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Dr. Suzanne McDermott leads research core of DRDC
February 7, 2014
The Disability Research and Dissemination Center (DRDC) at the University of South Carolina is seeking grant proposals for five new RFAs.
The RFAs, listed below, can be accessed at: http://www.disabilityresearchcenter.com/research.
The DRDC conducts research related to the priorities of the CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), which seeks to prevent birth defects and promote the health and well being of people with disabilities. DRDC projects are funded through subcontracts to university and other academic and professional partners that utilize medical, social and basic science, and public health approaches.
Dr. Suzanne McDermott, who joined the Arnold School's faculty in December, is the priniciple investigator for the Administrative and Research Cores of the DRDC. The co-PIs are Dr. Margaret Turk at SUNY Upstate Medical University (Training and Evaluation Cores), and attorney Roberta Carlin at the American Association on Health and Disability (Dissemination Core).
Applications for the following grants are due by Feb. 28:
- RFA-NR14-01 EHDI Quality Measures – Development of Quality Measures to Facilitate Reporting of Newborn Hearing Screening and Follow-Up Data by Providers to Jurisdictional EHDI Programs. The estimated funding is $125,000 for one year (one award is expected);
- RFA-NR14-02 LTSAE Monitoring - Evaluating Developmental Monitoring with “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” In Child Care Settings. The estimated funding is $200,000/year for two years (one award is expected);
- RFA-R14-001 EHDI C-Section – Birth by Cesarean Delivery and Failure on First Otoacoustic Emissions Hearing. The estimated funding is $60,000 for one year (two awards are expected);
- RFA-R14-002 EMR Rare Conditions – Linkage of Electronic Medical Records and Administrative Databases: A Novel Tool for Surveillance and Health Services Research for Rare Conditions. The estimated funding is $100,000 per year for three years (one award is expected);
- RFA-R14-003 Healthy Weight - Validating and/or Modifying Mainstream Health Weight Interventions for People with Disabilities; estimated funding for year 1 is $350,000, with funding for up to two additional years anticipated (one to three awards are expected).
To learn more about the application process, including required elements of the brief, 4-page research strategy, please visit https://www.disabilityresearchcenter.com/research/application-instructions/.
