WELCOME
RFA EVALUATING COVID-19 IMPACT
HELLO I'M SHANNON ZENK NINR DIRECTOR
-- AND NURSING RESEARCH APART
FROM THE WORK OF THE OTHER NIH
INSTITUTES IS THAT WE'RE FOCUSED
ON PEOPLE IN THE CONTEXT OF
THEIR LIVES AND LIVING
CONDITIONS.
THIS IS BECAUSE NURSES KNOW
PEOPLE AND PRACTICE IN SO MANY
SETTINGS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS MANY OF THE
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.
THESE SETTINGS INCLUDE AND NOT
ONLY ARE HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
BUT ALSO OUR SCHOOLS AND
WORKPLACES, HOMES AND JUSTICE
SETTINGS AND THROUGHOUT OUR
COMMUNITIES.
NINR IS FOCUSED ON EXPANDING THE
REACH OF NURSING RESEARCH TO
HAVE AN IMPACT ON PRACTICE AND
POLICY AND BEEN ENTIRE
POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES.
I HOPE THEN YOU'LL SEE WHY I'M
ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
HFA TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF
COVID RELATED FOOD AND HOUSING
POLICIES ON HEALTH DISPARITIES.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC MADE PLANE
THE NEED TO ADDRESS INEQUALITIES
IN OUR SOCIETY.
MANY TRIBAL, LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL POLICIES WERE
IMPLEMENTED DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS FOOD AND
HOUSING SECURITY.
TWO OF THE MOST BASIC
REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH AND
WELLNESS.
AT NINR WE BELIEVE THAT
UNDERSTANDING THE LONG-TERM
IMPACTS MAY HELP US UNCOVER
SOLUTIONS FOR ADDRESSING THE
ROOT CAUSES OF HEALTH
DISPARITIES EVEN AFTER THE
PANDEMIC IS OVER.
ALTHOUGH COVID-19 MAY HAVE
EXACERBATED EXISTING HEALTH
DISPARITIES THE UNDERLYING
STRUCTURAL, SOCIAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS THAT LED
TO THESE DISPARITIES HAVE
PREVENTED US FROM ADVANCING
HEALTH EQUITY FOR FAR TOO LONG.
WE URGENTLY NEED POLICY
SOLUTIONS TO HELP SHAPE THE
FUTURE WHERE ALL PEOPLE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY AND ABILITY TO
ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH,
WELL-BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
PARTICIPATING IN THIS WEBINAR.
I APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN
THIS FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT AND
YOUR COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH RESEARCH.
I ALSO THANK OUR NINR COLLEAGUES
FOR COORDINATING THIS WEBINAR
TODAY.
ADDITIONALLY I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE OTHER NIH
INSTITUTES AND OFFICES THAT
PARTNERED WITH NINR TO DEVELOP
THIS RFA AND OUR PARTICIPATING
-- IN TODAY'S WEBINAR.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG
ABUSE.
ON MENTAL HEALTH AND THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY
HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES AS
WELL AS THE NIH OFFICE OF
DISEASE PREVENTION AND THE
OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL
SCIENCE RESEARCH.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT OUR PROGRAM
OFFICERS ON TODAY'S WEBINAR WILL
BE ABLE TO ANSWER ALL OF YOUR
QUESTIONS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
THE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH THAT
WE'LL SUPPORT THROUGH THIS RFA.
>> WELCOME BACK.
SO, AGAIN WELCOME AGAIN.
TODAY'S AGENDA INCLUDES INTRO
DUBSES OF OUR PRESENTERS.
WEBINAR -- BACKGROUND FOR THIS
REQUEST FOR APPLICATION.
OVERVIEW OF THE FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES.
A REVIEW OF THE SCIENTIFIC
REVIEW PROCESS.
A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH
PRIORITIES FOR THE PARTICIPATING
INSTITUTES IN OFFICE.
AND THEN WE WILL PRESENT SOME
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RELATED TO THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
ONCE AGAIN I'M DEION GREER.
WE HAVE KAREN HUSS.
LOIS TULLY.
ELIA -- ORTENBERG.
BRAMA KOWTHA.
CRYSTAL BARKSDALE.
JENNIFER HUMENSKY.
AND JULIA ZUR.
SO LET'S GO OVER SOME LOGISTICS
TODAY.
ALL ATTENDEES WILL BE MUTED
THROUGHOUT THE WEBINAR.
QUESTIONS WERE SUBMITTED BY
E-MAIL PRIOR TO THE WEBINAR.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS MAY BE
SUBMITTED AFTER THE WEBINAR TO
NINRFOAFAQS@MAIL.NIH.GOV AND
YOU'LL SEE THIS E-MAIL A FEW
TIMES THROUGHOUT THE
PRESENTATION.
YOU MAY ALSO POSE ANY QUESTIONS
-- TO THE CONTACTS LISTED IN THE
RFA.
