email Address:

  FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV

• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-11-004.html