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- The National Institutes of Health in the education health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance Related Health Behaviors (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.209 Contraception and Infertility Research Loan Repayment Program 93.361 Nursing Research 93.394 Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 5, 2008 and posted on Jul 3, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 7, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Small businesses Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Independent school districts Private institutions of higher education County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Faith based or Community based Organizations Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) Regional Organizations U.S. Territory or Possession.
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Opportunity Summary:
The NIH funding opportunity PA 08-192, titled "Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance Related Health Behaviors (R01)," supports hypothesis-driven research that examines how place-based factors shape everyday behaviors tied to energy balance, such as physical activity, diet, and other related routines that influence obesity risk and downstream health outcomes. The central idea is to move beyond purely individual-level explanations and test how the built environment and other contextual conditions in the areas where people live, work, and spend time (including home neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, and broader community settings) are associated with energy balance-related behaviors across the life course, from children to older adults. The participating NIH components include the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), reflecting a strong interest in how these behaviors connect to cancer, cardiovascular disease, maternal/child health, and broader population health.
A defining requirement of this announcement is that projects should rely on population-level data drawn from health surveys and other large health studies rather than small convenience samples. Applicants are expected to enhance those existing datasets by adding contextual variables at multiple geographic scales, then use those enriched resources to evaluate which contextual influences matter most. In practice, this means researchers might incorporate measures that capture features of the built and natural environment (for example, walkability, land use patterns, street connectivity, food outlet access, parks and recreation resources, transit availability, traffic safety, green space, or environmental exposures), as well as other local context indicators that can be geographically linked to respondents. The intent is not simply to map environments, but to test explicit hypotheses about how these geographic and contextual features relate to behaviors that determine energy intake and energy expenditure.
The FOA highlights three main types of data strategies that applications are expected to use. First, applicants may generate new GIS-based data layers and link them to existing studies, essentially building contextual measures that were not originally part of the health dataset. Second, projects may analyze existing confidential geographic identifiers that cannot be broadly released, which may require working on-site at restricted data centers, survey research data facilities, or other protected environments that allow secure use of sensitive location data. Third, applicants may merge multiple health-related data resources in order to create new analytic opportunities, such as linking survey data with administrative datasets, environmental inventories, commercial datasets, or other geographically referenced sources that help characterize context and strengthen causal inference.
This is an R01 research project grant opportunity, meaning it is designed for full-scale, mature projects with a strong conceptual framework, rigorous analytic plans, and clear hypotheses. It is explicitly described as running in parallel with a companion announcement (PA 08-193) that uses the R21 mechanism for exploratory or pilot work under the same scientific scope; the R01 version is meant for more developed projects that can support a larger research plan. The maximum project period is five years. There is no fixed dollar cap stated for the R01 budget, but applicants are expected to request funds that match the actual needs of the project and can be justified based on the proposed scope, data access requirements, GIS development work, and analytic complexity.
From an application preparation standpoint, the Research Plan section follows the PHS398 format and is limited to 25 pages (covering Items 2-5), with tables and figures counted toward that page limit. The opportunity allows multiple principal investigators (multiple PDs/PIs) if the science requires a team-based approach, which is often relevant for work that blends epidemiology, behavioral science, geography/GIS, biostatistics, and data security expertise. Applicants may submit more than one application as long as each is scientifically distinct. Resubmissions are permitted, with the expectation that the applicant includes an introduction responding directly to prior reviewer critiques. Competitive renewals are also allowed, meaning funded projects can compete for additional cycles if they continue to be scientifically compelling.
Eligibility is broad and includes many organization types, such as public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including those with and without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (including small businesses), state and local governments, independent school districts, special district governments, public housing authorities, tribal governments and tribal organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations, and certain federal entities. The listing also indicates that non-U.S. (foreign) organizations and regional organizations may be eligible, along with U.S. territories or possessions, reflecting an openness to research settings and populations beyond the continental U.S. Individual eligibility is similarly inclusive: any investigator with the skills, knowledge, and resources to conduct the work may serve as PD/PI, and the NIH explicitly encourages applications from individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and from individuals with disabilities.
Administratively, the FOA was posted July 3, 2008, and the final listed closing date was September 7, 2011, with an archive date of October 8, 2011, indicating this specific announcement is no longer active. The agency is the National Institutes of Health, and awards were described as contingent on available funds and the number of meritorious applications received, which is typical language signaling that funding depends on annual appropriations and program priorities rather than a guaranteed number of awards.
Overall, this opportunity was aimed at strengthening population health research on energy balance by pushing investigators to integrate high-quality geographic and contextual data with large-scale health datasets, use appropriate secure-access methods when confidential location data are involved, and produce analyses that clarify how much the environments people move through every day help explain differences in diet, physical activity, and related behaviors that drive chronic disease risk.
FAQs: NIH PA 08-192 - Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance Related Health Behaviors (R01)
What is the focus of NIH funding opportunity PA 08-192?
PA 08-192 supports hypothesis-driven research on how geographic and place-based factors influence everyday energy balance-related behaviors, including physical activity, diet, and other routines that affect obesity risk and related health outcomes.
What does "geographic and contextual influences" mean in this FOA?
It refers to features of the environments where people live, work, go to school, and spend time, including built and natural environment characteristics and other local contextual conditions that can be linked to individuals using geographic information.
Which health behaviors are considered "energy balance-related" under this announcement?
The FOA highlights behaviors tied to energy intake and energy expenditure, such as diet and physical activity, along with related everyday routines that influence obesity risk and downstream health outcomes.
What is the overarching scientific idea behind this opportunity?
