• Completed applications due June 21, 2024, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
• Award decisions will be announced 8 to 10 weeks after grant submission due date.
• Announcement of awards will be posted on the UCP website within 48 hours of notifications to recipients.
• Grant-funded projects must be initiated by October 1, 2024.
• Grant funding must be spent within 18 months of award notification; unspent funds may be forfeited if award recipients are unable to meet this timeline.

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Project Preparer:

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Phone Number:

Email Address:

Address of Institution / Site:

Project Title:

List of Investigators:

Primary Investigator (PI) Contact Information:

Site(s) of Investigation:

Lay Summary of Project (200 word limit): rationale, goals,objectives and deliverables:

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Impact on advancing the care of children with cerebral palsy and related neurodevelopmental disorders (400 word limit):

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SECTION II – GRANT TYPE

Please indicate which grant type(s)that you want your project to be considered.

• Pilot Grants: This initial solicitation is for small pilot grants to provide preliminary data for larger scale future projects or to perform novel analyses on existing data sets.
• Extension Grants: This solicitation is to expand a current grant (e.g., add additional interventions, outcome measures, follow up assessments, etc.), or to set up the infrastructure for a collaborative research effort.

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SECTION III – BIO SKETCH

Please provide a biosketch for PI and other key personnel (500 word limit per bio). List education/degrees, current positions/appointements/honors, institution(s), clinical and scientific experience relevant to the project.

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SECTION IV – SPECIFIC AIMS AND STUDY OVERVIEW

Please provide a description of the study rationale and goals of the project. If this is addressing a clinical research question, provide specific aims and hypotheses. If more of an implementation study, the format can differ (e.g., steps that will be undertaken and projected outcomes). (750 word limit)

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SECTION V – BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE

Please explain the (a) background and significance of proposed project and (b) prior work relevant to this project. (750 word limit)

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SECTION VI – DESIGN AND METHODS

Please explain the: (a) information about your approach, including data analysis if appropriate to study timeline; (b) measurements and data to be collected; (c) study site in which the research will take place; (d) population to be studied; (e) use of human and vertebrate subjects and plan to obtain Institutional Review Board approval; (f) the resources within the setting, and how it will support the success of the project. (1000 word limit)

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SECTION VII – BUDGET

In the table below, please add details about your budget, including a list of personnel costs, salary + benefits, equipment, supplies, etc. with a brief description below of what is included in each category.

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If any additional rows are needed, please use this text area.

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Total Amount Requested

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(May not exceed the maximum allowable request)

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