Supporting research on improving the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Penn LDI has launched a new initiative to support research that will transform the health care delivery for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), with a particular focus on addressing disparities in care, including structural barriers and racial inequities. The Penn LDI Research Initiative on Improving Management of Chronic Kidney Disease is a research initiative to fund rapid-turnaround high-impact research projects that will have a meaningful and measurable impact on improving the delivery of care for individuals with CKD. We anticipate funding up to five research projects over three years (through two Requests for Proposals). This program is made possible by a generous gift from Monogram Health.
Proposals must be led by an LDI Senior Fellow. University of Pennsylvania faculty without LDI affiliations and LDI Associate Fellows are permitted to be co-investigators on proposals. Investigators outside Penn are permitted to be co-investigators if sufficient justification is provided for why their expertise is needed.
For investigators without substantial expertise in CKD, LDI may be able to provide connections to collaborators with that CKD expertise.
The second funding application is now closed.
Successful applicants will be notified in early December, with funding to begin Monday, January 8, 2024.
Are investigators allowed to request preliminary data from Monogram Health?
Yes, please email Nadiyah Browning with any preliminary data requests.
Will investigators be able to recruit patients enrolled in Monogram Health as study participants?
Yes. Please email Nadiyah Browning for more information.
Will investigators be able to recruit clinicians providing care to patients enrolled in Monogram Health?
Yes. Please email Nadiyah Browning for more information.
If you have questions about the Monogram Health dataset that are project specific and would like to discuss with Monogram Health’s Epidemiologist:
Please email Nadiyah Browning for more information.
Can an investigator mention relevant data they have access to in their proposal?
Yes, we recommend receiving a letter of support from the data owner to use data for your specific project.
Can investigator teams have more than one Principal Investigator?
Yes, teams can have up to two Principal Investigators.
Does the ban on indirect costs also apply to sub-awards for faculty co-investigators at other universities?
Yes.
Are graduate students or nurses working on projects subject to the 30% salary and benefits limit?
No, the 30% salary and benefits limit applies to only faculty (including research track/non-standing), not staff.
Are hyperlinks to online data (ie. video material) allowed to be included in the application?
Yes, applicants are allowed to link to online data in their application.
Are investigators allowed to include publication costs and/or software in the budget?
Yes, but if the grant pays 100% for the software, then it should be justified within the proposal
Have a question?
Please email Nadiyah Browning.
Penn LDI hosted an informational webinar about the initiative on December 14, 2022. See a recording below.
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