Limited Submissions - NIH

National Institutes of Health - NICHD - Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invites applications from eligible institutions to conduct health disparities-related workshops, meetings, and symposia with community organizations to identify important community partners, establish community research priorities, and develop a long-term Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) agenda. It is expected that the academic-community partnerships developed through this initiative will lead to grant applications for the support of CBPR projects designed to meet identified community needs. These projects can focus on one or more of the following areas: infant mortality; SIDS; techniques for outreach and information dissemination; pediatric and maternal HIV/AIDS prevention, childhood, adolescent, and/or adult obesity; health literacy; uterine fibroid tumors; and violence prevention.

This program will provide support for up to three years at a maximum of $30,000 direct costs per year. F&A costs are not allowed costs. Guidelines and additional information are available at:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-092.html.

Most recent internal deadline: February 19, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: March 31, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) (R01) - RFA-MH-09-100

***note: only one application per college is permitted, please establish and coordinate your college’s process for this competition.***

Purpose. The Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) is intended to support the research and research career development of outstanding scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who plan to make a long term career commitment to research in specific mission areas of the NIMH. This award seeks to assist these individuals in launching an innovative clinical, translational, or basic research program that holds the potential to profoundly transform the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of mental disorders, paving the way for a cure. Each year the BRAINS program will focus on a specific area of research and research career development need. In this inaugural year the focus of the BRAINS program is neurodevelopment.

Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism and is intended for first time R01 investigators.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NIMH intends to commit up to $5,000,000 in total costs to fund up to 6 new grants in FY 2009.

Budget and Project Period. An applicant may request a project period of up to five years and budget for direct costs up to $1.625 million with no more than $400,000 in any single year.

Application Research Plan Component Length: Items 2-5 of the PHS398 Research Plan component are limited to 10 pages.

Eligible Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs). Individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research are invited to work with their institution/ organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.

Number of PDs/PIs. Only one PD/PI may be designated on the application.

Number of Applications. Only one application per school or college within a university will be accepted.Contact your college Associate Dean for Research for information about your college’s internal selection procedure and deadlines.

Resubmissions. Resubmission applications are not permitted in response to this FOA.

Renewals. Renewal applications are not permitted in response to this FOA.

Special Date(s). This FOA uses non-standard due dates. Deadline is February 3, 2009.

For additional information see:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-100.html

National Institutes of Health - NIA - Biomarkers for Older Controls at Risk for Dementia (BIOCARD) Study

NIA has issued RFA-AG-09-002 to solicit cooperative agreement applications that will extend the clinical and neuropsychological follow-up of individuals who have been enrolled in the Biomarkers for Older Controls at Risk for Dementia (BIOCARD) Study.  The BIOCARD Study is a longitudinal study that was initiated in 1995 in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program.  It assessed the ability of clinical, neuropsychological, and neuropsychiatric evaluations, neuroimaging, and fluid biomarkers to understand and predict progression from normal cognition to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It enrolled cognitively normal individuals who were first degree relatives of family members who had dementia. Average age at entry was 55 years, and these participants received cognitive testing every year, a full cognitive battery every two years, and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan and a lumbar puncture for collection of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) every 2-4 years.  As of 2005, some participants had been followed for up to 10 years.  The BIOCARD Study was suspended in 2005 but in September 2007 the National Advisory Council on Aging approved the development of the RFA to extend the clinical and neuropsychological evaluations of the BIOCARD participants who will consent to be followed. In addition, all of the previous clinical and neuropsychological data which have been collected, the biological samples which have been stored (plasma, CSF), and the MRI data from consenting participants will be provided to the successful grantee with the provision that a system will be set up to share these data and samples with the greater scientific community as well as the data and samples that will be collected during this extension period.

The objective of this announcement is to solicit cooperative agreement applications that will provide for the medical, clinical, neuropsychological, and neuropsychiatric follow-up of individuals who were enrolled in the BIOCARD Study and to diagnose any participants who progress to mild cognitive impairment and/or dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Because most of these participants are older individuals living in the greater Washington, DC area, traveling long distances would be an added burden. Therefore the grantee must be able to provide facilities to test participants at a site within approximately a 70-mile radius of Washington, DC.

Additional information and details about the specific requirements of this RFA are available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-09-002.html

Most recent internal deadline: April 21, 2008.

Most recent external deadline: June 11, 2008.

National Institutes of Health - Biomedical Research, Development, and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies (BRDG-SPAN) Pilot Program (RC3)

The NIH solicits grant applications for a new initiative called Biomedical Research, Development, and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies (BRDG-SPAN) Pilot Program (RC3). The purpose of this pilot program is to address the funding gap between promising research and development (R&D) and transitioning to the market by contributing to the critical funding applicants need to carry out later stage research activities necessary for commercialization. This program aims to accelerate the transition of research innovations and technologies toward the development of products or services that will improve human health, help advance the mission of the NIH, and create significant value and economic stimulus. It also aims to foster partnerships among a variety of research and development (R&D) collaborators working toward these aims.

The NIH intends to commit at least $35 million to this initiative and anticipates funding at least 10 awards in fiscal year 2010.  Applications received in response to this announcement may be given funding priority if the project is deemed to have high commercial potential to be developed into a product or service as indicated by the underserved need being addressed, the lack of alternative resources in the market and/or the applicant’s ability to secure funding or in-kind support from an independent third-party investor and/or strategic partner, etc. The requested budget is limited to $1 million total costs per year for a maximum of three years. The NIH encourages but does not require cost sharing or matching funds under this pilot program. Third party in-kind contributions may be made by any nonfederal source (except subcontractors working on an RC3 project) and may include, but not be limited to, equipment, supplies, research tools, software, or other property/services/external value as distinct from monetary investments. Please note that UK is not a third party and will not provide cost sharing.

The RFA encourages submissions by United States for-profit enterprises/commercial organizations doing a majority of their business in the United States. Applications received under this announcement may be given funding priority if the applicant is associated with an enterprise/commercial organization that is of small size (e.g., 500 or fewer employees), and/or of limited resources, such as an early-stage company, and/or one positioned for receiving funding or in-kind support from a third-party investor and/or strategic partner, etc. The applicant United States institution/organization must be located in the 50 states, territories and possessions of the U.S., Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or District of Columbia. NIH encourages applications from all interested organizations/institutions, including those from Institutional Development Award (IDeA) states.

Applicants may submit more than one application, provided each application is scientifically distinct. The NIH will not accept similar grant applications with essentially the same research focus from the same applicant organization. This includes derivative or multiple applications that propose to develop a single product, process, or service that, with non-substantive modifications, can be applied to a variety of purposes. Applicants may not simultaneously submit identical/essentially identical applications under both this funding opportunity and any other HHS FOA.

Additional details and proposal requirements are provided in the complete RFA:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-008.html

To avoid the possibility that UK investigators will propose similar grant applications with essentially the same research focus, UK researchers planning to respond to this initiative are to submit a pre-proposal with the following information to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Friday, July 10, 2009:

• Names and departments of PI and project team
• Participating institutions/organizations

1. Project description (3-4 pages) – Identify the specific aims and describe how achieving these aims will improve technological advances, technical capability, clinical practice, and/or health. Describe the commercial potential of the project to lead to a marketable product, process or service. Describe the research design, including milestones to be met.

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

Depending on the responses received, the Vice President for Research may need to appoint a committee to review the pre-proposals. The NIH requests a letter of intent by August 3, 2009 and requires the complete application by September 1, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program

NIH Programs to Increase Numbers of Underrepresented Students in the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences

The NIH Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program support five-year projects that promote inter-institutional partnerships to improve the quality and quantity of students from underrepresented groups and or health disparities populations being trained as the next generation of biomedical and behavioral research scientists.

Bridges to the Baccalaureate (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-411.html) supports partnerships between community colleges and colleges or universities offering baccalaureate degrees to develop programs that prepare associate degree students to successfully complete undergraduate degree programs in biomedical and/or behavioral science related subjects. The proposed partnership should be composed of no more than four institutions, including the applicant institution. Applications must clearly describe the pool of targeted students at each associate degree-granting institution in the consortium and must indicate the number of targeted students from each two-year institution and the total number of targeted students who would participate in the Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program during the academic year and summer. NIH anticipates that a total of 15-20 Bridges students will participate in the student development activities, including summer research internships, each year and that a minimum of four Bridges students from each two-year institution will participate in the program to provide a critical mass.

Examples of developmental activities may include, but are not limited to:
1) The partner institutions jointly developing community college courses and curricula, including enrichment and updating existing or developing new science and math courses that would be fully transferable for baccalaureate degree credit at the participating baccalaureate institution(s);
2) Faculty from the baccalaureate institution(s) serving as visiting lecturers, offering lectures and/or laboratory courses in areas in which expertise is lacking at the participating two-year institution(s), or developing joint team-taught courses;
3) Introduction of research concepts into the community college curriculum (see for example, http://www.nigms.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/4BE54B5B-AAD7-4856-9FDF-70E3DBE7023F/0/SnellmanReprint.pdf, and http://www.lifescied.org/cgi/content/full/5/2/175) and/or offering a research skills course to stimulate students’ interest in science;
4) Faculty from the baccalaureate institution(s) providing mentored research experiences to Bridges students from the participating community college(s), including the summer research internship;
5) Allowing community college students the option to take some courses at the baccalaureate institution(s) and/or access to computer and library facilities;
6) Supplementary instruction in “gate-keeping” courses, peer mentoring and tutoring, research careers seminars, workshops, and science fairs, etc.;
7) Preparing community college students, through college orientation classes, etc., for transfer to the baccalaureate institution(s); and
8) Advanced or special courses for Bridges faculty from community colleges at the partner baccalaureate institution(s) and attending research education conferences.

