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Grant Information
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| Title of grant: |
School-Based Interventions to Prevent Obesity (R21) |
| Organization offering the grant: |
National Institutes of Health |
| Abstract: |
This Funding Opportunity Announcement encourages the formation of partnerships between academic institutions and school systems in order to develop and implement controlled, school-based intervention strategies designed to reduce the prevalence of obesity in childhood. This initiative also encourages evaluative comparisons of different intervention strategies, as well as the use of methods to detect synergistic interactions between different types of interventions. |
| Categories: |
Children's Health, Disease Prevention/Health Promotion, Nursing, School-Based Health, Bariatrics |
| Eligible Applicants: |
Eligible organizations: For-profit or non-profit, organizations, public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories, units of State and local governments, eligible agencies of the Federal government, domestic or foreign institutions/organizations, faith-based or community-based organizations, Indian/Native American Tribal Government |
| Deadline Date: |
12-16-2007
This is a recurring program with three grant cycles: February 16, June 16, and October 16. Expiration Date: January 8, 2008, unless reissued
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| Special Notes: |
This is a multi-agency solicitation. For particular areas of interest and other contacts, refer to the announcement at the URL below. |
| Funding Amount: |
$275,000 over an R21 two-year period |
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Contact Information
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| Name: |
Gilman Grave, M.D. |
| Address: |
Center for Research for Mothers and Children, NICHD
6100 Executive Boulevard, 4B-11, MSC 7510
Bethesda MD 20892-7510
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| E-mail: |
graveg@mail.nih.gov |
| Phone: |
(301) 496-5593 |
| Fax: |
(301) 480-9791 |
| Web URL: |
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files
/PA-06-417.html
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