Deadlines
Required Pro-proposal: October 30, 2024
Final Submission: January 22, 2025
Important Notes
- AHA Professional Membership is required to submit a pre-proposal. Every individual applying as a Center Director (CD) or a Project Principal Investigator (PI) must be an AHA Professional Member before submitting a pre-proposal in ProposalCentral. Join or renew when preparing an application in ProposalCentral, online, or by phone at 972-349-5803 or 1-888-242-2453. Membership processing may take 3-5 days; do not wait until the pre-proposal deadline to renew or join.
- AHA awards are open to an array of academic and health professionals. This includes but is not limited to all academic disciplines (biology, chemistry, mathematics, technology, physics, etc.) and all health-related professions (physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, dentists, physical and occupational therapists, statisticians, nutritionists, etc.).
Award Amount
The maximum budget amount a Center applicant may request is $4,400,000.
Purpose
This Request for Proposals seeks applications that can address critical questions and stimulate significant advances in our understanding of Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome in women. Whereas studies should be geared toward clarifying mechanisms present in women, studies that include men/males are also appropriate as needed for comparative purposes.
Network Overview and Structure
This SFRN on Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome: Heterogeneity in Women will consist of at least three Centers, each of which will propose novel research studies to address this issue. Funded Centers are expected to collaborate on solving the core issues underlying this problem, including via development of a common network-wide collaborative project (see below).
NETWORK CENTERS – Each Center application will include two or three research projects. Applicants may choose the scientific approach (basic, clinical/translational, or population health studies) that most appropriately addresses the research question(s) being posed in each project. Projects should be individually meritorious and complement the broader theme of the center.
Projects may be from a single institution or from multiple institutions. A project principal investigator (PI) will lead each research project, and must have the necessary research team, required infrastructure and ability to conduct the proposed research.
One overall Center Director must be named (Co-Center Directors are not permitted). This key person will facilitate activities within their Center and work closely with the other Network Center Directors to coordinate activities across the Network, including end-of-network deliverables.
For more detailed information, please see the opportunity webpage.