Community Research Collaboration Awards Technical Assistance
Are you curious about how community members and researchers can form teams, receive funding, and conduct breast cancer research together? Have you already formed a team, but have questions about applying for funding?
Community Research Collaboration awards (CRC) provide $150,000 to $600,000 of funding (plus indirect funds for most institutions) to support a research partnership between community organizations/members and experienced, traditional researchers that answers questions important to the community. Application success rates have historically been high, ranging from 19% to 43%. Past CRC Awards have funded research topics from the fields of:
- Health policy, public health, and health services
- Psychology and sociology
- Epidemiology
- Behavioral science
- Environmental sciences
- Ethnic studies
The deadline for submitting a CRC applications is January 20, 2010, but you should begin finding a partner, forming your team, discussing research ideas and methodology, and getting prepared to apply now.
The CBCRP is offering three ways to get advice and information how to get your community-based participatory research project off the ground and funded.
One-on-One Technical Assistance
In August, the CBCRP is giving FREE one-on-one technical assistance to help prepare for applying to the Community-Researcher Collaboration (CRC) awards. Marj Plumb, Dr.P.H., MNA, a specialist in community-based participatory research will be available.
If you need help finding a partner, have a partner and want to talk through your research ideas or partnership plan, or have any other question about applying for the CRC awards, contact Katherine McKenzie at 510-987-9884 or crcinfo@cabreastcancer.org to request technical assistance.
Webinars
The CBCRP is offering three free "How to Apply" web-teleconference seminars in 2009. Join Marj Plumb from the comfort of your desk for engaging discussions on getting started, navigating the application materials, and walking through the online submission process. The seminars will be archived on the website, but you are encouraged to sign up and participate in the LIVE session.
For more information about each session, to sign up for the next webinar, and to access the archived sessions, visit our Workshop page.
Pre-Application Research Plan Review
If you are unsure about whether your research idea or partnership structure is on the right track, you have the opportunity to get your research plans critiqued by active community-based participatory researchers before submitting your formal application. Experienced CBCRP CRC review committee reviewers will evaluate your research plan for research quality, feasibility, partnership and community benefit.
Deadlines:
Research Plan submission: October 28, 2009
Critiques returned to applicants: November 18, 2009
Full application submission deadline: January 14, 2010
Submission procedure:
Email your draft research plan to crcinfo@cabreastcancer.org. Your email should include the full names, titles, mailing addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of all of the principle investigators on the project. They can also include any specific questions about the research plan that the reviewers should consider. The critiques should be taken as technical advice only and will not be considered in the formal review of the application.
Research Plans must be pdf files and of no more than 15 pages. References are not included in the page limit.
- The height of the letters must not be smaller than 11 point. Times New Roman or Arial are the suggested fonts.
- Type density, including characters and spaces, must be no more than 15 characters per inch (cpi)
- Line spacing must no more than 6 lines of type within a vertical inch.
- Page margins, in all directions, must be at least ½ inch.
All application contents must be in English.
