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2008 Funding Opportunities
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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Welcome
News
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2008 extramural
funding cycle is now closed. Funding decisions will be announced
in the Fall. You may find out the status of your application by
contacting your respective member association after September 15,
2008.
Association Contacts
Association of American Medical Colleges
Tammi Simpson
cdc@aamc.org
Association of Schools of Public Health
Cynthia Godes
grants@asph.org
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
O. Kent Nordvig
okn@aptrweb.org
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Thank you for visiting the CDC Cooperative Agreement Funding Opportunities
Web site. This site is sponsored by the Association of American Medical
Colleges (AAMC), the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) and
the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), three of
the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention's (CDC) academic partnering organizations. The following
pages describe funding opportunities from CDC that are available to members
of the sponsoring associations.
Cooperative Agreements
AAMC, ASPH and APTR each have a cooperative agreement (CA) with CDC that
supports extramural projects including research and non-research activities.
Members of their respective associations are eligible to participate in
the cooperative agreement funding cycle.
Academic Sponsoring Association
The following information will assist you in determining the appropriate
Association through which to apply:
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
The AAMC is a nonprofit association founded in 1876 to work for reform
in medical education. The AAMC currently represents the nation's 126 accredited
medical schools, nearly 400 teaching hospitals and various academic and
scientific societies. To receive funding through the AAMC-CDC cooperative
agreement, the Principal Investigator must be on staff at one of the accredited
medical schools, teaching hospitals or societies that the AAMC represents.
To find out if you are eligible to apply through the AAMC, please contact
Tammi Simpson at cdc@aamc.org.
Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) is the only national
organization representing the deans, faculty, and students of 40 accredited
universities in North America and the six universities currently seeking
accreditation as schools of public health. These schools have a combined
faculty of over 7,500 and educate more than 19,000 students annually from
every state in the U.S. and most countries throughout the world. The schools
graduate approximately 6,600 professionals each year. All fully appointed
faculty at one of the 40 accredited SPH are eligible to apply through
the Cooperative Agreement funding mechanism; adjunct professors are not
eligible to serve as Principal Investigators. For other questions regarding
eligibility, please contact Cynthia Godes at grants@asph.org.
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR)
The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is the professional
organization for the academic public health community dedicated to prevention
research and interprofessional education. APTR advances population-based
and public health education, research, and service by linking and supporting
members from across the health professions. APTR develops curriculum,
professional development programs, and communication tools for educators,
researchers, residents and students. By bringing together individuals
and institutions devoted to disease prevention and health promotion, APTR
is advancing interprofessional education and research to improve the health
professions workforce. Our strength lies in the interprofessional make-up
of our membership. APTR represents public health, medical and health professions
faculty and their institutions. APTR also supports universities, schools
and colleges that develop, maintain, and advance graduate programs in
the disciplines of public health, preventive medicine, social medicine,
and community health. For other questions regarding eligibility, please
contact O. Kent Nordvig at okn@aptrweb.org.
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