Grants and Contracts

Principal Investigator or Program Director

Active Living Research was renewed by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on December 1, 2007. The program will now focus on supporting research to inform policy and environmental strategies to increase physical activity among children and adolescents, decrease their sedentary behaviors and prevent obesity. We will place special emphasis on strategies with the potential to reach the low-income and racial/ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Findings are expected to advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015. Active Living Research is managing a new $15.4 million 5-year authorization (2007-2012) to support scientifically rigorous, solution-oriented research from investigators and scholars representing diverse disciplines and backgrounds.
The goals are to:

• establish a strong research base regarding policy and environmental factors that influence physical activity and body weight in children, as well as effective policy and environmental strategies for reversing the childhood obesity epidemic;      
• build a vibrant, multidisciplinary field of research and a diverse network of researchers; and      
• Ensure that findings are effectively communicated to inform policy debates and guide the development of effective solutions.

Ecological Analysis of Activity, Eating, & Weight in Adolescents. Project name is TEAN—Teen Environments for Activity & Nutrition. NIH Grant R01 HL083454. NHLBI. September 1, 2007 – August 31, 2011. $2.2 million direct costs


Accelerating School Activity Promotion (ASAP). The California Endowment. No. 20061530. $133,199 total costs. September 1, 2006 – August 31, 2007.

National Program Office for Active Living Research Program [Active Living Policy and Environmental Studies (ALPES) prior to May 2003]. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.


$163,219 total costs. April 1, 2001 October 15, 2001. (planning grant)
$695,000 total costs. October 1, 2001 October 31, 2002.
$979,884 total costs. November 1, 2002 October 31, 2003.
$991,370 total costs. November 1, 2003 October 31, 2004.
$82,255 total costs for Seminar program. January 15, 2004 January 14, 2005.
$45,150 total costs for Commissioned Papers. Janary 15, 2004 January 14, 2005.
$1,032,129 total costs. November 1, 2004 –October 31, 2005.

Active Living Research Conference Grant. The California Endowment.

$20,000 total costs. November 1, 2004 – April 1, 2005.

Ecological Analysis of Physical Activity. (Renamed Neighborhood Quality of Life Study [NQLS]). NIH Grant HL67350. NHLBI. September 1, 2001 August 31, 2005. $1.9 million direct costs.

Principal Investigator (9/30/00 3/1/01) and Co-PI (after 3/1/01, John P. Elder, Ph.D., M.P.H., PI). Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls (TAAG) Field Center. NIH Grant U01HL66856. NHLBI Multi-center study. September 30, 2000 September 29, 2006. $2.7 million direct costs.

M-SPAN: Middle School Physical Activity and Nutrition. NIH Grant R18HL 54564. NHLBI. September 1, 1996 - August 31, 2000. $1.8 million direct costs.

M-SPAN Minority Supplement. NHLBI. January 1997 - December 1998, $44,700 total costs.

Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) Fellow. Contract from International Life Sciences Institute-PAN Program. March 1998 - March 2001. $150,000.

Project GRAD: Graduate Ready for Activity Daily. NIH Grant R18HL 49505. NHLBI. December 1993 - November 1997. $1.1 million direct costs.

Sports, Play, and Active Recreation for Kids: SPARK. NIH Grant R18HL 44467. NHLBI. July 1989 - June 1994, $2.2 million direct costs.

Competitive continuation, July 1994 - June 1996, $230,000 direct costs.
Research Supplement for Underrepresented Minorities-Project SPARK. NHLBI. July 1992 - June 1994, $27,000 direct costs.

Assessing Tobacco Refusal Skills in Latino Youth (Proyecto Juarez). University of California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program RT588. July 1990 - December 1993, $528,000 direct costs.

Assessment of Physical Activity and Fitness in Children. NIH Grant HL 37564. NHLBI. October 1986 - September 1988, $162,000 direct costs.

Survey of pediatricians regarding attitudes and practices toward heart disease prevention in children. UCSD Academic Senate Award, November 1985 - July 1986, $5,508.

Co-Principal Investigator

SIP 10: Expansion of the Physical Activity Policy Research Network (PAPRN)—Collaborating Center. CDC grant U48 DP000894-01. (PI’s are John Elder, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Jacqueline Kerr, Ph.D.) December 1, 2007 -- November 30, 2009. $120,000 total costs.

Neighborhood Nutrition and Physical Activity Environment and Weight. USDA Grant 2006-04623. (PI is Karen Glanz, Ph.D., M.P.H.) May 1, 2007 -- April 30, 2011. $1,305,000 total costs. (Sallis is PI of $388,320 subcontract).

Obesity Prevention & Control in Community Recreation Centers. NIDDK grant R01-DK72994. (PI is John Elder, Ph.D., M.P.H.). March 3, 2006 to January 31, 2011. $2 million direct costs.

Child Weight Status and Neighborhood Physical Activity & Nutrition Environment. (PI is Brian E. Saelens, Ph.D.) NIH grant R01 ES014240. NIEHS. September 2005 – August 30, 2010. $2 million direct costs. (Sallis is PI of subcontract).

