
The UB Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) provides seed grants that support the planning of community-based participatory research partnerships and engagement of communities on research teams. The goal is to prepare community-academic partnerships to successfully collaborate on the design of research projects. The primary objective of the funding is to provide resources to build community-academic partnership capacity and planning opportunities for future research. This RFP does not require research implementation as part of the proposed project to be funded. However, if research elements are included, they should be a secondary to partnership development. The projects must address:
Seed grants not exceeding $5,000 will be awarded to community-academic teams for:
Grants are awarded only to teams co-led by researchers and community partners in which each partner has an essential and equitable role. Proposals must exhibit active engagement between partners and demonstrate that the topic area is of mutual interest. Funding will not support research projects.
Community applicants can be:
Researcher applicants can be:
Awards may fund (but are not limited to) partnerships that:
Proposed activities must be completed by December 31, 2024. Please note that no cost extensions are not allowable.
Letters of intent due | Monday, October 2, 2023 |
Notification of applicants | Within two weeks following LOI submission deadline |
Full proposals due | Monday, November 13, 2023 |
Full proposal selection, notification of applicants | Mid-December 2023 |
Funding start date (tentative) | Monday, January 1, 2024 |