Funding Opportunities

Social Network Analysis and Health (R01)

Deadline: April 11, 2011

This FOA encourages research that aims to accomplish one or more specific goals: (1) generate new theories that would enhance the capabilities and value of Social Network Analysis (SNA); (2) address fundamental questions about social interactions and processes in social networks; (3) address fundamental questions about social networks in relation to health and health-related behaviors; (4) develop innovative methodologies and technologies to facilitate, improve, and expand the capabilities of SNA. Click here for more information.

Research Center to Support Secondary Analyses of Head Start Impact Study Data
Deadline: March 31, 2011 (Letter of Intent)
This cooperative agreement will provide funds to support a research center focused on secondary analysis of the Head Start Impact Study data. The overarching goal of this cooperative agreement will be to utilize existing data from the Head Start Impact Study to answer applied questions related to program characteristics that positively influence outcomes for Head Start children and families. The grant will be awarded to a single institution that will lead a consortium of researchers in the implementation of several complementary studies using the Head Start Impact Study data to answer questions related to how aspects of Head Start centers, classrooms, and teachers moderate impacts on children and families. Click here for more information.

Deaths in Custody Reporting Program, 2012-2015
Deadline: May 12, 2011
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks an agent to collect and analyze data for the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP) for the four-year period from October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2015 (fiscal years 2012-2015). Broadly, the agent's responsibilities include data collection and analysis, managing all data collection activities efficiently and cost effectively, updating the national database of the DCRP to ensure accurate and timely data, and assisting BJS in enhancing and expanding the DCRP. Click here for more information.

Affordable Care Act (ACA): Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration
Deadline: April 8, 2011
The objective of the demonstrations is to determine whether an integrated model of primary care and public health approaches in the community can improve underserved children's risk factors for obesity. These approaches may include policy, systems, and environmental supports that encourage nutrition and physical activity for underserved children and their families. Grantees will develop, implement, and evaluate multi-sectoral (i.e., childcare, school, community, health care), multi-level (i.e. child, family, organization, community, policy) intervention demonstration projects for underserved children ages 2-12 years and their families utilizing the Obesity Chronic Care Model and other similar models. Click here for complete details.

Gang Field Initiated Research and Evaluation Programs
Deadline: May 9, 2011
This solicitation will fund research and evaluation studies to produce practical findings for policymakers and practitioners for the development of evidence-based programs, policies, and strategies that effectively address at-risk and gang-involved youth. Topics to be addressed may include, but are not limited to: (1) youth entry into, involvement in, and desistance from gang-related crime; (2) the effectiveness of prevention approaches targeting youth at risk for gang involvement; (3) the effectiveness of intervention strategies; (4) the nature and scope of youth gangs in juvenile detention and correctional facilities; (5) the effectiveness of reentry approaches; and (6) the assessment of how tribal communities can effectively address gang-related challenges confronting at-risk and gang-involved native youth. Click here for more information.

Postdoctoral Fellowship: Projects in Translational Autism Research
Deadline: March 31, 2011 (Letter of Intent)
As part of its mission to improve the future for all who struggle with autism spectrum disorders, Austin Speaks provides funding along the entire research continuum - from discovery to development to dissemination - for innovative projects that hold considerable promise for significantly improving the lives of persons with autism.  Click here for more information.

Currently Available 2009 State Databases

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project

HCUP's state-level databases are released on a monthly basis, as processing is completed. The following 2009 HCUP state databases are currently available:

·State Inpatient Databases (SID): Arizona, Colorado, Florida Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin

·State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD): Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, South Carolina, Vermont, and Wisconsin

·State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD): Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, South Carolina, Vermont, and Wisconsin

Available databases are listed on the HCUP Database and Product Release Calendar.

Atlas of Rural & Small Town America
Economic Research Service, USDA

(From the Rural Assistance Center)
ERS promotes the well-being of rural America through research and analysis to better understand the economic, demographic, environmental, and social forces affecting rural regions and communities. In collaboration with other USDA agencies, ERS research helps provide rural residents and community and business leaders with the knowledge and skills to help their communities thrive in the global economy. The objectives of the Atlas are:
* To provide a spatial interpretation of county-level, economic and social conditions along four dimensions: people, jobs, agriculture, and county classifications.
* To highlight the value of the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey as a new source of county data and to bring together data from several different Federal sources.
* To allow the use of socioeconomic indicators jointly with ERS county typologies to better understand the diverse opportunities and challenges facing rural regions and communities.
Click here for access to data.

Integrated Fertility Survey Series Update
The Integrated Fertility Survey Series (IFSS) project at ICPSR is pleased to announce the release of its second harmonized dataset, which updates the first release and adds variables related to union history, cohabitation and husband/partner socio-demographics. The dataset combines information from 10 surveys and over 71,000 respondents spanning 1955 to 2002 into harmonized variables for easy analysis. Click here to access the data.