ALL REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS WILL
ALSO RECEIVE AN E-MAIL WITH A
HYPERLINK AND FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS WHEN THEY BECOME
AVAILABLE.
SO NOW LET ME TURN THE
PRESENTATION OVER TO DR. KAREN
-- WHO WILL PROVIDE YOU SOME
BACKGROUND ABOUT THIS
INITIATIVE.
7
>> THANK YOU.
7 I'M DR. KAREN -- AND I'M GOING
TO PROVIDE YOU BACKGROUND
INFORMATION ON THIS FOA.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS BOTH A
HEALTH AS WELL AS A HUMAN AND
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS.
MANY HOUSEHOLDS ARE YET TO
RECOVER.
A LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON THE
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE
NATION BEYOND THE ENORMOUS
MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ARE JUST
BEGINNING TO BE REALIZED.
A PARTICULAR CONCERN IS THE
IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON
POPULATIONS WITH SERIOUS HEALTH
DISPARITIES.
THE PANDEMIC VIVIDLY HIGHLIGHTED
ONGOING SOCIAL PROBLEMS THAT
INFLUENCED HEALTH AND HEALTH
EQUITY BEFORE THE ON SET AND
THEN EXACERBATED MANY OF THESE
PROBLEMS.
TWO MAJOR FACTORS IMPACTED ARE
FOOD, NUTRITION SECURITY AND
HOUSING SECURITY.
FOOD AND NUTRITION INSECURITY
ARE WELL-KNOWN SOCIAL
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH FOR BOTH
ADULTS AND CHILDREN.
NEXT SLIDE.
7 FOR EXAMPLE ADULTS IN
HOUSEHOLDS WITH MORE SEVERE FOOD
INSECURITY ARE MORE LIKELY TO
HAVE CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS
SUCH AS DIABETES, HYPERTENSION,
CORONARY HEART DISEASE,
DEPRESSION AND INCREASED RISK OF
MORTALITY.
CHILDREN ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO
REPORT FAIR OR POOR HEALTH
COMPARED TO THOSE WHO ARE FOOD
SECURE.
AMONG CHILDREN FOOD INSECURITY
IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH ADVERSE
BEHAVIORAL AND ACADEMIC
OUTCOMES.
COVID-19 HAS DISRUPTED FOOD
ACCESS AND NEGATIVELY IMPACTED
FOOD SECURITY.
WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH
NUMEROUS ADVERSE HEALTH
OUTCOMES.
DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC THE
OVER-ALL PREVALENCE OF FOOD
INSECURITY ROSE SHARPLY FROM AN
ESTIMATED 11% TO AN ESTIMATED
18-35% OF THE U.S. HOUSEHOLDS.
HOUSING IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
WHICH INFLUENCE HEALTH ACROSS
THE BIRTH OF THE LIFE-SPAN.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS
HIGHLIGHTED MANY WAYS.
MORE SPECIFICALLY COVID-19 HAS
INCREASED THE RISK OF HOUSING
INSECURITY FOR A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF THE POPULATION.
HOUSING INSECURITY HAS ALSO BEEN
KEY IN THE SPREAD OF
SARS-CoV-2.
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED
WITH LIVING IN CONGREGATE
SETTINGS IN CROWDED CONDITIONS
AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE
TO DISTANCE WHEN THEY ARE SICK.
THE RISK OF OUTBREAKS IS ALSO
BEEN HIGH IN HOMELESS SHELTERS
AND LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES
ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY RELATED.
PEOPLE FROM THESE GROUPS ARE
MORE LIKELY THAN WHITES TO LIVE
IN CROWDED CONDITIONS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS FOA IS TO
IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE THE
ONGOING AND LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
FOCUSING ON GOVERNMENTAL THAT IS
LOCAL, STATE, TRIBAL AND STATE
AND FEDERAL THAT ADDRESS TWO
SPECIFIC SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF
HEALTH.
FOOD NUTRITION SECURITY AND
HOUSING SECURITY.
APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTED TO
EXAMINE HOW THESE FOOD NUTRITION
AND HOUSING POLICIES AND
PROGRAMS AIMED AT LESSENING THE
EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC IMPACTED
HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY IN
INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES AND
COMMUNITIES AND HEALTH DISPARITY
POPULATIONS.
SCOPE OF THE RESEARCH: THIS FOA
IS INTENDED TO FUND THE STUDY OF
NATURAL EXPERIMENTS WHERE AN
EXPOSURE OR CHANGE IS NOT
DIRECTLY MANIPULATED BY THE
RESEARCHER AND WHERE COMPARABLE
CONTROL DATA ARE AVAILABLE AND
COMPOUNDING VARIABLES CAN BE
LIMITED THROUGH STUDY DESIGN,
SAMPLE SELECTION AND STATISTICAL
ANALYSIS.
THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVE IS TO USE
A NATURAL EXPERIMENT APPROACH TO
EXAMINE HOW FOOD AND HOUSING
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE
AIMED TO LESSEN THE IMPACT OF
THE PANDEMIC AFFECTED HEALTH AND
HEALTH EQUITY.
TO UNDERSTAND THE PATHWAYS OF
THESE EFFECTS AND THEN TO
DESCRIBE THE LONG-TERM
CONSEQUENCES.
OTHER EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS
ALLOWABLE IF THE STUDY FITS
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE FOA.
RIGOROUS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS
POTENTIAL SOURCES OF BIAS
RELATED TO CASUAL INFERENCE ARE
ENCOURAGED AND WHERE APPROPRIATE
ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO
ADVANCES IN THE ANALYSIS OF
NATURAL EXPERIMENTS ARISING TO
DIVERSE DISCIPLINES.
APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO ACCOUNT
FOR UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON HEALTH
WHERE APPLICABLE.
APPLICANTS CAN PROPOSE RESEARCH
THAT STUDY MORE THAN ONE AND
THEIR COMBINED IMPACT ON CHILD
OR ADULT HEALTH.
NOW MY COLLEAGUE WILL PROVIDE
YOU WITH APPLICATION
INFORMATION, KEY DATES AND PLAN
FOREIGN CHANCING DIVERSE
PERSPECTIVES.
>> THANK YOU.
AND HELLO, EVERYONE.
AS WAS NOTED I'M LOIS TULLY AND
I'M GOING TO PROVIDE MORE
INFORMATION ON THE RFA.
HERE IS SOME GENERAL
INFORMATION.
AS NOTED ON THIS SLIDE
APPLICANTS MAY SUBMIT CLINICAL
TRIAL OR NONCLINICAL TRIAL
APPLICATIONS.
WE EXPECT TO MAKE APPROXIMATELY
SIX TO 8 AWARDS AND REGARDING
THE BUDGET YOUR BUDGET SHOULD
FIT YOUR PROJECT SIZE.
IF YOU WANT TO PROPOSE A PROJECT
WITH A BUDGET OF $500,000 OR
GREATER DIRECT COST IN ANY YEAR
YOU'RE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO
SPEAK WITH A SCIENTIFIC POINT OF
CONTACT WITH THE INSTITUTE OR
OFFICE WHERE YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN DIRECTING YOUR APPLICATION.
THE SCIENTIFIC POINTS OF CONTACT
ARE LISTED IN THE RFA.
THE MAXIMUM PERIOD IS FIVE YEARS
AND -- FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
NONDOMESTIC COMPONENTS OF U.S.
ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALSO NOT
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
HOWEVER FOREIGN COMPONENTS ARE
ALLOWED AS DESCRIBED.
AND THE RFA CONTAINS LINKS WITH
THE DEFINITION OF THE FOREIGN
COMPONENT.
AND HERE ARE SOME KEY DATES.
MOST IMPORTANTLY THE APPLICATION
DUE DATE IS APRIL 7,2022.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A
SINGLE DUE DATE.
RENEWAL, RESUBMISSION AND
REVISION APPLICATIONS ARE NOT
ALLOWED.
THERE IS NOT A SEPARATE DUE DATE
FOR AIDS APPLICATIONS AND YOU'LL
SEE THE DATES FOR THE SCIENTIFIC
REVIEW, THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND
THE EARLIEST START DATE FOR YOUR
PROJECT WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 2022.
ABOVE THIS TABLE YOU'LL SEE
SOMETHING ABOUT THE LETTER OF
INTENT.
THIS IS NOT REQUIRED, IS NOT
BINDING AND DOES NOT ENTER INTO
THE REVIEW OF THE SUBSEQUENT
APPLICATION.
IT DOES ALLOW THE NIH TO
ESTIMATE THE POTENTIAL WORKLOAD.
AND THERE IS INFORMATION IN THE
RFA WHEN THE COMPONENTS OF THE
LETTER OF INTENT AND HOW IT
SHOULD BE SUBMITTED.
HERE IS INFORMATION ON THE PLAN
FOREIGN CHANCING DIVERSE
PERSPECTIVES OR PEDP WHICH IS A
REQUIRED UNDER THIS RFA.
IT'S A SUMMARY OF STRATEGIES TO
ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC AND
TECHNICAL MERIT TO EXPAND
INCLUSIVITY.
AND HERE IS INFORMATION OF THE
GOALS.
THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF ITEMS THAT
MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE PEDP.
NOTE THAT IT IS INCLUDED AS AN
ATTACHMENT AND IT MAY BE NO MORE
THAN ONE PAGE IN LENGTH.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AND HERE IS MORE INFORMATION ON
THE PEDP.
