North Carolina Agromedicine Institute
Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center
Call for Project Proposals for Translational Research to Improve the
Health and Safety of Farmers, Farm Workers, Fishing Industry
Workers, and Foresters and their Families

The North Carolina Agromedicine Institute (NCAI) is seeking
proposals from principal investigators whose research can improve
the occupational safety and health of farmers, farm workers,
fishermen, and/or foresters and their families. Interested
investigators are invited to submit an abstract of no more than two
pages describing the project idea, timeline and estimated budget.
Abstracts will be screened for their scientific merit and
suitability for NCAI and NIOSH by a review team composed of
scientists, agricultural safety specialists, and public health
professionals. At least 15 projects will be selected and asked to
submit a pre-proposal and budget justification.

Research projects must be able to demonstrate the potential for a
significant improvement of the health and safety of agricultural
workers and or their families. All research applications are
required to use the research to practice as described in the
translational research model of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (See www.phppo.cdc.gov/niosh/r2p/ and
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/programs/agff/default.html for research to
practice at NIOSH). To be accepted for inclusion, basic research
proposals must have a plan for how the results will be translated
into an intervention or application to improve the safety and health
of the agricultural community within 2 years of project
completion.

Projects that focus on reducing occupationally related health
disparities for high risk and underserved populations will be given
priority. Preference will be given to collaborative research
endeavors that link scientific research outcomes to intervention or
education and outreach for workers and their families.

The intervention and education and outreach projects must have a
well- developed evaluation plan that includes both process and
outcome evaluations. Proxy outcome measures relating to behavior,
environmental change, and policy change are acceptable if such
measures can be linked directly to reducing rates of injury, disease
or death. Projects aimed at providing a service or conducting
informational sessions will not be considered. All projects must
have a well-developed research or evaluation plan that is focused on
the expected safety and health outcomes.

Proposed projects may be for three years (RO1) if sufficient
preliminary research has been completed to support specific project
aims or hypotheses; or for two years (R21) for projects in an early
developmental stage or that lack adequate preliminary data to
support an RO1 type proposal.

Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center (SCAC) Priorities
SCAC project priorities for this cycle include:
• Prevention, surveillance, and/or treatment of pesticide-
related illness, and exposures;
• Prevention of injuries and occupationally related illness;
• Prevention and treatment of accidental injury and death due
to exposure to health hazards in the working environment;
• Improving the health and safety of minority workers, women
and children living and working on farms, farm factories, fishing
vessels, seafood processing plants, or in forestry;
• Intervention projects to improve access to health care and
health education to prevent occupationally related illnesses and
injuries among high risk agricultural workers;
• Educational and outreach programs for improving the safety
of workers and their families using innovative multi-dimensional and
culturally appropriate methods.

Deadlines

AUGUST 13, 2007 2 page Abstract (see guide)

SEPTEMBER 07, 2007 5 page Pre-proposal

OCTOBER 15, 2007 Final Project Proposal

Contact for questions:

Kristen Borre at borrek@...


North Carolina Agromedicine Institute
Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center

Abstract Submission Guide
Please complete sections 1 – 7 and attach as a cover sheet on your
abstract. Use the guide in section 8 to complete the abstract.
Please use Arial 11 or 12 point to complete the abstract. Send the
abstract to: Denise Hankins at hankinsd@... with a carbon copy
to Becky Foster at fosterb@... no later than August 13, 2007.
Thank you for your efforts!

1. Name:
2. Position:
3. Address:
4. Telephone Number:
5. Email:

6. Type of Project Proposed: (please check one)

Research Intervention
Education/Outreach

7. Current Projects and Funding:
The proposed project must be unique and not repeating any previously
funded work.

8. Outline for Abstract (2 pages)
I. Problem Statement: Define the problem succinctly that you
propose to study or the goal of the project that you will conduct.
Provide a brief background statement that supports the problem
statement. You should ground the problem/project in the most
significant literature but a literature review is not needed for the
abstract. Specific Aims: Define key specific aims. Projects
usually do best when only one or two specific aims are proposed. If
you have more that two, think carefully about how much work you are
really attempting and what you can feasibly accomplish in the time
frame that can be done well.
II. Methods: Define how you will accomplish each specific aim.
Innovative methods are encouraged, but they must be grounded in
literature and clearly linked to the specific aim.
III. Significance: Why is this work important to the field of
study and to agricultural workers? If your work would never be
done, what would be the loss to the field of study and to the safety
and health of workers?
IV. Estimated Budget: Please estimate the amount of funding
needed for personnel, materials, equipment, and travel. Also
clearly state your institution's F/A rate for this research.
V. Timeline: Briefly outline a timeline for completion of the
project.
VI. Human Subjects: Has this project been reviewed by an IRB?
Are you certified by your institution in Human Subjects Research if
you are working with human populations?