and Human Services (HHS)
EXPIRED
Participating Organization(s) |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) |
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Funding Opportunity Title |
Targeted Analyses of Jackson Heart Study Data (R01) |
Activity Code |
R01 Research Project Grant |
Announcement Type |
New |
Related Notices |
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Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number |
RFA-HL-13-007 |
Companion FOA |
None |
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s) |
93.837, 93.847 |
FOA Purpose |
This FOA will fund external topical working groups to collaborate with Jackson Heart Study researchers to analyze the data collected to date. The Jackson Heart Study is an observational cohort study of 5,301 community-dwelling African Americans from Jackson, MS. At the time of these grant awards, the Study will have completed 3 clinical examinations between 2000-2012, with annual follow-up telephone interviews. NHLBI expects to fund 5 analytical working groups, each focused on a topic of concern for the health of African Americans, each having particular relevance to cardiovascular and related diseases, including but not limited to the following topics: hypertension, diabetes and obesity, physical activity and nutrition, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Funding under this FOA will not support the collection of additional data. |
Posted Date |
November 3, 2011 |
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date) |
January 28, 2012 |
Letter of Intent Due Date |
January 28, 2012 |
Application Due Date(s) |
(Extended to March 9, 2012 per NOT-HL-11-170), Original Date February 28, 2012, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. |
AIDS Application Due Date(s) |
Not applicable |
Scientific Merit Review |
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Advisory Council Review |
October 2012 |
Earliest Start Date(s) |
December 2012 |
Expiration Date |
(Extended to March 10, 2012 per NOT-HL-11-170), Original Date March 1, 2012 |
Due Dates for E.O. 12372 |
Not Applicable |
Required Application Instructions
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide, except where instructed to do otherwise (in this FOA or in a Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts). Conformance to all requirements (both in the Application Guide and the FOA) is required and strictly enforced. Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions. Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.
Part 1. Overview Information
Part 2. Full Text of the Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
Section II. Award Information
Section III. Eligibility Information
Section IV. Application and Submission
Information
Section V. Application Review Information
Section VI. Award Administration Information
Section VII. Agency Contacts
Section VIII. Other Information
The objective of this program is to use existing clinical examination, laboratory, and imaging data generated by the Jackson Heart Study to address important scientific questions on the risk factors for and natural history of cardiovascular and related diseases among African Americans. This program aims to support research that will address questions involving hypertension, diabetes and obesity, physical activity and nutrition, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Support for other topics will be considered if a strong case can be made for their inclusion.
Nature of the Research Opportunity
Research funded by this announcement shall address cardiovascular and related diseases, as well as the risk factors for these diseases, that contribute to the disproportionate burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among African Americans, using data generated by the Jackson Heart Study.
The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) is a community-based observational cohort study of 5300 African American adults living in or near Jackson, Mississippi. At the time of the grants to be awarded by this announcement, the JHS will have completed 3 examinations between 2000 and 2012. Data from these examinations document extremely high levels of CVD risk factors in the JHS cohort: as of the second examination, 88% were either overweight or obese, 73% were hypertensive, and 29% had diabetes. Since its inception, the JHS has sought to collect and analyze data on risk factors and cardiovascular disease etiology among this high risk population, in particular, data that can be used to address issues of disparities in cardiovascular disease burden between African Americans and Americans of other racial/ethnic backgrounds
Because of the limited size of the Jackson research community, this announcement seeks to fund external topical working groups of established clinical researchers that will collaborate with Jackson researchers to better use the wealth of data collected to date. Each working group will focus on a topic of particular relevance to cardiovascular and related diseases in African Americans. Overlapping research topics will be coordinated between the focused working groups and the JHS Publications and Presentations Committee. Suggested topic areas include, but are not limited to the following: 1) hypertension, 2) diabetes and obesity, 3) physical activity and nutrition, 4) heart failure, and 5) chronic kidney disease. These topical focus areas were chosen as areas for which extensive data exists in the JHS but for which data have not yet been fully explored to address key research questions. Alternative topical areas of research may be considered if a strong case can be made for fruitful exploration using data from the Jackson Heart Study and if there is no other NHLBI-funded study that might be better used to examine the proposed alternative research topic. Although genetic data are also available from the JHS cohort, and linkage with genetic data is not explicitly discouraged, funds offered by this announcement are not intended to be used for primary genetic analyses.