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL DETAILS
ABOUT IT IN THE RFA INCLUDING
MORE INFORMATION ON THE EXAMPLES
OF ITEMS THAT ADVANCE
INCLUSIVITY AND MAY BE INCLUDED
AS PART OF THE PEDP AND YOU WILL
BE HEARING MORE FROM THE REVIEW
PERSPECTIVE FROM MY COLLEAGUE
FROM THE CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC
REVIEW AND I'M GOING TO TURN THE
PRESENTATION OVER NOW.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE BEING ABLE
TO BE HERE TODAY TO REPRESENT
THE CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
AS LOIS SAID -- I'M CHIEF OF A
NEW REVIEW BRANCH CALLED THE
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY INFLUENCES
ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE.
7 AND I'M GOING TO PROVIDE FOR
YOU JUST A VERY BROAD OVERVIEW
OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVIEW PROCESS
THAT WILL BE APPLIED TO ALL OF
THE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED UNDER
THIS RFA.
THE ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS
ARE OFFERED.
THE WHO, WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE
YOUR APPLICATION IS GOING TO BE
REVIEWED.
SO STARTING WITH THE WHO -- IT
WILL BE A SPECIAL EMPHASIS
REVIEW PANEL.
THAT WILL REVIEW YOUR
APPLICATION.
THESE PANELS CONSIST OF EXPERTS
THAT WILL BE SPECIFICALLY
RECRUITED FROM THE EXTRAMURAL
COMMUNITY TO REVIEW ONLY THESE
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED UNDER THE
RFA.
NOW WHAT THEY WILL BE DOING IS
REVIEWING THE IN ACCORDANCE TO
THE GUIDELINES THAT ARE
SPECIFICALLY LISTED IN SECTION 5
OF THE RFA.
THIS IS THE GENERAL SPECIFIC AND
ADDITIONAL RESCREW CRITERIA.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE A LOOK
AT BECAUSE IT PROVIDES THE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR WHAT REVIEWERS
ARE GOING TO EVALUATE IN YOUR
APPLICATION.
NOW WHEN THE APPLICATIONS WILL
BE REVIEWED A AS YOU NOTED THEY
ARE DUE IN APRIL.
LEVEL ONE REVIEW WILL TAKE PLACE
IN JULY.
LEVEL ONE IS THE -- PEER REVIEW
AND LEVEL TWO WILL TAKE PLACE IN
AUGUST.
THE ADVISORY COUNCIL REVIEW AND
IT IS AT THIS STAGE THAT ANY
FUNDING DECISIONS WILL BE MADE.
NOW ALL OF THE APPLICANTS WILL
RECEIVE WRITTEN CRITIQUES OR
SUMMARY STATEMENT THAT WILL BE
PROVIDED TO YOU'LL OF THE
APPLICANTS AT THE END OF LEVEL
ONE REVIEW WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER
THE END OF THE JULY REVIEW
MEETING.
AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU
UNDERSTOOD THAT ALL OF THESE
APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AT
THE CENTER OF SCIENTIFIC REVIEW.
NOT THE INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTES.
NOW ON THIS NEXT SLIDE -- IF YOU
DON'T MIND ADVANCING -- GIVES
YOU JUST THE BROADEST PICTURE OF
WHAT THE SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
PROCESS IS ALL ABOUT.
YOU'VE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT LEVEL
ONE AND LEVEL TWO REVIEW.
THE FOCUS THAT OF MY TALK RIGHT
NOW IS ON LEVEL ONE.
SO AS I MENTIONED LEVEL ONE IS
GOING TO BE THE SPECIAL EMPHASIS
PANEL.
CONSISTING OF THESE NONFEDERAL
SCIENTIST AND WHAT THE REVIEWERS
ARE CHARGED WITH IS THE REVIEW
OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
MERITS OF THE APPLICATION.
AND I WANT TO REPEAT THAT THIS
IS CONTAINED IN SECTION 5 OF THE
RFA AND THERE IS SOME ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES PROVIDED ON THE SLIDE
THAT YOU CAN GO TO UNDERSTAND
MORE DEEPLY AND FULLY ABOUT WHAT
THE PEER REVIEW PROCESS
INVOLVES.
AND HERE I WANT TO COVER THE
REVIEW CRITERIA THAT REVIEWERS
WILL USE.
NOW FROM THE MOST BASIC
PERSPECTIVE REVIEWERS WILL
CONSIDER THE CORE CRITERIA AND
THEY ARE LISTED HERE.
THERE ARE FIVE .
BUT IN ADDITION TO THESE FIVE
CRITERIA REVIEWERS WILL ALSO
GIVE THE APPLICATION AN OVER-ALL
IMPACT SCORE.
SO A 6th SCORE THAT REPRESENTS
THE OVER-ALL ASSESSMENT OF THE
LIKELIHOOD THAT THE PROJECT WILL
EXERT A SUSTAINED POWERFUL
INFLUENCE ON THE FIELD.
