With the upcoming holidays, impending grant deadlines, and some required changes coming from NIH, please let the Research Office know as soon as possible if you plan to submit a proposal in the coming months, need an Other Support document, have an RPPR approaching, need an e-IAF routed, etc. The sooner the Research Office is aware of your needs, the better we can support you. Please keep College Grant Officers Krys Lynam and Jeff Kurz in the loop on these needs as well.

Cayla Robinson, MSLS, CPH library liaison, is available for synchronous or asynchronous library instruction for your courses (undergraduate or graduate) from library resources, basic/advanced searching, evidence-based resources, or systematic & scoping review methodologies. She also offers a literature search service to all faculty and staff.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Research Team via [email protected]

Warm wishes and Happy Holidays! The CPH Research Office

Reminder to those that registered for the RCR In-Person training with Rich Charnigo the training is TODAY!

Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 1PM via Zoom.

Additional RCR In-Person Training Opportunities

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 5:30PM via Zoom 

Registration Link: https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3KqSDdMmRPvnUCa

Thursday, January 19, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. on campus 

(Jacobs Science Building 361M)

Registration Link:  https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cO1PcZA6hlNuYPI

Faculty and leaders are encouraged to submit applications for the Research Scholars Program, a rigorous, intensive, multi-component on-campus program aimed at enhancing the research success of faculty, particularly those from groups under-represented in biomedical and behavioral research.  

Please see the Research Scholars Program (RSP) website for more information about the program. Nominations will be accepted until January 13th, 2023.  

UK Research Data Management Task Force Findings and New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy

 January 18, 2023 | 12-1PM 

Helene Lake-Bullock, Office of Research Integrity

Kathy Grzech, Proposal Development Office

Jeffrey Talbert, Biomedical Informatics

The Office of the Vice President for Research is hosting a series of lunch and learn workshops. All presentations will be live on zoom on Wednesdays: https://uky.zoom.us/j/9251686420 

Phone: 646-876-9923 Meeting ID: 925 168 6420

No registration required

Substance Use Research Events (SURE) call for abstracts (deadline February 15, 2023) and registration (deadline April 1, 2023)

Event will be held at the University of Kentucky (UK) Gatton Student Center from 8 AM to 5 PM on April 24, 2023.

Link to poster abstract submission: https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0NA3dqdoJgW9bPo

There is no cost to register, but please register in advance for catering purposes.

A limited number of travel awards will be available to trainees and early career researchers from outside UK who present on cannabis research. 

As we get closer to the January 25, 2023 effective date of the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, here are 12 tips and resources we would like to gift you – but you might have to supply your own partridge in a pear tree. 

• 1-page flyer on the who, what, where, and when of the DMS Policy
• 2-part webinar series on understanding the DMS Policy and digging deeper into what’s required
• 3 key steps to implement the DMS Policy
• 4 sample DMS Plans to assist as you develop a plan for your research, and an optional format page
• 5 minutes is all it takes to determine what sharing policies apply to your research with this decision tool
• 6 elements recommended for a robust DMS Plan, a key component for your funding application
• 7 examples of allowable costs for data management and sharing
• 8+ slides in our Implementing the DMS Policy slide deck
• Fewer than 9 key differences between the 2003 data sharing policy vs. the new DMS policy, illustrated on the policy comparison table
• 10 activities that generally do and do not generate scientific data, including a complete list of activity codes generally subject to the DMS Policy
• 11+ FAQs to address your questions, and who to contact for more information
• Dozens of NIH-supported data repositories and resources to help you find an appropriate repository for your research

May your days be merry and bright, and may all your submissions go right! 

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), in partnership with the NIH Office of Science Policy (OSP) and the All of Us Research Program, intends to publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for applications that identify, develop, and test strategies for reporting back environmental health and non-genomic research results to study participants and/or key partners.

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Reporting Back Environmental Health and Non-Genomic Research Results

This Notice is being provided for informational purposes to allow potential applicants additional time to develop responsive applications. NIH reserves the right to modify the scope and objectives as described in this Notice. Final scope, objectives, and requirements will be set forth in the published FOA.

Notice Number: NOT-ES-23-003

Release Date: December 09, 2022

Estimated Publication Date of Funding Opportunity Announcement: April 03, 2023

First Estimated Application Due Date: June 05, 2023

Earliest Estimated Award Date: January 19, 2024

Earliest Estimated Start Date: April 01, 2024

Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Purpose: This Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) invites requests for administrative supplements to existing NIH grants and cooperative agreements that will translate findings between epidemiology and prevention intervention research related to substance use and addiction. Successful and rapid translation requires active partnership between epidemiology and prevention science, creating cross-disciplinary teams with diverse scientific perspectives. Oftentimes, this translation can take many years or never occur. Epidemiology projects may be designed with the intention of informing prevention, but without specific aims or collaborations in place to move forward with translation. Similarly, prevention intervention studies may generate new hypotheses about substance use development or etiology, but these hypotheses may remain untested without collaboration between the prevention team and epidemiological researchers.