NIH places an institutional limit on both programs. An applicant institution may not submit, or have pending, more than one Bridges to the Baccalaureate application and may not submit, or have pending, more than one Bridges to the Doctorate application. Deadlines for both program are September 18, 2007; January 18, 2008; September 18, 2008; January 20, 2009; September 18, 2009; January 20, 2010.

Most recent internal deadline: December 10, 2007.

See above for the most recent external deadlines.

National Institutes of Health - Bridges to the Doctorate Program (R25)

NIH Bridges to the Doctorate (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-410.html) solicits research education grant applications to facilitate the transfer and graduation of students of diverse backgrounds from master’s to doctoral degree-granting institutions.  The proposed partnership/consortium should be composed of no more than three institutions, including the applicant institution.  Applications must clearly describe the pool of targeted students at each participating master’s degree-granting institution and must indicate the number of targeted students from each master’s institution as well as the total number of targeted students who would participate in the Bridges to the Doctorate Program during the academic year and summer.  NIH anticipates that a total of 6-8 Bridges students will participate in the student development activities, including summer research internships, each year and that a minimum of three Bridges students from each master’s degree institution will participate in the program to provide a critical mass.

Examples of developmental activities may include, but are not limited to:

• Faculty from the doctorate institution(s) serving as visiting lecturers, offering lectures and/or laboratory courses in areas in which expertise needs strengthening at the master’s institution(s);
• Faculty from the two types of institutions jointly developing courses and curricula, including updating existing or developing new/advanced courses at the master’s institution(s);
• Faculty from the doctorate institution providing mentored research experiences to Bridges students from the master’s degree institution(s), including the summer research internships, and serving on their thesis advisory committees;
• Allowing master’s students to take some courses, and complete part of their thesis research at the doctoral institution(s);
• Providing master’s degree students access to computer and library facilities, seminars, and workshops, etc., at the doctoral institution(s);
• Establishing a mentoring and academic counseling program for master’s students with faculty at the doctoral institution(s); and
• Advanced or special courses and scientific research conferences for Bridges faculty from the master’s degree institution(s).

Most recent internal deadline: May 18, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: September 18, 2009. 

National Institutes of Health - Cancer Nanotechnology Training Centers (R25)

The National Cancer Institute solicits applications for the development of Cancer Nanotechnology Training Centers (CNTCs) as a component of the NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer (The Alliance) (http://nano.cancer.gov/). Approximately 3-5 awards are expected; the budget requested may not exceed $400,000 direct costs per year over a 5-year period.

The main goal for CNTCs is to educate and train researchers from diverse fields in the use of nanotechnology-based approaches to advance understanding of cancer biology and/or create new methods/tools for the prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment of cancer. The relevant research education/training program should include a combination of:

• Research education through mentored laboratory experience (participation in cancer nanotechnology research projects in laboratories affiliated with the Centers);
• Short ad hoc courses/workshops ; and
• A complementary outreach component.

To advance the goal of creating a multidisciplinary workforce, the scope of the proposed research education/training program should encompass pertinent aspects of the medical and biological sciences as well as chemistry, physics and engineering. The proposed CNTCs should target graduate student and post-doctoral researchers of broad background, spanning all of the mentioned fields.

Multidisciplinary Scientific Scope of CNTC

The topics of CNTC educational research projects, courses, and other activities should be chosen to construct a research education program that is multidisciplinary and spans multiple facets of the field of cancer nanotechnology. The choice of research projects should also maximize instructive value and foster the development of laboratory training modules for techniques and methodologies important in cancer nanotechnology. The modules developed should be adaptable to other research programs. It is envisioned that each CNTC’s mentored research program will span a range of complementary areas of cancer nanotechnology with individual research projects designed to interact with one another. In general, research education activities of CNTCs (including mentored research projects and smaller laboratory training modules) are expected to be relevant to research priority areas that have emerged from the strategic cancer nanotechnology workshops carried out by NCI in 2008 (http://nano.cancer.gov/meetings_events/Strategic_Workshops_on_Cancer_Nanotechnology_-_CancerRes_final_.pdf). Additional topical areas are also encouraged, providing they fit into the overall goals for the CNTCs and conform to other requirements.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to structure the leadership of the proposed CNTC around two senior researchers of synergistic scientific backgrounds, with one representing the biological sciences and/or clinical oncology and another applied nanotechnology. These senior researchers should work jointly to recruit appropriate faculty, identify laboratories and investigators who could serve as mentors for Center participants, and oversee the development of appropriate courses/workshop curriculum and the nanotechnology educational research program. The breadth of the multidisciplinary expertise of CNTC leaders, faculty members, and potential mentors as well as their experience in training and mentoring successful laboratory researchers and/or clinical investigators will be evaluated by reviewers and will have an important impact on the overall merit of the CNTC applications.

The sponsoring institution must assure support for the proposed research education program. Appropriate institutional commitment to the program includes the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned research education program. The application must have a strong research program in the area(s) cancer-relevant nanotechnology proposed for research education activities. The institutional commitment to the proposed research education program needs to be documented in an appropriate letter of support (to be included in the application). Additional program information is available in the complete announcement: (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-014.html).

Because NCI limits an institution to one application, UK has established an internal selection process and a deadline for receipt of applications. Researchers wanting to submit a Cancer Nanotechnology Training Center application are to send the following material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Thursday, November 5, 2009:

• Names and departments of the Project Director(s) and other key personnel of the project team
• Overview of the program – 4 pages maximum – a) Outline the types and scope of the mentored research education/training laboratory projects, including the number of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows; describe the relevance of the proposed laboratory based training to the overall goals of the Alliance; b) outline the proposed short courses, workshops, and outreach activities.

The Vice President for Research will appoint a committee to review the material and make recommendations as to the University’s applicant.  The individual will be notified in time for the November 17, 2009 letter of intent and December 17, 2009 complete application deadlines.

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

National Institutes of Health - Centers for AIDS Research – UK IS NOT ELIGIBLE

The NIH has issued Program Announcement PAR-09-103 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-103.html) for standard Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) and developmental CFARs (D-CFARs). An institution may submit only one application and eligibility is limited to institutions with an NIH AIDS-funded research basis of $6 M.

According to a report provided by the NIH, UK’s NIH AIDS-funded research basis is $5,144,487; UK is therefore ineligible to apply to this program in 2009. The program has deadlines in June 2010 and June 2011. If there is interest in this program, please contact mmcculle@email.uky.edu and UK will request a report next year to determine eligibility.

National Institutes of Health - Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)

Executive Summary

• The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) of the NIH invites applications for Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) from investigators at biomedical research institutions that award doctoral degrees in the health sciences or sciences related to health or at independent biomedical research institutes within Institutional Development Award (IDeA) eligible states. The objective of COBRE initiative is to strengthen an institution's biomedical research infrastructure through the establishment of a thematic multi-disciplinary center and to enhance the ability of investigators to compete independently for complementary National Institutes of Health (NIH) individual research grant or other external peer-reviewed support. COBRE awards are supported through the IDeA Program, which aims to foster health-related research by increasing the competitiveness of investigators at institutions located in states with historically low aggregate success rates for grant awards from the NIH.
• This Program Announcement (PA) will use the NIH exploratory grant mechanism (P20).
• In making its assessment for eligibility, NCRR includes all states/commonwealths with success rates for obtaining NIH grant awards (number of applications awarded vs. number of applications approved) of less than 20 percent over the period of 2001-2005. Also included are those states that had higher success rates, but received less than $120 million average NIH funding over that five-year period. Under these criteria, the following states/commonwealth are eligible IDeA states: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
• An eligible institution must be within an IDeA state. An eligible institution must either be (1) a domestic, public or private, or non-profit research institution that awards doctoral degrees in health sciences or sciences related to health, or (2) an independent biomedical research institute.
• Applications will be accepted from eligible institutions that hold two or less active COBRE awards. Applications will NOT be accepted from institutions that hold three or more active COBRE awards; these institutions cannot submit applications.
• No eligible institution can submit more than one application per fiscal year in response to this PA. Multiple applications received from these institutions or applications received from ineligible institutions (those that hold three or more active COBRE awards) will not be reviewed. If an institution is planning more than one application, it is the responsibility of that institution to appoint a steering or selection committee to decide which single application to submit in response to this PA.
• Applications are encouraged from veterinary and dental schools in IDeA states. For purposes of this PA, veterinary and dental school components of institutions will be treated as separate eligible entities and will be allowed to submit applications in addition to the parent institution.
• The Principal Investigator (PI) of the COBRE application must be an established biomedical or behavioral research scientist, who has an active research laboratory, relevant peer-reviewed funding (either NIH, NSF or other Federal or non-Federal investigator-initiated support), and administrative leadership and mentoring experience to effectively carry out the objectives of the COBRE program and to meet its goals.

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-229.html

An Internal Competition will be announced closer to the due date.

