Children’s Miracle Network Grant applications are now available for FY 2009/2010 grant funding. Grants will be accepted for clinical and research programs directly impacting Children from any UC Davis faculty and staff. Grants are now two years in duration with the exception of the Staff Educational Development Awards that are awarded for one year.

The mission of the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital is to improve the health and well being of children by supporting a coordinated program of patient care, research and education of patients, families, faculty physicians, nurses, other health care workers and the public. The CMN implements this mission by disbursing collected donations in the form of grants, awards and program development.

• Applicants must be faculty in the UC Davis Academic Senate or Academic Federation for general Research grants and Research Career Development Awards.
• Applicants for the Junior Faculty Research grants must be at a Assistant Professor level at date of application.
• Applicants for Clinical Services and Staff Educational grants must be staff of the UC Davis Medical Center or University of California, Davis.
• Applications must support the mission of the Children’s Miracle Network (see below).
• All active funded CMN grants must have an annual progress report submitted with their application.
• Applicants may apply for only one grant per year per category.

January 9th thru 5:00pm, March 2nd, 2009 

CMN grant applications should be submitted by hard copy and by email by the deadline date of Monday, March 2nd, 2009 at 5:00pm, PST. There will be no exceptions made to the deadline. 

February 2009 

• Reminders are sent out for expiring grant funding; these are non-extendable. 

March/April 2009 

• CMN grants are reviewed and recommended for funding.

April 28, 2009 

• The CMN Executive Committee will decide funding for FY 2009/10.

May 8, 2009 

• Funding letters and denial letters will be sent out for FY 2009/10.

End of June 

New accounts are created and go to recipients with a start date of July 1, 2009

General Research Grants – These funds support research projects aimed at improving the health and welfare of children, or elaborating principles of biology or disease processes, which have an impact on the health and welfare of children. These projects may be of a clinical or laboratory nature. While all funded proposals must be meritorious, priority will be given to investigators for pilot projects to obtain preliminary data for future grant submissions (e.g. NIH, AHA, etc.). Special consideration will be given to Junior Faculty. Such faculty must have rank of Assistant Professor at the date of application. A senior mentor for the project must be identified and will be expected to have reviewed the proposal. 

• Research Guidelines 
• Universal Grant Application 
• Biographical Sketch 
• Progress Report 

Research Career Development Award (RCDA) – This award is specifically designed to enhance the research career of investigators who have already established a specific research theme and focus, and only available to be awarded once during the investigator’s career. The purpose of this award is to provide research funding to a full-time or adjunct faculty member of the University of California, Davis for a period of not more than two years. This award will fund a single preeminent research project of clinical or laboratory nature that will have a significant impact on the health and welfare of children. The award will be for $75,000 annually for two years. Funds may be used to offset salary support, up to $25,000 annually of the award for each year. The subsequent year’s non-competitive award will be made only after the submission and review of a progress report at the end of the first budget year. If no award application is found appropriate for funding, the RCDA will not be granted.

• RCDA Guidelines 
• Universal Grant Application 
• Biographical Sketch 
• Progress Report 

These funds will be used to support specific educational needs of staff (individuals or groups) involved in the development of new and specialized programs aimed at improving the health and welfare of children. These awards may be requested for travel to meetings, books and registration, or tuition fees for the development of highly specialized, state-of-the-art programs for children’s healthcare. Salary support is not included.

• Staff Educational Development Grant Guidelines 
• Universal Grant Application 
• Progress Report 

These funds support projects and equipment that enhance the clinical care of children. Examples include medical equipment specific to the special needs of children not normally provided in hospital budgets, purchase of books and materials for use in the development of clinical pathways specific to the treatment of children. Other examples include child-specific medical equipment as used in the Children’s Hospital Transport Program, education programs to improve pediatric care, the production of videotapes, pamphlets and other educational materials, and distribution of child car safety seats that have been funded through CMN grants.

• Clinical Services Grant Guidelines 
• Universal Grant Application 
• Progress Report 

What is the mission of the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN)? 

The mission of the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital is to improve the health and well being of children by supporting a coordinated program of patient care, research and education of patients, families, faculty physicians, nurses, other health care workers and the public. The CMN implements this mission by disbursing collected donations in the form of grants, awards and program development.

What type of grant can I apply for? 

• General Research, including Junior Faculty Research Grants (2 year award)
• Research Career Development Award (RCDA) (2 year award)
• Clinical Services Grant (2 year award)
• Staff Educational Development Award (1 year award)

Who is eligible to apply? 

Research Grants/Research Career Development Award: Academic, senate and federation faculty at the assistant associate or professor level.

Staff Educational Award/Clinical Services Grant: Academic, senate and federation faculty at the assistant associate or professor level, and staff of UC Davis Medical Center and UC Davis.

Are Volunteer Clinical Faculty eligible for CMN grants? 

No. CMN Grants are only available to academic, senate and federation faculty and staff of UC Davis Medical Center and UC Davis.

May I apply for a Research Career Development Award (RCDA) and a General Research Grant? 

No.

Can I apply for more than one CMN grant in the same funding cycle? 

Yes. Applicants are able to apply for one grant per year per category (i.e. Research, Clinical Services, Staff Educational Development). Applicants cannot apply for multiple grants under the same category.

Can I apply for a grant if I already have a grant from the previous fiscal year? 

Applicants may only apply for grant funding in categories that they do not have active funding of CMN grants. The new grant submissions should be substantially different from prior applications.

Can I include equipment in our itemized budget? 

Yes. Equipment can be included in the itemized budgets, if the intent of the proposal is the purchase of new equipment. However, should there be other sources of funding available, such as capital equipment, hospital unit budget and departmental budgets; these should first be considered. It is expected that lack of availability of other funding sources will be addressed in the budget justification. Funding will not be considered for purchasing laptop computers.

Does the application need to be circulated through the Office of Research? 

No. This is an intramural funding program and the application should not be circulated through the Office of Research.

Can CMN funds be used for licensing or certification? 

No.

How do I make changes to my funded grant? 

All changes must be submitted as an amendment. This document must include a copy of the original grant, the requested changes and the reason for the change. The amendment will be presented to the CMN Executive Committee for review and approval.

If funds for a conference are requested, must the attendance be within the funding cycle? 

Yes. Educational grant applications will not be approved for funding for a conference that was attended prior to the funding cycle or beyond the funding cycle. Salary support for attending a conference will not be considered.

What will happen with the funds if they are not spent by the expiration date? 

All unspent funds will revert to CMN at the expiration date of the award.

When will I know if my application was approved? 

May 8, 2009

Who do I contact regarding questions on my submission? 

Rachel Bennett, CMN Assistant Coordinator – (916) 734-8513

Who do I contact regarding questions on my account? 

Lisa Kozlowski, Extramural Contracts & Grants Analyst – (916) 734-4544