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| | NCCAM's 2009 Grants with Obama's Recovery Money: The List of 52 Awards Totaling $17.8-Million | |
Summary: Credit Integrator reader Tayor Walsh for diving into files on the Obama economic stimulus/American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) site to create this list of the 52 ARRA grants awarded by the NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in 2009. The first year grants totaled roughly $18-million of $32-million NCCAM will be disbursing. (The NCCAM total will ultimately be 0.39% of the $8.2-billion of ARRA funds to the NIH.) Included in this report are subjects, investigators, institutions, amounts and kind of award, plus some Integrator analysis of the types of grants awarded. Thanks Taylor.
 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Yesterday, a colleague on the board of trustees of the American Botanical Council asked me what I knew about these awards. I told her I'd not explored it. I then opened a timely email from Integrator contributor Taylor Walsh: "I
don't see a summary of the ARRA funds for NCCAM on your site." Not finding it, Walsh worked with government public affairs officials, located the information and built an Excel file of NCCAM's awards which he sent to the Integrator to share with all of you. Information from his file is at the bottom of this posting. The following table is my quick summary which I extracted from the information Walsh assembled.
Topic
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Finding
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Comment
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| Total NIH ARRA awards |
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$8.2 billion |
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# NCCAM awards
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52
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Total NCCAM 2009 awards
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$17.8 million
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This is of $32-million total
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Average NCCAM award
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$342,307 |
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A few were as low as $5,000,
and another group in the 5-digit
range
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Largest single award
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$1.4 million
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Bazan, others from LSU
on Omega-3 and brain injury
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Big winner/largest
total awards
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$1.8-million
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Bruce Rosen, Mass General;'
2 grants related to mechanisms
in acupuncture
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Awards by Category
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Herbs
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10
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Other
supplements, related
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12
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Total for "supplements" is 22,
or roughly 42% of the awards
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Mindbody
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6
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Yoga
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3
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Acupuncture
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4
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Total for yoga, acupuncture,
manipulation and massage = 12,
23% of awards
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Manipulation
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4
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Massage
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1
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Perlman, osteoarthritis
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Health services/cost issues
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1
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Lafferty; cost, medical
service use, quality of care; it
is significant, at $800,000
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Whole practice/
whole systems projects |
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0 |
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There may have been no
applications, perhaps from
investigator views that the
scoring would be negative
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Integrative clinic or health
system connected projects
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3
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See Aickin, Bock, Hersch,
Napadow, Rosen
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Total to CAM schools
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2 |
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National University of Health
Science & Palmer College. Both
manipulation-related.
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Total to ND or AOM schools
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0