National Institutes of Health - Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging (P30)

The National Institute on Aging solicits Research and Development Center (P30) grant applications in the areas of demography and economics of aging, including relevant interdisciplinary areas rooted in population-based social science research.  A Center on Demography (P30) grant requires substantial pre-existing research activity on population aging at the institution.  A minimum of at least two peer-reviewed and externally funded, currently active research projects that are rooted in population-based social science research in demography or economics that are directly relevant to aging is required.  Ideally, applicant institutions will have a substantial base.  Sub-projects on NIA P01 grants may be counted as individual projects. Although two peer-reviewed and externally funded, currently active grants is the minimum requirement, considerable weight will be given to significant research activity in demography and economics of health and aging.

The application must name a Center Director who will provide the overall scientific management and coordination of the Center. The Center Director must be an experienced researcher with appropriate experience in research on population aging.  The Center must include two required cores: (A) an administrative and research support core, which will provide coordination, research planning, logistical, and centralized data and technical support, and (B) a program development core providing for small scale pilot studies related to program development or methodological innovation that is consistent with the theme of the Center grant and that will lead to new program development.  Population-based social science research (primarily demographic and economic) must be the foundation of pilot projects proposed, but may be informed by psychological, biological and other interdisciplinary fields as appropriate. In addition to the required cores, an application may request funding for (C) an external innovative national or international network core, (D) an external research support and dissemination core, (E) a statistical data enclave core, and (F) a coordinating center function. Each proposed Center should focus on one or more scientific themes or areas of interest directly relevant to population aging.

NIA has funding to support 8-13 projects; an application may request a maximum of $525,000 direct costs in year 1 for Cores A, B, C, E, and E in year 1, and a project period of up to 5 years.  Additional information and application guidelines are available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-09-005.html

Most recent internal deadline: September 10, 2008.

Most recent external deadline: October 30, 2008.

National Insititutes of Health - NINR - Center of Excellence: Symptom Management Research OR Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (P30)

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) invites applications to establish (P30) Centers of Excellence for Symptom Management Research OR (P30) Centers of Excellence for Health Promotion/Disease Prevention.  The purpose of an NINR P30 Center is to: (1) develop sustainable interdisciplinary, biobehavioral research capacity for scientists conducting nursing research by establishing centralized research resources and a research infrastructure; (2) advance the Center’s thematic science area through complementary, synergistic research activities; and (3) enable feasibility research that will develop into new programs of research and independent investigator research applications.

Applicant organizations should submit nursing research proposals in areas specific to the Symptom Management OR Health Promotion/Disease Prevention research areas in the NINR strategic plan priority areas. Applicants are to select one (not both) topical area for their application (i.e., Symptom Management OR Health Promotion/Disease Prevention) based on a conceptually sound integration of the currently funded projects that comprise the research base of the Center. Applications should propose innovative ideas consistent with NINR's mission.

• Center of Excellence for Symptom Management Research.  This call for Center applications focuses on the most frequently reported symptoms already being studied by the PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) initiative: pain, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and cognitive/affect changes, as well as their interactions. Applicants must select one of these symptoms and build their Center application around this symptom as the organizing central theme of the application, so as to develop strong expertise in this research domain and move the field of science forward significantly.

• Center of Excellence for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.  This call for Center applications focuses on the four high priority areas for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention research in both healthy and chronically ill persons across the life span:  obesity, premature birth/low birth weight infants, HIV/AIDS, and cardiopulmonary disease.  Applicants must select one of these conditions and build their Center application around the prevention of this condition as the organizing central theme of the application, so as to develop strong expertise in this research domain and move the field of science forward significantly

Eligible organizations must document at least two (2) peer reviewed research projects in the scientific topical area selected (i.e., Symptom Management OR Health Promotion/Disease Prevention) supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) at the R01, R15, R21, or P20 mechanism level that were active within five (5) years of the P30 application submission.  Organizations with current P20 Centers awarded from NINR are eligible to apply under this FOA if their application is otherwise responsive to this FOA, i.e., they have a research focus on Symptom Management OR Health Promotion/Disease Prevention.  Detailed guidelines and additional information are available in the complete announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR-09-002.html.

Most recent internal deadline: October 17, 2008.

Most recent external deadline: December 15, 2008.

National Institutes of Health - NINR - Centers in Symptom Management Research OR Centers in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (20)

The internal competition for proposals to NIH to establish a Center in Symptom Management Research or Center in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention is cancelled.  The guidelines state that applicant organizations that have previously been or are currently the recipient of a P20 or P30 Center award funded by NINR are not eligible to apply to this funding opportunity (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR-09-001.html).  UK currently has a P20 grant funded by the National Institute of Nursing (NINR). 

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) invites applications to establish Centers in Symptom Management Research OR Centers in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention: Building Research Teams for the Future (P20). The purpose of the proposed grant program is to plan and develop sustainable interdisciplinary, biobehavioral research capacity for scientists conducting Symptom Management Research OR Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Research by enabling development of research infrastructure and centralized resources in support of these research programs.

An institution may submit only one application for one of the following:

• Center in Symptom Management Research.  This call for Center applications focuses on the most frequently reported symptoms already being studied by the PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) initiative: pain, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and cognitive/affect changes, as well as their interactions. Applicants must select one of these symptoms and build their Center application around this symptom as the organizing central theme of the application, so as to develop strong expertise in this research domain and move the field of science forward significantly.

• Center in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.  This call for Center applications focuses on the four high priority areas for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention research in both healthy and chronically ill persons across the life span:  obesity, premature birth/low birth weight infants, HIV/AIDS, and cardiopulmonary disease.  Applicants must select one of these conditions and build their Center application around the prevention of this condition as the organizing central theme of the application, so as to develop strong expertise in this research domain and move the field of science forward significantly

Detailed guidelines and information on NINR’s Strategic Plan and areas of interest are available in the complete announcement:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR-09-001.html.

National Institutes of Health - Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) supports new and renewal applications for Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (OAICs) (centers of excellence in geriatrics research and training). Direct costs are limited to $800,000 per year for a five year period; NIA anticipates awarding four new and/or renewal OAICs.

NIA's expectation is that an OAIC, in a given area of focus, will:

• Provide intellectual leadership and innovation;
• Stimulate translation between basic and clinical research, e.g., research to develop or test interventions or diagnostic tests based on new findings from basic aging research or other basic research, or studies to improve understanding of mechanisms contributing to clinical or functional findings;
• Facilitate and develop novel multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research strategies;
• Stimulate incorporation of emerging technologies, methods and scientific advances into research designs as appropriate;
• Serve as a source of advice and collaboration to other institutions regarding technology, methodology, analysis, or other expertise; and
• Provide career development for future research leaders.

Each Center award will support the following components and activities:

1) A Leadership/Administrative Core (required)
2) A Research Career Development Core (required)
3) One or more Resource Cores (required) and
4) A Pilot/Exploratory Studies Cores (optional)

Guidelines and additional information are available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-10-003.html

Most recent internal deadline: February 11, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: March 24, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation (CTOT) Consortium

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) invites new or renewal applications from groups of two or more institutions to participate in the Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation (CTOT) consortium, a cooperative investigative group that will conduct multi-site clinical trials (Phase 1, 2, or 3) or observational clinical studies with associated studies of immunologic mechanisms, in recipients of thoracic and abdominal organ transplants. Research supported under this announcement will focus on studying the immune-mediated pathologic processes associated with organ transplantation, with the goal of improving the long-term outcome of recipients of thoracic and abdominal organ transplants.

NIAID anticipates making 3 to 4 awards; direct costs are limited to $1.5 million per year for a five-year period.  An institution may submit only one application as the applicant institution but may participate on multiple applications.

The application guidelines and specific requirements for the Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation (CTOT) (U01) are available at:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-08-015.html.

Most recent internal competition: August 25, 2008.

Most recent external competition: October 21, 2008.

National Institutes of Health - NCMHD - Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities: Intervention Research Phase

The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) has announced a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities: Intervention Research Phase. The overall goal of this initiative is to support community-based participatory research in planning, implementing, evaluating and disseminating effective interventions for diseases disproportionately affecting racial and ethnic minority and health disparity populations with low socioeconomic status, the medically underserved populations, and those living in rural areas in the U.S. The complete announcement is available at: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-07-003.html.

NIH invites applications for a five-year intervention research grant proposal (second phase) using CBPR principles and methods. Applicants may request a project period up to 5 years and a budget for direct costs of up to $400,000 per year. The anticipated start date is July, 2008. This opportunity is open to current NCMHD CBPR planning grantees and other interested applicants. In order to be considered to be responsive to this opportunity, applicants who are not current NCMHD CBPR planning grantees must demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the required activities outlined in the planning grant phase of this initiative. (See RFA-MD-05-002 at http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-05-002.html.) This includes partnership development with the community, undertaking a community needs assessment, identifying the disease/condition for intervention research in collaboration with the community, and planning the intervention methodology with substantial input from the community. Subsequently, a pilot disease intervention research study should be developed with community partnership. Preliminary findings from the pilot intervention study must be submitted in this grant application. The responsiveness criteria are listed under Other Special Eligibility Criteria in Section III.3 of this Funding Opportunity Announcement. The NCMHD program officials will use these responsiveness criteria in deciding if an application will be sent for further review by the Special Emphasis Review Panel.

The main focus of this funding opportunity is the development, implementation and evaluation of an effective disease intervention(s) targeting one or more diseases of major public health importance; for example, cancer, cardiovascular disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, Hepatitis B, etc. affecting racial/ethnic minorities, populations with low socioeconomic status, the medically underserved populations, and those living in rural areas. The decision as to disease or condition of focus will have been made in partnership with the community. The development, implementation and evaluation of the disease intervention(s) should use CBPR principles and methods.

