COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH (CEnR) PILOT GRANT PROGRAM
Eligibility: Faculty at the level of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), or University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
Budget: Up to $50,000 in direct costs (indirect costs not allowed)
Grant period: May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025; Awardees Announced End of January 2024
Application: Form templates and electronic submission instructions are available https://www.umaryland.edu/ictr/funding/community-engaged-research-cenrpilot-grant/
CEnR GRANT PROGRAM REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) is pleased to announce the UMB ICTR Community Engaged Research (CEnR) Pilot Grant competition to provide starter funds for projects specifically focused on innovative CommunityEngaged Research (CEnR) to test novel approaches to addressing health problems through community-engaged implementation that involve faculty from the UMB Schools of Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work, or the Graduate School; UMBC, UMCP, and UMBcommunity partnerships. Funding is provided through the UMB ICTR internal funding mechanism. Applications and supporting documents will be accepted via the ICTR Pilot Grants application system in the UMB REDCap. Applications using an evidence-based framework focusing on diverse populations with regional/national relevance and including collaboration between UMB and partner institution(s) (UMCP, UMBC) will be especially encouraged. Applications showing that the preparatory activities listed below have already been completed will be favorably reviewed. • Developed a community research partnership infrastructure (e.g., advisory boards, partnership roles and responsibilities, policies and procedures, memorandums of understanding); • Facilitated formal and informal meetings with partners to identify shared goals, priorities, research interests, and sharing of resources and funding; • Facilitated open dialogue and bidirectional learning around challenges and opportunities to address community health needs; • Explored and sought involvement of potential partners; • Built research capacity for community partners (e.g., IRB (Institutional Review Board) training, training on research design and methods, etc.); • Built CEnR capacity for academic partners (e.g., principles of community engagement, 10-Step Framework, etc.).
TRANSLATIONAL INCUBATOR PILOT (ATIP) GRANT PROGRAM
Eligibility:
Faculty at the level of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), or University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
Budget: Up to $50,000 in direct costs (indirect costs not allowed)
Grant period: May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025; Awardees Announced End of January 2024
Application: Form templates and electronic submission instructions are available at https://www.umaryland.edu/ictr/funding/atip-grant-program-foa/
ATIP GRANT PROGRAM REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) is pleased to announce the UMB ICTR Accelerated Translational Incubator Pilot (ATIP) Grant competition to provide funds for projects focused on innovative, translational research that involve faculty from the UMB Schools of Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work, or the Graduate School; or UMBC, or UMCP. Funding is provided through the UMB ICTR internal funding mechanism. This Request for Proposals provides funding one of two types of ATIP opportunities:
• ICTR Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant Aims to stimulate innovative collaborations among faculty of the UMB Schools of Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work, Graduate School, UMBC, and UMCP that will involve research along the translational continuum.
• ICTR Artificial Intelligence/Cybersecurity/Machine Learning Pilot Grant Aims to support new or existing clinical and translational research collaborations between UMB schools, UMBC, and/or UMCP faculty that will test transformative projects that improve healthcare. The award aims to accomplish the following objectives:
• To promote innovative translational research by providing pilot grants to support projects specifically focused on the translation of laboratory and/or clinical research into new interventions that improve clinical outcomes (e.g., new diagnostics or approaches to prevention/ treatment, or implementation of new advances within communities to improve health and reduce disparities in Baltimore and throughout the state of Maryland).
• To utilize a milestone-driven approach for proposed projects that will ensure timely generation of tangible products and outcomes within the strict funding period and the approved budget. • To promote cross-disciplinary collaborative research (specifically across or within UMB Schools, UMBC, and UMCP).
• To support investigators in the effective attainment of translational milestones by providing guidance and access to ICTR resources.