Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) at NIH Dana M. Sampson, MS, MBA(c) HHS/NIH/Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) October 24, 2008

Current OBSSR Funding Opportunities for Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)

Active CBPR Funding Opportunities Announcements Community Participation Research (R01), PA-08-074 Community Participation in Research Targeting the Medically Underserved (R01), PAR-08-075 Community Participation in Research Targeting the Medically Underserved (R21), PAR-08-076 Corresponding Technical Assistance Workshop convened on February 29, 2008, Leap into the Community, available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/training/esaig/cbpr_workshop_20080229.htm

PA-08-074 (Interventions) Solicits R01 applications that propose intervention research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that communities and researchers jointly conduct. Standard Receipt Dates – Feb, June, Oct

PAR-08-075 & PAR-08-076 (Medically Underserved) Solicits R01 & R21 applications that propose research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that is jointly conducted by communities and researchers and targets medically underserved areas (MUAs) and medically underserved populations (MUPs) as defined by the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Special Review/Receipt Date – 5/15/09, 5/14/10

R01 vs. R21 Mechanism R01 = Research Project Grant Program R21 = Exploratory/ Developmental Research Grant Award

R01 Quick Facts Used to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed research project NIH's most commonly used grant program No specific dollar limit unless specified in FOA Advance permission required for $500K or more (direct costs) in any year Generally awarded for 3-5 years All ICs utilize

R21 Quick Facts Encourages new, exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early stages of project development.  Sometimes used for pilot and feasibility studies. Limited to up to 2 years of funding Combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period usually may not exceed $275K. No preliminary data is generally required Most ICs utilize

FOA Details For complete information on OBSSR-initiated and all other NIH Funding Opportunity Announcements, reference the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts online at: http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/

Hurdles to Funding

Common Hurdles Include: Lack of familiarity with NIH Insufficient application preparation time Failure to fully comply with FOA requirements Incomplete comprehension of CBPR Surviving the NIH review process

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.” Confucius

What has NIH done to help minimize the falling? Educate and Disseminate – TA Workshops, Brochure, Presentations Collaborate – CBPR Scientific Interest Group (SIG) Increase Opportunities

S.O.S.! Researcher in Distress Office of Extramural Research (OER) website http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm Program & Grants Management Officials listed in the FOA Computer Retrieval of Information Scientific Projects (CRISP) database http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/

Fruits of Our Labor: How successful have we been in our quest to support CBPR?

Those Pesky Facts... 30 = 118 Since 2000, NIH has issued 30 FOAs involving CBPR.

Successful CBPR Projects

Supportive NIH ICs NCI NCMHD NCRR NHLBI NIAAA NICHD NIDA NIDCD NIDCR NIDDK NIEHS NIMH NINR OD/OBSSR OD/ORWH 15 resources to seek out your pot of gold!

Feeling Discouraged? “The light at the end of the tunnel is just the light of an oncoming train.” Robert Lowell

CBPR is alive and well at NIH! “The light at the end of the tunnel is not an illusion. The tunnel is.” Me!

Dana M. Sampson, MS, MBA(c) NIH/OD/OBSSR 31 Center Drive Building 31, Room B1C19 Bethesda, MD 20892 E-mail: Sampsond@od.nih.gov Phone: 301.451.9514 Web: http://obssr.od.nih.gov