Diabetes Care and Education (DCE) DPG

Karen Goldstein Memorial Grant for Diabetes MNT Application

This award will provide financial support of $20,000 every other year to a Diabetes Care and Education Dietetic Practice Group member for outcomes research in diabetes medical nutrition therapy.

The following requirements govern the submission of all proposals:

  • The applicant must be a Diabetes Care and Education Dietetic Practice Group member (DCE/DPG). Applications will not be reviewed unless the applicant is a DCE/DPG member.
  • This grant opportunity is available to members of DCE who are working on a graduate study or could be used as supplemental funding for an existing project.
  • Funds may be used to support research to evaluate the effectiveness of diabetes medical nutrition therapy provided by dietetics professionals such as, but not limited to:
  • New or expanded roles of the registered dietitian in diabetes management such as case manager, insulin pump trainer, etc.
  • Retrospective or concurrent chart audits.
  • Usual care vs. nutrition practice guideline care.
  • Use of nutrition practice guidelines and a data management system (e.g., computerized data repository or Excel spreadsheet) to evaluate the outcomes of the implementation of the nutrition practice guidelines (medical nutrition therapy interventions).
  • The research proposal must include the following components in the format identified on the following pages: face sheet, aims, significance, experimental plan, feasibility, and proposed budget.
  • The proposal will be treated as a privileged communication. Copies of the proposal will not be returned to the applicant.
  • Research must be completed within two years after receipt of award. Within six months after completion of the research, the recipient must submit a report to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation and a scientific paper for presentation consideration at a professional meeting and/or for publication consideration to a refereed journal. A review panel of three individuals (2 DCE members and 1 Academy Foundation Board member) will evaluate the report and comment as is necessary.
  • If recipient can justify why the research cannot be completed within the initial two-year period, the recipient may reapply for the award.
  • Proposals should be sent as asingle documentelectronically to Stacy Chassagne at . Multiple email attachments will not be accepted.

Questions may be directed to Stacy Chassagne at 800/877-1600, ext. 4889 or .

These Academy resources are available to help guide you in planning and preparing your grant application.

  • The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Health Informatics Infrastructure (ANDHII) is a web application platform that provides tools for enhancing NCPT use, tracking outcomes and conducting research projects. (
  • Research Toolkit with module on topic selection, study design, and grant writing:
  • Research Ethics for the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist:
  • The Dietetics Practice Based Research Network (DPBRN) can also partner on research studies, especially those that may benefit from having data collected from RDs at multiple facilities.

Face Sheet

Title of Proposal

Principal Investigator

Position

Institution

Address

CityStateZip

Telephone

Social Security #

E-mail

Academy Member #

Dates of proposed period of support

Total project costs

DCE DPG Membership:YesNo

Is support for this project being sought elsewhere?Yes No

If yes, from what agencies? List below the titles of the project(s), total funding requested and specify areas where there are overlaps in budget requests. Also include dates, the role of the applicant, and the percent of time devoted to each grant. Attach the abstract page of all sources of support pending. Ambiguity regarding other funding warrants administrative disapproval. (Attach additional sheets if necessary)

I, the undersigned, certify that the statements contained within this application are true and complete to the best of my knowledge and accept, with any grant awarded, the obligation to comply with terms and conditions in effect at the time of the award. I agree to accept responsibility for the scientific conduct of the project and to provide the required reports if a grant is awarded for this proposal.

Signature of ApplicantDate

I, the undersigned, certify that the statements are true and complete to the best of my knowledge and accept, as to any grant awarded, the obligation to comply with terms and conditions in effect at the time of the award.

Signature of Responsible Official at Affiliated InstitutionDate

Name, title, address, phone and e-mail of Responsible Official signed above.

Proposal

Proposals should be single spaced 12-point type with 1” margins on all sides and should not exceed 10 pages. (Budget detail, the face sheet and appendix material is not included in the 10-page limit). Applications that exceed this page limit or do not conform to the type size limitations may not be reviewed. Be sure to address the following in your proposal:

Aims: State broad, long-term objectives and specific aims of the research. What questions are you asking and what the specific research proposal is intended to accomplish. Describe how the research will evaluate effectiveness of diabetes medical nutrition therapy provided by dietetics professionals. (Not to exceed one page).

Background and Significance: Briefly review the background leading to the present application, critically evaluate existing knowledge and specifically identify the scientific gaps related to diabetes medical nutrition therapy that the project is intended to fill. State the importance, health relevance and outreach of the research described. (Not to exceed 3 pages).

Experimental Plan: Describe the procedures to be used to accomplish the specific aims of the project. Describe the study population specifying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Describe the research design with a detailed recruitment plan. Describe details of study procedures, interventions and outcome measurements. Include descriptions of how the data will be collected, analyzed and interpreted. Outline any new methodology and its advantages over existing methodologies. Include power calculations, indicating rationale for group size. (Not to exceed 4 pages).

Feasibility: Discuss the potential difficulties and limitations of the proposed research. Clarify how easily the project can be concluded, and include a tentative sequence or timetable for the project. (Not to exceed 2 pages).

Budget and Personnel:Budget should not exceed $20,000. Direct costs only should be included. Indirect costs will not be paid. Travel costs for meetings should not be included.

Budget Justification

Please provide a justification for each item in the budget. Should you have existing funds for a related project(s), a detailed explanation must be provided. (Use additional pages if necessary).

Provide a budget estimate ($20,000) for the research.

Type of Expenses / 1st Year Amount / 2nd Year Amount / Reason for Expense
Personnel
Supplies
Equipment
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Other
TOTAL (per year)

Total (both years)

Appendix: The appendix includes such pieces as diagrams, tables, charts, surveys, questionnaires and data collection instruments. Identify each item with the name of the principal investigator. Up to 5 publications, manuscripts (submitted or accepted for publication), abstracts, patents or other materials directly relevant to this project may be included.

Award Check Payment Form

I, , the applicant for the Research Award provided by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation and funded by DCE DPG, and the principal investigator for the research authorized thereunder, hereby stipulate to the payment of the award in the amount of $20,000 as follows (check one):

To the principal investigator, who will be responsible to use the funds according to the terms and conditions of the award, and is responsible for all applicable taxes.

*Be advised that awards to individuals are considered taxable income.

To the affiliated institution or organization listed below, in whose name the application was made. This organization will be responsible to use the funds to support the research efforts of the principal investigator, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the award. This organization will also be responsible for any applicable taxes. No amount of this award may be used for overhead cost charged by the intuition or organization.

Institution name

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Contact person

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Address: (where check will be sent)

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IRS Classification of affiliated organization

I, the undersigned, accept, as to any grant awarded, the obligation to comply with these representations and the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the award.

Signature of Check RecipientDate

(DCE) DPG Karen Goldstein Memorial Grant for Diabetes MNT Application