The Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT) and the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE) invites proposals from ITMAT Members and ITMAT Associate Members in the Research Associate or Instructor A category. It is not too late to become a Member or an Associate Member if you would like to apply for the grant and meet membership criterion. If you are interested, please visit the membership section of our website (http://www.itmat.upenn.edu/membership.shtml) for details.

proposal must center on novel approaches to testing and delivering interventions to improve health outcomes or health behavior for people at high risk for poor health outcomes. The purpose of this RFA is to support research teams to do quick turnaround studies focused on improving the management of population-based health within either clinical or non-clinical settings. While we will accept and consider all applications, applications focusing on reducing the risks from opioid addiction or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) are particularly encouraged and will receive special consideration. se pilots are designed to be relatively short-term projects to create a cycle for rapid learning and iterative improvement, with a planned intervention duration for each pilot of 3-6 months. Proposals are encouraged to use the Way to Health platform. Way to Health is an integrated research platform that integrates information from wireless technologies, communications tools, and other applications to allow investigators to test ways of improving health behaviors and helping people keep on track to better health. Please see the attached document for more information.

The proposals are due by March 9, 2018 for a proposal start date of June 1, 2018. Please visit our website at http://www.itmat.upenn.edu/funding.shtml for detailed instructions. Please note that the attached PDF document contains all of the documents required for submission via our Pilot Grants system.