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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING DENISE WHEATLEY OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

FUNDINGD E N I S E W H E AT L E Y

O F F I C E O F R E S E A R C H A N D I N N O VAT I O N

S E P T E M B E R 1 7 , 2 0 1 9

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WHAT WOULD YOU DO NEXT

YEAR IF YOU HAD THE FUNDING

SUPPORT YOU NEEDED?

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•K Awards

•Become familiar with US Department of Health

and Human Services Agencies

•What types of grants they fund

•Who at WMU has received grants

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NIH RESEARCH TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT – K AWARD

•To provide individual and institutional research

training opportunities to trainees at the

undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels.

• https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/career-development

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WHAT IS A K AWARD?‘CAREER’ AWARDS = ‘K’ AWARDS

It is a grant mechanism used to protect time for individuals to further develop their

research expertise in their career.

There are 15 different grant mechanisms at this time

– https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/ac_search_results.htm

Three varieties of K awards

– Mentored

– Non-mentored

– Institutional

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In general, NIH career development awards fall into

two major categories:

1. Candidate works with an established

investigator (mentored)

2. Candidate has reached independence as a

researcher, but seeks to obtain new skills,

mentor students or new investigators, or

develop new curricula (independent).

Individual mentored awards represent more than 60

percent of the NIH career development budget

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• Mentored Research Scientist Development Award

(K01) – Provides mentored research and career

development experiences for new biomedical scientists,

primarily research doctorates, or those entering new fields.

• Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award

(K08) – Provides mentored research and career

development experiences for health professional doctorates

in fields of biomedical and behavioral research.

• Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career

Development Award (K23) – Provides mentored

research and career development experiences for health

professional doctorates in patient-oriented research.

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MENTORED K AWARDSK01, K07, K08, K18, K22, K23, K25, K43, K99/R00

• Typically the PI/PDs first grant award

• Provide support for a sustained period of “protected time” –

3 to 5 years

• Mentor: recognized as accomplished investigator in proposed

research area with a successful track record

• Purpose: to support transition from a mentored staff member to

an independent career

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MENTORED K AWARDS ( CONTINUED)

General Requirements:

–Minimum 75% effort

–Requires a mentor’s statement and

Environment & Institutional Commitment

(should be included in the application)

–Lower salary cap and other cost restrictions

(see FOA)

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MENTORED K AWARDS ( CONTINUED)

General Requirements:

–Per Notice NOT-OD-17-094, K awardees may now

supplement their salaries from Federal sources, provided

the supplementation is for effort not committed to the K.

–K awardees may drop effort on their K to not lower than 6

CM in the final two years if they have successfully competed

for a Federal award as a principal investigator

–All other expenses are included under “other research

costs” which are also capped (see FOA)

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PRE-AWARD: ELIGIBILITY – WHO CAN APPLY?• Doctoral Degree (generally) – some (K08, K23, K24) require

clinical degree)

• US Citizen, Non-Citizen National, Permanent Resident (except K99/R00); Citizenship requirement met at time of award, not application

– For K99/R00:

• If applicant achieves independence prior to initiating the K99, neither K99 or R00 phases will be awarded

• Previous NIH PD/PI may be Ineligible

• https://researchtraining.nih.gov/resources/faq

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Application success rates in the last ten years have stayed

consistent – 29-32% of applications funded for all K awards

total.

In 2018, 172 K awards were given and 3208 applications

submitted.

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WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY• K awardees were significantly more likely to have

subsequent research publications than comparable

unfunded applicants.

• K awardees were more likely than comparable

unfunded applicants to apply for subsequent NIH

research awards.

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• Collectively, researchers who had held a prior K01,

K08, or K23 award had a significantly higher R01 award

success rate than the pool of individuals with no prior

career development support.

• Among those who could be followed for at least a

decade, K awardees had a higher percentage of years

with subsequent NIH support and were more likely to

apply for and receive at least one competitive renewal

of an R01 grant than comparable unfunded applicants.

FACT

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Mission

•To enhance the health and well-being of Americans by

providing for effective health and human services and

by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences

underlying medicine, public health, and social service.

https://www.grants.gov/learn-grants/grant-making-agencies/department-of-

health-and-human-services.html

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Operating Divisions

• Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

• Administration for Community Living (ACL)

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

• Indian Health Service (IHS)

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Administration for Children & Families (ACF)

Mission• Promotes the economic and social well-being of children, families,

individuals and communities with leadership and resources for compassionate, effective delivery of human services.

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants

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H T T P S : / / A M I . G R A N T S O L U T I O N S . G O V /

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• Award billions of dollars in competitive, discretionary

grants designed to promote the economic and social well-

being of families, children, individuals, and communities.

• Our grantees include both non-profit and for-profit

organizations as well as government, educational, Native

American/Tribal and public housing groups.

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WMU FACULTY WHO RECEIVED ACF GRANT

• Dr. Jim Henry received a 5 year grant that totaled $3,131,567.00

– Adoption Opportunity

– “Genessee Appropriate Trauma-Informed Screening, Assessment and

Treatment Project”

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CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Mission

CDC works 24/7 to protect America from…

•Health, safety and security threats both foreign and

in the U.S.

