Indiana University Health Values Fund

for the Integration of

Spiritual and Religious Dimensions in Health Care

Dear Applicant:

Applications will be judged on their merits as well as the potential benefit to Indiana University Health (IU Health).

These studies and projects are funded by the Values Fund for the support of the IU Health values.

Those values are:

·  Patient’s total care, including body, mind and spirit

·  Excellence in education for health care providers

·  Quality of care and respect for life

·  Charity, equality and justice in health care

·  Leadership in health promotion and wellness

·  Excellence in research

·  An internal community of mutual trust and respect

In order to be funded by this program, all applicants must demonstrate how the proposed project supports one or more of these values and provides benefit to IU Health. Funding preference will be given to projects that are interdisciplinary and demonstrate collaboration between IU Health campuses.

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VALUES FUND: SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS DIMENSIONS

NEED:

IU Health’s strength in providing excellent patient care is rooted in the religious and spiritual heritage of its institutions. The spiritual calling to heal the sick brings vitality and meaning to patient care within the IU Health community. The Joint Commission on Accreditation has emphasized spiritual care as a vital part of the mission of health care institutions. IU Health will succeed in meeting its mission to provide holistic care to our patients with new programs to integrate spiritual care into patients’ treatment plans and to develop methods and find solutions to address all the needs of those we serve. The Values Fund offers a unique resource that will allow us to progress in fulfilling our mission and upholding our values.

OPERATION:

The Sr. Vice President for Values, Ethics, Social Responsibility and Pastoral Services will receive applications for programs that integrate the spiritual and religious dimensions of health care.

REQUESTS:

Requests may be presented to the Office of Values, Ethics, Social Responsibility and Pastoral Services at any time on the attached application form. Application deadlines will normally occur once per year. Other requests may be received at any time, but it should be recognized that funding off schedule may be limited or not available. Funding for a maximum of $50,000 per year for two years will be available.

For funding considerations in March 2014 the following schedule applies:

·  A letter of interest is encouraged to be submitted by 12:00 p.m. Monday, August 26, 2013. The letter should include the information requested on the “Grant Application Summary” (see Application Form Page 11). The applicant will be assigned a committee sponsor at this time to assist, if needed, in developing the grant request.

·  The application utilizing the “Program Application” form must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. Monday, October 14, 2013. The Evans Center Advisory Board review will be completed during the remainder of 2013 through February 2014, and will then be submitted to the IU Health Board of Directors subcommittee on Values, Ethics, Social Responsibility and Pastoral Services. Funding will begin on or about April 1, 2014.

WHO MAY APPLY:

Applicants must be employees of IU Health (Academic Health Center or suburban campuses) or physicians and health professionals with staff privileges at IU Health (Academic Health Center or suburban medical staffs).

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CRITERIA:

Values Fund grants represent an expression of IU Health’s seven core values. IU Health values include: total care (including attention to body, spirit and mind); excellence in education; quality in care and respect for life; charity, equality, and justice in health care; leadership in health promotion and wellness; excellence in research; and an internal community of mutual trust and respect. Applicants are expected to show the significance of their project as it relates to the IU Health values and the benefit it could bring to the IU Health system.

GENERAL GUIDELINES:

  1. In general, funding will be limited to two years and preference will be given to projects that provide, if appropriate, plans for obtaining sustained support beyond the two years.
  1. Projects in spirituality that provide programs and education to various disciplines should involve a multidisciplinary faculty.
  1. Experimental and unique programs for the integration of spiritual care are favored. The request should include a plan for assessment of project outcomes and evaluation.
  1. Projects that are unique and not available locally or importable from elsewhere will be given priority. Innovation, not duplication, will be stressed.
  1. Applicants may submit only one Values Fund application each year of competition in which he or she is the project director. If the applicant is awarded funding from another source, the IU Health’s Office of Values, Ethics, Social Responsibility and Pastoral Services should be notified at 317-962-3591.
  1. At the end of six months a preliminary progress report should be submitted. Every six months after that, the project director will submit a report to the Evans Center Advisory Board outlining progress, expenditure of funds, and accomplishments. In addition, the report should contain future plans.
  1. Applications should be routed through the project director’s department and other sponsoring programs.
  1. Applications that are not received by 12:00 p.m. Monday, October 14, 2013 will be held for the next funding cycle. Applications in excess of 25 pages (including form pages, proposal, letters of endorsement and appendices) will not be reviewed.

SPECIFIC AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY:

  1. Projects that seek to foster a “whole person perspective” in health care.
  1. Projects that foster policies and procedures that enhance respect for patient rights and responsibilities.
  1. Projects that coordinate and provide a forum and consultation in the area of religious and moral meaning in bioethics.

