Eligibility

1. Principal investigators must be Mount Sinai Core Center members. Member List
2. P30 Core Usage: The Center provides resources to members, with funding influenced by core facility usage, and external services require prior approval if available within Mount Sinai. P30 Core Center Resources
3. The Community Engagement Core is available for guidance related to numerous aspects of working with communities, such as reporting back research findings, health literacy, anti-racist practices, community agreements, trust building, and more.
4. Postdoctoral fellows need to have a multi-PI (Have to be a Center Member).
5. Once funded, Associate or Full Professor PI is NOT eligible to submit a new application for 1 year after receiving active funding. Instructors and Assistant Professors are exempt from this rule.
6. Non-center members, including external researchers, can apply as Multi-PI Co-investigators. Please see the Center Member link if you are interested in center membership. Member List
7. Community organizations can apply as Co-investigators by contacting Luz Guel at [email protected] for details.
8. Cross-center collaboration is encouraged and considered in the review process. A list of NIEHS P30 centers can be found here. NIEHS P30 Centers

Community-Engaged Research Proposal

About the Community Engagement Core :

The Community Engagement Core serves as the translational hub of the Institute, bringing complex exposomic research findings to the clinic, communities, and decision-makers, transforming practices and policies that protect public health.

The CEC provides the following consultation services to Center Members:

• Helps to connect researchers with community partners to address environmental health needs with the goal of improving community health
• Provides health literacy and communications consultation services to investigators to facilitate communication of research findings to the public via traditional and social media, report-back materials for study participants, and community engagement events.
• Provides support for pilot project study teams to ensure that the needs and concerns of the community are centered throughout the research project (e.g. through needs assessments, community agreements, focus groups, key informant interviews, etc.).
• Provides training and resources to ensure cultural awareness and the use of anti-racist practices across all aspects of community-engaged research.

<aside> <img src="/icons/search_blue.svg" alt="/icons/search_blue.svg" width="40px" /> To identify if your project is a community-engaged or community-based research project, contact: Community-Engagement Core.

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If you wish to submit a proposal that involves community engagement or participation, these are the requirements:

• [ ] Letter of support from the chosen community partner(s). (Separate)
• [ ] Brief description of how your project addresses a community concern. Why have you chosen to conduct your study in this particular community?
• [ ] Brief description of how your project will benefit the community. (Significance)
• [ ] Compensation plan for community partners and participants for their time and expertise within your budget. (Research Strategy)
• [ ] Reporting plan for study findings or other relevant information in lay terms to partners and study participants. An emphasis on actions communities can take to reduce harmful exposures or improve health is encouraged. (Research Strategy)

If this is a CBPR project:

• [ ] Describe how the community has identified this as a need or concern. (Significance)

Application Format

• [ ] The application is submitted in a single PDF file.
• [ ] Page Size: 8.5 x 11 inches
• [ ] Margins: 0.5’
• [ ] Font: Arial 11-point
• [ ] Biographical sketches, budget items, and references do NOT count towards the 6-page limit (Cover Page and Proposal Form).

Documents Required for Submission

Documents:

• [ ] Cover Page (1-page)
• [ ] Abstract Page (300-words max, 1 page)
• [ ] Specific Aims, Significance, Innovation, Approach, Future Funding /Goals (1-4 pages)
• [ ] Budget Form
• [ ] Biographical Sketch

Early-Stage Investigators Program & Community-Engaged Projects

<aside> <img src="/icons/info-alternate_blue.svg" alt="/icons/info-alternate_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Applications from Early-Stage Investigators, Postdoctoral Fellows, Instructors, and Assistant Professors are encouraged and prioritized. To facilitate career development in EH, we are available to assist Junior Faculty applying for this RFA in two ways:

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1. Assistance finding potential collaborators: For those who request help finding environmental health faculty collaborators within or outside Mount Sinai, please contact Dr. Robert Wright: [email protected]

2. Pilot grant pre-review process:** As an additional incentive to apply, all members are eligible to submit their application 2 weeks before the standard due date. The pre-review will be provided to help shape the application.

   Not required for Early-Stage Investigators: Budget and bio-sketches for pre-review submission.

Download Application Documents

Investigator-Pilot-Project-Grant-Application.docx

Early-Stage-Investigator-Application.docx

Budget Form.docx

Budget Justification Example.docx

Biographical Sketch Template.docx

Biographical Sketch Sample.docx

Please submit all documents in a single PDF file.

Budget

• [ ] Budget Form
• [ ] Budget Justification Form

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1. Indirect costs as a result of a subcontract are the responsibility of the pilot project PI.
2. PI and co-I faculty salary support, conference, or meeting participation will not be allowed. </aside>