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US National Institutes of Health – Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Methodology (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) – PAR-18-857
Sponsor: US National Institutes of Health 		Closing Date: 16-Feb-2019
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages innovative research to enhance the quality of measurements of dietary intake and physical activity. Applications submitted to this FOA may include development of: novel assessment approaches; better methods to evaluate instruments; assessment tools for culturally diverse populations or various age groups, including children and older adults; improved technology or applications of existing technology; statistical methods/modeling to improve assessment and/or to correct for measurement errors or biases; methods to investigate the multidimensionality of diet and physical activity behavior through pattern analysis; or integrated measurement of diet and physical activity along with the environmental context of such behaviors.

Applications for R21 awards should describe projects that are distinct from those supported through the R01 mechanism. For example, long-term projects, or projects designed to increase knowledge in a well-established area, will not be considered for R21 awards. Applications submitted under this mechanism should be exploratory and novel.

Eligibility
• Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply.
• Applications from Foreign Organizations: Reviewers will assess whether the project presents special opportunities for furthering research programs through the use of unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions that exist in other countries and either are not readily available in the United States or augment existing U.S. resources.

Funding
• Direct costs are limited to USD $275,000 over a two-year period excluding consortium F&A costs, with no more than USD $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year.
• The project period may not exceed 2 years.

Please see the Funding Opportunity Announcement for further information. Applications may be prepared and submitted via the NIH ASSIST system or Grants.gov. For complete instructions, you must refer to both the NIH Application Guide and the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), noting that instructions in the FOA take precedence over the Application Guide.

Key Dates
Letter of Intent: Not Applicable
Applications due to UQ R&I: 4 February 2019
Applications close with NIH: 16 February 2019, 5:00pm local time of applicant organisation
Future application closing dates: Standard dates apply until expiry
Expiration date of FOA: 8 September 2021

Ahead of internal review, ensure all online components on ASSIST or Grants.gov are complete. To initiate review, email your completed Funding Application Coversheet to internationalgrants@research.uq.edu.au. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to make contact with the UQ R&I international team (via internationalgrants@research.uq.edu.au) well in advance of the UQ R&I internal deadline to discuss their application.
Website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-857.html

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