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Global Economic Think Tank Launched With $50 Million Pledge From George Soros
October 27, 2009
PRNewswire-USNewswire
In response to the policy challenges presented by the economic crisis and the need to develop fresh approaches to economic theory, a group of top academics, policy makers, and private sector leaders today announced the creation of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET). (www.ineteconomics.org)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Pew Launch $7.2 Million Initiative to Promote Use of Health Impact Assessments
October 20, 2009
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts have announced the launch of a four-and-a-half-year, $7.2 million initiative to promote the use of health impact assessments (HIAs) as a decision-making tool for policy makers.
Funded by RWJF and operated and administered by Pew, the Health Impact Project will provide between $25,000 and $150,000 in funding for up to fifteen HIA demonstrations proposed by government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofits at the local, state, and tribal levels. In addition to financial support, which will be awarded on a rolling basis, grantees will receive training, mentoring, and technical assistance through the initiative from leading HIA experts.
Important NIH Update: Start Planning for Shorter Page Limits/Restructured Application Due January 25, 2010 and Beyond
October 9, 2009
National Institutes of Health: Office of Extramural Research
NIH is entering into the final phase of the Enhancing Peer Review initiative, implementing two major changes:
1. Restructured/Shortened Applications
2. New Forms and Instructions
The new, restructured application format seeks to align the structure and content of the application with newly enhanced review criteria, thereby focusing applicants and reviewers on the same elements. Similarly, shorter page limits focus both reviewers and applicants on the essentials of the science, avoiding information overload, and potentially enabling a larger number of reviewers to read each application.
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