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Perhaps no applicants
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% awards to CAM schools
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3.8% |
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5.5% of funds ($1.04 million)
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Disclaimer: Some categories are not obvious. This is all ballpark.
NCCAM had announced its plan to
: "select recently peer reviewed highly meritorious research grant applications
(R01s and others), that can be accomplished in 2 years or less; fund new research applications; accelerate the tempo of ongoing science through targeted supplements to current
grants; support new types of activities such as the NIH Challenge Grant program that
meet the goals of the ARRA; and use other funding mechanisms as appropriate." In short, NCCAM cast a potentially broad net, a caught these fish.
Walsh's prior contributions to the Integrator have included a list of NCCAM grants by type and and a report on NCCAM director Josephine Briggs, MD's first public session with the NCCAM advisory council. If you want a copy of the entire spread sheet Walsh created, with additional information about the grants, please contact me directly. Thanks much, Taylor.
________________________________________
 Taylor Walsh: Did the research
52 NCCAM-funded Projects
Using $18-Million from the Obama Stimulus Package
Source: ARRA site, as extracted by Taylor Walsh
| Activity |
Project Title |
Principal
Investigator |
Organization |
FY Total Cost |
| R21 |
MELATONIN
AND NIGHTTIME BLOOD PRESSURE IN AFRICAN AMERICANS |
ABRAMSON,
JEROME L. ;CHAPMAN, ARLENE B;PARKER, KATHLYN A;TERRY, PAUL D; |
EMORY
UNIVERSITY |
$ 252,456 |
| RC1 |
CER
COLLABORATION: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND MARINO CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE HEALTH |
AICKIN,
MIKEL G |
UNIVERSITY
OF ARIZONA |
$ 496,544 |
| R21 |
EFFECTIVENESS
OF INTEGRAL YOGA ON OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE MENOPAUSAL HOT FLASHES |
AVIS,
NANCY E |
WAKE
FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES |
$ 147,694 |
| R21 |
URINARY
PEPTIDE EXCRETION AND ONSET OF PUBERTY |
BARNES,
STEPHEN |
UNIVERSITY
OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM |
$ 65,721 |
| R01 |
MEDITATION
AND EXERCISE FOR PREVENTION OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION |
BARRETT,
BRUCE P |
UNIVERSITY
OF WISCONSIN MADISON |
$ 726,891 |
| RC2 |
MECHANISM
OF ACTION OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS IN BRAIN INJURY |
BAZAN,
NICOLAS GUILLERMO ;PETASIS, NICOS A;SERHAN, CHARLES NICHOLAS; |
LOUISIANA
STATE UNIV HSC NEW ORLEANS |
$ 1,418,175 |
| RC2 |
BIOMARKERS
OF OXIDATIVE STRESS IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE |
BEAL,
M FLINT |
WEILL
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV |
$ 735,348 |
| R21 |
FATTY
ACID SUPPLEMENTATION IN MANAGEMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES |
BELURY,
MARTHA A |
OHIO
STATE UNIVERSITY |
$ 63,432 |
| R21 |
YOGA
FOR WOMEN ATTEMPTING SMOKING CESSATION: AN INITIAL INVESTIGATION |
BOCK,
BETH C |
MIRIAM
HOSPITAL |
$ 252,009 |
| RC1 |
STRESS,
CELLULAR AGING AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE |
COHEN,
SHELDON A |
CARNEGIE-MELLON
UNIVERSITY |
$ 235,950 |
| R01 |
Z
JOINT CHANGES IN LOW BACK PAIN FOLLOWING ADJUSTING |
CRAMER,
GREGORY D |
NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES |
$ 465,367 |
| R01 |
MECHANISMS
OF IMMUNOMODULATORY AND ANTI-TUMOR ACTIONS OF POLYSACCHARIDE KRESTIN |
DISIS,
MARY L. |
UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON |
$ 332,000 |
| RC1 |
CONVENTIONAL
VS MINDFULNESS INTERVENTION IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES |
DYKENS,
ELISABETH MAY |
VANDERBILT
UNIVERSITY |
$ 498,782 |
| R21 |
BIOMECHANICAL
AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SPINAL MANIPULATIVE THERAPY |
FRITZ,
JULIE M |
UNIVERSITY
OF UTAH |
$ 56,155 |
| R21 |
EFFICACY
OF TURMERIC EXTRACT IN PREVENTION OF POST-MENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS |
FUNK,
JANET L |
UNIVERSITY
OF ARIZONA |
$ 5,161 |
| R21 |
EFFICACY
OF TURMERIC EXTRACT IN PREVENTION OF POST-MENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS |
FUNK,
JANET L |
UNIVERSITY
OF ARIZONA |
$ 5,161 |
| R21 |
ACUPUNCTURE
FOR THE TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA - A PILOT STUDY |
GLICK,
RONALD M. |
UNIVERSITY
OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH |
$ 46,588 |
| R01 |
ROLE
OF A NOVEL E3-UBIQUITIN LIGASE IN CHEMOPREVENTION |
HANNINK,
MARK |
UNIVERSITY
OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA |
$ 82,585 |
| R21 |
CHONDROPROTECTIVE
ACTIVITY OF POMEGRANATE EXTRACT |
HAQQI,
TARIQ M |
UNIVERSITY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA |
$ 137,004 |
| P01 |
METABOLIC
AND IMMUNOLOGIC EFFECTS OF MEDITATION - CELL AGING SUPPLEMENT |
HECHT,
FREDERICK M |
UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO |
$ 421,169 |
| K23 |
OSTEOPATHIC
MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE IN PREGNANCY: PHYSIOLOGIC AND CLINICAL EFFECTS |
HENSEL,
KENDI LEE |
UNIVERSITY
OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR |
$ 54,000 |
| U01 |
CREATINE
SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, AND EFFICACY IN HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE: CREST-E |
HERSCH,
STEVEN M |
