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CENTER FOR EQUINE HEALTHGRANT APPLICATION2017- 2018

1.PrincipalInvestigator:(currentdegrees mustbe indicated)Name:PhoneNumber:

Department:E-mail address:

Co-Investigator(s):(current degrees mustbe indicated)

Name:PhoneNumber:

Department:E-mail address:

Name:PhoneNumber:

Department:E-mail address:

Name:PhoneNumber:

Department:E-mail address:

Name:PhoneNumber:

Department:E-mail address:

2.TitleofProposedResearch:(thetitlemust clearlydescribetheprojectandmust notincludeanyabbreviations)

3.BUDGETREQUEST:$

(refer toGuidelinesforaccuratecompletion ofthissection)

4. / Is this thePI’sfirst timesubmission? / No / Yes
5. / Does thisproposalfulfill either ofthefollowing:

If yes, Mastersor PhD(Pleasecompletesection#4onpage 9 andprovidetherequiredprogressreport

forgraduatestudent'sprogramasdescribedonpage 3 ofGuidelines.)

6. IfullyunderstandandagreetocomplywithallgrantproposalstipulationsasoutlinedbytheCenterforEquineHealth.Iagreetotakeresponsibilityforthecompletionofthisprojectandforthepublicationofanyresultingdata.IfurtherunderstandthatfailuretocomplywithstatedCEHpolicieswilljeopardizethestatusandfundingofthecurrentprojectandtheassociatedinvestigators’eligibilitystatusforfutureconsiderationforfunding.Underthetermsofthisgrantprogram,IunderstandthatthePrincipalInvestigatorandhis/herdepartmentwillberesponsibleforanyexpensesincurredbythisprojectwhichexceedtheapprovedfundingamount.

PrincipalInvestigator'ssignaturedate

DepartmentChair'ssignaturedate

ABSTRACT-IN LAYTERMS

ThelaytermabstractprovidesthefoundationoftheCenter’sannualresearchreports.Therefore,itisessentialthattheabstract isclear,conciseand easilyunderstandableby nonprofessionals.It must be organized underthe headingslistedbelow(a-g).ExamplesofwritingstyleandformatareprovidedintheAppendixtothisapplication.

PleaseseeAPPENDIXforinstructionsfortheLayAbstractandreports(page14and15).

Please indicate in whichgeneralfieldofstudythis proposalbestfits(choose only

onebox):

Genetics / Immunology / InfectiousDisease
Reproduction / Medicine/Epidemiology / Orthopedics
Surgery/Anesthesiology / Performance / Toxicology/Pharmacology

a.ProjectTitle in layterms(mustbedifferentfromScientificTitle):

b.Investigators:(Includefirstname,middleinitial, last name,andacademicdegreesof allinvestigators and collaboratorsincluding graduate studentswhowillappearonthefinal paper.)

c.Brief Backgroundofthe Problem(2or 3sentences):

d.HypothesisStatementonhowtheproblem mightberesolvedor improvedupon (1or 2 sentences).Ifappropriate,provideasecondaryhypothesis withexplanation.

e.SpecificObjective(s) ofthe Study that addressestheproblem(1 or 2 sentences):

f.Overviewof ExperimentalApproach(outline as simplyaspossiblehowthe studywillbeconducted):

g.AnticipatedBenefits to the Equine Industry(2 or 3 sentences):

ABSTRACT-IN SCIENTIFIC TERMS

Organizethescientificabstractundertheheadingslistedbelow. Donotexceedonepage. ThisinformationwillbepubliclydistributedbytheCEHimmediatelyuponawardingoffunding.

a.ProjectTitle:

b.Investigators:(Includefirstname,middleinitial,last name,andacademicdegreesof allinvestigators and collaboratorsincluding graduate studentswhowillappearonthefinal paper.)

c.ResearchHypothesis(es):(onesentence)

d.StudyObjectives:(bulletpoints;brieflystated)

e.OverviewofExperimentalApproach:(100 words orless)

STATEMENTandDISCUSSIONOFSCIENTIFICHYPOTHESIS(ES): (Donotexceedone-half page)

SPECIFICAIMSOFTHERESEARCH;(Listsecondaryhypothesisforeach,whenapplicable. Donotexceedonehalfpage)

PRELIMINARYDATA:

Preliminarydatathatsupportstheproposalwillsubstantiallystrengthenyourproposal.Indicatingthatpreliminarydataexistsisnotsufficient.

Is thisproposal a continuation/nextphaseofa previousproject or current CEH grant

(Pleaselistgrantnumber,titleandabriefsummaryofprogressand/orfinalresults.PleaseindicateN/Aifthisisapilotstudy.)

EXPERIMENTALMETHODSINTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

(Donotexceedthreepages.Numberanypagesinsertedas6a,6b.)

Ifanyofthefollowingistrue,checkthelineandincludeathoroughexplanationwithinthedescriptionofexperimentalmethods.

Thisproject includesuseofbiohazardousmaterials

Thisproject requireshorses tobehousedin isolation

Thisproject is consideredtobenon-survival

Thisproject involvesinvasiveprocedures

EXPERIMENTALMATERIALS:

It is highlyrecommendedthata statistician beconsultedduringthedesignofthisstudy. A thoroughdescriptionofdataanalysis must be includedin themethodssection, includingsamplesizecalculations. Forpoweranalysis,describehowitwas performed andreferencethedatausedforassumptions in theanalysis.

