These funds are not to be used for conducting research. Pharmaceutical funding for the chapter matching portion is acceptable as long as it is received as an unrestricted grant and not used for CME activity. The AAFP will not provide matching funds to be used for the time, meals, or lodging expenses of constituent chapter staff in the conduct of the research activity, or any meal functions for activity participants. A chapter approved for a matching grant will receive written notification of approval and a check for the approved amount within one month of their review at the Commission on Clinical Policies and Research meeting, January 16-22, 2002. A brief final report is to be provided to the Commission on Clinical Policies and Research Staff Executive within one month of completion of the activity.
Any unexpended funds are to be returned with the final report.
No application will be considered by the Commission on Clinical Policies and Research unless a timely final report on previously funded activity has been received. Applications submitted without the proposed budget form will not be reviewed. Applications are to be submitted by the chapter research committee chair and the chapter executive. Chapters should submit their application request based on the date of their anticipated activity. For the April 15 deadline the chapter activity must occur between July 1 and January 31.