Environmental Correlates of PA in Older Adults. (PI is Abby C. King, Ph.D.) NIH Grant HL077141. NHLBI. July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2008. $1.95 million direct costs. (Sallis is PI of subcontract for $673,538 direct costs)

Clinical and web-based diet and activity counseling for men. (PI is Kevin Patrick, M.D.). NIH Grant R01CA98861. NCI. December 1, 2002 August 31, 2007. $2.1 million direct costs.

PACE+: Counseling Adults for Exercise and Nutrition. (PI is Kevin Patrick, M.D.). NIH Grant R01CA85873. NCI. September 1, 2001 August 31, 2005. $2.6 million direct costs.

Sun safety intervention for postal carriers. (PI is Joni Mayer, Ph.D.). NIH Grant, NCI. January 2001 December 2005. ($2.7 million direct costs)

Nutrition Network News.

Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section, California Department of Health Services. (subcontract from Cajon Valley School District).
$77,510 total costs. October 1, 1999 September 30, 2000.
$178,243 total costs. October 1, 2000 September 30, 2001.
$219,849 total costs. October 1, 2001 September 30, 2002.
California Nutrition Network for Healthy Families.

$219,901 total costs. October 2002October 2003.
Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section, California Department of Health Services. (subcontract from Vista Unified School District).

$9500 total costs. October 2002October 2003.

PACE+: Counseling Adolescents for Exercise and Nutrition. (PI is Kevin Patrick, M.D.). NIH Grant R01CA814595. NCI. September 1, 2000 August 31, 2004. $2.6 million direct costs.

Promoting sunscreen at the point-of-purchase. (PI is Joni Mayer, Ph.D.). NIH Grant, NCI. April 1999 March 2002. ($700,000 direct costs)

Family Factors in Smoking Acquisition Among Latino Youth. (PI is Rafael Laniado-Laborin, M.D., M.P.H.). University of California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program. Project 7RT-0049. July 1, 1998 - June 30, 2001. $566,700 direct costs.

PACE Plus Nutrition for Adolescents. (PI is Kevin Patrick, M.D.). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Cooperative Agreement with Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine. Project TS81-11/11.

October 1996 - September 1997. $180,848 total costs.
October 1997 - September 1998. $240,374 total costs.

PACE Plus Nutrition for Adults. (PI is Kevin Patrick, M.D.). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Cooperative Agreement with Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine. Project TS81-11/11.

October 1996 - September 1997. $180,848 total costs.
October 1997 - September 1998. $142,857 total costs.

Physician-Based Assessment and Counseling for Exercise (PACE) Project. (PI is Kevin Patrick, M.D.). Centers for Disease Control contract. September 1990-September 1992, $195,000 total costs.

Cooperative Agreement with Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine, September 1992 - September 1993, $175,000 total costs.
Cooperative Agreement with Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine, September 1994 - September 1995, $38,000 total costs.

Predicting physical activity change: An epidemiologic study. (PI is Melbourne F. Hovell, Ph.D., M.P.H.). NIH Grant HL 40575. NHLBI. April 1988 - April 1990. $166,000 direct costs.

A profile of exercise determinants: A case-control approach. (PI is Melbourne F. Hovell, Ph.D., M.P.H.). Association of Schools of Public Health/Centers for Disease Control. November 1985 - November 1986, $62,000 direct costs.

San Diego Family Health Project. (PI is Philip R. Nader, M.D.). NIH Grant HL 30872. NHLBI. June 1984 - December 1990, $2.6 million direct costs.

Investigator

Planned Care for Obesity and Risk Reduction. NHLBI grant R01 HL089444-01. (PI is Kevin Patrick, MD, MS). April 2008 – March 2013. $2.6 million direct costs.

A Tool for Geospatial Analysis of Physical Activity. NCI grant U01 CA130771. PI is Kevin Patrick, MD, MS). November 2007 – June 2011. $2 million direct costs.

Hispanic Community Health Study. NHLBI grant HHSN268200625237C. (PI is Greg Talvera, MD, MPH). November 2006 – October 2013. $9.6 million direct costs.

Multilevel Mechanisms of Physical Activity Change. NCI grant RO1 CA113828. (PI is Gregory Norman, Ph.D.). April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2009. 4/05-3/09

Prevention Research Center: Promotion of Physical Activity in the Latino Community. CDC grant. (PI is John Elder, Ph.D., M.P.H.). September 30, 2004 to September 29 2009. $2.5 million total costs

Multi-Level Assessment of Indoor Tanning Practices. NCI grant R01 CA93532. (PI is Joni Mayer, Ph.D.). September 30, 2003 to August 31, 2007. $1.8 million direct costs.

Fil-Am Siglang Buhay Project: Food, Fitness, and Cancer Prevention. (PI is Ofelia Dirige, Dr.PH, RD). Contract from the Cancer Research Program, California Department of Health Services. $2.5 million total costs. July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2003.

Project SHOUT. NCI Grant CA44921. (PI is John P. Elder, Ph.D., M.P.H.) San Diego State University, July 1987 - June 1991. $1.5 million direct costs.

Social Learning of Diet and Exercise in Children. (PI is Philip R. Nader, M.D.). (Project Manager from 1986-1989). NIH Grant HL 35109. NHLBI. July 1986 - March 1994, $3.6 million direct costs.

Preventive Cardiology Academic Award. (PI is Michael H. Criqui, M.D.) NIH Grant HL 01718. NHLBI. University of California, San Diego, June 1986-June 1991.