See below:<BR><BR><B><I>Jennifer Boothby <jboothby@ISUGW.INDSTATE.EDU></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 15:10:20 -0400<BR>From: Jennifer Boothby <jboothby@ISUGW.INDSTATE.EDU><BR>Subject: [DIV18CRIMJUSTICE] REMINDER: Extended Deadline for RFP - Promoting Psychological Research and Training on Health Disparities Issues at Ethnic Minority Serving Institutions (ProDIGS)<BR>To: DIV18CRIMJUSTICE@LISTS.APA.ORG<BR><BR><BR><BR>Jennifer L. Boothby, Ph.D.<BR>Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences<BR>Associate Professor, Department of Psychology<BR>Indiana State University<BR>Terre Haute, IN 47809<BR>(812) 237-2781<BR>fax: (812) 237-8266<BR>jboothby@indstate.edu<BR><BR>This email, and any attachments, thereto, is intended only for use by<BR>the addressee(s) named herein and may contain privileged and/or<BR>confidential information. If you are not the intended
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color:#1F497D? Calibri?,?sans-serif?;><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: " color:#1F497D? Arial?,?sans-serif?;>Ed Nightingale</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Calibri?,?sans-serif?;color:#1F497D?><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Tahoma?,?sans-serif??>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Tahoma?,?sans-serif??> APA Division Officers list [mailto:DIVOFFICERS@LISTS.APA.ORG] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Preston, Sonja<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 31, 2008 4:28 PM<BR><B>To:</B> DIVOFFICERS@LISTS.APA.ORG<BR><B>Subject:</B> [DIVOFFICERS] REMINDER: Extended Deadline for RFP - Promoting Psychological Research and Training
on Health Disparities Issues at Ethnic Minority Serving Institutions (ProDIGS)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div></DIV></DIV> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:navy?>Division Officers</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:purple?> – <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:purple?><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:navy?>Please post to your appropriate listserv</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:purple?> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:navy?>and disseminate. RFP is in</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:purple?> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:navy?>Microsoft Word and PDF</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "
Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:purple?> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:navy?>formats. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:purple?> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:navy?>Thank you for your assistance.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:purple?> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:navy?><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:navy?><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:navy?>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:navy?><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "
Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:blue?>Request for Proposals (RFP<U>)<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>PROMOTING PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>ON HEALTH DISPARITIES ISSUES AT ETHNIC MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div
class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>A small grants program funded by the American Psychological Association (APA)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Science Directorate’s “Academic Enhancement Initiative”<U><o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>and administered by the APA Public Interest Directorate’s Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs (OEMA)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>in collaboration with the APA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION:
none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Promoting Psychological Research and Training on Health Disparities Issues at Ethnic Minority Serving Institutions Grants (ProDIGs) will be awarded to early career faculty for specific, limited, and highly focused activities that are both preliminary and related to the preparation of a federal or foundation funding proposal, and able to be fully implemented during a 12 to 18 month period.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Health disparities issues recently have become a priority among the major federal agencies funding health research and training. Racial disparities in health status and outcomes are dramatic, pointing to the need for more related
research and increased numbers of minority health researchers. Ethnic minority serving post-secondary institutions (i.e., Hispanic Serving Institutions [HSIs], Historically Black Colleges and Universities [HBCUs], Tribal Colleges and Universities [TCUs], and those community colleges serving predominantly minority student populations) can significantly contribute to meeting these needs. In addition, by supporting such efforts of psychology faculty at these institutions, the American Psychological Association will be enabled to reach out and strengthen its relationships with faculty and students in this institutional sector.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:blue?>Purpose</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "
Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>The proposed project seeks to increase the capacity of ethnic minority serving postsecondary institutions and faculty to engage in health disparities research and to encourage student involvement in health disparities research training at early levels of the educational pipeline. Such enhancement of capacity will take the form of small grants (and a program of professional development activities) targeted to early career faculty at these institutions for the purpose of supporting activities associated with the preparation of an initial research or program/curriculum development application for federal or foundation funding (e.g., from such agencies as Center for Mental Health Services [CMHS], Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary Education [FIPSE], National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities [NCMHHD] , National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA], National Institute on Mental Health [NIMH], the National Science Foundation [NSF] and others). It is expected that approximately 5 to 7 grants, each in the approximate amount of $5000 to $6500 will be awarded each year. Approximately half of the grants will be for preparation of research applications, and half will be for preparation of program/curriculum development applications. All program/curriculum development application efforts <U>must</U> incorporate provisions for student research training, and whenever possible, research training applications also should include student researchers. All ProDIG applicants (research and program/curriculum development) will be required to submit a detailed concept paper (2 to 4 pages) of their proposed research or program/curriculum development effort.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Awardees may use their small grants for such purposes as: course reduction to free up time for grant preparation; conduct of pilot study; consultation with research/curriculum experts; survey/instrument design; data collection; student assistance; faculty mini-retreats/workshops, etc. All awardees also will be expected to attend a mandatory 5 to 7 day professional development institute in Washington, DC during the summer of 2008 at which concept papers will be critiqued, major trends in health disparities research will be discussed, and opportunities to network with federal funding program directors and federal research institute staff will be provided. Additional funds will be provided for travel costs associated with institute attendance. <U>It is expected that
awardees will submit a funding application to a federal agency or private foundation within 24 months after award of the small grant</U>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:blue?>Research and Education/Training Objectives</SPAN></U></B><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:blue?>Background<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:blue?><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Although the diversity of the population in contemporary America is one of its greatest assets, the richness of this social and cultural variability is overshadowed by the reality of the disproportionate burden of disease and illness that is borne by racial and ethnic minority populations and the rural and urban poor. Compelling evidence of the disparate health status of America's racial and ethnic minority populations – especially those who are economically disadvantaged – is documented in the form of shorter life expectancies and higher rates of cancer, birth defects, infant mortality, asthma, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Other areas in which racial and ethnic minorities and the medically underserved suffer a disproportionate burden of morbidity and mortality include: HIV Infection/AIDS, autoimmune diseases such as lupus and scleroderma, oral health, sexually transmitted diseases, drug use associated
