2 funding opportunities are listed in this category
American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation/Pfizer Immunization Awards Program
These awards recognize Family Medicine Residency programs that have achieved high or improved immunization rates, or are implementing a system to increase childhood immunizations in medically underserved children ages 19-35 months.
To ApplyThe 2010 Application must be received by midnight April 15, 2010. Award winners will be notified by May 31, 2010.
Award Categories * Best Practices: Recognizes programs with systems in place that have achieved high overall immunization rates in children age 19-35 months, as measured within a 12-month time frame. * Most Improved: Recognizes programs that have overcome barriers to achieve greatly improved immunization rates in children age 19-35 months, as measured within a 12-month time frame. * System Implementation: Recognizes programs that will be implementing systems to improve immunization rates in medically underserved children age 19-35 months.Winner RecognitionAward recipients will be recognized on June 7, 2010 at the AAFP Workshop for Directors of Family Medicine Residencies and on July 30, 2010 at the AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students (NCFMR). Winners receive monetary support ($5,000 or $10,000) for their programs; in addition, each receives a travel scholarship to the 2010 NCFMR and the opportunity to present a poster. Top winners will also receive scholarships to attend the 2010 AAFP Scientific Assembly.Questions? Contact Sondra Goodman, Programs and Grants Manager at (800) 274-2237, ext. 4457.
American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 440Leawood, KS 66211-2672Toll free: (800) 274-2237Phone: (913) 906-6000Fax: (913) 906-6095
Promoting Influenza Prevention: Pharmacists As Immunization Advocates--A Demonstration Grant Program
Supported by CSL Biotherapies Application Deadline: April 16, 2010 Each year in the United States, an estimated 20 percent of the population gets influenza. While most people recover without complications, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized and about 36,000 people die. Influenza vaccination is the most effective tool to prevent those deaths. It is estimated that only 42 percent of health care personnel in the United States receive a yearly influenza vaccination, even though healthcare worker immunization has been identified as a critical strategy in protecting patients from exposure. Description The ASHP Foundation is offering support for demonstration projects that focus on the pharmacist’s role in promoting vaccination against seasonal influenza. These demonstration projects should address implementation of programs that advance seasonal influenza immunization in healthcare workers during the 2010/2011 influenza season and should incorporate resources from ASHP’s Stop the Flu – It Starts with You resource center. Eligibility Criteria • The proposed research must involve demonstration projects focused on the pharmacist’s role in promoting vaccination against seasonal influenza. If the principal investigator does not have a strong research track record, inclusion of a senior investigator as a member of the research team is strongly advised. The principal investigator must be a licensed pharmacist and multidisciplinary research teams are strongly encouraged. If a senior investigator participates on the research team as a mentor/advisor, in the application process and grant progress reports evidence must be included regarding the support and involvement of the senior investigator. The senior investigator must have a strong research track record. The senior investigator does not have to be a pharmacist. Consideration should be given to allocating a portion of the budget to support biostatistics consultation. • The proposed research must be submitted to an institutional review board (IRB) for approval. Evidence of IRB approval must be provided to the ASHP Foundation upon acceptance of the grant award. Grant funds will not be disbursed until evidence of IRB approval has been received. • Individuals who currently serve as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on an existing ASHP Foundation-supported research grant, with the exception of new investigator grants, are not eligible for funding through this grant program. Individuals who served as principal investigators on previous ASHP Foundation grants are eligible to apply if all work, including publication of study findings, on the previously funded research is complete. If a tie score occurs during the grant review process, the grant will be awarded to the applicant(s) who has/have not received a grant from the ASHP Foundation previously. • The ASHP Foundation only makes grants to tax-exempt institutions or agencies in the United States of America. • The research must comply with the NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research that was amended in October, 2001. • The research must comply with the NIH Policy and Guidelines On the Inclusion of Children As Participants in Research Involving Human Subjects. • The study timeline should not exceed 18 months from project initiation. Funding Information Two $25,000 grants will be awarded. Grants will be awarded to pharmacist investigators to provide funding for specific practice-based research related to the pharmacist’s role in promoting vaccination against seasonal influenza and are not intended for long-term support of research programs. Facilities and administrative cost rates that do not exceed 8% of the total requested budget are allowed. Application Process Pharmacists interested in applying for funding should refer to the request for proposals and application instructions below for full eligibility requirements and application procedures. Selection Criteria Grant applications will be judged by a selection panel using the following criteria: • Rationale-10 points • Significance-10 points • Objectives-20 points • Study Methods-40 points • Scope and Timeline-5 points • Personnel and Facilities-15 points Deadline April 16, 2010
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation 7272 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Phone: (301) 664-8612 Fax: (301) 634-5712 E-mail: foundation@ashp.org Web site: www.ashpfoundation.org
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