Community-Based Community-Based Participatory Participatory Research (CBPR) at Research (CBPR) at NIHNIHDana M. Sampson, MS, MBADana M. Sampson, MS, MBA(c)

HHS/NIH/Office of Behavioral and HHS/NIH/Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)

October 24, 2008October 24, 2008

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Current OBSSR Funding Current OBSSR Funding Opportunities forOpportunities for

Community-Based Community-Based Participatory ResearchParticipatory Research

(CBPR)(CBPR)

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Active CBPR Funding Active CBPR Funding Opportunities Opportunities AnnouncementsAnnouncements

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 CommunityLeap into the Community, available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/training/esaig/cbpr_workshop_2http://grants.nih.gov/grants/training/esaig/cbpr_workshop_20080229.htm0080229.htm

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PA-08-074 (Interventions)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

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PAR-08-075 & PAR-08-076 PAR-08-075 & PAR-08-076 (Medically Underserved)(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

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R01 vs. R21 MechanismR01 vs. R21 Mechanism

R01 = Research Project Grant Program

R21 = Exploratory/ Developmental Research Grant Award

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R01 Quick FactsR01 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

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R21 Quick FactsR21 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

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FOA DetailsFOA 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/

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Hurdles to FundingHurdles to Funding

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Common Hurdles Include: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

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

Confucius

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What has NIH done to help What has NIH done to help minimize the falling?minimize the falling?

Educate and Disseminate – TA Workshops, Brochure, Presentations

Collaborate – CBPR Scientific Interest Group (SIG)

Increase Opportunities

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S.O.S.! Researcher in S.O.S.! Researcher in DistressDistress

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) databasehttp://crisp.cit.nih.gov/

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

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Those Pesky Facts...Those Pesky Facts...

30 = 11830 = 118

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Successful CBPR ProjectsSuccessful CBPR Projects

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Supportive NIH ICs NCI NCMHD NCRR NHLBI NIAAA NICHD NIDA NIDCD

NIDCR NIDDK NIEHS NIMH NINR OD/OBSSR OD/ORWH

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Feeling Discouraged?

“The light at the end of the tunnel is just the light of an oncoming train.”

Robert Lowell

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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, Dana M. Sampson, MS, MBAMBA(c)(c)

NIH/OD/OBSSRNIH/OD/OBSSR31 Center Drive31 Center Drive

Building 31, Room B1C19Building 31, Room B1C19Bethesda, MD 20892Bethesda, MD 20892

E-mail: Sampsond@od.nih.govE-mail: Sampsond@od.nih.govPhone: 301.451.9514Phone: 301.451.9514

Web: http://obssr.od.nih.govWeb: http://obssr.od.nih.gov