JGAP Fact Sheet

Submission Deadlines

There are two JGAP cycles for grant review each year:

December 1
June 1

Grant awards are typically announced within six months of the submission deadlines.

Special Notice: The Research Committee especially encourages submission of proposals on topics applicable to the Patient Centered Medical Home. The PCMH has been selected as a priority topic for research in 2010.

Eligibility

The following candidates may apply:

Individual family physicians
Family Medicine organizations or associations
Family Medicine residency programs
Departments of Family Medicine
Educational and health care institutions or organizations that will use the JGAP support exclusively for research projects directly involving and impacting Family Medicine

The principal investigator or one of the co-investigators must be an AAFP member.

JGAP encourages the submission of proposals for which a family physician is the principal investigator. In addition, priority will be given to new researchers or those who mentor new investigators on the research team.

The following DO NOT qualify:
Proposals seeking:

Support for cost of instituting programs
Support for activities such as videotape production, curriculum design or implementation of a project, etc.

Review Process

Only research grant applications that adhere to the instructions outlined in the JGAP Application Guidelines (5-page PDF file; About PDFs) will be reviewed and considered for grant support per the following established procedures:

An administrative review to verify that the application has been properly prepared and completed.
Fully prepared applications are then submitted to at least two peers for a technical review and evaluation. Applications at this stage are "blinded" from the reviewers as to applicant, institution and location. Comments and recommendations from the peer reviewers are provided to the Research Committee (RC). Observations and comments made by peer reviewers will also be provided as feedback to applicants.
Review and ranking of applications based upon the technical review and evaluations is done by the RC. The RC matches the rankings with available financial resources and makes recommendations for grant awards to the AAFP Foundation Board of Trustees. The RC offers suggestions or provides additional advice to applicants who are unsuccessful in securing a grant award to help strengthen the proposal for future submission.
Recommendations for grant funding are made by the RC and the formal awarding of grants is done by the AAFP Foundation Board of Trustees.

Other Information and Tips for Applicants

Applicants are reminded that historically, most JGAP grant awards have been less than $30,000 and are projects of one to two year's duration.

From time to time, funds may be available for restricted areas of inquiry or in a specific area of investigation and the Research Committee will announce a Request For Proposals (RFP) on this Web site and through network mailings.

Each year the Research Committee sets aside a portion of grant funds to award to projects that address the annual clinical focus identified by the AAFP.

To request an application:
Phone: 800-274-2237, ext. 4470
Fax: 913-906-6095
Email: smorantz@aafp.org