Evaluation Grants for Peer Support in Diabetes Care

This present call for proposals focuses on Evaluation Grants to build the case for peer support in diabetes management. These grants will use controlled research methodologies to study and document the contributions of peer support interventions for those with diabetes.

Grantees will work collaboratively with Peers for Progress leadership to plan and implement controlled evaluations of peer support programs among adults with diabetes. Individual applicants will propose, implement, and publish results from their own evaluation projects. They will also work in a consortium with other grantees, Peers for Progress leadership, and a Program Development Center in collaborative papers reporting the results of their projects and in making curricula and program materials available for international dissemination.

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Eligibility Criteria

University-based researchers, health systems, and other organizations with experience and recognizable accomplishments in both (a) diabetes management and/or use of peer-based interventions in health promotion and chronic disease management; and (b) research or program evaluation are invited to apply. Applications from organizations offering to provide several, coordinated study sites are also invited to apply. Those seeking clarification of their eligibility should contact the Program Development Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at PfP@unc.edu.

Proposals from within and outside the USA are encouraged.

Review Criteria

• Overall merit of the proposed work and likely contribution to evidence base for peer support in diabetes management
• Experience of applicant team, especially experience with interventions offering support and encouragement of diabetes management through peers or other modalities and/or experience in peer support in health promotion and chronic disease management
• Diabetes care for those to be included in the program that meets national or regional standards of care
• Understanding of the geographic and demographic characteristics of populations/communities to be served
• Understanding of the nature and extent of diabetes in the populations/communities to be served
• Feasibility and sustainability of proposed peer support programs in “real-world” settings and international dissemination
• The ability to link with community resources, such as businesses, schools, local agencies (transportation, recreation, social services), faith-based or social service organizations, media, food services, local health departments, etc.; and
• Experience of the applicant organization in developing and evaluating programs for the populations/communities to be served
• Appropriateness of budget to funds available and activities proposed

Please see full proposal for complete details and requirements.