ontario pork is pleased to announce a call for letters of intent (loi) for research projects that focus on the ontario swine industry and meet the overarching research objective: “test potential improvements to swine industry practices”. 

all research projects that align with this objective will be considered, including, but not limited to, swine health, swine welfare, swine nutrition, swine husbandry, swine reproduction, barn design and management, employee health and safety, meat quality and safety, marketing and consumer trends and environmental and economic sustainability. highest priority is given to projects that demonstrate scientific merit as well as strong identification of the benefit of project results to ontario pork producers and an indication of input or support of a project from swine industry members outside of academia. specific details on what is expected can be found in the outline for completion of the ontario pork loi. 

letters of intent should be completed electronically through the livestock research and innovation corporation’s website. prior to applying, applicants should review ontario pork’s conditions of funding approval.  these conditions and the outline for completing the loi can be found at the application site and on the ontario pork website.  http://www.livestockresearch.ca/research/

http://www.ontariopork.on.ca/research/call-for-proposals

the fy19 defense appropriation provides $10 million (m) to the department of defense chronic pain management research program (cpmrp) to support research of exceptional scientific merit with the potential to make a significant impact on improving the health and quality of life of service members, veterans, and all americans living with chronic pain.  as directed by the office of the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, the defense health agency j9, research and development directorate manages the defense health program (dhp) research, development, test, and evaluation (rdt&e) appropriation.  the managing agent for the anticipated program announcements/funding opportunities is the congressionally directed medical research programs (cdmrp) at the u.s. army medical research and development command (usamrdc).

fy19 cpmrp program announcements and general application instructions for the following award mechanisms are posted on the grants.gov website.

per the fy19 cpmrp congressional appropriation, chronic pain is defined as a pain that occurs on at least half the days for six months or more, and which can be caused by issues including, but not limited to:  combat- and training-related physical or mental stress and trauma, migraines and chronic headaches, traumatic brain injury, arthritis, muscular-skeletal conditions, neurological disease, tick and vector-borne disease, other insect-transmitted or tropical disease, and cancer.  the cpmrp seeks to support and promote innovative, high-impact research to prevent the development and improve the management of chronic pain, with specific emphasis on the utilization and implementation of non-opioid therapies or non-addictive complementary methods.  applications from investigators within the military services and applications involving multidisciplinary collaborations among academia, industry, the military services, the u.s. department of veterans affairs (va), and other federal government agencies are highly encouraged.

https://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/cpmrp

investigator-initiated research award – preproposal due september 13, 2019

independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent)

• ·        supports research that will make an original and important contribution to the field of research or patient care in the focus area of chronification of pain.
• ·        multidisciplinary collaborations and innovative approaches are encouraged. 
• ·        clinical trials are not allowed.
• ·        pre-application submission is required; application submission is by invitation only.
• ·       the maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $900,000 for direct costs.
• ·       indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.
• ·       the maximum period of performance is 4 years.

translational research award – preproposal due september 13, 2019

independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent)

• ·        supports translational research that will accelerate the movement of efficacious, evidence-based ideas into clinical applications.
• ·        research must address one or both of the focus areas of implementation science and comparative effectiveness.
• ·        studies to develop novel pharmacological therapies or non-pharmacological approaches that consist entirely of a clinical trial will not be funded.
• ·        effectiveness-implementation hybrid studies that incorporate biopsychosocial models of assessment are encouraged.
• ·        pre-application submission is required; application submission is by invitation only.
• ·       the maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $1,400,000 for direct costs.
• ·       indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.
• ·       the maximum period of performance is 4 years

a pre-application is required and must be submitted through the electronic biomedical research application portal (ebrap) at https://ebrap.org prior to the pre-application deadline. all applications must conform to the final program announcements and general application instructions available for electronic downloading from the grants.gov website.  the application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism will also be found on grants.gov.  a listing of all cdmrp and other usamrdc extramural funding opportunities can be obtained on the grants.gov website by performing a basic search using cfda number 12.420. 

for email notification when program announcements are released, subscribe to program-specific news and updates under “email subscriptions” on the ebrap homepage at https://ebrap.org.  for more information about the cpmrp or other cdmrp-administered programs, please visit the cdmrp website (https://cdmrp.army.mil).

point of contact:

cdmrp help desk
301-682-5507 
help@ebrap.org

the international development research centre (idrc) and the global partnership for education (gpe) invite proposals from individual organizations or consortia of multiple organizations, for projects that will (1) generate knowledge and evidence to support the adaptation of proven innovations to address key education priorities in gpe member countries; and (2) mobilize research and knowledge to support the scaling of these proven innovations. projects funded through this global call must be multiregional, involving at least three gpe member countries in at least two regions. the deadline for submission of proposals is october 1, 2019 (23:59 edt).

this call for proposals will support projects that improve the quality of, access to, and demand for integrated health services and information for women, adolescents and children at the community, health facility and health system levels. at least 50% of the funding will be allocated to projects that address sexual and reproductive health and rights (srhr), particularly for women and adolescent girls, on identified critical gap areas:

• reproductive health services
• comprehensive sexuality education
• family planning and contraceptives
• safe and legal abortion and post-abortion care
• sexual and gender-based violence (including child, early and forced marriage, and female genital mutilation and cutting)
• advocacy activities for srhr 

as organizations can only submit one application under this call, interested research teams are asked to contact the office of research services (ahacquo1@lakeheadu.ca) no later than august 16, 2019 to indicate their interest in this funding opportunity.

conference and workshop grants are for amounts up to $20,000. in accordance with the mission of the foundation, priority is given to events that foster the creation of an international community of research scholars in anthropology and advance significant and innovative anthropological research.

hunt postdoctoral fellowships support the writing-up of already completed research. the fellowship is awarded to scholars in the earlier stages of their careers, when they frequently lack the time and resources to develop their research for publication.  scholars with a ph.d. in hand for no more than ten years (from the application deadline) are eligible to apply. a maximum of eight hunt postdoctoral fellowships are awarded annually.

post-ph.d. research grants are awarded to individuals holding a ph.d. or equivalent degree to support individual research projects. the program contributes to the foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. the foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. there is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. the foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields.

dissertation fieldwork grants are awarded to aid doctoral or thesis research. the program contributes to the foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. the foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. there is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. the foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields