Research Strategy organized into the following sections (not to exceed 5 pages total for sections a-c below): (a) Significance the proposed project will improve scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical • Explain how practice in one or more broad fields. Describe how the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions • that drive this field will be changed if the proposed aims are achieved. (b) Innovation Explain how the application challenges and seeks to shift current research or clinical practice • paradigms. Describe any novel theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation or • intervention(s) to be developed or used, and any advantage over existing methodologies, instrumentation or intervention(s). Explain any refinements, improvements, or new applications of theoretical concepts, approaches or • methodologies, instrumentation or interventions. (c) Approach Describe the overall strategy, methodology, and analyses to be used to accomplish the specific aims of • the project. Include preliminary data (if any) and/or how the data will be collected, analyzed, and interpreted. Discuss potential problems, alternative strategies, and benchmarks for success anticipated to achieve • the aims. Describe strategy to establish feasibility and prospects for successor funding. • Point out any procedures, situations, or materials that may be hazardous to personnel and precautions • to be exercised.
Research Strategy organized into the following sections (not to exceed 5 pages total for sections a-c below): (a) Significance • Explain how the proposed project will improve scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice in one or more broad fields. • Describe how the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field will be changed if the proposed aims are achieved. (b) Innovation • Explain how the application challenges and seeks to shift current research or clinical practice paradigms. • Describe any novel theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation or intervention(s) to be developed or used, and any advantage over existing methodologies, instrumentation or intervention(s). • Explain any refinements, improvements, or new applications of theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation or interventions. (c) Approach • Describe the overall strategy, methodology, and analyses to be used to accomplish the specific aims of the project. Include preliminary data (if any) and/or how the data will be collected, analyzed, and interpreted. • Discuss potential problems, alternative strategies, and benchmarks for success anticipated to achieve the aims. • Describe strategy to establish feasibility and prospects for successor funding. • Point out any procedures, situations, or materials that may be hazardous to personnel and precautions to be exercised.