Call for Pilot and Feasibility Grant Applications Focused on Diabetes and Obesity and the Reduction of Health Disparities in the Southeast United States
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center is looking for Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) proposals that focus on innovative ways to prevent or reduce the burden of diabetes and obesity particularly among high-risk populations and high-burden communities in the Southeastern United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee).
They are looking for research proposals aimed at discovering, applying, and translating scientific knowledge about diabetes, obesity, and metabolism in order to reduce the burden of disease from diabetes and obesity in the Southeastern United States. P&F proposals should focus on chronic diseases like diabetes and obesity with a focus on prevention and reduction of disease burden and improvement in the quality of care. P&F grants will provide support for studies that allow an investigator to develop preliminary data sufficient to prepare an application for independent research support through long-term granting mechanisms.
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center and the Vanderbilt Center for Diabetes Translation Research seek to encourage, enable, and empower investigators from institutions throughout the Southeast to address the disease burden of diabetes and obesity.
Key Dates:
Letter of Intent Due: March 15, 2020
Application Due: April 1, 2020 @ 11:59 PM
Start Date: May 1, 2020