Funded applicants should have a strong record of clinical research and publication in the chosen topical area and proven capability in data management and statistical analysis, including the analysis of large epidemiologic data bases.
Background Information
Although cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most frequent cause of mortality throughout the U.S, the southeastern region carries a particularly high burden of CVD. Mississippi is one of the most severely affected states: in 2006, age-adjusted CVD mortality in Mississippi was 30% higher than the national average (347 vs. 261 per 100,000 persons) (1). Mississippi’s population has the highest proportion of African Americans (37%) of any state in the nation other than the District of Columbia (2), and African Americans are disproportionately affected by cardiovascular disease (1). In 2007, age-adjusted death rates due to CVD for African American males vs. white males were 406 vs. 294 per 100,000, and for African American females vs. white females were 287 vs. 206 per 100,000 (1). National estimates of hypertension prevalence (1999-2002) was 41.4% for African Americans, compared to 28.1 % for whites; in addition, African Americans develop hypertension earlier in life than whites and have higher average blood pressures than whites. African American adults are also more likely to be obese, i.e., BMI =30 kg/m2, than whites, especially so for black women, for whom a recent national survey estimated as having an obesity prevalence of 50%, compared to 33% of white women (3). Extreme obesity, i.e., BMI=40 kg/m2, was also more prevalent among African American adults vs. white adults: 7% vs. 4% for men and 14% vs. 6% for women (3). The age-adjusted estimate of diabetes prevalence was 12% for African Americans, compared with 7% for whites (1). More African American adults (32%) than white adults (22%) reported no leisure-time physical activity (4). Fewer African Americans adults (22%) compared to white adults (25%) reported following dietary guidelines concerning recommended servings of fruits and vegetables (5). African Americans were less likely to consume DASH-type diets (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) although they are more likely to benefit in reducing in blood pressure when they follow a DASH-type diet (6). Heart failure mortality figures differ between the two races: 2007 mortality data showed that any-mention death rate for heart failure per 100,000 was higher for African Americans vs. whites (men: 104 vs. 99 ; women: 82 vs. 77) (1). Chronic kidney disease begins at an earlier age in African Americans and is more likely to progress to end-stage renal disease than in whites. Although comprising only 13% of the U.S. populations, almost 28% of treated end-stage renal disease patients are African American (1).
The JHS is well-positioned to address these alarming disparities in CVD and associated risk factors among African Americans. The JHS was designed to collect clinical, laboratory, imaging, genetic, and environmental information that can inform the scientific community about the determinants and development of cardiovascular and related diseases in this high risk population. Details about the design of the study and its development can be found at: http://jhs.jsums.edu/jhsinfo/.
The following is a partial list of the types of data collected by the JHS to date, some collected at each examination, some only at one or two examinations, and others on subsamples of the full cohort. In addition, surveillance is conducted at all regional hospitals for cardiovascular events (CHD, stroke, heart failure) among all JHS participants, and death certificate and Medicare record linkage is available.
A more complete list of data components can be found at: http://jhs.jsums.edu/jhsinfo/ForResearchers/StudyComponents/tabid/88/Default.aspx
Scientific knowledge to be achieved through research supported by the special program
The funded topical focused analysis groups will use the JHS data to better understand the risk factors for and etiology of cardiovascular and related diseases in African Americans, a subpopulation that may carry unique risks for cardiovascular disease compared to other Americans. Comprehensive analyses of these data, which may include comparisons of these data with data from other observational cohorts, may serve to elucidate some of the differences in disease risk and trajectories observed in African Americans compared to other groups. Careful study and characterization of the nature of these diseases in African Americans will contribute to better understanding of the basic biology of CVD and related diseases in persons of all backgrounds.
Publications of the JHS to date may be found at: http://jhs.jsums.edu/jhsinfo/ForResearchers/Publications/JHSPublications/tabid/101/Default.aspx
Examples of research topics (not limited to these):
Objectives of this research program and programmatic structure
It is anticipated that each funded topical working group will collaborate with the JHS Administrative Coordinating Center and the JHS Data Coordinating Center on assurances of proper human subjects training and data security, appropriate and permissible use of the data as dictated by the JHS participant consent forms, appropriate means of data sharing and data transfer, and the archival of standard data manipulations and derived variable coding.