On Friday, June 15th from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. (EST) NCMHD staff will conduct a technical assistance and information-sharing telephone conference call. This conference call will allow potential applicants to discuss and clarify any issues or questions related to RFA MD-07-003. Potential applicants interested in participating in the telephone conference call are required to complete a registration form and to submit their questions in writing to the e-mail address listed below in advance of the meeting. The phone lines will remain open until either all questions have been answered or until the end of the scheduled 2.5 hour period. NCMHD program and review staff will participate in providing responses to the written questions and those questions expected to arise during the discussion. NCMHD program staff will continue to provide technical assistance on an as needed basis after the conference call. Applicants needing additional technical assistance should contact Dr. Francisco S. Sy.

Registration is required and participants must register prior to COB on June 11, 2007. If you plan to participate in the telephone conference call, please register and send questions by email to Ms. Joanne M. Lipkind,  and reference NCMHD CBPR/TA Conference Call 2007, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH,  6707 Democracy Blvd. Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20910; Telephone: 301-594-8427; FAX: 301-480-4049; E-mail: lipkindj@mail.nih.gov

Most recent internal deadlines: July 10, 2007.

Most recent external deadline: August 31, 2007.

National Institutes of Health - Community Networks Program - Centers for Reducing Cancer Disparities through Outreach, Research and Training

The Community Networks Program (CNP) is designed to address the cancer burden in racial/ethnic minorities and other underserved populations by using Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications for CNP Centers that will utilize the CBPR approach to reduce specific cancer disparities through a combination of outreach, research and training. The goal of the CNP Centers is to increase knowledge of, access to, and utilization of beneficial biomedical and behavioral procedures related to cancer in areas ranging from prevention to early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. In this CNP issuance, a particular emphasis is on high quality intervention research involving controlled and rigorous studies. Applicant teams must be based on established partnerships between academic institution(s) and targeted community entities/community-serving healthcare organizations. The partnering community components are expected to contribute substantially to the design of the Center programs proposed in the applications. The proposed Centers may involve a “Headquarters” site and additional locations in different geographic areas. A Center with Headquarters and at least 4 additional sites in defined geographic areas is referred to as a “National Center”. Other centers, referred to as “Regional Centers”, must be composed of a Headquarters and 2-3 additional sites in defined geographical areas. This FOA is open to all qualified applicants regardless of whether or not they participated in the previous CNP issuance.

The NCI intends to commit up to $23.57 million in total costs in FY 2010 and up to $117.85 million in total costs over a 5-year period to support up to 23 awards (of which up to five awards may be for National Centers). Because the nature and scope of the proposed work will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size of each award will vary. Total costs requested for a Regional Center may not exceed $900,000 in the first year. Total costs requested or awarded for a National Center may not exceed $1.5 million in the first year. For both types of Centers, funding may be requested for 5-year periods with standard 3% cost of living increases allowed for years 2-5.

PRE-APPLICATION MEETING

The NCI anticipates holding a pre-application meeting to which all interested prospective applicants are invited. The meeting will include: (1) a presentation by the NCI program staff members to explain the objectives of the Community Networks Program and goals and requirements for Centers for Reducing Disparities through Outreach, Research and Training; (2) discussion (by the NCI review staff members) of the application peer review process; and (3) questions and answers session. An NCI Grants Management Specialist will be available to answer financial questions. The meeting will take place on October 22, 2009 at the NIH Main campus in the Natcher Building (Bldg. 45), Room E1/E2 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (EST). The meeting also will be videocast (http://videocast.nih.gov/) with an opportunity for internet viewers to submit questions by e-mail (cantom@mail.nih.gov) before and during the pre-application meeting. Updates and further details about the meeting will be available at http://crchd.cancer.gov/.

Detailed guidelines: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-032.html

Because NIH limits an institution to only one application, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Individuals interested in submitting to this program are to send the following information electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, November 3, 2009:

• Names and departments of the Project Director and key personnel
• Specify the type of CNP Center and sites being proposed:
• If a National CNP Center – identify the “headquarters” and the 4 additional sites in defined geographical areas in which the partnering community institutions/organization and/or targeted populations are situated
• If a Regional CNP Center – identify the “headquarters” and the 2-3 additional sites in defined geographical areas in which the partnering community institutions/organization and/or targeted populations are situated
• Narrative (4-5 pages) briefly describe:  a) the proposed research project for a controlled intervention, b) an existing research activity with one or more community-based organizations addressing a reduction in health disparities, c) the proposed pilot education research project, and d) the proposed training infrastructure program.

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make recommendations as to the University’s submission in time for the November 15, 2009 letter of intent and the December 15, 2009 deadline.

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

National Institutes of Health - NIA Consortium for Clinical Trials on Anemia in Older Persons

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) invites applications for a clinical trials consortium to facilitate clinical trials on anemia in older persons consistent with the recommendations of the NIA Advisory Panel.  NIA expects that several clinical trials will be conducted over the six-year project period and that studies with different protocols will run concurrently at a given clinical site. The topics of these protocols will be decided and prioritized cooperatively by the Consortium Steering Committee (SC) and implemented after review and approval by the Data and Safety Monitoring Board and NIA.

NIA will support only one consortium, which will be funded as a cooperative agreement of up to $800,000 in total costs for year one and approximately $3 million per year in total costs in fiscal years 2010 through 2014, and will consist of a coordinating center, at least 3 clinical sites, and the NIA. Applicants should propose other structural components (e.g., central laboratory) for the consortium. Applicants are encouraged to include personnel with expertise in the wide range of scientific areas pertinent to this research including hematology, geriatrics, biostatistics, clinical trials design and implementation, data management, central laboratory procedures, psychology, functional assessment methodology, and others.

The complete funding announcement (RFA-AG0-09-003) is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-09-003.html.

Most recent internal deadline: September 9, 2008.

Most recent external deadline: November 7, 2008.

National Institutes of Health - Core Centers for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (P30)

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) invites applications for Research Core Centers(P30s) in musculoskeletal biology and medicine.  The Core Centers for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine will provide shared facilities and services to groups of established, currently funded investigators addressing scientific problems in musculoskeletal biology and medicine, in order to improve efficiency, accelerate the pace of research, and ensure greater productivity. Core Centers also support pilot and feasibility studies and program enrichment activities. NIAMS anticipates funding three new and/or renewal (competing continuation) grants. Direct costs of up to $400,000 per year may be requested, with a total project period of 5 years.

Details about this funding opportunity (RFA-AR-08-003), including specific Research Core Center Guidelines, are available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AR-08-003.html.

Most recent internal deadline: June 6, 2008.

Most recent external deadline: July 30, 2008.

National Institutes of Health - Developing and Improving Institutional Animal Resources

The National Center for Research Resources will provide up to $500,000 to support animal resources improvement projects. Eligible costs include (a) movable equipment (e.g., cages, static racks); (b) for renovation, repair or modernizing the facility and for fixed equipment; and (c) in any combination of option (a) and (b). Details and additional information are available in the complete program announcement: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-342.html

Most recent internal deadline: February 16, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: May 28, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - Developing Research Capacity in Africa for Studies on HIV-Associated Malignancies

The National Cancer Institute and Fogarty International Center are soliciting grant applications for research training programs aimed at strengthening research capacity in HIV-associated malignancies (particularly viral-associated cancers) at institutions in sub-Saharan Africa.  The proposed programs must involve international collaboration (a documented partnership) between an academic institution in the United States (U.S.) and a sub-Saharan African institution or institution consortium (institutions must be located in the same country).  Partnering African institutions must be based in one of the sub-Saharan countries listed by the World Bank (http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20421402~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~theSitePK:239419,00.html#Sub_Saharan_Africa).

Specific details are listed in the complete announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-016.html.

Only one application per U.S. institution is allowed.  An application should focus on only one African country, but may include a consortium of universities within that country.  To comply with the institutional limit, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process.  Individuals interested in submitting a proposal should send the following information electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Thursday, October 29, 2009:

1. Names and departments of the PI and key personnel
2. Name of the Senior Collaborator from Africa and the African institution (s) to be involved in the partnership
3. Project narrative (4 pages maximum) – briefly describe the training options to be provided by the PI’s team along with the responsibilities of the African institution(s)
4. Provide a list of research grants that demonstrate a history of research collaborations in HIV/AIDS or oncology between the PI’s team and the African institutions and a description of past collaborative training activities between the two groups

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make recommendations as to the University’s submission in time for the November 17, 2009 letter of intent and the December 17, 2009 deadline.

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

National Institutes of Health - Digestive Dieseases Research Development Centers

The Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Development Centers (R24) program at NIH supports research engaged in common thematic areas of digestive and/or liver diseases research. Each application for a research development center must propose to serve a minimum of six NIH R01, R21, R37 and/or P01 grants with no less than 10 grant-years collectively remaining in the project periods at the start of the proposed center. A minimum of three of these grants must be supported by the NIDDK.

Application guidelines are available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-06-018.html. To identify currently active NIH grants that might be appropriate for this program, access UK’s database of funded projects, SPIFi (http://www.research.uky.edu/cfdocs/spif/). Proposal Development Office staff are also able to assist researchers in identifying funded grants (http://www.research.uky.edu/pdo).

Most recent internal deadline: February 21, 2007.

Most recent external deadline: March 22, 2007.

