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| | The PBRP Seed Grant Program aims to build partnerships between community clinicians and NU full-time faculty members, foster study of research ideas initiated in the community, and facilitate the gathering of pilot data needed for larger, externally-funded projects. Any NU faculty member partnering with community clinicians or a community clinician partnering with an NU faculty member can apply. We are especially interested in supporting research that originates in community clinical settings. “Primary care practice-based research networks (PBRNs)…involve community-based clinicians and their staffs in activities designed to understand and improve primary care. The best of PBRN efforts link relevant clinical questions with rigorous research methods in community settings to produce scientific information that is externally valid, and, in theory, assimilated more easily into everyday practice. …primary care is a vital component of an effective and efficient health care system. Research needs to focus on the questions being encountered by primary care clinicians in their practices, it should be conducted in primary care practices with members of the diverse communities served by these practices, and the results must be shared quickly with the practice community.” (AHRQ web site at: http://www.ahrq.gov/research/pbrn/pbrnfact.htm#FAQs) Previously funded projects have had a budget ranging from $13,000 to $40,000. Submit 2 page pre-proposal | November 13, 2009 | Pre-proposal decisions communicated | December 1, 2009 | Full proposal due | February 1, 2010 | Funding decisions communicated | April 1, 2010 | Project Start date | August 1, 2010 |
Possible topics include, but are not limited to: - the epidemiology and natural history of common disease processes;
- assess adherence or effects of treatment guidelines;
- test strategies to improve adherence to guidelines;
- test ways to move treatments from research settings (where treatment efficacy has been demonstrated) to busy primary care sites;
- test effectiveness of clinical treatments in the primary care setting;
- evaluate primary care practice systems;
- improve understanding of family and patient response to care delivery strategies; and
- improve understanding of patient/clinician needs in the healthcare setting, using qualitative methods.
Before submission, you must discuss your idea with a member of the PBR-P leadership team. PBR-P leaders include: We encourage you to talk to a member of the team as soon as possible about your idea. Team members are willing to work with you to determine the feasibility of your idea and to help develop an initial outline of the study methods. Previously funded seed grants are described here. Projects must be completed within 18 months of the grant award. The data collection period should not last more than 12 months. - Contact a PBRP leader to discuss your idea to see whether the idea fits within the scope of the PBRP seed grant program. This is a very important part of the process.
- After you have discussed your ideas with one of the PBRP leaders, submit a 2-page pre-proposal that outlines the project.
The pre-proposal form can be found here. This is a Word document that you can save on your computer. The pre-proposal includes: project title; names of principal investigator and NU/community partners; background; aims/study questions; methods (e.g. target population, intervention (if any), measures); anticipated amount requested. - Compelling pre-proposals will be invited for full submission.
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| 1) Work with the PRBP leaders, community clinicians, and NU faculty partners to further develop your pre-proposal. 2) The full proposal has a project description and budget as outlined below. Project Description (maximum 5 pages for items 1-8) 1. Abstract 2. Specific Aims 3. Brief Background 4. Methods a. Practices and Subjects b. Interventions (if any) c. Measures (i.e., data instruments, data elements). d. Procedures (how data gathering will occur) e. Analysis 5. Timeline – Provide a tentative timetable for the project (maximum 18 months). 6. Protection of Human Subjects – Point out any procedures, situations, or materials that may be hazardous to personnel and the precautions to be exercised. Identify the Institutional Review Board(s) that will review the project. 7. Significance – Why is this project important? How will it improve primary care? 8. How does this project fit in your broader research agenda? How would the seed grant foster additional research applications? |
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Format: Electronic submission of the grant application is required. The minimum font size is 12 point; margins must be 1-inch wide on all sides; tables/figures can be 10 point font. Applications may be single-spaced. The submitted document must not contain editing marks.
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Budget
1. Budget – contact Michelle Melin-Rogovin (email below) to obtain a budget form. 2. Budget Justification -- maximum of 1 page 3. Allowed costs: Projects submitted by NU full-time faculty applicants cannot include indirect costs or administrative support. Projects led by community clinicians can include a 10% administrative fee. All other budgeted expenses must be direct costs. 4. The budget must be signed by a financial representative from the PI’s institution. Attachments – Attachments to full proposals may be submitted only for materials or tools related to the intervention or evaluation of the project. Attachments may not be used as an extension of the grant proposal to provide additional project information. Support letters - All NU full-time faculty applications must include a letter signed by the applicant’s division head and department chair indicating support for the application. They should also obtain a letter from their community partner.
- All community clinician applications should include a support letter signed by practice leadership and a letter of commitment from an NU academic faculty partner.
Application Evaluation Criteria: - 50%: Scientific merit, e.g.
- Quality of project design, including evaluation plan
- Feasibility, likelihood of project success
- Ability for project to integrate smoothly within busy practice settings
- Realistic and appropriate timeline
- Reasonable and realistic budget
- 20%: Relevance, e.g.
- Significance of topic for primary care practice
- 30%: Impact
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The project implementation and analysis phase of an award cannot start until an IRB approval letter has been received by the Community-Engaged Research Center. Susan LeBailly, PhD
Associate Director, Practice Based Research Program
Community-Engaged Research Center
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
750 N. Lake Shore Drive, 11th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-503-2276
Fax: 312-503-5388
Cell: 224-628-0638
slebailly@northwestern.edu
http://www.nucats.northwestern.edu/centers/cerc/index.html Michelle Melin-Rogovin
Administrative Director
Community-Engaged Research Center
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
750 N. Lake Shore Drive, 11th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-503-5050
Fax: 312-503-5388
m-melin-rogovin@northwestern.edu
http://www.nucats.northwestern.edu/centers/cerc/index.html The PBRP Seed Grant Program is one of several sponsored by the Community Engaged Research Center of NUCATS. The ARCC Seed Grant Program fosters relationships between NU Academics and community organizations. See http://www.nucats.northwestern.edu/centers/cerc/CBPR/cbpr-seed-grants.html for more information about that program. | |