Each funded topical working group is expected to collaborate with other JHS topical working groups and with the JHS Publications and Presentations (P&P) Committee on issues of cross-topic research overlap and in coordinating the allocation or sharing of manuscript topics across working groups. With concurrence of the JHS Steering Committee, each funded working group will be expected to contribute at least one member to the JHS P&P Committee who will help to review manuscripts and manuscript proposals and participate in semi-monthly meetings of this committee.
Grantees should anticipate traveling to Jackson to meet with collaborators at least once per year during the grant period, and PIs should plan to lead regular teleconference meetings at least bimonthly to discuss ongoing analyses and manuscript preparations with collaborators at the grantee’s institution(s) and in Jackson; key co-investigators and pre-and postdoctoral trainees shall be eligible and encouraged to participate in these meetings. The cost of travel, resource development, teleconferences, and administrative assistance should be included in the proposed research budget.
Awardees should demonstrate the capability to engage early-career investigators in the analysis of these data, including graduate students, post-doctoral students, and early-stage investigators at their own institutions and in the Jackson, MS, research community. Involvement of early-stage investigators who come from diverse backgrounds that are underrepresented in the medical research community is especially encouraged. Grant recipients are encouraged to provide opportunities for mentored career development experiences through a variety of additional funding mechanisms, including NHLBI Diversity Supplements (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/training/guid-app.htm) and support from other federal and non-federal training and career development opportunities. Additional opportunities at NHLBI may be found at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/training/index.htm.
References
Funding Instrument |
Grant |
Application Types Allowed |
New The OER Glossary and the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide provide details on these application types. |
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards |
The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations, and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. NHLBI intends to fund five awards and intends to commit $5 million between fiscal year 2013 - FY 2017. Beyond FY 2013, future year amounts will depend on annual appropriations. |
Award Budget |
Application budgets for each award are limited to an aggregate of $649,000 in direct costs over the duration of the project, not including consortium F & A costs. |
Award Project Period |
3-5 years |
NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made in response to this FOA.
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The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
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Applicant organizations must complete the following registrations
as described in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide to be eligible to apply
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All registrations must be completed by the application due date. Applicant
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Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources
necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal
Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to
develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial
and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always
encouraged to apply for NIH support.
For institutions/organizations proposing multiple PD(s)/PI(s), visit the Multiple
Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) Policy and submission details in
the Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Component of the SF 424 (R&R)
Application Guide.
This FOA does not require cost sharing as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Applicant organizations may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.
NIH will not accept any application in response to this FOA that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial peer review unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. NIH will not accept any application that is essentially the same as one already reviewed.
Applicants must download the SF424 (R&R) application package associated with this funding opportunity using the Apply for Grant Electronically button in this FOA or following the directions provided at Grants.gov.
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, except where instructed in this funding opportunity announcement to do otherwise. Conformance to the requirements in the Application Guide is required and strictly enforced. Applications that are out of compliance with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.
For information on Application Submission and Receipt, visit Frequently Asked Questions Application Guide, Electronic Submission of Grant Applications.
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 NHLBI staff to estimate the potential review workload and plan the review.
By the date listed in Part 1. Overview Information, prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent that includes the following information:
The letter of intent should be sent to:
Director, Office of Scientific Review
Division of Extramural Research Activities
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7214
Bethesda, MD 20892-7924
Bethesda, MD 20817 (express/courier service)
Telephone: 301-435-0270
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Email:[email protected]
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Resource Sharing Plan
Individuals are required to comply with the instructions for the Resource Sharing Plans (Data Sharing Plan, Sharing Model Organisms, and Genome Wide Association Studies; GWAS) as provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, with the following modifications:
Appendix
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Commons and for the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Additional
information may be found in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
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Reviewers will provide an overall impact/priority score to reflect their assessment of the likelihood for the project to exert a sustained, powerful influence on the research field(s) involved, in consideration of the following review criteria and additional review criteria (as applicable for the project proposed).
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Significance
Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? If the aims of the project are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice be improved? How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field?
Investigator(s)
Are the PD(s)/PI(s), collaborators, and other researchers well suited to the project? If Early Stage Investigators or New Investigators, or in the early stages of independent careers, do they have appropriate experience and training? If established, have they demonstrated an ongoing record of accomplishments that have advanced their field(s)? If the project is collaborative or multi-PD(s)/PI(s), do the investigators have complementary and integrated expertise; are their leadership approach, governance and organizational structure appropriate for the project?
