The National Institutes of Health is seeking applications for Coordinating Center for National Pain Scientists Career Developmet Grant program to establish best practices in the pain management field, however, there is a limited workforce pipeline of pain researchers to meet NIHs long-term goals of providing effective non-opioid options for the treatment of pain conditions and better pain management overall.
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/24/2022
Grant Size: $1,893,240
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) has identified the workforce problem as a barrier for new pain research, and has identified factors that contributed to it such as barriers to entry into the field of pain research that have constricted growth high departure rate of senior investigators and mentors. The IPRCC also identified a need for more structured opportunities for early-stage investigators to learn from and be mentored by experienced investigators. The pain management field has further recognized that basic, translational, and clinical researchers do not regularly collaborate when developing grant applications. If pain management researchers across all disciplines were to work together, it would enhance the innovation, relevance, and practical application of pain management research.
To support the NIH HEAL Initiatives response supporting new investigators, promoting multidisciplinary collaborations among pain researchers, and identifying innovate treatments to manage pain, this FOA invites applications for the Coordinating Center for National Pain Scientists (CCNPS). The CCNPS will be a central facilitator for integrating training and mentoring across a network of mentors and early-stage investigators funded by NIH (e.g., NIH trainees, NIH fellows, and Career Development Awardees). The main purpose of the CCNPS is to enhance the training experience of new pain researchers across the continuum of basic, translational, and clinical research and create a vast network of NIH-funded pain researchers to promote multidisciplinary collaborations in pain research. The CCNPS will create and run a coordination center to connect NIH-fund
Key components of the program:
- Create a governing body composed of multidisciplinary pain researchers and pain patients from across the United States.
- Create a networking system to connect pain researchers across the continuum of pain research, from all disciplines, and at all career levels.
- Create a medium that facilitates communication between basic, translational, and clinical researchers.
- Plan and host an annual meeting for all NIH-funded pain trainees and mentors.
- Disseminate information about the annual meeting, collaboration and education events, successes of trainees, etc.
- Regular hosting of collaboration and educational events to connect early-stage investigators among themselves and with more experienced investigators on a regular basis.
- Assess educational courses offered for trainees and mentors, and then develop and offer courses that would help enhance the field of pain management, if necessary.
- Conduct an external evaluation of the accompanying K12 program’s effectiveness in its last year (RFA-NS-22-045).
- Create and utilize objective criteria to 1) measure success of the network (e.g. participation, engagements, publications with multiple network participants); and 2) evaluate the impact of the network on career success and development (e.g. correlate network participation with traditional criteria for success such as publications or promotions).
Funding Information
- NIH intends to fund one award, corresponding to $1,893,240 direct costs in FY 2022. Future year amounts will depend on annual appropriations.
- The project period is 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- County governments
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Private institutions of higher education
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
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