National Institutes of Health - Dissertation Research Award to Increase Diversity

The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCHHD) invites applications to support qualified pre-doctoral students to pursue research careers in any area relevant to the research mission of the NCMHD (i.e., minority health and health disparities research) and simultaneously increase the diversity of this workforce. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact the appropriate Scientific/Research Contact listed in the RFA to gain more information on the relevance of their proposed dissertation topic to NCMHD’s mission.

Eligibility is limited to pre-doctoral students at the dissertation stage (completed all of the required coursework for the doctoral degree) of training with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research; U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents by the time of the award; and students whose doctoral committee has approved the dissertation proposal. In addition, applicants must be:

• Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups who have been determined by the grantee institution to be underrepresented in biomedical or behavioral science;
• Individuals with disabilities, who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; or
• Individuals from socially, culturally, economically, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds that have inhibited their ability to pursue a career in health-related research.

Guidelines and complete funding opportunity announcement:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-09-008.html

Most recent internal deadline: June 1, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: June 30, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - NIGMS - Drug Docking and Screening Data Resource

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) invites applications to create a Drug Docking and Screening Data Resource. The goal is to increase the amount of high quality data publicly available for development, validation and benchmarking of ligand docking and screening software. The development of accurate and robust methods for in silico drug screening is expected to speed drug discovery and reduce cost, by focusing experimental efforts on the most promising candidate compounds. The Data Resource will identify, collect, refine, and expand existing sets of ligand affinity and structural data for selected drug target proteins provided by the community; integrate new with existing ligand binding data; and make the data available to all. The total amount to be awarded is up to $5.0 million ($1.0 million total cost per year for 5 years).

Additional details are available in the complete announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-08-008.html.

Deadline: March 18, 2008

Most recent internal deadline: February 11, 2008.

Most recent external deadline: March 18, 2008.

National Institutes of Health - Enabling National Networking of Scientists and Resource Discovery (U24)

Recovery Act 2009 Limited Competition - The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) invites applications designed to develop, enhance, or extend infrastructure for connecting people and resources to facilitate national discovery of individuals and of scientific resources by scientists and students to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific exchange. Implementation and evaluation at all participating institutions of a national prototype in research networking and implementation and evaluation at all participating institutions of a national prototype for resource discovery are the key deliverables at the end of the two-year project period.

Eligible institutions are limited to those who hold current NCRR Center and Center-like Programs such as the Biomedical Informatics Research Network, Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence, Clinical and Translational Science Awards, and IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence. Other eligible Centers are listed in the RFA. A minimum of six eligible institutions must be included in the application to ensure broad applicability and national impact. Eligible institutions may not submit, but may participate in more than one application, provided each application is scientifically distinct.

NCRR expects to make two awards. The requested budget may not exceed $7,500,000 total costs per year for a maximum of $15,000,000 total costs over a two-year project period. Responsive projects should fall into one of two categories:  research networking or resource discovery. NCRR anticipates funding one application in each area.

See complete RFA for additional information:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-009.html

Most recent internal deadline: May 26, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: June 15, 2009.

National Institutes for Health - George M. O’Brien Urology Research Centers (P50)

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) invites applications for George M. O’Brien Urology Research Centers to support multidisciplinary research in clinical, translational, or basic sciences that aim to improve the clinical diagnosis, detection, prevention and/or treatment of a single clinically-oriented urologic disorder or disease within NIDDK mission interests.  Each center must address a single major clinically-oriented urologic syndrome or disease (“theme”) that is within NIDDK’s mission and include:

• Three or more multidisciplinary research projects, each of which focuses on the center’s central clinical theme.  At least one of these projects must be in clinical research such as clinical or patient-oriented studies (e.g., genetics, epidemiology, or the natural history of a disease).  The remaining research projects can be clinical, translational, or basic science research, each of which clearly is interrelated and reflective of the clinical theme of the center.
• Biomedical Research Core(s), each of which must be used by at least two of the research projects.
• Administrative Core including 1) a Pilot and Feasibility Program, and 2) an Educational Enrichment Program

Additional information is available in the complete RFA:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-08-016.html

Most recent internal deadline: February 4, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: February 18, 2009 (letter of intent) and March 18, 2009 (complete application).

National Institutes of Health - NIEHS - Hazardous Materials Worker Health and Safety Training

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites applications for cooperative agreements to support the development of model programs for the training and education of workers engaged in activities related to hazardous materials and waste generation, removal, containment, transportation and emergency response. The major objective of this solicitation is to prevent work-related harm by assisting in the training of workers in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, hazardous materials transportation, environmental restoration of contaminated facilities or chemical emergency response. A major goal of the Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) is to provide assistance to organizations in developing their institutional competency to provide appropriate model training and education programs.

The NIEHS intends to commit a total of approximately $26 million in FY 2010 to fund 15 to 20 cooperative agreements in response to this FOA for a period of 5 years. A new applicant may request a budget for direct costs of up to $700,000 for the first year.

The RFA lists 3 distinct program areas: Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program, Minority Worker Training Program, and the Hazmat Disaster Preparedness Training Program. A website has been created at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/careers/hazmat/funding/hwwt2009_rfa_links.cfm which provides important background reports and other information about the three program areas.

General training goals and objectives - The immediate goal of worker health and safety training is educational in nature, designed to provide students with relevant information, program-solving skills, and the confidence needed to use these tools. Long-term goals of the model training programs should be to assure that workers become and remain active participants in determining and improving the health and safety conditions under which they work, and that avenues for collaborative employer-employee relationships in creating safe workplaces are established. Worker safety and health training is adult-based, action-oriented, and result-centered. The goals and objectives of the worker training program focus on outcomes rather than on learning for its own sake. Workers come to training with a great volume of experience, and are, in many ways, the richest resources of a training class. Experience shows that successful adult education often emphasizes peer-sharing activities, such as problem-solving and simulation exercises, that tap the experience of the learner. Successful worker training often mirrors the way people learn from each other at work. After training, workers should be able to bring what they have learned in the classroom or work-site training back to their jobs.

These training goals and objectives apply to all programs; however, there are specific goals and objectives restricted to the MWTP and the HDPTP. Applications which are responsive to this solicitation must clearly delineate the training populations being targeted by specifying a discrete training plan, program resources and a segregated program budget which responds to a combination or all of the authorized NIEHS assistance programs through HWWTP, MWTP, and the HDPTP. It is imperative that all applicants understand that they must apply for the HWWTP component in order to apply for other program components.

Applicant Information Meeting Date: September 2, 2009 (1-5 PM on the NIEHS Main Campus, Rall Building, Rodbell Conference Room B at 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC). NIEHS staff will explain the purpose of the program, provide instructions about the application process, and answer questions. A summary of responses from the briefing, all relevant information for potential applicants and Supplementary Instructions will be available upon request from NIEHS (wetp@niehs.nih.gov) and will be posted on the NIEHS Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) home page at: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/careers/hazmat.

Guidelines and additional information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-004.html

Because the NIEHS will accept only one application from an institution, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Researchers interested in submitting a proposal are to send the following material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Monday, September 14, 2009:  

• Names and departments of the PI and key personnel
• Names of participating institutions or organizations (if any)
• Narrative – 3-4 pages – Title of the proposed project; identify the training components that will be covered (HWWTP, MWTP, and/or HDPTP); briefly describe the specific goals and activities for each component; summarize the training expertise of the project team.

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make recommendations as to the University’s submission. The individual selected to be UK’s applicant will be notified in sufficient time to prepare the proposal for the November 23, 2009 deadline.

National Institutes of Health - NIEHS - Hazmat Training at DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites applications to support the development of model programs for the training and education of workers engaged in activities related to hazardous materials and waste generation, removal, containment, transportation and emergency response within the Department of Energy (DOE) Nuclear Weapons Complex. The NIEHS intends to commit approximately $9.5 million annually beginning in FY 2010 to fund between 7 and 10 cooperative agreements in response to this FOA for a period of 5 years. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity must be 5 years. A new applicant may request a budget for direct costs of up to $700,000 for the first year.

The NIEHS Worker Education and Training Program, in partnership with the DOE Environmental Management Program, has supported qualified domestic nonprofit organizations to develop and administer model health and safety education programs for hazardous materials or waste workers within the nuclear weapons complex. The goal of the DOE/NIEHS Worker Training Program has been to provide site-specific, quality training to workers in a timely and cost-effective manner, through a partnership involving government, contractors, and labor organizations. A cornerstone of the program is the use of "worker-trainers," employees well-versed in performing a given task in a hazardous environment who are trained to instruct other workers.

Cooperative agreement applicants are expected to make a reasonable effort to develop cooperative relationships with DOE training managers to: (1) identify what training courses are needed to ensure that applicable health and safety training requirements are met; (2) accurately determine the number of employees who need training; and (3) ensure that training meets site-specific needs and is consistent with established quality standards. Such arrangements should be described in detail in the training plan. An applicant may join with one or more nonprofit organizations in a single application and share resources in order to maximize worker group coverage, enhance the effectiveness of training, and bring together appropriate academic disciplines and talents. Such arrangements are strongly encouraged.

Applicant Information Meeting Date: September 2, 2009 (1-5 PM on the NIEHS Main Campus, Rall Building, Rodbell Conference Room B at 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC). NIEHS staff will explain the purpose of the program, provide instructions about the application process, and answer questions. A summary of responses from the briefing, all relevant information for potential applicants and Supplementary Instructions will be available upon request from NIEHS (wetp@niehs.nih.gov) and will be posted on the NIEHS Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) home page at: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/careers/hazmat.

