GEAR 2.0 Pilot Project Grant

Overview

Emergency Medicine Foundation

Our Mission

Our mission is to promote education and research that:

* Develops career emergency medicine researchers
* Improves patient care
* Provides the basis for effective health policy

Our Vision

The Emergency Medicine Foundation strives to be the principal sponsor of scientifically rigorous research and education that improves the care of the acutely ill and injured.

GEAR 2.0 Pilot Project Grant

Research Goals

The goals of the Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (2.0) Network – Advancing Dementia Care (GEAR 2.0 – ADC) / Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) / West Health Institute (WHI) Pilot Project Grant are to:

* Promote transdisciplinary research in geriatric emergency medicine focused on persons living with dementia (PLWD) by providing funding for a “pilot” that will produce findings ultimately leading to a larger project (e.g., K- or R-level grant).
* Advance emergency medical care for PLWD and their care partners. The research must be emergency care-related and have the potential to have a meaningful impact on PLWD and their care partners (CP), as well as leading to future research.

Priorities

The following are priorities of the Pilot Project Grants:

* GEAR 2.0 – ADC has identified four domains of specific interest focused on PLWD:
* emergency department care transitions, emergency department practices, dementia detection, and communication and decision making.
* Studies focused on other topics are unlikely to be funded.
* Within each of these areas, stakeholder groups have identified five research priority questions that can be found here: Research Priorities GEAR 2.0 – GEAR.
* Studies addressing any of these areas of interest will be prioritized.
* All must consider and address issues of diversity, inclusion, and health equity among PLWD and their care partners.
* Early-stage investigators (as defined by NIH) focused on the care of PLWD and their care partners are encouraged to apply and will receive preferential consideration.
* Collaboration across institutions (e.g., Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative) is encouraged.
* Proposals that engage and incorporate participation by PLWD and CP are strongly preferred.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* The principal investigator (PI) or co-PI must have a primary faculty appointment in Emergency Medicine.
* The PI assumes responsibility for all grant activities.
* The proposal must include a transdisciplinary collaboration, with at least two specialties, disciplines, or stakeholder groups

* The principal investigator's institution must be organized for humanitarian purposes and not a profit-making organization.
* While EMF does support International emergency medicine research, we can only provide funds to U.S.-based institutions.
* Potential grantees are encouraged to connect with a U.S. university/mentor to see if applications can be submitted through their organizations.
* Institutional Support
* The applicant is required to demonstrate that the project will be successfully completed at their institution.
* The applicant must demonstrate institutional accessibility to resources (e.g., patient population, or database) that will be available for study during the funding period to successfully complete the proposed study.
* Research must be approved by a single institutional review board (sIRB), or its equivalent, before funds will be available.
* The applicant must also submit a letter from each Chair of the Department(s) represented by the PI(s) of the application.
* The letter must demonstrate the equivalent of at least $30,000 in support by the institution or department of adequate funds, including support required by the grant mechanism or time allocated to the applicant to complete the proposed study.
* The applicant must submit letters of support if the proposed project uses facilities not routinely available to or directly under the supervision of the sponsoring program.
* This support can come from institutional funds (e.g., startup packages, chair funding) or other career development awards (e.g., K08, K23, KL2, VA, GEMSSTAR, Beeson awards).
* Use of Funds
* Funds may be used for materials and supplies and to provide salary support.
* Capital equipment expenditures (costing more than $5,000 and a life of over one year) must be justified in the budget.
* Payments will be made to the principal investigator's institution that will be responsible for administering the funds.

Ineligibility

* Please note that the award includes funds from three different sources (NIH, WHI, EMF) with two different indirect rates.
* NIH and West Health Institute funds can include up to 10% institutional overhead costs for facility and administrative support (indirect costs) but must be part of total costs for proposed budget.
* EMF does not allow indirects for institutional overhead (0%).
* GEAR 2.0-ADC, WHI, and EMF will not be responsible for cost for publications, travel, renovations, or secretarial support.
* These are non-renewable pilot studies. No-cost extensions are generally not allowed but will be considered in exceptional circumstances and are not guaranteed.