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SPRINT is the Suicide Prevention Research Impact NeTwork, which was originally funded by VA HSRD in 2019 but merged this year with a newly funded CSRD Suicide Prevention Clinical Resource Center. The overall mission of the jointly funded SPRINT is to accelerate VA suicide prevention research to improve care and reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors among Veterans. Please visit our website at: https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/centers/core/sprint/,and if you would like to receive SPRINT’s monthly newsletter, please reach out to us by completing this very brief form: https://crisredcap.uams.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=MLWA77RAXT.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has invited the VA to submit nominees for the 2021 and 2022 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Nominees can be funded investigators from any of the four ORD services: Biomedical Laboratory R&D (BLRD), Clinical Science R&D (CSRD), Health Services R&D (HSRD), or Rehabilitation R&D (RRD).
Nominees will be assessed by ORD professional and scientific staff on the basis and quality of their scientific work, along with their commitment to innovative research and the VA. Nominees will be approved by the CRADO, Dr. Rachel Ramoni, and transmitted to the Under Secretary for Health and to the Secretary of the VA for final approval.
Instruction may be found at Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) (va.gov)
If you have questions , please contact Pauline Cilladi-Rehrer at Pauline.Cilladi-Rehrer@va.gov.
I. The VA Office of Research & Development is pleased to announce two short funding opportunities:
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Support for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training for Veterans Affairs Field Research Employees. This opportunity is open to all VA employees who are currently affiliated with an ORD program/service including Research Services, Programs, Centers and VA investigators with current ORD-funded projects to request funds for education that will promote and support diversity, equity, and inclusion in their workforce.
- Budget: $5,000
- Due: April 3, 2023
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Applications must be submitted to the mailbox VHACOORDDEIWG@va.gov with the subject line “DEI Training” by April 3, 2023. Please include applicant and station name in the subject line.
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Leadership Development for VA employees Affiliated with an ORD Program/Service. ORD is seeking to promote professional development opportunities and grow future leaders that reflect the diversity of the Veterans VA serves.
- Budget: $10,000
- Due: April 3, 2023
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Applications must be submitted to the mailbox VHACOORDDEIWG@va.gov with the subject line “Professional Development Training” by April 3, 2023. Please include applicant and station name in the subject line.
Please disseminate to staff as appropriate. For more information please contact lina.kubli@va.gov and copy mailbox: VHACOORDDEIWG@va.gov.
The funding announcements are posted at: https://www.research.va.gov/funding/diversity.cfm
II. ORD Research Supplements to Promote Diversity and Partnerships:
Two RFAs for ORD-wide Research Supplements were released on January 23, 2023
These will be offered as Type 3 supplements to active VA Merits funded by BLRD, CSRD, HSRD, and RRD. Due dates and budgets for both supplements:
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Budget: $100,000/yr for up to 2 years
- Applications will only be accepted through grants.gov/NIH Assist and reviewed via eRA commons.
Both RFAs are posted on the VA intranet, here: https://vaww.research.va.gov/funding/rfa.cfm
An informational webinar was held on February 15, 2023, and is posted here: https://www.research.va.gov/funding/diversity.cfm
For more information: Carol.Fowler@va.gov.
- Scientific Portfolio Manager, Dr. Nicholas Simon, will be attending the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting April 14-19, 2023, in Orlando, FL.
- Dr. Jayanthi Sankar and Kristina Nord will be attending the Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) Annual Meeting April 27-29, 2023, in San Diego, CA. Jayanthi will be attending as CSRD's new SPM for Mental Health research and Kristina will be attending in her new role as Clinical Trial Manager.
 Standing from left at the National Gallery of Art on March 5: Jana Drgonova, Amelia Schlak, Karen McNamara, Holly Krull, Carol Fowler, Amanda Garcia, Carolyn Clancy, Jayanthi Sankar, Miriam Smyth, David Atkins, Mario Rinaudo. In front from left: Jenn Deen, and Eden and Colton Garcia.
Career Development: VHACADEReview@va.gov
Clinical Trials: clin-review@va.gov
General Mailbox: VHABLRD-CSRD@va.gov (Please note this is a shared mailbox that should be used for general questions that will triaged by staff to the appropriate individual.)
Just-in-Time Mailbox: VHACOBLCSRDJIT@va.gov
Newsletter: Lucindia.Shouse@va.gov
The CSRD Data Monitoring Committee (DMC), that provides data and safety monitoring for CSRD funded projects, is seeking new members. For more information, please contact DMC Manager Dr. Tamara Paine.at Tamara.Paine@va.gov).
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