NC Agromedicine Institute/Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center Call for Proposal

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North Carolina Agromedicine Institute

Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center

Call for Project Proposals for Translational Research to Improve the

Health and Safety of Farmers, Farm Workers, Fishing Industry

Workers, and Foresters and their Families

The North Carolina Agromedicine Institute (NCAI) is seeking

proposals from principal investigators whose research can improve

the occupational safety and health of farmers, farm workers,

fishermen, and/or foresters and their families. Interested

investigators are invited to submit an abstract of no more than two

pages describing the project idea, timeline and estimated budget.

Abstracts will be screened for their scientific merit and

suitability for NCAI and NIOSH by a review team composed of

scientists, agricultural safety specialists, and public health

professionals. At least 15 projects will be selected and asked to

submit a pre-proposal and budget justification.

Research projects must be able to demonstrate the potential for a

significant improvement of the health and safety of agricultural

workers and or their families. All research applications are

required to use the research to practice as described in the

translational research model of the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (See www.phppo.cdc.gov/niosh/r2p/ and

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/programs/agff/default.html for research to

practice at NIOSH). To be accepted for inclusion, basic research

proposals must have a plan for how the results will be translated

into an intervention or application to improve the safety and health

of the agricultural community within 2 years of project

completion.

Projects that focus on reducing occupationally related health

disparities for high risk and underserved populations will be given

priority. Preference will be given to collaborative research

endeavors that link scientific research outcomes to intervention or

education and outreach for workers and their families.

The intervention and education and outreach projects must have a

well- developed evaluation plan that includes both process and

outcome evaluations. Proxy outcome measures relating to behavior,

environmental change, and policy change are acceptable if such

measures can be linked directly to reducing rates of injury, disease

or death. Projects aimed at providing a service or conducting

informational sessions will not be considered. All projects must

have a well-developed research or evaluation plan that is focused on

the expected safety and health outcomes.

Proposed projects may be for three years (RO1) if sufficient

preliminary research has been completed to support specific project

aims or hypotheses; or for two years (R21) for projects in an early

developmental stage or that lack adequate preliminary data to

support an RO1 type proposal.

Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center (SCAC) Priorities

SCAC project priorities for this cycle include:

• Prevention, surveillance, and/or treatment of pesticide-

related illness, and exposures;

• Prevention of injuries and occupationally related illness;

• Prevention and treatment of accidental injury and death due

to exposure to health hazards in the working environment;

• Improving the health and safety of minority workers, women

and children living and working on farms, farm factories, fishing

vessels, seafood processing plants, or in forestry;

• Intervention projects to improve access to health care and

health education to prevent occupationally related illnesses and

injuries among high risk agricultural workers;

• Educational and outreach programs for improving the safety

of workers and their families using innovative multi-dimensional and

culturally appropriate methods.

Deadlines

AUGUST 13, 2007 2 page Abstract (see guide)

SEPTEMBER 07, 2007 5 page Pre-proposal

OCTOBER 15, 2007 Final Project Proposal

Contact for questions:

Borre at borrek@...

North Carolina Agromedicine Institute

Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center

Abstract Submission Guide

Please complete sections 1 – 7 and attach as a cover sheet on your

abstract. Use the guide in section 8 to complete the abstract.

Please use Arial 11 or 12 point to complete the abstract. Send the

abstract to: Hankins at hankinsd@... with a carbon copy

to Becky at fosterb@... no later than August 13, 2007.

Thank you for your efforts!

1. Name:

2. Position:

3. Address:

4. Telephone Number:

5. Email:

6. Type of Project Proposed: (please check one)

Research Intervention

Education/Outreach

7. Current Projects and Funding:

The proposed project must be unique and not repeating any previously

funded work.

8. Outline for Abstract (2 pages)

I. Problem Statement: Define the problem succinctly that you

propose to study or the goal of the project that you will conduct.

Provide a brief background statement that supports the problem

statement. You should ground the problem/project in the most

significant literature but a literature review is not needed for the

abstract. Specific Aims: Define key specific aims. Projects

usually do best when only one or two specific aims are proposed. If

you have more that two, think carefully about how much work you are

really attempting and what you can feasibly accomplish in the time

frame that can be done well.

II. Methods: Define how you will accomplish each specific aim.

Innovative methods are encouraged, but they must be grounded in

literature and clearly linked to the specific aim.

III. Significance: Why is this work important to the field of

study and to agricultural workers? If your work would never be

done, what would be the loss to the field of study and to the safety

and health of workers?

IV. Estimated Budget: Please estimate the amount of funding

needed for personnel, materials, equipment, and travel. Also

clearly state your institution's F/A rate for this research.

V. Timeline: Briefly outline a timeline for completion of the

project.

VI. Human Subjects: Has this project been reviewed by an IRB?

Are you certified by your institution in Human Subjects Research if

you are working with human populations?