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Are the overall strategy, methodology, and analyses
well-reasoned and appropriate to accomplish the specific aims of the project?
Are potential problems, alternative strategies, and benchmarks for success
presented? If the project is in the early stages of development, will the
strategy establish feasibility and will particularly risky aspects be
managed?
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human subjects from research risks, and 2) inclusion of minorities and members
of both sexes/genders, as well as the inclusion of children, justified in terms
of the scientific goals and research strategy proposed?
Environment
Will the scientific environment in which the work will be done contribute to the probability of success? Are the institutional support, equipment and other physical resources available to the investigators adequate for the project proposed? Will the project benefit from unique features of the scientific environment, subject populations, or collaborative arrangements?
As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will evaluate the following additional items while determining scientific and technical merit, and in providing an overall impact/priority score, but will not give separate scores for these items.
Protections for Human Subjects
For research that involves human subjects but does
not involve one of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR
Part 46, the committee will evaluate the justification for involvement of human
subjects and the proposed protections from research risk relating to their
participation according to the following five review criteria: 1) risk to
subjects, 2) adequacy of protection against risks, 3) potential benefits to the
subjects and others, 4) importance of the knowledge to be gained, and 5) data
and safety monitoring for clinical trials.
For research that involves human subjects and meets the criteria for one or
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When the proposed project involves clinical research, the committee will evaluate the proposed plans for inclusion of minorities and members of both genders, as well as the inclusion of children. For additional information on review of the Inclusion section, please refer to the Human Subjects Protection and Inclusion Guidelines.
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The committee will evaluate the involvement of live vertebrate animals as part of the scientific assessment according to the following five points: 1) proposed use of the animals, and species, strains, ages, sex, and numbers to be used; 2) justifications for the use of animals and for the appropriateness of the species and numbers proposed; 3) adequacy of veterinary care; 4) procedures for limiting discomfort, distress, pain and injury to that which is unavoidable in the conduct of scientifically sound research including the use of analgesic, anesthetic, and tranquilizing drugs and/or comfortable restraining devices; and 5) methods of euthanasia and reason for selection if not consistent with the AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia. For additional information on review of the Vertebrate Animals section, please refer to the Worksheet for Review of the Vertebrate Animal Section.
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Reviewers will assess whether materials or procedures proposed are potentially hazardous to research personnel and/or the environment, and if needed, determine whether adequate protection is proposed.
Resubmissions
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Not Applicable.
Revisions
Not Applicable.
As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will consider each of the following items, but will not give scores for these items, and should not consider them in providing an overall impact/priority score.
Applications from Foreign Organizations
Not Applicable.
Select Agent Research
Reviewers will assess the information provided in this section of the application, including 1) the Select Agent(s) to be used in the proposed research, 2) the registration status of all entities where Select Agent(s) will be used, 3) the procedures that will be used to monitor possession use and transfer of Select Agent(s), and 4) plans for appropriate biosafety, biocontainment, and security of the Select Agent(s).
Resource Sharing Plans
Reviewers will comment on whether the following Resource Sharing Plans, or the rationale for not sharing the following types of resources, are reasonable: 1) Data Sharing Plan; 2) Sharing Model Organisms; and 3) Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS).
Budget and Period of Support
Reviewers will consider whether the budget and the requested period of support are fully justified and reasonable in relation to the proposed research.
Applications will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by (an) appropriate Scientific Review Group(s) convened by the NHLBI, in accordance with NIH peer review policy and procedures, using the stated review criteria. Review assignments will be shown in the eRA Commons.
As part of the scientific peer review, all applications:
Appeals of initial peer review will not be accepted for applications submitted in response to this FOA.
Applications will be assigned to the appropriate NIH Institute or Center. Applications will compete for available funds with all other recommended applications submitted in response to this FOA. Following initial peer review, recommended applications will receive a second level of review by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council (NHLBAC). The following will be considered in making funding decisions:
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Information regarding the disposition of applications is available in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
If the application is under consideration for funding, NIH
will request "just-in-time" information from the applicant as
described in the NIH Grants
Policy Statement.
A formal notification in the form of a Notice of Award (NoA) will be provided
to the applicant organization for successful applications. The NoA signed by
the grants management officer is the authorizing document and will be sent via
email to the grantee’s business official.
Awardees must comply with any funding restrictions described in Section IV.5. Funding Restrictions. Selection
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costs incurred before receipt of the NoA are at the recipient's risk. These
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