The goal of this NOSI is to incentivize cross-disciplinary collaboration by inviting administrative supplement requests that will either

1. extend an epidemiological project into prevention intervention or
2. extend a prevention intervention project into epidemiological research. The focus of proposed supplements should be on the translation from one field to the other, and additional research team members should be incorporated as necessary to bring expertise across both epidemiology and prevention intervention research. The proposed supplemental activities must be within the scope of the parent award.



Applicants with parent grants that address the epidemiology of substance use may submit applications to apply the research findings to any aspect of prevention intervention research. The activities in the supplement request may include developing partnerships with organizations that would deliver the intervention outside of a research context, working with a community advisory panel to identify or adapt key components of existing interventions or implementation strategies, preliminary feasibility, efficacy, or implementation studies as appropriate. Of priority are supplement requests that move beyond planning and include intervention delivery/testing.

Applicants with parent grants studying substance use prevention interventions may submit proposals to apply the research findings to epidemiology. The parent grant may be investigating any aspect of prevention intervention research, including adaptation of existing interventions, development of a novel intervention, efficacy or effectiveness testing or implementation research.

Additionally, parent grant interventions may be designed to prevent substance use initiation, escalation of use and/or prevention of addiction among those already using. The activities in the supplement request may include additional studies to test hypotheses related to substance use etiology, questions of measurement, including measurement of environmental or structural factors, the development of methods to better capture information required for prevention, and the partnership with affected communities to develop and design epidemiological research relevant to their prevention needs.



For parent projects of either kind, applications that do not address translational research questions will be considered non-responsive for this initiative. Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their application with a Program Officer prior to submission.

First Available Due Date: January 15, 2023 

Purpose: The Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) announces the availability of administrative supplements to support research testing gender terminology (e.g., woman, man, nonbinary) for measuring current gender identity as part of the two-step method of data collection (sex assigned at birth and current gender identity).

Background: Gender is a social and cultural variable that encompasses several domains, each of which influences health: gender identity and expression, gender roles and norms, gender relations, structural sexism, power, and equality and equity. Gender socialization and norms of masculinity influence boys’ and men’s health-seeking behaviors. Structural gender inequalities limit girls’ and women’s access to health services and contribute to health inequities. Other social variables—including race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and State and Federal policies—may additionally interact with gender to influence health, highlighting the importance of an intersectional approach to health research.

Disaggregation of research data on sex and gender allows identification of and responses to how sex differences and gender inequalities affect health. The two-step method of data collection – collecting sex assigned at birth and current gender identity as distinct, independent variables – is widely utilized in clinical and health care settings. In recent years, definitions and understandings of sex and gender have shifted, and few tools to measure sex and gender have been widely available and validated.

A 2022 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviewed evidence related to measuring sex, gender, and sexual orientation. That report called for continued utilization of the two-step method of data collection and recommended that additional research aimed at improving the quality and inclusivity of the recommended two-step gender measure be conducted by testing gender terminology for the current gender question (e.g., woman, man, nonbinary). Additional testing to confirm the optimal ordering of the two-step components was also recommended.

Specific Areas of Research Interest

Administrative supplements supported by this Notice of Special Interest will support research testing gender terminology (e.g., woman, man, nonbinary) for measuring current gender identity as part of the two-step method of data collection (sex assigned at birth and current gender identity).

Agency Deadline: February 28, 2023

Purpose: This is the reissuance of Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars (NOT-OD-20-054). The overarching goal of this program is to enhance the retention of investigators facing critical life events who are transitioning from mentored career development awards to research independence and to minimize departures from biomedical research workforce. This supplement program is intended to ensure continuity of research among recipients of mentored career development (K) awards by providing supplemental research support to help sustain the investigator’s research during a period in which the PD/PI experiences critical life events which have the potential to impact research progress or potential productivity. Administrative supplements must support work within the scope of the original project.

For the purposes of this program, critical life events that would qualify for consideration include childbirth, adoption, serious personal health issues or illness and/or debilitating conditions, high-risk pregnancy, and primary caregiving responsibilities of an ailing spouse, child, partner, parent or a member of the immediate family during the project. Evidence that the circumstance may affect advancement of the mentored career development award or productivity must be provided. In circumstances in which the critical life event is pending and is expected to occur during the project period, the supplement request may be submitted in advance of the event. Detailed personal health information such as specific diagnoses or medical conditions is not required or necessary to be considered for this supplement.

Budget: The administrative supplement budget is limited to 1 year. The application budget cannot exceed a maximum direct cost of $70,000; applicable F&A (indirect) cost can also be requested.

Flexible use of supplemental funds is highly encouraged to support successful research within the scope of the parent project, including supported effort of additional personnel, computational services, supplies and equipment to sustain the research of the PD/PI of the individual K award during a critical life event. Supplement funds may not be used for PI salary support during the regular or extended period of the grant.

Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator)

PD/PIs of the following activity codes are eligible for the award: K00, K01, K07, K08, K22, K23, K25, K38, K43, K76, and K99/R00 (on the mentored K99 portion of the K99/R00).

Individual(s) must hold an active grant, and the research proposed in the supplement must typically be accomplished within the competitive segment of the active award. Individuals are encouraged to work with their organizations to develop applications for support.



Amount: $20,000,000 over 4 years

Dates: Pre-proposal - January 26, 2023; Application deadline – April 4, 2023