SO, THAT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW
FIRST AND FOREMOST.
NOW IN ADDITION REVIEWERS WILL
ALSO EVALUATE THE PLAN FOREIGN
CHANCING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES.
AND THEY WILL DO THAT WITHIN
EACH OF THESE FIVE CORE CRITERIA
AND OVER-ALL IMPACT AND YOU SEE
THE BASIC QUESTIONS THAT
REVIEWERS WILL ASK THEMSELVES
WITH RESPECT TO THE PEDP THE
SPECIFIC R FA SPECIFIC REVIEW
CRITERIA.
ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
7 IN ADDITION TO THE FIVE CORE
CRITERIA AND OVER-ALL IMPACT
REVIEWERS WILL ALSO EVALUATE TWO
BIG GIANT POTS OF ISSUES.
FIRST ARE THE SCORE DRIVE CAN
ADDITIONAL REVIEW CRITERIA AND
THEN NONSCORED DRIVING CRITERIA.
SO WHAT FALLS UNDERSCORED DRIVEN
CRITERIA.
AN EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT
STUDY TIME LINE.
AND THE PROTECTION FOR HUMAN
SUBJECTS.
ALSO THE INCLUSION OF WOMEN,
MINORITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
ACROSS THE LIFE-SPAN AND IF THE
PROJECT ALSO INVOLVES
VERTEBRATES OR BIOHAZARDS
REVIEWERS WILL EVALUATE AND
INFORM THE OVER-ALL IMPACT OF
THAT APPLICATION.
SO LET ME JUST CLARIFY THAT
THESE SCORE DRIVING ADDITIONAL
CRITERIA ARE NOT SCORED BUT THEY
DO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVER-ALL
IMPACT SCORE OF THE APPLICATION.
REVIEWERS WILL ALSO CONSIDER A
HANDFUL OF NONSCORED DRIVING
CRITERIA.
2 THESE ARE CRITERIA THAT MAY
INFORM THE INSTITUTE OR PROVIDE
SOME GUIDANCE BUT THESE DO NOT
CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVER-ALL
IMPACT.
INCLUDING SELECT AGING RESEARCH,
RESOURCE SHARING PLAN.
AUTHENTICATION OF KEY BIOLOGICAL
AND/OR CHEMICAL RESOURCES AND
FINALLY BUDGET AND PERIOD OF
SUPPORT.
THEY WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO
OVER-ALL IMPACT.
SO I HOPE THAT PROVIDES AT LEAST
A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF WHAT GOES
INTO PEER REVIEW AND THERE ARE
LOTS OF RESOURCES CONTAINED ON
THE SLIDES AND DO FEEL FREE TO
REACH OUT IF YOU HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND DION I'M
GOING TO TURN IT BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
SO ALL RIGHT.
NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT RESEARCH
PRIORITIES FOR EACH OF THE
INSTITUTES AND THE OFFICE THAT
SIGNED ON TO THIS INITIATIVE.
WE'LL START WITH NINR.
SO APPLICANTS CAN PROPOSE
RESEARCH THAT STUDIES ONE OR
MORE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN
THEIR COMBINED IMPACT ON CHILD
AND/OR ADULT HEALTH.
SOME EXAMPLES OF INTEREST TO
NINR INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED
TO STUDIES EXAMINING CHANGES IN
FOOD SECURITY FOLLOWING COVID-19
POLICIES AND/OR STUDIES
EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THOSE
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON HEALTH
OUTCOMES IN BOTH THE NEWLY
EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY AND
THOSE WHO WERE FOOD INSECURE
PREPANDEMIC.
IT ALSO INCLUDES STUDIES OF THE
HEALTH IMPACT OF COVID-19
RELATED HOUSING POLICIES AND
PROGRAMS.
AIMED AT MITIGATING RISKS.
STUDIES THAT MAKE USE OF DATA
FROM EXISTING LONGITUDINAL
COHORTS THAT CLEARLY MEASURE
SPECIFIC POLICY EXPOSURES
RELATED TO FOOD AND/OR HOUSING
THAT ADDRESS HEALTH EQUITY.
STUDIES THAT INVESTIGATE
PANDEMIC RELATED FACTORS THAT
HINDER OR ENHANCE SUCCESSFUL
FOOD OR NUTRITION POLICIES AND
PROGRAMS AND THE RESULTING
IMPACT ON HEALTH AND HEALTH
EQUITIES.
AS WELL PANDEMIC RELATED FACTORS
-- THAT HINDER OR ENHANCE THE
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF
COVID-19 FOOD POLICIES SUCH AS
DESTRUCTION OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN
-- FOOD PANTRIES AND THE
RESULTING IMPACT ON HEALTH AND
HEALTH EQUITY.
