Enabling Rapid and Sustainable Public Health Research During Disasters Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2015) / Chapter Skim
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7 Considerations for Rapid and Sustained Funding Mechanisms for Research in Disasters
7 Considerations for Rapid and Sustained Funding Mechanisms for Research in Disasters
Pages 77-86
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Additional nonfederal mechanisms and sources of funding are also discussed that could potentially be used for quick disbursement and research. NSF RAPID AWARDS Dennis Wenger, program director for the Infrastructure Systems Management and Extreme Events program at NSF, described the NSF Grants for Rapid Response Research program (referred to as RAPID awards)
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and must include a clear description of why the proposed research is of an urgent nature and why a RAPID award would be the most appropriate funding mechanism. Before submitting a RAPID proposal, investigators must first contact the individual program officer whose expertise is closest to the proposed topic to determine whether the proposed work is appropriate for RAPID funding, Wenger explained.
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As an example, Wenger said that after Hurricane Katrina, NSF received 170 inquiries about RAPID awards, 134 draft proposals were submitted, 80 were then submitted as RAPID proposals, and about 50 awards were made within 3 weeks. Wenger said that in addition to the RAPID awards, NSF supports other initiatives that support quick response research.
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They also provided online legal resources for people affected by the storm and provided grant support to manage a community planning process for affected neighborhoods. The Conrad Hilton Foundation, based in California, is a national and international funder that supports immediate and longer-term assistance for people affected by natural disasters and promotes disaster preparedness.
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, FEMA can task other federal agencies with Mission Assignments, which are activities that are not already funded through their own budgets but for which they will be reimbursed from the Disaster Relief Fund. FEMA regulations for implementing the Stafford Act and providing 4 CRS provides direct policy analysis and support exclusively to Congress.
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Although the Stafford Act does not preclude an emergency declaration for a principally health event, Lister noted that there is only one example of using the Disaster Relief Fund for a chemical, biological, or radiological incident with a health component that did not also involve the destruction of infrastructure. This was an emergency declaration made in the response to the introduction of West Nile virus into the United States in the late 1990s.
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The CDC budget builds in flexibility to provide assistance to states and other public health entities for unanticipated events, and there is some flexibility in its ability to do unanticipated intramural research, but less so for grant making. Funding from private foundations can be used to support agency actions directly only with the permission of Congress, Lister explained.
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With regard to access to funding, a participant suggested that the vast majority of people who are doing disaster research are not aware of the various funding opportunities described by the panelists. In addition, rapid response funding is disproportionately shifted toward infrastructure and engineering, as opposed to the full dimensions of human health.
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This list is not meant to reflect a consensus among workshop participants. SOURCE: Plenary session summary of breakout panel discussion as reported by panel facilitator Gwen Collman.
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. Various participants discussed the ability of the agencies who already support disaster research to continue to do so given budgetary constraints, and how to engage other funders and replicate other successful funding models.
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