Guidelines and additional information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-003.html

Because the NIEHS will accept only one application from an institution, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Researchers interested in submitting a proposal are to send the following material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Monday, September 14, 2009:  

• Names and departments of the PI and key personnel
• Name and location of DOE training manager contacted
• Names of collaborating non-profit organizations and their role on the project
• Narrative – 3-4 pages – Title the project Hazmat Training at DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex; describe the specific goals and proposed activities; identify plans for reaching underserved workers in the proposed target populations and potential ways of incorporating green job principles into hazmat training; summarize the training expertise of the project team.

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make recommendations as to the University’s submission. The individual selected to be UK’s applicant will be notified in sufficient time to prepare the proposal for the November 23, 2009 deadline.

National Insititues of Health - Health Disparities Research on Minority and Underserved Populations

The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) seeks R01 applications from investigators whose current research focuses on disease/conditions that disproportionately affect ethnic racial minorities, underserved populations, and rural and low-income populations. The research may include, but is not limited to, chronic diseases such as: cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, infant mortality, asthma, obesity and kidney disease. Specific targeted areas of research also may include studies that influence health disparities such as biological (e.g., genetics, cellular, organ systems) lifestyle factors, environmental (physical and family) social (peer influences), economic, institutional and cultural and family influences. Investigators who conduct original and innovative basic laboratory, behavioral, clinical or population based research that is directed toward improving minority health, eliminating Health Disparities, or both are invited to apply to this opportunity.

An applicant may request a budget of direct costs limited to $250,000 and a project period of up to five years. Facilities and Administrative costs will be provided at the applicant organization’s negotiated rates. NCMHD anticipates making 5-8 awards in FY 2009.

Complete announcement:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-09-004.html

Most recent internal deadline: March 2, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: April 17, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)

The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites applications for competing continuation of Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) grants to independent biomedical research institutes and/or biomedical research institutions that award doctoral degrees in the health sciences or sciences related to health within IDeA-eligible states. INBRE applications must represent a collaborative effort to sponsor research with undergraduate institutions, community colleges, and tribal colleges and universities (TCUs).

For the full announcement see: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-150.html

An IDeA state is only allowed one application of the Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence. The University of Louisville will be submitting Kentucky's application for the Application Receipt Date of July 22, 2008.

The next receipt dates will be: July 22, 2009, and July 22, 2010.

National Institutes of Health - Infrastructure Support

The NIH has announced the following three funding opportunities as part of the Recovery Act Limited Competition:

• High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) - PAR-09-118 - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-118.html – application deadline May 6, 2009

• Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program (C06) - RFA-RR-09-008 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-008.html - application deadline May 6, 2009 (projects between $2M and $5M); June 17, 2009 (projects between $10M and $15M); and July 17, 2009 (projects between $5M and $10M)

• Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement (G20) - RFA-RR-099-007 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-007.html - application deadline September 17, 2009

Most recent internal deadline: March 24. 2009.

Most recent external deadline: Varies - see above.

National Institutes of Health - Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity

The NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) program provides institutional grants to establish research training programs at institutions with research intensive environments that will increase the preparation and skills of underrepresented (UR) students in the biomedical and behavioral sciences as they academically advance in the pursuit of the Ph.D. degree in these fields.  For the purpose of the IMSD program, UR groups include those reported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as well as the National Academies to be nationally underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral sciences (i.e., African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, and Natives of US Pacific Islands, and people with disabilities).  Applicants may include and identify any other categories that institutional policies have determined to be underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research fields with a strong rationale, appropriate references, and official validated documentation.

Various strategies may be utilized to attain the objective of increasing the number of UR researchers via the IMSD program.  These may include, but are not limited to, the initiation of new academic developmental activities as well as the expansion, enhancement, and/or improvement of existing activities.  The IMSD program can provide support for student academic development activities that are designed to improve scientific critical thinking and quantitative skills, communication skills, time-management, group learning opportunities, independent library or bench research skills, interdisciplinary or advanced research-based courses, and opportunities to meet and discuss career choices with appropriate role models.  Some institutions may opt to offer programs to improve preparation of undergraduate students for admission to research doctoral degree programs, others may concentrate on training graduate students to obtain their doctoral degrees and prepare for successful research careers, and still others may concentrate on both.  Each IMSD program is strongly encouraged to develop a partnership with NIH-funded T32 training program(s) at the applicant institution or another institution in order to facilitate the networking and transition of IMSD students to T32 training programs, as well as to magnify the institutional impact of the program.  The proposed educational experiences, however, must be distinct from those research training and research education programs currently receiving federal support.

Additional information and guidelines are available in the complete program announcement:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-104.html

Because NIH limits an institution to one proposal, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process.  Individuals interested in submitting to this program are to send the following information electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean of Research by Monday, July 13, 2009:

• The names and departments of the Project Director, program evaluator, and other participating personnel
• A brief description of the proposed program (3 pages) project goals, specific measurable objectives, integration with existing academic and research training program(s), targeted students (number/undergraduate/graduate), and proposed research education program activities

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make recommendations as to the University’s submission.  The individual selected to be UK’s applicant will be notified in sufficient time to prepare the proposal for electronic submission via Grants.gov by the deadline of January 25, 2010.

National Institutes of Health - NICHD - Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology

Executive Summary

• The NICHD Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in Reproductive, Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology supports broad and fundamental, early stage graduate research training in reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology via institutional training grants.
• Because the nature and scope of the proposed research training will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards made will depend upon the number, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.
• This PA will use the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) mechanism (T32) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-02-109.html.
• Only domestic, non-profit, public or private institutions may apply for grants to support research-training programs.
• Eligible Training Program Directors include any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed predoctoral training program in reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology. Training Program Directors should have a strong track record in epidemiologic research applied to reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric issues, in graduate research training, and in the scientific and administrative leadership essential to the development of the proposed training program.
• An eligible institution may submit only a single application and may only have a single training program supported by this funding opportunity.

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-130.html

National Institutes of Health - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers 2009 (P30)

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invites applications for Center Core Grants designed to advance the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and amelioration of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks applications from institutions that meet the qualifications for a program of IDD research as specified at: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/funding/mechanism/p30_guide.cfm. The grants fund core resources to support interdisciplinary research and research training. Funds for the research projects using these core facilities come from independent sources including Federal, State, and private organizations.

To be eligible for an award, the proposed Center must provide core support for a minimum of 10 projects funded from non-university sources. The application must propose a program of cores to be accessed by grants that conduct research addressing at least five topics relevant to the research mission of IDD. An IDDRC must contain an Administrative Core and a minimum of two additional core units. A minimum of three federally funded research projects must utilize each core unit. These projects must relate to IDD and at least one must be funded by NICHD, exclusive of research contracts, training grants, interagency agreements, and supplemental projects funded by other agencies. When determining core support, subprojects within a Program Project (P01) will be considered as individual projects comparable to an R01.

See RFA-HD-08-016 for complete guidelines and additional information:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-08-016.html

Most recent internal deadline: November 18, 2008.

Most recent external deadline: December 22, 2008.

National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy - International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG)

The National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Energy invite applications for the establishment or continuation of "International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups" (ICBG) to address the interdependence of biodiversity exploration for potential applications in health and energy, with investments in research capacity that support sustainable use of these resources, the knowledge to conserve them and equitable partnership frameworks among research and development organizations in the U.S. and low and middle income countries. 

This competition continues several new emphases that began with the previous solicitation including an emphasis on microbial and marine organisms, some changes in target health areas, greater involvement of funded consortia with government contract resources, greater use of molecular and genomic tools, and the opportunity to integrate energy- related discovery research into projects.  Research and training focused on plant biodiversity continues to be of interest, especially that which may inform us regarding composition, safety and efficacy of botanicals that may be used or marketed as dietary supplements, or novel scientific analyses of plants used traditionally as medicines.

Information on the history of the ICBG program and abstracts of the current awards may be found at the following URL: http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/research_grants/icbg/index.htm and http://www.icbg.org/index.php .

Program requirements:  Each ICBG must develop a program to advance an integrated transdisciplinary scientific program that begins with exploration and characterization of biological diversity to:

• Discover and promote development of plants, animals, and micro-organisms and their molecular constituents toward human health therapeutic agents.  While not required, an ICBG project may also incorporate microbial research toward energy applications;
• Undertake biodiversity inventory, and promote conservation and bioresource planning and policy in collaborating countries;
• Train U.S. and developing country research scientists and transfer research tools related to the scope of the work of this FOA to collaborating research institutions in the developing world;
• Establish models for ethical and practical scientific collaboration with biogenetic resources;

Composition of an International Cooperative Biodiversity Group - Groups should be multi-disciplinary, including individuals and organizations with expertise in various relevant disciplines of the biological and physical sciences, as well as areas such as economics and sociology, and may include those who have not collaborated in programs of this type in the past.  Groups will be international in scope with participation of developing country institutions to the greatest extent possible.  Since it is unlikely that all of the required capabilities will be located within one institution,  Groups likely will be multi-institutional as well.  While not mandatory, the active participation of the private sector is encouraged.  Private sector partners may include companies, large and small, non-profit drug development organizations or a combination of these.

Applicants may request a project period of up to five years and a budget for direct costs up to $600,000 per year.  Guidelines and additional information are available in the complete RFA:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-08-010.html.

Most recent internal deadline: October 16, 2008.