WE'RE ALSO INTERESTED IN STUDIES
THAT INVESTIGATE BARRIERS TO THE
UTILIZATION OF BENEFITS FROM
COVID-19 FOOD POLICIES OR
PROGRAMS AND ITS IMPACT ON
HEALTH OUTCOMES.
AS WELL AS INVESTIGATIONS OF THE
LONG-TERM IMPACT OF COVID-19
FOOD OR HOUSING POLICIES AND
PROGRAMS FOR REDUCING RISKS AND
SEVERITY OF CHRONIC ILLNESS,
STRESS, SUBSTANCE MISUSE OR
MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES.
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE IMPACT OF
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COVID-19
FOOD OR HOUSING POLICIES AND
PROGRAMS ON HEALTH AND HEALTH
EQUITIES.
AND NATURAL EXPERIMENTS TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF LOCAL, STATE OR
REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN POLICIES
OR PROGRAMS, ECONOMIC
CIRCUMSTANCES AND OTHER FACTORS.
AND INVESTIGATIONS OF
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COVID-19
FOOD AND HOUSING PROGRAMS AND
OTHER GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN
PLACE PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THE
PANDEMIC.
SO NOW LET'S HEAR MORE ABOUT THE
PRIORITIES OF THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE.
>> THANK YOU.
CAN YOU MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE?
-- I'M A PROGRAM OFFICER AT THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
SO I'M GOING TO SHARE OUR
PRIORITIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS
RFA.
NIDA IS INTERESTED IN RESEARCH
TO EXAMINE HOW POLICIES AND
PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO LESSEN THE
IMPACT OF COVID HAVE IMPACTED
INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDER AND AREAS OF INTEREST
INCLUDE -- THAT HAVE HAD AN
IMPACT.
OVERDOSE RATES AND THIS INCLUDES
FATAL AND NONFATAL.
AND ACCESS AND USE TO HARM
REDUCTION SERVICES.
ALL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS OR
OTHER METHODS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
AND APPLICATIONS THAT EXAMINE
THE EFFECTS OF POLICIES AND
PROGRAMS SHOULD CONSIDER THE
FEASIBILITY AND COST OF
EXPANSIONS TO OTHER
JURISDICTIONS AND EXTENSION OF
THE POLICIES.
AND OF NOTE INCLUSION OF THE
STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVE
INCLUDING THE PERSPECTIVE OF
INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENTS OF
SERVICES IS ENCOURAGED AND
POPULATIONS OF INTEREST INCLUDE
ALL OF THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED IN THE RFA AND NOW
I'LL TOSS IT OVER TO JENNIFER.
>> THANKS, JULIA.
AS JULIA MENTIONED I'M A PROGRAM
OFFICE AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE
OF MENTAL HEALTH.
SPECIFICALLY WE'RE LOOKING FOR
EXAMINATIONS OF THE DOWNSTREAM
IMPACT OF POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
DESIGNED TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT
OF COVID-19 ON FOOD AND
NUTRITION SECURITY AND/OR
HOUSING SECURITY INSTABILITY.
FOR POPULATIONS AND YOU CAN FIND
EXAMPLES OF HOW THESE
POPULATIONS ARE DEFINED WITHIN
THE RFA AND WE'RE LOOKING
SPECIFICALLY ON MENTAL HEALTH
OUTCOMES WHICH ARE SOME OF
EXAMPLES ARE PROVIDED HERE.
PREVENTIVE CARE, ENGAGEMENT AND
ADHERENCE TO MENTAL HEALTH
TREATMENT.
QUALITY OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE
RECEIVED AND MENTAL HEALTH
OUTCOMES.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT NIMH
IS NOT SUPPORTING CLINICAL
TRIALS.
IF YOUR INTERESTED PLEASE SEE
SOME OF THE OTHER INSTITUTES
THAT ARE PRESENTING TODAY THAT
ARE ACCEPTING CLINICAL TRIALS.
OR IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN NIMH
TO LOOK AT ALTERNATE FUNDING
MECHANISMS.
WE DO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF
RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS.
THEY WILL VARY BY PROJECT BUT
COULD INCLUDE PATIENTS, INCLUDE
MISSIONS AND POLICY MAKERS AND
WHERE EVER POSSIBLE TO UTILIZE
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND WITH THAT I WILL PASS IT
OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE AT NIMHD.
>> THANK YOU.
JENNIFER FOR THAT INTRODUCTION
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT
THE RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR THIS
RFA.
NIMHD IS INTERESTED IN
APPLICATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE
MISSION OF OUR INSTITUTE AND THE
MISSION OF NIMHD IS LISTED HERE
TO LEAD SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
IMPROVE MINORITY HEALTH AND
REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES.