For DrugStudies,confirmavailabilityof drugand supportofthemanufacturer,as well as anydoseextrapolation dataifbeing usedfor thefirst time inthestudyspecies.

KEYREFERENCES: (Donotexceedonepage)

JUSTIFICATION:PERSONNEL

Describeindetailandjustifythespecificfunctionsofthepersonnelassociatedwiththisproject.Foreachindividualonthisprojectforwhichfinancialsupportisbeingrequested,provideajustificationforthatsupportrequest.Ifsupportisbeingrequestedforagraduatestudentorpostdoctoralfellow,indicatehowmanyyears,ifany,ofpreviousCEHstipendsupportthisindividualhasreceived.Donotexceedone-halfpage.

JUSTIFICATION:OTHER EXPENDITURES

Justify any costsforwhichtheneedmay notbeobvious,suchasequipment,suppliesandanimalcosts.Donotexceedone-halfpage.

Facilities:Indicatethefacilitiestobeusedbytheapplicant.Brieflyindicatetheirpertinentcapabilities,relativeproximityandextentofavailabilitytotheproject.Includejustificationof arrangements withother organizations.Donotexceedonepage.

LABORATORY:

CLINICAL:

COLLABORATIVEARRANGEMENTS:(Letterofcollaboration isrequired)

MAJOREQUIPMENT: Listthemostimportantequipmentitemsalreadyavailableforthisproject,notingthelocationandpertinentcapabilitiesofeach.

HORSES:(Pleasespecifytheproposedstartandenddatesforactiveuseofhorsesonthisprojectandincludeotherinformationasindicated)

Project StartDate:End Date: AgeofHorses:

Breed:Sex:

Other requirements:

ADDITIONALINFORMATION:

Other Support:(Insertcontinuationpages asnecessaryand numberthem10a, 10b,etc.)

Foreachoftheprofessionalsinvolvedinthisproposal,providetheinformationrequestedbelow.IncludeallFederal,non-Federalandinstitutionalgrantandcontractsupport.Ifnone,state"none".Foreachitem,givethesourceofsupport,projecttitle,nameofprincipalinvestigator,timeorpercentofeffortontheprojectbyprofessionalnamed,annualcosts,andentireperiodofsupport.Ifanyproposals/grantsoverlap,duplicate,orarebeingreplacedorsupplementedbythepresentapplication,delineateandjustifythenatureandextentofthescientificandbudgetaryoverlapsorboundaries.

(Ifthe individual beingdescribedherein isa graduatestudent orpostdoctoral fellowpleasecomplete sections 1 thru 4.Aprogressreportasdescribedintheguidelinesisrequired.)

INVESTIGATOR'SNAME:

(1)ActiveSupport:

(2)PendingSupport:

(3)Grants Plannedor BeingPrepared:

(4)Does thisprojecthavedirectapplication tothisstudent'sgraduate studiesor PhDprogram?

NoYes(Pleaseprovideabriefstatementdescribingtherelationshipoftheproposedprojecttothefocusofthestudent'sresearchprograminadditiontoprovidingtherequiredresearchprogramprogressreportasoutlinedintheguidelines.)

Grant proposalsleveraged with fundsfromoutsidesourceswill be looked upon favorably.

BUDGETDETAIL

NON-FACULTYPERSONNEL COSTS:

NameSalary(refer to guidelines)Classification

Postdoctoral: Fellow:GraduateStudent: TechnicalSupport: StudentAssistants:

EQUIPMENT:(itemizejustify)(useattachmentsheetsifnecessary)

EXPENDABLESUPPLIES(itemizejustify)(useattachmentsheetsifnecessary)

Feesassociatedwithlaboratoryortechnicalprocedures(itemize): (provideALLauthorizedsignaturesonBudgetSummarypage)

HORSECOSTS:(indicatethenumberofanimals,forthenumberofdays,atwhatratesandatwhatspecificlocationsusingtheperdiemrateinformationprovidedintheguidelines)

Barn$29.00/ day*IndividualPen $23.50 / day*Corral$20.50/ day*

DryLot$20.50/ day*

TOTAL BUDGET REQUEST: $

BUDGETSUMMARY(completethispageusingcategorytotalsfromBudget Detailpage)

PrincipalInvestigator: / Time / %Effort
Co-Investigator: / Time / %Effort
Co-Investigator: / Time / %Effort

$NON-FACULTYPERSONNEL COSTS

$EXPENDABLE SUPPLIESEQUIPMENT

$FEESASSOCIATED WITH LABORATORY OR TECHNICALPROCEDURES

I herebyauthorize andverify thattheproceduresidentifiedonthebudgetdetail pageof thisgrantproposal canandwill beperformed at theratesquoted.

Signatureofpersonauthorized to quotecostsPrint Name

$HORSE COSTS

$TOTAL BUDGET REQUEST

Bymysignature I verifythat thebudgetprepared for this grantproposal is accurate andcompletetothebestof myknowledge.

SignatureDepartmentalAdmin/Accounting AsstPrint Name

SignatureofPrincipalInvestigator Print Name

PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR CEHFUNDINGHISTORY(Listallresearchprojectspreviouslyfunded bytheCEHlistthepublicationsresultingfromeachandincludeastatementofthescientificimpactresultingfromeachproject)