PAR-03-009

NCI's Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch (RFMMB) of the Applied Research Program (ARP) supports research on improving the assessment of diet and physical activity through Program Announcement (PA) PAR-03-009. The objective of this PA is to support research to improve diet and physical activity measurement through improved instruments, technologies, or statistical/analytic techniques. Proposals should be aimed at exploring the optimal combination of objective and self-report measures of physical activity or dietary intake that can capture these behaviors in both general and diverse populations.

In order to facilitate reviews advantageous to methods research, the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) has agreed to convene a Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) if a sufficient number of applications are assigned to a particular Scientific Review Group (SRG) for a given date. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to include a cover letter with their application requesting assignment to the Biostatistical Methods and Research Design Study Group (BMRD) Study Section.

Prospective applicants are asked to submit a Letter of Intent four weeks in advance of the Application receipt date (see below). The letter should include a descriptive title of the proposed research, the name, address, and telephone number of the Principal Investigator, the identities of other key personnel and participating institutions, and the number and title of the PA in response to which the application will be submitted. Although a Letter of Intent is not required, is not binding, and does not enter into the review of a subsequent application, the information that it contains allows program staff to estimate the potential review workload and plan the review.

The Letter of Intent is to be sent to Dr. Richard Troiano (address below).

PA number and title:

PAR-03-009 Improving Diet And Physical Activity Assessment

Letter of Intent receipt dates:

January 1, 2003, September 1, 2003, May 1, 2004, January 1, 2005, September 1, 2005

Application receipt dates:

February 1, 2003, October 1, 2003, June 1, 2004, February 1, 2005, October 1, 2005

Revised application receipt dates:

November 1, 2003, July 1, 2004, March 1, 2005, November 1, 2005

Program contacts:

This list contains grants carried over from prior fiscal years and new grants awarded in the current fiscal year.

** Includes all publications listed in PubMed authored by the Principal Investigator and supported by the specified grant. Please note that not all grants have publications listed in PubMed, and the listing of publications in PubMed may not be complete.