Funding Opportunity for Obesity Policy Research in the USA

Application deadline
8th January 2013

Evaluation and Measures (R01/R03/R21)
Applications using the ATUS and Eating Module Welcome

The USA National Cancer Insitute is delighted to announce new obesity policy-related research funding opportunities, issued by NCI, NHLBI, NIDDK, NICHD, OBSSR, and CDC.

Grant applications are encouraged that propose to:

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<li>Conduct evaluation research of obesity-related “natural experiments” (defined here as research on community and other population-level policy interventions) that may affect diet and physical activity behavior, and/or</li>
<li>Develop and/or validate relevant community-level measures (instruments and methodologies to assess the food and physical activity environments at the community level).</li>
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Additional details are available at the links below. Note that standard receipt dates apply.