PHHP Research Innovation Fund (RIF)

PHHP Research Innovation Fund (RIF) is sponsored by University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions. The RIF provides funding to faculty within the College of Public Health and Health Professions (PHHP) to help them obtain larger extramural research grants.

PHHP Research Innovation Fund » PHHP Resources » College of Public Health and Health Professions » University of Florida Research Resources Overview The PHHP Research Innovation Fund (RIF) provides up to $25,000 to help our faculty obtain larger extramural research grants. The RIF funding mechanism is designed to be both mobile and responsive to the college faculty’s emerging research needs.

The RIF is designed to provide funding to PHHP faculty for pilot/feasibility studies to enhance their opportunity for obtaining extramural research funding. All faculty with primary appointments in PHHP may submit proposals. Priority will be given to early career faculty, but faculty of all ranks (Assistant, Associate, Full) are eligible.

Note: Postdoctoral fellows are not eligible for this mechanism. Collaboration across PHHP departments is highly desired and collaboration with other colleges is encouraged.

Research theme should reflect one of the areas below: PHHP Research: Artificial Intelligence PHHP Research: Direct Clinical Impact The General theme represents all research topics studied by PHHP faculty with potential for extramural funding and will be funded from the PHHP Office of Research. This theme will be the largest mechanism and is expected to fund at least 4 proposals per year.

Submissions under this theme will be reviewed by the PHHP Associate Dean for Research. PHHP Research: Artificial Intelligence The Artificial Intelligence theme relates to AI and will be funded out of the PHHP Office of the Associate Dean for AI and Innovation . Proposals applying to this theme must include artificial intelligence as a central component of the research proposal.

This theme is expected to fund at least 2 proposals per year. Submissions under this theme will be reviewed by the PHHP Associate Dean for AI and Innovation. PHHP Research: Direct Clinical Impact The Direct Clinical Impact theme relates to research with direct impact on clinical practice and/or clinical service.

Proposals applying to this theme must demonstrate how the research will directly impact clinical practice or service through the proposed project. Submissions under this theme will be reviewed by the PHHP Associate Dean for Research. Proposals will be funded at a maximum of $25,000.

Faculty are encouraged to request only the funds needed for their pilot/feasibility study to facilitate maximum access to the Innovation Fund for faculty within the college. Faculty support is not allowed. Faculty with access to substantial research support via other sources (e.g., IDC or start-up funds, large ongoing grant awards) are ineligible to apply for this mechanism.

The use of funding for publication charges is not an allowable cost. Once applications are reviewed by either the Associate Dean for Research or the Associate Dean for AI and Innovation, additional feedback will be requested from faculty at UF with relevant expertise. Applicants will also be asked to meet and field questions about the proposal.

Funding decisions will be decided in conference with the College of Public Health and Health Professions’ Dean. When reviewing a proposal, the following criteria will be considered: Potential for impact on patient and public health Potential for significant impact on a candidate’s pursuit of future extramural funding Potential for impact on candidate’s career trajectory Not all proposals will be funded.

Funding Decision Timeline To maximize mobility of the pilot program for enhancing our faculty’s funding success, the PHHP Office of Research aims to make funding decisions and initiate award of funds within 4 weeks of application submission. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Once funds within the Innovation Fund are expended for the year, subsequent applications received will be considered in the following funding year.

The Innovation Fund awards cycle coincides with the fiscal year. Faculty awarded an Innovation Fund grant will be eligible to submit for a future Innovation Fund award 24 months after receipt of the initial award. Applications must be submitted using the form below.

The application process requires: A brief paragraph about the study/study goals Specific aims that will be supported by this funding A brief budget ( using this template ) and budget justification Letter of Financial Support NIH-style biosketches for all principal and co-investigators A list of grants (including submission dates) that will be pursued over the next 12 months.

Please make sure to read over the Innovation Fund Principles and Procedures before submitting your application. If you have any questions, please reach out to the PHHP Office of Research . The Office of Research will reach out to you once we receive your application.

PHHP Research Innovation Fund recipients 2024 Department of physical therapy “Evidence for mitochondrial permeability transition in sepsis” Category: General topics in public health and health professions Department of clinical and health psychology “Optimizing self-monitoring feedback delivery for the treatment of obesity” Category: General topics in public health and health professions Department of epidemiology “Use and Acceptability of Low and No Alcoholic Alternative Beverages in the U.S.” Category: General topics in public health and health professions PHHP Research Innovation Fund recipients 2023 Department of health services research, management and policy “Validation of BMI diagnoses and longitudinal BMI trajectories in HER database for populations with bariatric surgery” Category: General topics in public health and health professions Department of epidemiology “Utilizing natural language processing of clinical notes for HIV risk prediction” Category: Artificial intelligence Hollea Ryan, Ph.

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Department of speech, language, and hearing sciences “Evaluating Tinnitus Status and Effective Management of Patients with Long COVID” Category: Direct clinical impact Department of epidemiology “Sexual and reproductive health concerns of women living with HIV and use substances – an exploratory study” Category: General topics in public health and health professions Department of physical therapy “Deep learning-powered assessment of bone quantity in Duchenne muscular dystrophy” Category: Artificial intelligence