External Resources Office

 Enlace para tomar la prueba de la National Institutes of Health para poder realizar investigaciones con seres humanos:

 http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php

La invitación que se incluye es una excelente oportunidad para estudiantes graduados en las áreas de artes, humanidades y diseño.

Imagining America (IA) es un consorcio nacional de colegios y universidades comprometidas con las artes, las humanidades y el diseño, para integrar la misión de la educación superior en la investigación, la enseñanza el servicio y el compromiso público con la comunidad.

La Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao pertenece a esta organización desde hace varios años, a partir de la idea de presentar la propuesta "Civic Engagement through the Arts Project" al Departamento de Vivienda Federal (HUD).  La dirección  electrónica de IA es: http://www.imaginingamerica.org para aquellas personas que interesen más información.

Gladys de Jesús-Nazario, Coordinator
Office of External Resources
University of Puerto Rico at Humacao (http://www.uprh.edu)

XXVIII LATIN AMERICAN CHEMICAL CONGRESS

• June 1, 2008: PureEdge (PE) opportunities NEW posting cutoff  target date
• September 30, 2008: PE application submission cutoff target date
• March 31, 2009: 2006 PE System retired

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Autorización del uso y divulgación de información de salud recopilada en relación con la participación en una investigación.

Videoconferencia que se efectuara en el Recinto de Río Piedras sobre salud y nutrición.

Waiting for new funding opportunities.....

Funding Source: NIH
Title: The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Health Care Delivery
Program: This funding opportunity announcement encourages Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant applications from applicant organizations that  propose to: (1) improve the measurement of racial/ethnic discrimination in health care delivery systems through improved instrumentation, data collection, and statistical and analytical techniques; (2) to enhance understanding of the influence of
racial/ethnic discrimination in health care delivery and its association with disparities in disease incidence, treatment, and outcomes among disadvantaged racial/ethnic minority groups; and (3) to reduce the prevalence of racial/ethnic health disparities through the development of interventions to reduce the influence of racial/ethnic discrimination on health care delivery systems in the United States.   Deadline: May 7, 2008
Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-084.html

Funding Source: USDA/Economic Research Service
Title: Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program
Program: ERS's Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program is now accepting proposals for grants and cooperative agreements
for fiscal 2008. The three priority research areas are (1) Food Choices: Economic Determinants and Consequences, (2) Economic
Incentives in Food Assistance Programs, and (3) Food Assistance as an Economic Safety Net.
Deadline: May 19, 2008
Link: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/AP/ap027/DBGen.htm

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Workshop Electronic Proposal Submission Through Grants.Gov - Ivette Martínez Palma, Director Division of Sponsored Programs Development - José L. Cortes, Director of Division of Financial Administration

TITLE:
OVC FY 08 Intensive Case Management for Family Members of Homicide
Victims

FON:
OVC-2008-1780

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to identify and replicate promising practices related to the provision of a comprehensive array of services to family members of homicide victims.

ACTION:
Applications are due by April 24, 2008. Approximately $200,000 is
available to support two awards. Colleges and universities are eligible
to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/fund/pdftxt/FY08Intensive_Case_Mgmt_Family.
pdf, Grants.gov notice
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=HYPYrhvySQdfjvTJGMLL
TLQDQ4grJmfx2QN1pvpT1rLhpNPCv2qJ!1282164016?oppId=17152&flag2006=true&mo
de=VIEW

CONTACT:
Mary Atlas-Terry, 202/353-8473. E-mail: mary.atlas-terry@usdoj.gov.

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TITLE:
Strategic Agricultural Initiative: FY08 Request for Proposals

AGENCY:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to support efforts by the agricultural community to "transition" away from high-risk pesticides to the use of less and reduced-risk pesticides, alternative methods of agricultural pest control, and sustainable practices in food production.

ACTION:
Applications are due by May 16, 2008. Approximately $100,000 is
available. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation
http://www.epa.gov/region07/economics/pdf/epa-r7wwpd-08-003.pdf,
Grants.gov notice
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=HYTFpd0yRpvJ9LpYbKhbpL
dlSvrDNBNwTbsB3G1xFwb0gGtWfGzN!1254324894?oppId=40966&flag2006=false&mod
e=VIEW

CONTACT:
Heather Duncan, 913/551-7640. Fax: 913/551-9640. E-mail:
duncan.heather@epa.gov.
       
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National Humanities Alliance Policy Intern