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  1. Projects that research the study the role of religion, spirituality, and ethics in health and healing.
  1. Projects that provide a service as a religious and ethical values resource center within the IU Health network and the broader community.
  1. Projects that support innovation in pastoral counseling, particularly for low income persons and families.
  1. Projects that provide a linkage with, and liaison between, the religious community and IU Health, addressing the continuum of care and wellness issues in our society.

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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS –

SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS DIMENSIONS

APPLICATION DEADLINES:

For funding consideration in April 2014, full application must be received by 12:00 p.m. Monday, October 14, 2013. The Evans Center Advisory Board review will be completed during November and will be submitted to the IU Health Board of Directors Subcommittee on Values, Ethics, Social Responsibility and Pastoral Services. Funding will begin on or about April 1, 2014.

MECHANISM FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

Application forms can be obtained from on the IU Health PULSE website at http://pulse.clarian.org/portal/intranet/home/content?defaultXml=/depts/grants/fundgrants.xml or by going onto PULSE, then to Departments, then Grants Administration and finally to IU Health Funding Opportunities.

Pulse > Departments >Grants Administration>IU Health Funding Opportunities

The application should be submitted on 8 ½ x 11 3-hole punched white paper with at least ½ inch margins and is not to exceed 12 pages, although letters of support and CV’s may also be added. The total package cannot exceed 25 pages. Type size should follow NIH guidelines, i.e. type must be clear and readily legible, and reasonable size (at least 10 points for Helvetica, 12 points for Times, or equivalent so capital letters are 1/8 inch high). One original and 15 copies of the basic proposal should be included. If the request is a resubmission of a proposal previously reviewed by the Evans Center Advisory Board, the application must include a detailed introduction showing what changes have been made to address the previous comments.

Page 1. Face Sheet should specify the title of the proposal, project director and his/her affiliation, as well as where the work will be performed, and the total budget.

Page 2. Abstract page should list all professional individuals involved in the project and an abstract of the proposed project plan.

Page 3. Lay Description should include an introduction, plan and outcome measure.

Page 4-5. Budget page(s) should list the direct costs for all personnel. Travel costs will not usually be funded, but under special circumstances might be considered. Supplies and other costs must relate directly to performance of the project. Each budget page should list the request for one year. If your request is for two years, use both budget pages.

Page 6. Budget Justification. All costs should be specifically justified (this should normally take less than one page).

Page 7. Significance page.

  1. What is the potential importance of the proposed work? Discuss any novel ideas or contributions that the project offers.

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  1. Make clear the potential importance of the proposed work to further spiritual and religious dimensions of health care, especially at IU Health . Explain how this project supports the IU Health values and is of benefit to IU Health, and in addition, how the project involves the larger faith community, if applicable.

Page 8. Biographical sketch of the project director or attach a CV.

Previous and present funding must be shown. Use continuation pages if necessary.

Page 9. Research Support. List all active or pending research support. If the applicant is awarded funding from another source following submission of this application, the Office of Values, Ethics, Social Responsibility and Pastoral Services should be notified at 317-962-3591.

Page 10. Plan. The Plan should address the time period for which funding is requested. Relevant parts of an extramural proposal may be included, if desired, to show the scope of the overall project and to justify how the funding requested will aid in either “jump-starting” a project or strengthening a planned or pending submission. It is to the applicant’s advantage to focus and establish priorities.

Outline of “Plan” Section:

A. Introduction:

  1. Objective: State the overall objective or goal of the proposed project.
  2. Review the most significant previous work and describe the current status of the field. Document with references. Describe any preliminary work performed that led to this proposal. (Limit to three pages.)
  3. Present the rationale behind the proposal’s approach to the problem.

B. Specific Aims: List the specific aims.

C. Methods of Procedure:

Provide details of the proposed plan, including a description of the procedures (e.g., services, research, education) to be provided, the method of providing it and to whom it is directed. The means by which outcomes of the program will be analyzed or interpreted should be included. Include a discussion of pitfalls that might be encountered, and the limitations of the procedures proposed. Insofar as possible, describe the principal actions to be undertaken, the sequence in which they will be conducted, and indicate a tentative schedule of the main steps of the program.

D.  Facilities Available:

Describe the facilities available for this project, including space, if necessary. List major items of equipment available for this work.

E. Collaborative Arrangements:

If the proposed project requires collaboration with others, describe the collaboration and provide evidence to assure the reviewers that the collaborators agree (letters of support in the addendum). Remember, project directors must be employees of IU Health or physicians and health professionals with staff privileges at IU Health.

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Page 11. Grant Application Summary.

The project summary is meant to summarize in one page your project in lay language. This one-page summary should include the following:

1.  Title of Project

2.  Project Director

3.  Mailing Address and telephone number of Project Director

  1. Audience: The audience toward which the project is directed.
  1. Funding: Totals of year one and year two.
  1. Project Summary: This should be a brief summary of the “Plan” section.
  1. Values: Briefly, but clearly and specifically describe how this project advances one or more of the core values of Indiana University Health.

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