Center on the Demography and Economics of Health and Aging Request for Seed Project Proposals

Please note--this is funding for a seed project proposal and NOT a fellowship. 

The Stanford Center on the Demography and Economics of Health and Aging (CDEHA) promotes the study of trends in demography, economics, health, and health care and the effects of these trends on the well being of the elderly.

CDEHA is seeking seed project proposals for 2015-2016. Projects focusing on research highlighting the following specific aims will be considered for one year awards:

• Effects of medical technology on costs, health outcomes, physical and psychological well-being, and health care decisions of the elderly.
• Longitudinal and cohort studies of medical care, costs, and health and economic outcomes of older populations, in the United States and other countries, with particular emphasis on economic and health interest in outcome disparities.
• Application of demographic techniques, including biodemography, to understand changes in survival, health, and well-being among the elderly over time.

It is expected that these early stage research projects will lead to additional external support and be developed into longer term, comprehensive projects. Awards will be granted for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 and MUST be completed in that timeframe.

Applications are encouraged from Stanford-affiliated

• Trainees*
• Post-doc Fellows*
• Junior Faculty*
• Senior Academic Staff*

All applicants must be at Stanford for the duration of the anticipated project period.

*Junior investigators must collaborate with senior faculty who will act as project mentor(s). Recipients must meet with their designated senior faculty mentor regularly to review the academic and scientific progress of the recipient and the project. Mentor involvement is expected to be substantial, and to lead to co-authorship.

Submission Guidelines

Proposals should be approximately 2 pages in length and include the elements listed below:

1) Background/Purpose (This section should address the following questions.)
• How will the proposed research impact the elderly and their kin networks?

• What new contributions will the research make to the extant knowledgebase?

2) Methods/Statistical Analyses

• What are the specific measurements that will be collected or assessed?

• Details include data sources (primary and/or secondary), including sample size,data collection methods and sponsoring agency, data quality and limitations,pertinent variables, available data years, and proposed analyses.

3) Expected Results

4) Future Directions/Seed Project goals

• What next steps are planned following completion of the seed project?

5) Abstract (not part of page limit; approximately 300 words)

6) Biosketch (not part of page limit)

7) Budget and Budget Justification (not part of page limit)

• See below

Budget and Budget Justification

A projected budget should accompany the proposal. Please use a NIH PHS 398 form. The budget should detail expected costs such as salaries, supplies, travel and data sources. The budget should not exceed $30,000 in direct costs. The budget justification should justify all line items on the budget.
 

Application Submission

Proposals and budget are due by March 11, 2015. Seed Applications should be sent electronically as an attachment in Microsoft Word format to neesha.joseph@stanford.edu. If you are unable to submit your application via email, please contact Neesha Joseph at (650) 724-9362 to make other arrangements. Feel free to contact Neesha if you have any questions regarding proposal submissions on CDEHA.

Award Process

Proposals will be sent to the CDEHA Advisory Committee for initial review. Committee members may contact applicants with questions about their proposals. It is expected that applicants will respond to questions in writing by the suggested deadline to be considered during the formal proposal review meeting.

*Advisory Committee members who serve as mentors on a project submitted for review must recuse themselves from evaluating their project’s application.

Award notices will be issued following the Advisory Committee meeting in April. The Advisory Committee may request budget revisions at that time.

Stanford Institutional Review Board

Award recipients must complete the Stanford human subjects tutorial and receive human subjects approval/exemption before beginning work on the seed project. Seed project protocols should be submitted to the Stanford IRB no later than May 1, 2015 to be included in the June review. For more information on IRB protocol submission, please visit http://humansubjects.stanford.edu.

Once investigators are notified of approval/exemption, the study protocol ID# and date of approval/exemption should be emailed to neesha.joseph@stanford.edu. Hard copies of approval/exemption notices must be sent to Neesha Joseph via pdf email attachment or fax 650-723-1919.

HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act):

All seed project investigators and their research staff are required to complete HIPAA online training.

Seed Project Initiation

Receipt of final IRB status and revised budgets are required to qualify for distribution of funds. Approval by NIA is also required, and coordinated by the CDEHA project manager (Neesha Joseph) Seed projects are expected to be initiated July 1, 2015. After submitting all required documents, you will be contacted with details about setting up your account.

Seed Project Requirements

1) Send IRB approval to Neesha Joseph, neesha.joseph@stanford.edu
2) All investigators are required to present their work at Stanford Health Policy Research in Progress Seminar (Wednesdays 1:30pm) by the date listed in the checklist, or at least 3 months prior to the end of funding if a no cost extension is granted.
3) A written progress report is due to Neesha Joseph within one month of the end of the initial award ending period.
4) A final project summary is required at the end of the funding period.
5) Include the grant number AG017253 on all publications and presentations resulting in whole or in part from your CDEHA seed grant.

Expectations

1) By the end of the award period, recipients should apply to external sources for extension of their research projects.
2) Grantees should submit articles for publication, and typically give authorship to senior mentors named in initial application. All publications should comply with NIH guideline, including appropriate recognition of funding source.
3) Grantees must notify CDEHA project manager in a timely manner aboutpresentation, publications, grant applications and other notable seed outcomes.Grantees should continue to report such outcomes as a result of their seed workeven after the end of the award period.

Grants Management

PIs are required to communicate with the Project Manager quarterly to review grant-related issues such as flow of funds, resource allocation, and preparation of NIA/NIH reports.
 

Center Personnel

Principal Investigator- Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD
Core C Director- Grant Miller, PhD, MPP
Project Manager- Neesha Joseph, MPP

For more information on CDEHA, visit http://healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu/research/cdeha/