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REQUEST
FOR PROPOSALS
Bone And Joint Decade
The NATA Research and Education Foundation
announces that funds are available for Bone and Joint
Decade Grant Awards. Priority consideration is given
to proposals that include a certified athletic trainer as
an integral member of the research team. Multiple awards
are available.
Background
Musculoskeletal
disorders are the most common causes of severe long-term
pain and physical disability. It is estimated that nearly
30 million people sustain a musculoskeletal injury in the
Unites States each year with a societal cost of some $254
billion. Bone and joint disease is the primary cause of
visits to physicians. The National Athletic Trainers' Association
Research and Education Foundation is working in concert
with the United Nations, the World Health Organization,
and numerous other health care organizations and national
governments to support the 2000-2010 Bone and Joint Decade.
The Bone and Joint Decade initiative is a global campaign
to improve the quality of life for people who have musculoskeletal
disorders, and to advance understanding and treatment of
musculoskeletal disorders-through prevention, education
and research. The goals of the Bone and Joint Decade will
be achieved by:
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Raising
awareness of the growing burden of musculoskeletal disorders
on society.
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Empowering
patients to participate in their own care.
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Promoting
cost-effective prevention and treatment.
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Advancing
understanding of musculoskeletal disorders through research
to improve
prevention and treatment.
The
Bone and Joint Decade focuses on four clinic areas:
joint diseases, spinal disorders, osteoporosis, and trauma
to the extremities. Since physical activity is associated
with the cause and treatment of each clinic area, athletic
trainers invariably confront problems related to the prevention,
evaluation and management of these conditions.
Objectives
The
NATA Research and Education Foundation encourages submission
of high-quality research proposals that will clarify the
effectiveness of preventative, diagnostic and treatment
methods for musculoskeletal injuries and diseases relative
to participation in physical activity. Areas of interest
may include but are not limited to: efficacy of treatments
to reduce long-term consequences of injury, with particular
relevance to the development of joint disease; efficacy
of prevention strategies of serious musculoskeletal injuries
to the extremities and spine; efficacy of methods to identify
participant injury risk; efficacy of methods to identify
participant risk for and treatment of exercise-induced osteoporosis.
Procedure
Pre-Proposal
Submission (Not Required for Doctoral or Master's Grant
Program Applicants): The NATA Foundation now requires
that investigators interested in submitting a grant application
to the NATA Foundation first submit a "Pre-proposal".
The purpose of the Pre-proposal is to optimize the time
invested by investigators and the NATA Foundation Research
Committee in writing and reviewing grant proposals, respectively.
The Pre-proposal will allow the NATA Foundation Research
Committee to evaluate whether or not the proposed research
project is of interest to the NATA Foundation. The NATA
Foundation Research Committee will evaluate the Pre-proposal
both for subject matter (topic and hypotheses) and for research
design/methodology. Based upon this evaluation, the committee
will either invite the submission of a full proposal or
indicate that the proposed project is not of interest to
the NATA Foundation. An invitation to submit a full proposal
does not imply a commitment to funding. It does indicate
that the topic is of potential interest to the NATA Foundation
and that the general research design seems reasonable based
on the information provided in the Pre-proposal. Submission
deadlines for full proposals are February 15 and August 15
each year. A full proposal must be submitted by the date stated in the letter indicating acceptance
of the Pre-proposal. Otherwise, to assure timeliness and
pertinence of the subject matter, a new Pre-proposal must
be submitted. Any commitment to funding may occur only after
a detailed review of the full proposal by the NATA Foundation
Research Committee, and formal approval by the NATA Foundation
Board of Directors.
Instructions
for Online Submission - A Pre-proposal may be submitted
at any time. The Pre-proposal must be submitted online.
For instructions, go to the 'Research Programs' tab on the
NATA Foundation website.
Requirements
of Grant Recipients
Recipients
of Bone and Joint Decade grant awards will be requested
to present their findings at the 2007 NATA Annual Meeting
and Clinical Symposia in Anaheim, California. The findings,
however, may be presented at an earlier NATA Annual Meeting,
if delay would be detrimental. In this case, the principal
investigator could present prior to 2007, and also present
a topic related to the funding support at the June 2007 Annual
Meeting. Travel costs for either or both meetings would be
legitimate budget expenses in the original request for funding.
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to johno@nata.org with questions
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