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2009 Announcements


  • Upcoming Workshop:
    "What is Translational Research?"

    January 14, 2010 10:00-2:00pm (Greensboro)
    January 20, 2010 11:00-3:00pm (Rocky Mount)
    January 21, 2010 10:00-2:00pm (Raleigh)

    For more information, and to register, please visit here

  • Translational Research to Address Health Disparities Across the Lifespan

    Friday, March 19, 2010
    8:15am-4:30pm
    William and Ida Friday Center
    Chapel Hill, NC

    For more information, visit here

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  • The Carolina Community Network and the NC TraCS Institute’s Community Engagement Core, Wake AHEC, and Greensboro AHEC proudly co-sponsor a series of FREE workshops on various research topics. These workshops are open to all audiences and provide foundational information to facilitate research, foster partnerships, and build skills. For more information about our 2009-2010 workshops, please visit: activities

    Upcoming Workshop:
    Participatory Approaches to Research

    December 2, 2009 11:00-3:00pm (Burlington)
    December 3, 2009 10:00-2:00pm (Rocky Mount)
    December 4, 2009 10:00-2:00pm (Raleigh)

    To register, please visit here

  • Special Call for Cancer Health Disparities Research Proposals
    Deadline: October 20, 2009
    Anticipated Start Date: July 2010

    The Carolina Community Network to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CCN) is pleased to announce an urgent call for grant proposals that address disparities in breast, prostate or colorectal cancer health disparities.

    For more information, see Request for Applications below.

    Two opportunities available:

    1) Intervention Research Proposals
    2) Pilot Educational Research Project Proposals

  • Navigating the Cancer Experience: A Forum for Overcoming Disparities
    Keynote Speaker: Dr. Harold P. Freeman

    November 11, 2009
    8:00am-5:00pm
    William and Ida Friday Center
    Chapel Hill, NC

    Registration Deadline: October 14, 2009, 5:00 pm
    For more information, please visit: here

  • Community-focused Research Capacity Building Workshop Series
    The Carolina Community Network and the NC TraCS Institute’s Community Engagement Core proudly co-sponsor a series of FREE workshops on various research topics for community-based organizations. For more information about our 2009-2010 workshops, please visit: CCN Activities

    Upcoming Workshop:
    Research 101
    October 12th, 11:00-2:00pm (Rocky Mount)
    October 15th, 10:00-1:00pm (Greensboro)
    October 16th, 10:00-1:00pm (Raleigh)


    To register, please visit here

  • Community-focused Research Capacity Building Workshop Series

    The Carolina Community Network and the NC TraCS Institute’s Community Engagement Core proudly co-sponsor a series of FREE workshops on various research topics for community-based organizations. For more information about our 2009-2010 workshops, please visit: CCN Activities

    Upcoming Workshop:
    Grant Writing Workshop
    September 15, 2009 from 8:30am-4:30 pm (Greensboro)
    September 22, 2009 from 8:30am-4:30 pm (Raleigh)

    To register, please visit: Grant Writing Workshop

  • NC TraCS Institute Triad Community-Academic Partnership Grants
    This grant program seeks to build the capacity of new community-academic partnerships to work together to solve problems in translating health knowledge into meaningful community health improvements.

    Technical Assistance Workshops:
    August 27, 2009 - 2:00-3:00pm
    September 1, 2009 - 9:30-10:30am

    Brief Proposal Deadline: September 30, 2009

    For more information please visit:
    NC TraCS Institute

  • AWARE for All The Triangle
    Clinical Research Education Day

    September 12, 2009
    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    North Carolina Central University School of Education

    To register please visit:
    CISCRP

  • SUCCEED 2009 Legacy Grant
    Letters of Intent (not required) due: June 26, 2009
    Applications due: July 24, 2009

    Funding will support needs assessment, training, coalition building, or other start-up activities that will ultimately contribute to increased breast and cervical cancer screening for African American women.