The central idea is to move beyond purely individual-level explanations and test explicit hypotheses about how environments and other contextual conditions are associated with energy balance-related behaviors across the life course.
What populations or age groups can be studied?
The FOA supports research across the life course, including children, working-age adults, and older adults.
Which NIH institutes and offices participated in PA 08-192?
Participating components include the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR).
Why are multiple NIH components involved?
The participation reflects interest in how energy balance-related behaviors connect to major health outcomes and priorities such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, maternal and child health, and broader population health.
What is a defining requirement of the FOA regarding data sources?
A defining requirement is that projects should rely on population-level data drawn from health surveys and other large health studies rather than small convenience samples.
Are small convenience samples allowed for this R01?
Based on the FOA description, the expectation is to use population-level datasets from surveys or other large studies, not small convenience samples.
What does it mean to "enhance" existing population datasets?
Applicants are expected to add contextual variables at multiple geographic scales to existing health datasets, then use the enriched data to evaluate which contextual influences matter most for the behaviors of interest.
What kinds of contextual variables does the FOA mention?
Examples include walkability, land use patterns, street connectivity, access to food outlets, parks and recreation resources, transit availability, traffic safety, green space, and environmental exposures, as well as other geographically linkable indicators.
Is the goal simply to create maps of environments?
No. The FOA emphasizes testing explicit hypotheses about how geographic and contextual features relate to behaviors that drive energy intake and energy expenditure, not just mapping.
At what geographic scales should context be measured?
The FOA expects contextual variables to be added at multiple geographic scales, linked to where people live, work, attend school, and spend time.
What data strategies does the FOA highlight for meeting its objectives?
The FOA highlights three main strategies: (1) generating new GIS-based data layers and linking them to existing studies, (2) analyzing existing confidential geographic identifiers using secure/restricted-access settings, and (3) merging multiple health-related data resources to create new analytic opportunities.
What does "generate new GIS-based data layers" mean in this context?
It means building contextual measures that were not originally included in the health dataset (for example, new measures of walkability or access to parks) and linking those measures to individuals in existing population studies using geography.
How does the FOA address confidential geographic identifiers?
It notes that projects may analyze existing confidential geographic identifiers that cannot be broadly released, which may require work at restricted data centers or other protected environments that allow secure use of sensitive location data.
What kinds of secure settings are mentioned for restricted location data?
The FOA references restricted data centers, survey research data facilities, and other protected environments that support secure access to confidential geographic identifiers.
What does merging multiple data resources look like under this FOA?
The FOA describes linking survey data with other geographically referenced sources, such as administrative datasets, environmental inventories, or commercial datasets, to better characterize context and strengthen analytic opportunities.
What grant mechanism is PA 08-192?
It is an NIH R01 research project grant opportunity, intended for full-scale, mature research projects.
How does this R01 relate to the companion announcement PA 08-193?
This FOA runs in parallel with PA 08-193, which uses the R21 mechanism for exploratory or pilot work under the same scientific scope. PA 08-192 (R01) is intended for more developed projects with a larger research plan.
What is the maximum project period?
The maximum project period is five years.
Is there a fixed budget cap for the R01 under this FOA?
No fixed dollar cap is stated. Applicants are expected to request a budget that matches actual project needs and can be justified based on scope, data access requirements, GIS development, and analytic complexity.
How long can the Research Plan be?
The Research Plan uses the PHS398 format and is limited to 25 pages covering Items 2-5, with tables and figures counted toward the page limit.
Are multiple principal investigators allowed?
Yes. The FOA allows multiple PDs/PIs when a team-based approach is needed, which can be relevant for interdisciplinary projects combining epidemiology, behavioral science, GIS/geography, biostatistics, and data security expertise.
Can an applicant submit more than one application?
Yes. Applicants may submit more than one application as long as each is scientifically distinct.
Are resubmissions permitted?
Yes. Resubmissions are permitted, and the FOA notes that applicants should include an introduction that responds directly to prior reviewer critiques.
Are competitive renewals allowed?
Yes. Competitive renewals are allowed, meaning funded projects can compete for additional cycles if they remain scientifically compelling.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes public and private higher education institutions, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (including small businesses), state and local governments, independent school districts, special district governments, public housing authorities, tribal governments and tribal organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations, and certain federal entities.
Are foreign (non-U.S.) organizations eligible?
The FOA indicates that non-U.S. (foreign) organizations and regional organizations may be eligible, along with U.S. territories or possessions.
Who is eligible to serve as PD/PI?
Any investigator with the skills, knowledge, and resources to carry out the proposed work may serve as PD/PI.
Does the NIH encourage applications from underrepresented groups?
Yes. The FOA states that NIH encourages applications from individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and from individuals with disabilities.
When was this FOA posted and is it still active?
The FOA was posted on July 3, 2008. The final listed closing date was September 7, 2011, and the archive date was October 8, 2011, indicating this specific announcement is no longer active.
What agency is offering this funding opportunity?
The funding agency is the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Are awards guaranteed if an application is strong?
The FOA states that awards are contingent on available funds and the number of meritorious applications received, meaning funding depends on appropriations and program priorities.
What types of settings does the FOA consider relevant for contextual exposure?
The FOA explicitly mentions home neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, and broader community settings as relevant contexts where place-based factors may shape behavior.
What is the overall purpose of the research supported by this FOA?
The purpose is to strengthen population health research on energy balance by integrating high-quality geographic and contextual data with large-scale health datasets, using secure-access approaches when needed, and producing analyses that clarify how environments contribute to differences in diet, physical activity, and related behaviors tied to chronic disease risk.
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