EQ-DI Mini-Grant Submission 2023 - 2024

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Thank you for your interest in applying for the Equity-Focused Dissemination and Implementation (EQ-DI) Mini-Grant Program. Mini-Grants are currently being awarded for spending completion by May 31, 2024 and are limited to one award each year per project.

Examples of eligible projects include

Convening community partners and other stakeholders in preparation for EQ-DI research
Conducting a small proof-of-concept feasibility study or mini-pilot related to EQ-DI
Collecting preliminary data e.g. surveys, key informant interviews, or secondary data analyses, designed to support EQ-DI research
Development of a research or intervention EQ-DI program in concert with partners
Assessing barriers and facilitators to translation of equity-focused interventions into practice by clinical teams, community-based organizations, policymakers, etc.
Development of plans/proposals to obtain additional resources for EQ-DI from other funding agencies
Creation of plans, procedures, policies, or purpose statements that will facilitate or strengthen the partnership development in preparation of an EQ-DI intervention (e.g., mission statement, action plans)
Dissemination of best practices, information, and "how to" documents for completed research
Presenting the research findings in conferences and publication in Open-access journals
Software purchase for eligible data collection and analysis*

Please review the full description, eligiblity guidelines, and instructions before applying.

Please complete the requested team information and upload the descriptive narrative (maximum 2 pages, including references + cover sheet) and letters of support. Information supplied will be kept confidential and shared only with reviewers.

Notice of Award will be made approximately one month after submission.

Complete and submit only one response per team. Incomplete applications will not be scored.

If you have any questions regarding the EQ-DI Mini-Grant Program, please contact Dr. Mary Carey (Director, Clinical Nursing Research Center) via email at Mary_Carey@urmc.rochester.edu, and any of three EQ-DI function leaders:

Kevin Fiscella (Kevin_Fiscella@urmc.rochester.edu),

James McMahon (James_McMahon@urmc.rochester.edu)

Reza Yousefi-Nooraie (Reza_Yousefi-Nooraie@urmc.rochester.edu)

The EQ-DI Mini-Grant program is supported and funded by the UR Clinical & Translational Science Institute.

Project Title

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Name of Applicant

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Title/Position

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Email of Applicant

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Are you faculty, a post-doc, or resident

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When is your post doc/residency scheduled to end?

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URMC Department

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Name of Department Chair

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Name of Finance Administrator

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Email for Finance Administrator

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Do you have a community partner(s) or a clinical partner(s)

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Yes

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Please list community and/or clinical partners.

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Funding amount requested (maximum $2,000)

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Start Date (for activities included in this funding application):

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End Date (for activities included in this funding application):

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"I understand that, if funded, I will be required to make all expenditures for this grant by _______date." (*Please fill in last day for grant expenditures as mm/dd/yyyy.)

*The last day for grant expenditures can be found in the Purpose paragraph in the RFA.

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M-D-Y

Please download and review the OHSP Determination Checklist

Attachment:DeterminationFormChecklist.pdf

I/we have reviewed the OHSP Determination Checklist and considered the implications for my project (available for download, above)

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Yes

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Please utilize the NIH PHS 398 Face Page, filling out Items 1-7 only.

Attachment:Face Page 398_fp1_Dec 2022.docx

Please upload your completed NIH PHS 398 Face Page here

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We're requesting that you utilize the NIH PHS 398 Form Page 4 "Detailed Budget for Initial Budget Period" for your budget, with details as described below.

Attachment:Budget Form 398_fp4_Dec 2022.docx

Budget

Please upload these two elements, as a single PDF

NIH PHS 398 Form Page 4
a detailed budget justification that describes the items included in the budget and how they will impact the success of the project.

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Narrative - please upload, as a single PDF, the following, using Times New Roman 12-point font or comparable font size:

Two-page (maximum) single-spaced narrative including:
1. Project title and applicant (s) name
2. Mini-grant project objectives
3. Description of grant activities
  - List the specific activities to be supported by this mini-grant, including the rationale for how this work will advance the applicant's overall/long term EQ-DI research goal(s). If this work is part of an IRB protocol or funded grant, please include that information here.
4. Partnership relationship description (if applicable).
  - Briefly explain the roles and responsibilities of all partners along with the frequency and type of contact among the partners. Include how this grant might further promote/strengthen future community/URMC partnerships related to EQ-DI
5. Outcomes, including anticipated outcomes from the grant activities and how success of this project will be measured.

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CNRC Letter of Support - Letter or e-mail from the Director of the CNRC indicating support for the mini-grant application

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Community/Clinical Partner Support Letter - Letters or e-mails from community agency Director or clinical Unit Supervisor confirming partnership support and availability of resources, if applicable.

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