    For more information visit:
    The 4CNC Website

  • Circles of Care:
    Supporting African Americans with Cancer

    Leadership Training Dates:
    June 20th from 9-4:30 at Rex Cancer Center in Raleigh
    September 12th from 9-4:30 (location TBD)
    November 14th from 9-4:30 (location TBD)
    For more information:

    COC Flyer

  • 2009 CCN Community Grant Recipients Announced!
    For more information please visit:
    2009 Projects

  • Training and Funding for Communities
    Community Research Capacity Building Workshop and Community Grants Information Session

    March 10, Rocky Mount
    March 12, Burlington

    Flyers for both locations (pdf)
    More information about the workshop (pdf)
    Registration form (Word)

  • 2009 CCN Community Grants Program
    Application Deadline: March 31, 2009 by 5:00pm

    The Carolina Community Network to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities(CCN)is pleased to announce a call for community grant proposals that focus on reducing cancer health disparities through the development of collaborative research projects or educational activities. The CCN intends to competitively award $50,000 in community grants, with budgets ranging from $500 to $10,000.

    Questions/Concerns:
    Contact Veronica Carlisle at (919) 966-1082 or Randall Teal at (919) 966-7129.

    For more information, please click on the following links:

    Request for Applications (pdf)
    Instructions (pdf)
    Application (word doc)

  • Upcoming Presentation:
    "Disseminating Body & Soul: An Evidence-Based Nutrition Wellness Program"

    Marlyn Allicock, Research Assistant Professor,
    Nutrition, Gillings School of Public Health,
    UNC-Chapel Hill

    Friday, May 15, 2009, 3-4:30 p.m.
    Gordon DeFriese Conference
    Room, 1st floor
    Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health
    Services Research
    Chapel Hill, NC

    For more information, see attached:

    Flyer

  • Community Research Capacity Building Workshop
    "Introduction to Using Evidence-Based Programs"
    June 9, Burlington
    June 11, Rocky Mount
    June 12, Raleigh

    For more information, please click on the following links:

    Workshop Flyer
    Registration Form

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2008 Announcements


  • SUCCEED Grants for Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
    Letters of Intent due June 27, 2008
    Applications due July 23, 2008

    Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Alexis Moore at UNC Lineberger (866-625-6328) to discuss their proposal plans prior to applying.

    For more information, please visit:
    SUCCEED Project

  • 2008 CCN Community Grant Recipients Announced!
    For more information please visit:
    2008 Projects

  • 2008 CCN Community Grants Program
    Application Deadline: March 17, 2008 by 5:00pm

    The Carolina Community Network to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities(CCN)is pleased to announce a call for community grant proposals that focus on reducing cancer health disparities through the development of collaborative research projects or educational activities. The CCN intends to competitively award $40,000 in community grants, with budgets ranging from $500 to $10,000.

    For more information, please click on the following links:

    Request for Applications
    Instructions
    Application

  • Special Call: Cancer Health Disparities Pilot Grants
    Application Deadline: November 7, 2008 by 3:00pm

    The Carolina Community Network to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CCN) encourages new investigators to apply for small-scale pilot research grants to address breast, prostate or colorectal cancer health disparities. Pilot grants should be completed within 12 -16 months and have the potential to lead to a larger federally or foundation funded award application. We are particularly interested in projects that work to forge partnerships with community-based organizations.

    For more information, please click on the following links:

    Request for Applications
    Application

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2007 Announcements


  • 2007 Cancer Health Disparities Mentored Research Awards
    Spring 2007
    The CCN encourages new investigators to pre-apply for a $50,000 mentored research supplement using the community-based participatory research process or conducting community-based research to address breast, prostate or colorectal cancer health disparities. We are interested in small research projects that address some aspect of the spectrum of research on cancer health disparities from needs assessments to intervention research to policy assessments.

    Instructions(PDF):

    CCN spring 2007 Pilot RFA_v2.FINAL.pdf

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