•Chronic or acute diseases that start at home or

abroad

•Human error or deliberate attack

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• Give Grants and Cooperative Agreements

• Fund research and non-research public health programs that

advance the agency’s public health mission domestically and

abroad to keep Americans safe and healthy where they work,

live and play

• In fiscal year 2018 CDC,

–supported 4,548 grant awards to 1,305 recipients

–more than $5.4 billion into public health programs and

research around the world

–136 new Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs)

https://www.cdc.gov/grants/applying/index.html

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CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL

• https://www.cdc.gov/grants/index.html

• From grants.gov

https://www.cdc.gov/grants/applying/index.html

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WMU FACULTY WHO HAVE RECEIVED CDC GRANTS

• Dr. Steve Tasko $141,613

–Assess the Response of Middle Ear Muscle Contraction to

Stimuli in Attended and Distracted Unattended Conditions

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HRSA – HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/index.html

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• Provides health care to people

who are geographically isolated,

and/or economically or medically

vulnerable. This includes people

living with HIV/AIDS, pregnant

women, mothers and their

families, and those otherwise

unable to access high quality

health care.

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• HRSA supports the training of

health professionals, the

distribution of providers to

areas where they are needed

most, and improvements in

health care delivery.

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•Award nearly 90% of budget through grants and

cooperative agreements to approximately 3,000

awardees

•Community-based organizations, colleges and

universities, hospitals, private entities, and state, local,

and tribal governments

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•5 bureaus, 11 offices

–Bureau of Health Workforce

–Bureau of Primary Health

Care

–Maternal and Child Health

Bureau

https://www.hrsa.gov/about/organization/bureaus/index.html

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https://bphc.hrsa.gov/

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WMU FACULTY WHO RECEIVED HRSAGRANTS• Dr.’s Jennifer Harrison, Bridget Weller, and Ann Chapleau

– Opioid Workforce Expansion Program Professionals $1,349,749

• Dr.’s Ann Chapleau and Jennifer Harrison

– Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program $463, 767

• Dr. Mary Ann Stark

– Nursing Workforce Diversity $463,767

• Lisa Brennan, AHEC – Western Regional Area Health Education Center

– HRSA sub-award from Wayne State University

– !8-19 $205,000

– $48,060 Opioid Supplement

• https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/apply/write-strong/index.html

• https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/apply/understanding-grant-process.html

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SAMHSA-SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

• SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse

and mental illness on America’s communities.

• www.samhsa.gov

• Programs and campaigns offer information, training, and

technical assistance to improve the quality and delivery of

behavioral health services across the nation.

• https://www.samhsa.gov/programs

• Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center

• https://www.samhsa.gov/ebp-resource-center

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• SAMHSA makes grant funds available through the

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the Center

for Substance Abuse Treatment, and the Center for

Mental Health Services

•Can sign up for e-mail updates

• https://www.samhsa.gov/grants

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• Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care

• Campus Suicide Prevention Grant

• Mental Health Awareness Training Grants

• Homelessness

• Offender reentry

• SBIRT – screening, brief intervention and referral process

• Tribal Opioid response grants

• https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements-2019

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WMU FACULTY WHO RECEIVED SAMHSA GRANTS

• Dr. Dee Sherwood

– Sub-award from MATCH-EBE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTAWATOMI INDIANS $42,050

• Dr. Jim Henry

– Trauma Informed Child Welfare Systems $1,202,892

– NCTSI Detroit Trauma Informed Project $1,188,572

• Dr. Tiffany Lee

– SBIRT Training with Students and Community Organizations in the Health Professions in West

Michigan $526,192

• Dr. David Areaux recently submitted as a sub-award to WMED

– Medication Assisted Treatment Integration Collaborative (MATIC)

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AHRQ – AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

• AHRQ Small Research Grant Program (NIH R03)

https://www.ahrq.gov/

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• The R03 grant mechanism supports different types

of health services research projects including pilot

and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing

data; small, self-contained research projects;

development of research methodology; and

development of new research technology.

•Due Oct. 16, Feb. 16, June 16

https://www.ahrq.gov/funding/index.html

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–research and evidence to make health care safer and

improve quality.

– creates materials to teach and train health care

systems and professionals to help them improve

care for their patients.

AHRQ INVESTS IN

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AHRQ INVESTS IN–Generating measures and data used to track and

improve performance and evaluate progress of the U.S.

Health system.

– evidence-based tools and resources are used to

improve the quality, safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of

health care.

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•Resources AHRQ website provides

–Fact Sheets

–Data Infographics

–State Snapshots

–Case Studies

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DOJ – DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Fund opportunities that support:

• Law enforcement and public safety

activities

– in state, local, and tribal jurisdictions

• Assist victims of crime

• Provide training and technical assistance

• Conduct research

• Implement programs that improve the

criminal, civil, and juvenile justice systems

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DOJ HAS 3 GRANT-MAKING COMPONENTS

1. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

2. Office of Justice Programs (OJP) comprised of six

bureaus and program offices

3. Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

The Congressional appropriation that supports DOJ's programs

and operations reflects the priorities of the President, the Attorney

General, and Congress.

• https://grantsnet.justice.gov/programplan/html/Solicitations.htm

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OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS (OJP)

• Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

• Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

• National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

(OJJDP)

• Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring,

Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART)

• Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

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OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS (OJP)PRIORITIES

•Reducing Violent Crime

•Combating Opioid Crisis

•National Security

•Human Trafficking

•Tribal Justice and Safety

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DOJ PROGRAM PLAN

•The DOJ Program Plan is a tool to help applicants

and grantees find funding opportunities

(solicitations) that address their criminal, juvenile,

and civil justice needs.

• https://grantsnet.justice.gov/programplan/html/Home.htm

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DOJ GRANTS RECEIVED

• National Institute of Justice $418,099

• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

– Safe Start Promising Approaches $999,954

–Safe Start Evaluation with RAND Corporation

–Field Initiated Research and Evaluation Program

$499,983

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OVPR Sept.

Funding

Newsletter

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WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO

THIS YEAR

TO GET THE FUNDING

SUPPORT YOU NEED?