mortality, and viral borne diseases such as hepatitis C. In addition, Surgeon General Satcher recently documented racial and ethnic disparities in mental health. In general, data suggest that racial and ethnic differential incidences of disease and health outcomes result from the interaction of a plethora of factors in complex and unsuspecting ways.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:blue?>Topics for Consideration for Research and Program/Curriculum Development</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>In proposing the preliminary research or education/training to be supported, applicants may want to consider the following topics.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Basic, clinical, behavioral and social sciences research knowledge and approaches that will advance understanding of disease/disability development and progression and health promotion in ethnic minority populations and communities. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Education/training activities that include: Special institutes; the development of multidisciplinary courses and experiences in behavioral sciences research and intervention; research mentorships; establishment or expansion of either community-based practica in community health settings and/or community-based behavioral and health research/evaluation experiences.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Research or education/training procedures and approaches for improving diagnosis, prevention, and treatment in ethnic minority populations and communities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <div
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Research or education/training that focus on potential pathways to disparities in health outcomes, including but not limited to environmental exposures, genetic variations and/or other underlying biological, ethnic and familial factors, and social-cultural factors and patterns of behavior.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Research or education/training related to the development or use of methodological tools for disentangling the
impact of biologic factors, cultural factors, and socioeconomic status on health.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Research or education/training related to assessment of and/or intervention upon: Developmental influences across the life span; specific health behaviors; discrimination in healthcare access and health processes; psychosocial and sociocultural influences upon health, health behaviors and healthcare; and socioeconomic (SES) related factors such as differential access to health care. (Health processes include the technical and interpersonal activities pertaining to disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment that go on between patient and practitioner).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> <div
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Brief descriptions of projects of previous recipients of ProDIGS grants are available at:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A href="http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/programs/ProDIGs_project_awardees_2002_present.pdf"><SPAN class=syshypertext>http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/programs/ProDIGs_project_awardees_2002_present.pdf</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:blue?><o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:blue?>Grant Award
Criteria</SPAN></U></B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Review of applications and award of ProDIGs will be based on the following criteria:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.6in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.6in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>1. Extent to which project rationale/purpose/objectives are clearly related to increasing your department/program's capacity to either engage in minority health/health disparities research and/or effectively recruit, retain, and train students in
the area of minority health/health disparities research. (30%) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.6in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.6in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>2. The clarity and excellence of the project’s design, procedures, and timeline; the feasibility that the design can be implemented in a 12 to 18 month period and a federal and foundation grant proposal will be prepared and submitted within 24 months after receipt of the small grant. (30%)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.6in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.6in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "
Arial?,?sans-serif??>3. The extent that the project’s focus is explicitly related to those issues and problems of interest to potential federal and foundation funding sources B that is, the fundability of the expected federal/foundation proposal that will result from the small grant project. (15%)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.6in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.6in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>4. The extent of institutional/departmental support for both the proposed project and the expected preparation of a federal/foundation funding proposal. (25%)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div
class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:blue?>Eligible Applicants</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.6in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.6in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>1. Applicants for a research small grant must have a doctorate in either psychology or a discipline that substantially involves psychological knowledge and research; applicants for program/curriculum development grants must have at minimum a master’s degree in psychology or a discipline that substantially involves psychological knowledge and research.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "
Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.6in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.6in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>2. Applicants must have a faculty or research affiliation of greater than 0.50 FTE at an accredited minority serving institution (i.e., Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and those community colleges serving a predominantly minority student population) /that provides a postsecondary major or minor program of study in either psychology or in area that substantially involves psychological knowledge.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.6in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.6in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "
Arial?,?sans-serif??>3. Applicants must have completed their highest academic degree within the past 10 years (at the time of submission of their ProDIGs application).<B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.6in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.6in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>4. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, a non-citizen national, or have permanent residency status. Persons with temporary or student visas are ineligible.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.6in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.6in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt;
FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>5. Applicants must be APA members at the time awarded funds are disbursed. <B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:blue?>Application</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>While there is no formal application to complete, applicants should include the following materials with their submission:<B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt;
FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1.1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.6in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" Roman?? New Times> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Cover memo and recent curriculum vitae.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1.1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.6in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal;
FONT-VARIANT: normal" Roman?? New Times> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Letter(s) of support from your respective academic department/program. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1.1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.6in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal" Roman?? New Times> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??>Detailed budget of your proposed research or program/curriculum development effort.<B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "
Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:blue?>Request and Deadline for Applications</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif??><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:#FF6600?><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:#FF6600?>Deadline for submission is April 25, 2008<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:blue?><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:blue?><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "
Arial?,?sans-serif??>Questions should be directed to Sonja Preston of the APA Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs (OEMA) at 202-336-6029 or <B>spreston@apa.org</B>.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:purple?><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:purple?><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:purple?><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: " MS?,?sans-serif?;color:navy? Trebuchet>Sonja M. Preston, M.S.W<BR>APA/NIGMS Project Administrator<BR>Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs<BR>Public Interest Directorate<BR>American Psychological Association<BR>750 First Street, NE<BR>Washington, DC 20002<BR>Telephone: (202)218-3986<BR>E-mail: spreston@apa.org</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:purple?><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:purple?><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: " MS?,?sans-serif?;color:navy? Trebuchet>FAX: (202) 336-6040</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?;color:purple?><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: " Arial?,?sans-serif?; color:purple?><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></div></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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