CIMIT Innovation Grants

CIMIT Innovation Grants support early stage, collaborative research projects for improving patient care, with emphasis on devices, procedures, diagnosis, and the delivery of healthcare.

CIMIT Innovation Grants support early stage, collaborative research projects for improving patient care, with emphasis on devices, procedures, diagnosis, and the delivery of healthcare. CIMIT awards grants to principal investigators on faculty at an academic medical center or university in greater Boston. However, most CIMIT grants are awarded to principal investigators within CIMIT Consortium institutions. Projects may include team members from other academic institutions and collaborators from industry.

Applications will be evaluated in two phases: a solicitation for two-page pre-proposals (due January 14, 2011) and a second phase for full proposals. Based upon a review and selection of the most promising projects in phase one, invitations will be extended to a limited number of applicants to submit full proposals during phase two (due March 31, 2011). Career Development Awards and other awards to individuals will be invited in a separate Request for Applications during Spring 2011.

All awards will be for a performance period of one year (commencing on or about October 1, 2011).
Awards will be for up to $100,000 total cost
This RFA seeks applications for projects in the CIMIT Program areas and in particular, applications in the following two areas of strategic initiative are highly encouraged:
- NeuroHealth, including Neurotechnology, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, and pain.

Integrated Clinical Environments (ICE), including projects that create transformative innovations in the delivery of healthcare within or across care environments through the integration of medical devices, decision-support algorithms, electronic medical records, or patients and care providers. Projects that propose to simulate such integration are also encouraged.

Evaluation Criteria have been updated to incorporated learnings derived through a comprehensive review of CIMIT’s activities over time.
CIMIT is keenly interested in proposals that show a high likelihood of rapid impact on patient care, including early “prove-out” milestones.

All investigators (especially first-time applicants) are urged to contact the CIMIT Site Miner at your institution and the leaders of CIMIT Program(s) most relevant to your application. Site Miner(s) can answer questions and connect you with CIMIT leaders and staff. All can help you network with other CIMIT institutions, suggest potential collaborators, and advise on developing your pre-proposal application.

FY12 RFA TIMELINE
Dec. 3, 2010:	Request for Applications Announced
Jan. 4, 2011:	Application Submission Site Opens
Jan. 14, 2011:	Pre-Proposal Applications due
Feb. 10, 2011:	Applicants Notified of Pre-Proposal Review – Invitations to Submit Full Proposals issued
Mar. 31, 2011:	Full-Proposals Due – by invitation only
April – May, 2011:	Review & Evaluation Period
June 6, 2011:	Final Decisions and Notification of Awards