
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. This Request for Proposals (RFP) will not fund research, but rather provides resources to build community-academic partnership capacity for future research. 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:
Funding is to build partnerships therefore should not require IRB review. Proposed activities must be completed by December 31, 2023. Please note that no cost extensions are not allowable.
Letters of intent due | Tuesday, October 4, 2022 |
Notification of applicants | Tuesday, October 18, 2022 |
Full proposals due | Monday, November 14, 2022 |
Full proposal selection, notification of applicants | Mid-December 2022 |
Funding start date (tentative) | Sunday, January 1, 2023 |