<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">All--<br><br>The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) recently issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for
proposals to create one or more consortia of university-community partnerships to address health issues of concern to the residents of the Gulf States affected by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Gulf oil spill, enhance capacity to respond to potential future disasters,
and to prevent or minimize adverse health effects arising from them. <br><div><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
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The proposed Deepwater Horizon Disaster Research Consortia: Health Impacts and Community Resiliency seeks proposals that:
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<li><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Investigate health outcomes from exposure to the DWH disaster, including identification of those at greatest risk for exhibiting adverse physical, mental and behavioral effects
as a consequence of the disaster and other stressors encountered by residents; and
</span></font></li><li><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Develop community-based approaches to respond to this and future disasters, for example, by comparing current strategies to innovative designs to reduce the impact of disasters
on illness in the Gulf Coast population. <br>
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Each proposed consortia must be focused on:<br>
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<li><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Health outcomes impacted by the DWH disaster; and
</span></font></li><li><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Community vulnerability and resilience to disasters.<br>
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Each application should represent a full partnership between U.S. academic institution(s) and community-based organization(s). Community organizations must be located in the Gulf States affected by the DWH disaster. NIH will provide $5.3 million for three to
four awards. An applicant may request a budget for direct costs of up to $1.2 million for each budget year requested. The maximum project period is five years.<br>
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All institutions are eligible to apply, including universities, state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, small businesses and for-profit organizations, and community-based organizations. Given the purpose of this FOA, it is expected that community
partners identified in the application will reside in affected states (i.e. Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas bordering the Gulf of Mexico). NIEHS will host an informational webinar on December 8th. More information about the webinar can
be found at: <a href="http://www.niehs.nih.gov/gulfresearchconsortia" target="_blank">www.niehs.nih.gov/gulfresearchconsortia</a> <<font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="http://www.niehs.nih.gov/gulfresearchconsortia" target="_blank">http://www.niehs.nih.gov/gulfresearchconsortia</a></u></font>> .<br>
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Applications are due to NIH by <b>January 21, 2011. </b>The full FOA can be accessed at:
<font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-11-006.html" target="_blank">http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-11-006.html</a></u></font>.
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<br></span></font><br></div></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Fritz Claydon Ph.D.<br>Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br>Associate Dean of Administration and Research<br>University of Houston<br>Cullen College of Engineering<br>
713.743.4204<br><a href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu" target="_blank">fclaydon@uh.edu</a><br><p><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(95, 73, 122);"><img src="cid:image002.gif@01CB5B03.0A709150" alt="Logo" height="43" width="250"></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy"; color: rgb(95, 73, 122);"></span></p>
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