SUPPORTS THE STUDY FROM
BIOLOGICAL AND POPULATION
SCIENCES TO CLINICAL, BEHAVIORAL
OR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AS
WELL AS HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS.
AND FOCUSING ON POPULATIONS THAT
EXPERIENCE HEALTH DISPARITIES AS
DEFINED HERE ON THE SLIDE.
ESPECIALLY INTERESTED AND
SUPPORTS THE STUDY OF MULTIPLE
ASPECTS AND FOCUSES ON THE FULL
CONTINUUM OF CAUSES OF HEALTH
DISPARITIES.
INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL
AND SYSTEM LEVELS CAUSES.
THE INSTITUTE ENCOURAGES PROJECT
THAT'S USE -- MULTIPLE DOMAINS
OF INFLUENCE AND MULTIPLE LEVELS
OF INFLUENCE TO UNDERSTAND AND
ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AND
MINORITY HEALTH AND APPLICANTS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THOSE
MULTIPLE DOMAINS OF INFLUENCE
AND MULTIPLE LEVELS OF INFLUENCE
AS ARTICULATED AND DESCRIBED IN
OUR RESEARCH FRAMEWORK AND THE
LINK IS PROVIDED THERE.
CONSISTENT WITH THIS SCOPE AND
OBJECTIVES OF THE RFANIMHD
PROJECTS SHOULD INCLUDE HUMAN
PARTICIPANTS AND EXAM PROGRAM
AND POLICY IMPACTS.
PROJECTS MAY ALSO FOCUS ON
POPULATION AND BASED STUDIES.
AND WE ARE ACCEPTING CLINICAL
TRIALS.
AND SO WITH THAT I WILL PASS IT
OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE.
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>> HI, EVERYONE.
I REPRESENT THE OFFICE OF
DISEASE PREVENTION
THE ODP IS THE LEAD OFFICE AT
THE NIH RESPONSIBLE FOR
ASSESSING, FACILITATING AND
STIMULATING RESEARCH
SPECIFICALLY --
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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 27 NIH
INSTITUTE AND CENTERS THE ODP
STRIVES TO INCREASE THE SCOPE,
QUALITY, DISSEMINATION AND
IMPACT OF NIH SUPPORTED
PREVENTION RESEARCH.
PREVENTION RESEARCH IS A KEY
COMPONENT TO IMPROVE HEALTH
OUTCOMES ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE
FOR THE WHOLE POPULATION.
THE ODP IS INTERESTED IN
PROVIDING CO-FOUNDING SUPPORT
FOR RESEARCH THAT HAS STRONG
IMPLICATIONS FOR DISEASE
PREVENTION AND ADVANCING HEALTH
EQUITY THAT INCLUDE INNOVATIVE
DESIGN AND MEASUREMENT AND
ANALYSIS OF MEASUREMENTS.
THAT PROPOSE EVALUATION OF
EXISTING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
THAT --
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AND HOUSING SECURITY AND THE
RESULTING EFFECTS ON HEALTH
OUTCOMES AND HEALTH DISPARITIES.
THE ODP IS ALSO INTERESTED -- IN
APPLICATIONS THAT PROPOSE THE
STUDY IMPACT OF COVID-19 RELATED
FOOD AND HOUSING MITIGATION
STRATEGIES ON LONG-TERM HEALTH
EFFECTS OF COVID-19.
FOR EXAMPLE, IMPACT OFF RISK AND
SEVERITY OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS.
INCLUDING THE DEPRESSION AND
ANXIETY AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
ODP DOES NOT AWARD GRANTS.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ARE
ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THE FOUR
PARTICIPATING IN SUITS YOU HEARD
EARLIER.
THE ODP'S STRATEGIC PLAN --
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AREAS.
NOW LET ME TURN IT OVER TO KAREN
AND LOIS.
>> THANK YOU.
NOW I WILL MOVE ON TO SOME
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
THE FIRST QUESTION HOW SHOULD I
HAVE YOU SUBMIT MY APPLICATION?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE
SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY.
APPLICANTS SHALL FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS IN THE APPLICATION
GUIDE.
AND LINKS TO THE APPLICATION
GUIDE CAN BE FOUND IN THE RFA.
>> NEXT QUESTION: ARE
APPLICATIONS WITH MULTIPLE
PRINCIPLES INVESTIGATORS
PERMITTED?
>> YES.
APPLICATIONS WITH MULTIPLE
PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS ARE
PERMITTED.
FOR INSTITUTIONS OR
ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSING MULTIPLE
PIs PLEASE REFER TO THE
MULTIPLE PI POLICY AND
SUBMISSION DETAILS IN THE
APPLICATION GUIDE.
AGAIN LINKS TO THE APPLICATION
GUIDE CAN BE FOUND IN THE RFA.
>> CAN AN ORGANIZATION SUBMIT
MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION?
>> YES.
ORGANIZATIONS MAY SUBMIT MORE
THAN ONE APPLICATIONS PROVIDED
THAT EACH IS SCIENTIFICALLY
DISTINCT.
>> NEXT QUESTION: HOW CAN I
DETERMINE WHETHER MY RESEARCH
TOPIC IS A GOOD FIT FOR THIS
RFA?
>> THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
CONTACT THE CONTACTS LISTED IN
THE RFA TO ENSURE THAT THE
PROPOSED AIMS OF THE PROJECT ARE
CONSISTENT WITH THE
PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES
MISSIONS AND PRIORITIES.
THE INSTITUTE SPECIFIC
INFORMATION THAT'S INCLUDED IN
THE RFA IN ADDITION TO THE
INFORMATION PROVIDED IN TODAY'S
WEBINAR CAN HELP GUIDE YOU IN
DETERMINING WHICH CONTACT TO
REACH OUT TO.
HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE UNCERTAIN
FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ANY OF
THE CONTACTS THAT ARE LISTED IN
THE RFA.
>> WHAT IF MY RESEARCH PROJECT
IS RELEVANT TO MORE THAN ONE NIH
INSTITUTE?
WHAT INFORMATION SHOULD I USE TO
DETERMINE WHICH IS THE BEST TO
RECEIVE MY APPLICATION?
>> SO SIMILAR TO THE RESPONSE TO
THE PRIOR QUESTION APPLICANTS
WHOSE RESEARCH MAY BE RELEVANT
TO MORE THAN ONE NIH INSTITUTE
ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO DISCUSS
WITH THE CONTACTS LISTED IN THE
RFA.
WE ENCOURAGE TO YOU DO THIS WELL
IN ADVANCE OF THE APPLICATION
DEADLINE TO ENSURE THE OVER-ALL
FIT OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH
WITH THE PRIORITIES THAT ARE
STATED IN THE RFA.
>> NEXT QUESTION: ON WHAT BASES
ARE APPLICATIONS SELECTED FOR
FUNDING?
>> SO THE FOLLOWING WILL BE
CONSIDERED IN MAKING DECISIONS.
ONE, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
MERIT AS DETERMINED BY THE
SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEW.
TWO, AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND
NUMBER THREE, RELEVANT OF THE
PROPOSED PROJECT TO PROGRAM
PRIORITIES.
AGAIN APPLICANTS ARE HIGHLY
ENCOURAGE I HAD TO DISCUSS
POTENTIAL RESEARCH AIMS LISTED
IN THE RFA.
>> SO MUCH PRELIMINARY DATA AND
HOW DEEP WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR
THIS RO1?
>> ULTIMATELY YOU AND YOUR TEAM
MUST DECIDE HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH.
YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER WHAT
REVIEWERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN
YOUR APPLICATION.
YOU SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH
INFORMATION TO CONVINCE THEM
THAT YOUR PROPOSED PROJECT CAN
BE ACCOMPLISHED AND IS LIKELY TO
HAVE A HIGH IMPACT.
YOU SHOULD ASSESS WHETHER OR NOT
YOUR PRELIMINARY DATA ARE
SUFFICIENT TO CONVINCE REVIEWERS
THAT YOUR PROJECT HAS A HIGH
LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS.
THIS INFORMATION IS USED TO
EVALUATE BOTH THE MERIT OF YOUR
PROPOSAL AND YOUR SKILLS AS A
SCIENTIST.
>> LAST QUESTION.
ARE RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES
WELCOME?
>> YES.
THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVE IS TO USE
A NATURAL EXPERIMENT APPROACH TO
EXAMINE HOW FOOD AND HOUSING
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT AIM
TO LESSEN THE IMPACT OF THE
PANDEMIC AFFECT HEALTH AND
HEALTH EQUITY AND ALSO TO
UNDERSTAND THE PATHWAYS OF THESE
EFFECTS AND TO DESCRIBE THE
LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES.
OTHER EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS ARE
ALLOWABLE IF THE STUDY FITS
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE RFA.
THIS IS THE LAST QUESTION.
FOR THE WEBINAR.
AND I BELIEVE NOW WE'RE TURNING
IT BACK TO DR. GADET.
>> THANK YOU, KAREN AND LOIS.
WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR NIH
PARTNERS FOR PARTICIPATING IN
THIS WEBINAR.
AND WE ARE HAPPY THAT ALL OF YOU
ARE ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING
RIGOROUS APPLICATIONS FOR
RESEARCH THAT WILL MOVE THE
SCIENCE ON THIS TOPIC AND IF YOU
HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS PLEASE
REMEMBER THAT YOU MAY CONTACT
ANY OF US AS WELL.
YOU MAY E-MAIL NINRFOAFAQS@MAIL
AT NIH.GOV.
THANK YOU AGAIN AND HAVE A GOOD
AFTERNOON.
BYE.