The American Heart Association’s Health Care by Food™ initiative is accepting applications for a new planning grant to support the development of a trial protocol and proposal designed to test the health impact of Food Is Medicine (FIM) interventions.
The cost of nutritious food and the lack of access to it are of significant concern to U.S. consumers, according to a national poll released by Deloitte, the American Heart Association and Research!America. With more than 20 studies underway, Health Care by Food aims to provide large-scale clinical evidence for making healthy food access a covered medical benefit to help prevent, treat and manage cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions.
Investigators funded by the new planning grant will receive up to $100,000 over a 12-month period, including up to $25,000 for preliminary data collection. Their ultimate goal is to develop a competitive proposal for at least $3 million in grants from a government agency or other major funder to advance FIM.
Interested applicants are invited to submit their proposals by March 11 through the Association’s ProposalCentral site. Peer review gets underway on March 21 and ends on May 2. Grantees will be notified by May 19, and awards will be disbursed on July 1.
For more information, visit the Health Care by Food website.