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RFA-CE-22-006: Research Grants to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Physical Therapy-based Exercises and Movements Used to Reduce Older Adults Falls (U01)

Closed Closed March 1, 2022 Opportunity RFA-CE-22-006 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional) (PA-27-100). Status: Due dates in the notice, expires April 5, 2027. It is in our archive of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$350,000
• Total funding$2.1 million
• Expected awards2
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

See Section III.Eligibility Information

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs awards averaged $2.2 million; this notice allows up to $350,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (76% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) is soliciting investigator-initiated research proposals to support both a process evaluation and an outcome evaluation of the effectiveness of strategies (different types of physical therapy-based exercises and movements, such as heel-to-toe walk, sit-to-stand exercise, calf raises, side leg raise) commonly used to improve community-dwelling older adults' balance,strength and mobility and subsequently reduce their risk of future falls and fall injuries. Of particular interest is research that focuses on populations experiencing high rates of older adult falls and fall injuries, and could include populations disadvantaged by reduced economic stability or limited educational attainment. In addition, researchers are encouraged but not required to: Evaluate the feasibility of having physical therapy staff intervene, that is, refer to an appropriate health care professional, to reduce other fall risk factors that patients may experience (e.g., use of psychoactive medications, hypotension, trip hazards in the home, vision impairment). OR Determine the medical costs or cost savings associated with commonly used physical therapy exercise and movement strategies to improve balance,strength and mobility to reduce fall risk.

Category: Health.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, PA-27-100, which is open now.

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