MASSACHUSETTS
GENERAL HOSPITAL |
$ 298,820 |
| R21 |
STRESS
AND PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES: OMEGA-3 INTERVENTION |
KIECOLT-GLASER,
JANICE K |
OHIO
STATE UNIVERSITY |
$ 5,223 |
| R21 |
STRESS
AND PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES: OMEGA-3 INTERVENTION |
KIECOLT-GLASER,
JANICE K |
OHIO
STATE UNIVERSITY |
$ 5,223 |
| R21 |
STRESS
AND PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES: OMEGA-3 INTERVENTION |
KIECOLT-GLASER,
JANICE K |
OHIO
STATE UNIVERSITY |
$ 18,906 |
| R01 |
CAM,
MEDICAL SERVICE UTILIZATION, AND QUALITY OF CARE |
LAFFERTY,
WILLIAM E |
UNIVERSITY
OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY |
$ 800,988 |
| R01 |
EFFECT
OF CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE ON FOOD ALLERGY |
LI,
XIU-MIN |
MOUNT
SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF NYU |
$ 695,224 |
| R21 |
THPB-CONTAINING
HERBAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DRUG ABUSE |
MANTSCH,
JOHN R |
MARQUETTE
UNIVERSITY |
$ 26,388 |
| R21 |
THPB-CONTAINING
HERBAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DRUG ABUSE |
MANTSCH,
JOHN R |
MARQUETTE
UNIVERSITY |
$ 5,705 |
| RC1 |
COMPARISON
OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CAM THERAPIES IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS UNDERGOING |
KAMAT,
DEEPAK MADHUSUDAN;MAHAJAN, PRASHANT ;MATHUR, AMBIKA ; |
WAYNE
STATE UNIVERSITY |
$ 441,460 |
| R21 |
GINSENG
AND ITS CONSTITUENTS IN COMPLEMENTARY BREAST CANCER THERAPY |
MURPHY,
LAURA L |
SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE |
$ 181,875 |
| R21 |
PHASE
I STUDY TO EVALUATE SAFETY AND TOXICITY OF EGCG IN HIV-1-INFECTED SUBJECTS |
NANCE,
CHRISTINA L |
BAYLOR
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE |
$ 17,560 |
| R01 |
BRAIN
PLASTICITY IN CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND ITS RESPONSE TO ACUPUNCTURE |
NAPADOW,
VITALY |
MASSACHUSETTS
GENERAL HOSPITAL |
$ 314,873 |
| R21 |
SYNERGISTIC
EFFECTS OF CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID AND CALCIUM ON BONE MASS |
PARK,
YEONHWA |
UNIVERSITY
OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST |
$ 152,098 |
| RC2 |
SPECTROMETRIC
VALIDATION OF BOTANICAL MATERIALS AND REFERENCE STANDARDS |
PAULI,
GUIDO F |
UNIVERSITY
OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO |
$ 605,846 |
| R01 |
MULTISITE
RCT INVESTIGATING THE EFFICACY OF MASSAGE IN OSTEOARTHRITIS |
PERLMAN,
ADAM ISRAEL |
UNIV
OF MED/ DENT OF NJ-SCH/HLTH REL PRO |
$ 708,553 |
| U19 |
DEVELOPMENTAL
CENTER TO STUDY MECHANISMS & EFFECTS OF CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION |
PICKAR,
JOEL G |
PALMER
COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC |
$ 578,853 |
| R01 |
MECHANISMS
OF MEDITATION |
RAISON,
CHARLES |
EMORY
UNIVERSITY |
$ 292,379 |
| P01 |
NEUROIMAGING
ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTS ON HUMAN BRAIN ACTIVITY |
ROSEN,
BRUCE R |
MASSACHUSETTS
GENERAL HOSPITAL |
$ 1,200,061 |
| P30 |
CORE
CENTER FOR MULTIMODAL EVAULATION OF ACUPUNCTURE MECHANISMS |
ROSEN,
BRUCE R |
MASSACHUSETTS
GENERAL HOSPITAL |
$ 593,196 |
| R21 |
LACTOGENIC
IMMUNITY/PROBIOTICS: EFFECT ON NEONATAL GUT IMMUNITY |
SAIF,
LINDA J. |
OHIO
STATE UNIVERSITY |
$ 225,000 |
| R01 |
SAFE
& EFFECTIVE YOGA PRESCRIPTION FOR OLDER ADULTS: BIOMECHANICAL
CONSIDERATIONS |
GREENDALE,
GAIL A;SALEM, GEORGE J ; |
UNIVERSITY
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
$ 693,593 |
| RC1 |
IMAGING
CEREBRAL AND SUB-CEREBRAL CORRELATES OF MEDITATIVE STATES |
SCHWARTZ,
ERIC LEE |
BOSTON
UNIVERSITY |
$ 499,636 |
| R21 |
HERB-INDUCED
OXIDANT PRECONDITIONING IN CARDIOMYOCYTES |
SHAO,
ZUO-HUI ZUOHUI |
UNIVERSITY
OF CHICAGO |
$ 234,000 |
| RC1 |
RESTING
STATE FUNCTIONAL MRI INVESTIGATION OF HYPNOTIC TRANCE AND MINDFULNESS MED |
SPIEGEL,
DAVID |
STANFORD
UNIVERSITY |
$ 441,653 |
| P30 |
CAM
APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT OF SLEEP AND DISEASE PROGRESSION IN CANCER |
SPIEGEL,
DAVID |
STANFORD
UNIVERSITY |
$ 630,379 |
| RC1 |
COENZYME
Q10 IN STATIN MYOPATHY |
THOMPSON,
PAUL DAVIS |
HARTFORD
HOSPITAL |
$ 457,436 |
| R21 |
MOLECULAR
MECHANISMS OF ANGELICA SINENSIS (OLIV.) DIELS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH |
WANG,
ZAIJIE JIM |
UNIVERSITY
OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO |
$ 106,350 |
| R01 |
VITAMIN
C IN POLYMICROBIAL SEPSIS |
WILSON,
JOHN |
STATE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO |
$ 24,619 |
| R01 |
VITAMIN
C IN POLYMICROBIAL SEPSIS |
WILSON,
JOHN |
STATE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO |
$ 32,964 |
| R01 |
IMMUNOMODULATORY
EFFECTS OF ARGININE SUPPLEMENTATION IN COLITIS AND COLON CANCER |
WILSON,
KEITH T |
VANDERBILT
UNIVERSITY |
$ 310,000 |
| RC2 |
CREATION
OF A MARINE NATURAL PRODUCTS LIBRARY TO ENHANCE LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH |
WRIGHT,
AMY E |
FLORIDA
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY |
$ 799,967 |
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Total NCCAM
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$17,897,020 |
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Total NIH
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$5-billion |
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% NCCAM
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0.36% |
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