The NIH Common Fund unveiled a new initiative for Research Project Grant applications that aims to advance understanding of the basic mechanisms of behavior change by bridging work in the laboratory and the field.
Selected aspects of potential interest to sleep/circadian researchers include the identification of common mechanisms of change related to either multiple or bundled health behaviors; the application of novel technologies for behavioral assessment and change; and the identification of individuals or groups most likely to benefit from specific interventions, according to information in the request for applications (RFA).
“The purpose of this initiative is to establish the groundwork for a unified science of behavior change that capitalizes on emerging basic science to accelerate investigation of common mechanisms of behavior change applicable across a broad range of health-related behaviors,” the RFA states.
The application due date is April 26, 2010.
