Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment, National Institutes of Health Application Deadline: May 7, 2009

Diet and physical activity are assessed for both surveillance and epidemiologic/clinical research purposes. The measurement of usual dietary intake or physical activity over varying time periods or in the past, by necessity, has relied on self-report instruments. Such subjective reporting instruments are cognitively difficult for respondents, and are prone to considerable measurement errors that may vary among population subgroups and depend on the time frame considered and the characteristics of the respondents.

For more information, go to http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=43647.

Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD) Grant, National Science Foundation Applications Deadline: March 1, 2009

The RAPD program supports research that will lead to the development of new technologies, devices, or software for persons with disabilities. Research may be supported that is directed to the characterization, restoration, and/or substitution of human functional ability or cognition, or to the interaction of persons with disabilities and their environment. Areas of particular recent interest are disability-related research in neuroscience/neuroengineering and rehabilitation robotics.

National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Funding Opportunity: ACHIEVE Healthy Communities Demonstration Sites Applications due: January 9, 2009.

NRPA invites public park and recreation agencies to submit applications to become an ACHIEVE Healthy Communities demonstration site. NRPA, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), plans to award $30,000 each to 10 public park and recreation agencies to build or strengthen a local coalition of community stakeholders/partners as well as develop a community action plan to address chronic disease risk factors such as physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use at the policy, systems, and environmental change levels.

For more information, go to www.nrpa.org/achieve or contact Janette Merrill at jmerrill@nrpa.org or 703-858-2162.

Research Fellowships Program, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
Application Deadline: January 27, 2009

This program is to build research capacity by providing support to enable highly qualified individuals, including those who are individuals with disabilities, to conduct research on the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.

For more information, go to http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=43471.

Field Initiated (FI) Projects, Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program Application Deadline: January 27, 2009

The purpose of the FI projects program is to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self- sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities. Priority area: Projects that are designed to contribute to improved employment outcomes.

For more information, go to http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-28263.pdf.

Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Grants, U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Application Deadlines: January 15, 2009

The Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program provides financial assistance for (1) Projects that provide basic or advanced training leading to an academic degree in areas of personnel shortages in rehabilitation; (2) Projects that provide a specified series of courses or program of study leading to the award of a certificate in areas of personnel shortages in rehabilitation; and (3) Projects that provide support for medical residents enrolled in residency training programs in the specialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation.

• Job Development And Job Placement Services to Individuals With Disabilities
• Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are Mentally Ill
• Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are Blind or Have Vision Impairments
• Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment
• Rehabilitation Counseling
• Comprehensive System of Personnel Development

For more information, go to http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html or http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-27191.pdf.

Accessible America Award Program, National Organization on Disability Application Deadline: December 31, 2008

The National Organization on Disability's Accessible America Award program is a $25,000 award competition open to all cities and towns across the U.S. The program seeks to recognize and promote replication of exemplary practices that communities use to facilitate the comprehensive involvement of citizens with disabilities in community life.

For more information, go to http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1560.