Most recent external deadline: November 20, 2008.

National Institutes of Health - Leveraging Existing Health Care Networks to Transform Effectiveness Research

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) solicits grant applications for a three-year cooperative agreement from researchers with experience conducting studies within large integrated health care delivery systems to develop and support a Mental Health Research Network (MHRN).  Respondents to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will develop infrastructure that will leverage existing health care delivery systems to efficiently test the effectiveness of treatment, preventive and services interventions to improve care for people with mental disorders.  Applicants will propose a research infrastructure that demonstrates the ability to identify, recruit and enroll large patient populations into effectiveness trials, harmonize electronic medical record data across multiple integrated systems for research use, pool data for common analyses, and build capacity for the collection and storage of biologic material.  In addition, the MHRN program will conduct multi-site, collaborative, Mental Health research projects using integrated data systems, including at least one pilot intervention effectiveness study and perform short-term investigations of emerging mental health issues within health care systems.

NIMH intends to commit approximately $3.0 million in FY 2010 to fund one new grant in response to this FOA.  Budgets for total costs of up to $3,000,000 per year and a total project period of up to three years may be requested for a maximum of $9,000,000 total costs over a three-year project period.

See the RFA for additional information and details:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-10-030.html.

Because the NIMH limits an institution to one application, UK has established an internal selection process and a deadline for receipt of applications.  Researchers wanting to submit a proposal to develop and support a Mental Health Research Network are to send the following material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Monday, December 7, 2009:

• Names and departments of the Project Director(s) and other key personnel of the project team
• Overview of the proposed research, research infrastructure, and two individual research projects (4 pages maximum)

The Vice President for Research will appoint a committee to review the material and make recommendations as to the University’s applicant.  The individual will be notified in time for the December 11, 2009 letter of intent and January 12, 2010 complete application deadlines.

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

National Institutes of Health - Millennium Promise Awards:  Non-communicable Chronic Diseases Research Training Program (NCoD) (D43)

NIH is accepting applications for an annual international training program designed to build research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the fields related to cancer, cerebrovascular disease including stroke, lung disease including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and environmental factors including indoor air pollution, and obesity and lifestyle factors related to these conditions as well as genetics of non-communicable diseases.  The institutions applying can be domestic or foreign, but have to exhibit the ability to do such training, and must exhibit that they have existing research programs in these fields.

Each research training program application could incorporate an appropriate mix of long-, intermediate- and short-term training opportunities in a wide range of relevant disciplines and skills necessary to advance the study of chronic diseases.  It is expected that the proposed training would strengthen sustainable research and core research support capacity at the foreign site and could include advanced in-country research at the end of training.  Training may take place at the U.S. or foreign sites and training-related research should be carried out mainly in the country of the foreign institution(s).  Training is encouraged to take place at the foreign site.  While a range of short-, intermediate- and long-term training is allowable, emphasis will be on intermediate- to longer-term training, including mid-career training.  In the context of this funding announcement, “trainees” are scientists from the LMIC country identified in the application.

The applicant must have strong chronic non-communicable disease research and research-training program experience, and the requisite faculty and facilities to carry out the proposed research training activities.  The PI and/or key personnel listed on the application must be designated as the PI of at least one active (with at least 18 months of support remaining at the time of application) chronic, non-communicable disease-related research award, directly relevant to the research training proposed and, within 2 years of the award from this program, at least a portion of that research must be performed at the foreign site.  The research grants may be funded by the NIH or by other national or international organizations or foundations.  The applicant must have ongoing research in the area of science described in the application and some existing collaboration with the foreign site which can be of an educational nature.

NIH anticipates funding 7 new awards per year; total costs are up to $220,000 per year for up to 5 years.  An institution may submit only one application per year.

The application guidelines for the Millennium Promise Awards: Non-communicable Chronic Diseases Research Training Program (NCoD) (D43) contain examples of types of training that might be included and are available at:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-175.html

Because NIH limits an institution to one application per year, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process.  Individuals interested in submitting a proposal should send the following information electronically to the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Monday, June 22, 2009:

• Descriptive title of the proposed research training
• Names and departments of the Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) and other key personnel
• Curriculum vitae of the PD/PI
• Participating foreign institutions
• Project description and a justification/rationale for why the proposed project should be selected as UK's applicant (include information on the relevant existing research activity and existing collaboration with the foreign site) – maximum 3 pages

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make recommendations as to the University’s submission in time for the August 31, 2009 letter of intent and the September 29, 2009 deadline.

National Institutes of Health - NCMHD & FIC - Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT) Awards

The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) and Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), invite applications for the Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT) awards. MHIRT program awards are designed to enable U.S. institutions to offer short-term international research training opportunities to qualified undergraduate, graduate and health professions students who are from health disparities populations and/or are underrepresented in basic science, biomedical, clinical or behavioral research programs. Each MHIRT program grant application must include a comprehensive plan to support an international research training experience under the collaborative mentorship of outstanding U.S. and foreign scientists, for at least eight to ten qualified eligible undergraduate, graduate and health professions students. The training will occur in a single session anticipated to be 10 to 12 weeks in duration during the summer or for one semester during an academic year. At least 75 percent of a grantee's MHIRT trainees must be undergraduate students.

Required activities:

• Training MHIRT recipients in experimental research design, procedures for analyzing and interpreting data and the use of current scientific literature and analytical methods;

• Familiarizing MHIRT student researchers with the scientific literature associated with their individual research project;

• Addressing cultural, linguistic and ethical appropriateness and related issues affecting professionals who are engaged in scientific and public health research at the foreign site;

• Ensuring academic and/or professional forums for written and oral presentations by MHIRT recipients of their scientific research experience and results; and

• Mentoring MHIRT recipients through encouragement to complete current academic degree programs and pursue additional training leading to an advanced biomedical or behavioral health research career.

NIH anticipates funding approximately 22-24 projects in FY 2009; direct costs may not exceed $225,000 per year for a period of up to five years

The application guidelines and training program requirements for the NCMHD Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (T37) are available at:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-08-006.html.  A search of the CRISP database for “MHIRT” provides abstracts of currently funded training grants.

Most recent internal deadline: July 14, 2008.

Most recent external deadline: August 19, 2008.

National Institutes of Health - Molecular Therapy Core Center

Executive Summary

• The Molecular Therapy Core Center Program is designed to provide shared resources to support research to develop and test new molecular therapies for CF and other genetic diseases of interest to NIDDK.  Core Centers should enhance the efficiency and foster collaborations within and among institutions with a strong existing base of funded research relevant to gene transfer and gene correction technologies. 
• The NIDDK intends to commit $2,000,000 in FY 2008 and $2,000,000 in FY 2009 to this RFA.
• The NIDDK anticipates issuing 4 awards.
• This RFA will use the NIH core center research grant (P30) award mechanism.
• Eligible organizations include for Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education; Private Institution of Higher Education; and Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education.
• Eligible principal investigators include any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research.
• Applicant organizations may submit only one application to this RFA.

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-07-010.html

More information on UK's submission will be announced at a later date.

National Institutes of Health - Multidisciplinary K12 Urologic Research (KURe) Career Development

Executive Summary

• The purpose of this opportunity is to solicit applications to support institutional career development programs in urological research that will assist MDs, PhDs, and MD/PhDs interested in benign urological disease or urological research related to the mission of the NIDDK (http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/Research/ScientificAreas/Urology/ ) to develop the skills necessary to initiate and sustain an independent research career in urological research.
• Approximately $2 million is anticipated to be available to support this initial effort.
• As many as three awards may be made; if funds are available and there is sufficient interest, this funding opportunity may be announced again in coming years.
• This opportunity uses the K12 mentored career development mechanism to allow institutions to provide comprehensive, individualized career development training for selected candidates.  The training will prepare the candidate for an independent clinical, translational, or basic science career in urological research.
• Eligible organizations include: Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education, Private Institution of Higher Education, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education), For-Profit Organization (Other than Small Business), State Government, U.S. Territory or Possession, Hispanic-serving Institution, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
• Eligible principal investigators include established researchers in urological research related to the mission of the NIDDK (http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/Research/ScientificAreas/Urology/ ) who can provide both administrative and scientific leadership to the Program.
• Applicant institutions may submit only one application.

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-07-006.html

An Internal Competition will be announced closer to the due date.

National Institutes of Health - National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Center of Excellence

The NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) plans to fund five Comprehensive NCMHD Centers of Excellence that contribute to either the improvement of minority health, the elimination of health disparities, or both.  Direct costs may not exceed $950,000 per year for a period of up to five years.  An eligible institution may only submit one application as the sole or lead institution.

This program requires that applicant institutions have a level of NIH funding for 2007 at more than or equal to $80 million.  UK’s total was $82.9M (http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/FindOrg_Detail.cfm?OrgID=2793601).  Responsive applicants must also meet the following specific eligibility criteria and be able to document that, for the past four years, they have:

• Had a significant number of members of health disparity populations enrolled as students in the institution, including individuals accepted for enrollment in the institution.
• Been effective in assisting students from health disparity populations to complete a program of study or training and receive the advanced degree(s) offered.
• Made significant efforts to recruit and enroll health disparity population students into and graduate from the institution, which may include providing means-tested scholarships and other financial assistance as appropriate.
• Made significant recruitment efforts to increase the number of members of health disparity populations serving in full-time faculty or administrative positions at the institutions.

Applicants that are unable to provide documentation that satisfies all of the above criteria should establish a partnership or consortium with an eligible institution serving as the lead applicant.

Each Center must include an administrative core and cores for research, research training, and community engagement/outreach.  In the research core, at least one research project must be proposed, and a maximum of three research projects can be proposed.  Details and application guidelines are available in the complete announcement:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-08-005.html.

Most recent internal deadline: July 16, 2008.

Most recent external deadline: August 29, 2008.

National Institutes of Health - National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) (U10)

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) invites cooperative agreement applications from established clinical investigators to participate in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN). CTN clinical trials may be carried out in various settings, including community-based treatment programs, specialty substance abuse or mental health clinics, primary and specialty care medical offices and clinics, emergency medical care facilities, or other venues that typically are not considered research intensive. Each awardee functions as a CTN Research Node, consisting of a Regional Research and Training Center (RRTC) that is linked in partnership with community-based treatment programs (CTPs) and other clinical settings.

NIDA expects to make up to 12 awards for project periods of 5 years of support. It is expected that each CTN Research Node will have an operating budget of up to $750,000 direct costs per year. NIDA may consider budget requests of up to $875,000 direct costs for applications that propose multiple PIs from one or more institutions.

This announcement supports and encourages the use of the multiple-PI model. (See NOT-OD-07-017; http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-017.html) This model offers an important opportunity for investigators seeking support for activities that require a “team science” approach and which do not fit the single-PI model. This approach by applicants could enhance a strong research network with its broadened expertise and allow for an increase in diversity at all levels within the research plan.Applicants should document their ability to recruit a sufficient number of participants, and should demonstrate their ability and willingness to work cooperatively with NIDA, other awardees, and CTPs, and to follow common protocols. The Principal Investigator(s) must commit to and be actively involved in the research and governance of the CTN at a significant level of effort, typically between minimum of 35 percent effort and a maximum of 50 percent effort. Prospective PIs must document a substantial history of leadership in clinical trials research in addiction treatment and an extensive research publication record.

See the complete RFA for additional information:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-10-009.html

Because an institution may submit only one application, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Researchers interested in submitting a proposal are to submit the following material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Monday, August 10, 2009:

• Names and departments of PI and Project Team, identifying specific role of each
• Brief narrative (<1 page) from PI highlighting clinical trials and other relevant experience/publications and a statement of commitment for 35 – 50% effort to the proposed project
• Names of at least 5 proposed participating community treatment programs
• Description of the proposed research agenda (3-4 pages):  Include the set of research ideas that address current public health needs in addiction treatment and describe how knowledge gaps would be filled if the agenda were pursued; discuss the types of critical research questions that must be addressed by the addiction treatment research field to advance scientific knowledge and improve practice. Include the relevance and feasibility of the proposed research agenda to community treatment providers, research methods that might be used, patient populations that might be studied, the potential for implementation and adoption by service providers, and how potential findings would lead to changes in clinical practice in addiction treatment settings and/or the mainstream medical system and other systems.

A committee will be convened to review the proposals and make a recommendation as to UK’s applicant. The Office of the Vice President for Research will notify all applicants of the outcome in time for the selected researcher to submit the requested letter of intent to NIDA by October 2, 2009 and the required proposal by the November 2, 2009 deadline.

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663).

National Institutes of Health - NIH-Supported Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) will support new Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) that focus on either health disparities related to cancer, including the differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of cancer and related adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States or disparities in cardiovascular diseases and the development of interventions to reduce these health disparities.  Research programs for the proposed Center are expected to provide a comprehensive model of how various social, economic, cultural, environmental, biobehavioral, physiological, and genetic factors affect individual health outcomes and their distribution in populations.  The proposed research should address both individual and contextual factors underlying health disparities; research activities are expected to be: (a) innovative; (b) multidisciplinary in approach and leadership; and (c) thematically integrated and synergistic.

The overall focus of a proposed CPHHD may be to investigate either:

• A single health condition for which a significant disparity in morbidity and/or mortality among specific populations has been demonstrated (e.g., cancer, coronary heart disease), its relationship to multiple social and physical environmental determinants, and their physiological pathways; or
• A particular category of social environmental determinant (e.g., poverty, food supply, urban crowding, built environment, social support), which is coupled with physiological pathways by which it affects multiple health outcomes and result in disparities.

Applications submitted in response to this RFA must conform to the following requirements:

1. Investigator team should include specialists from multiple and relevant disciplines, such as social science, behavioral science, biology, genetics, medicine, public health, and health systems -- the team should include scientists from the following areas of study: basic (genetics and biology, basic behavioral sciences), clinical, and social sciences;
2. The focus of the research project can be on a specific underserved population or involve a comparison among more than two groups based on gender, age, race, ethnicity, education, income, social class, or geographic location;
3. A minimum of three and no more than five full research projects must be proposed (and present in any funded CPHHD) for the duration of the funding;
4. The work of the center has to be situated within one or several community context(s) and thus incorporate the principles of community-based participatory research in the center — applications neglecting this consideration will be considered nonresponsive and will be returned to the applicants without being reviewed;
5. At least one of the three required research projects must be an intervention directed at more than two factors (such as both individual level and social context) and more than just individual behavior change — applications without such projects will be considered nonresponsive and will be returned to the applicants without being reviewed;
6. Appropriate career development opportunities must be proposed for new investigators or established investigators who wish to pursue careers in transdisciplinary health inequities/disparities research; and
7. Interactions (on a regular basis) must be planned with other centers (within the CPHHD Program) to share information, participate in NIH-directed evaluation activities, promote and coordinate collaborative efforts, identify opportunities for common measures in the field, and review areas of growth and opportunity in the field of health disparities and health inequities.

See the complete RFA for additional information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-001.html

Most recent internal deadline: March 9, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: May 29, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - Obesity and Nutrition Research Centers

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has allocated $2M in FY 2008 to fund two Obesity and Nutrition Research Centers (P30). The center must have an existing program of excellence in research in the areas of obesity, eating disorders, and energy regulation, with at least fifty percent funded by NIH and other federal agencies. Centers are encouraged to include a clinical component, a pilot and feasibility program, and an enrichment program. Interested applicants are also advised to consult with NIDDK staff regarding the proposed center and the organization of the proposal.

Application guidelines are available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-07-001.html.
To identify currently active grants that might be appropriate for this program, access UK’s database of funded projects, SPIFi (http://www.research.uky.edu/cfdocs/spif/). Proposal Development Office staff are also able to assist researchers in identifying funded grants (http://www.research.uky.edu/pdo).

Most recent internal deadline: March 20, 2007.

Most recent external deadline: June 22, 2007.

National Institutes of Health – Obstetric Pharmacology Research Units Network

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invites applications to participate in the Obstetric Pharmacology Research Units (OPRU) Network to serve as a resource for performance of pharmacologic studies of drug disposition and effect during normal and abnormal pregnancies. Each OPRU site will include the following components:

• A pharmacology component to conduct pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic analysis to identify differences in drug disposition, effect and/or toxicity during pregnancy compared to the non-pregnant state; conduct pharmacogenetics or pharmacogenomics studies to determine the variations of gene(s) coding for drug metabolic enzymes, transporters, and receptors involved in pathways affecting drug efficacy and toxicity during pregnancy compared to the non-pregnant state. The pharmacologic component will also be involved in Phase I and Phase II studies of existing or new molecular entities (NMEs) designed to treat pregnancy conditions or diseases.
  

• A clinical studies component to test the disposition and efficacy of drugs whose pharmacologic profiles were found to differ during pregnancy. Efficacy of existing or new NMEs will also be studied.
  

• A multidisciplinary, interactive basic and/or non-clinical research component to elucidate basic mechanisms for differences in disposition of drugs as well as differences in response during normal and abnormal pregnancies.

Guidelines and additional information are available in http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-09-002.html. NIH is hosting a web- and teleconference-based pre-application meeting on February 11, 2009, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST. For more information access: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-09-007.html

Most recent internal deadline: February 12, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: March 30, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES) (R01)

NIH limits each college to one application.  Contact your associate dean for research for internal application procedures and deadline.

Part I Overview Information

Department of Health and Human Services

Participating Organizations
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov/)

Components of Participating Organizations
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/)

Title: Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES) (R01)

Announcement Type
This is a reissue of RFA-ES-08-003.

Request for Applications (RFA) Number: RFA-ES-09-007

NOTICE: Applications submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) using the SF424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.

APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED IN PAPER FORMAT.

This FOA must be read in conjunction with the application guidelines included with this announcement in Grants.gov/Apply for Grants (hereafter called Grants.gov/Apply).

A registration process is necessary before submission and applicants are highly encouraged to start the process at least four (4) weeks prior to the grant submission date. See Section IV.

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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number(s)
93.113

Key Dates:
Release/Posted Date: July 23, 2009
Opening Date: October 4, 2009 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): October 5, 2009
NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization).
Application Due Date(s): November 3, 2009
Peer Review Date(s): February – March 2010
Council Review Date(s): May 2010
Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): July 1, 2010
Additional Information To Be Available Date (Activation Date): Not Applicable
Expiration Date: November 4, 2009

Due Dates for E.O. 12372

Not Applicable

Additional Overview Content

Executive Summary

• Purpose. The Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award is intended to identify outstanding scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who intend to make a long term career commitment to research in the mission areas of the NIEHS and assist them in launching an innovative research program focusing on problems of environmental exposures and human biology, human pathophysiology and human disease.
• Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism and is intended for Early Stage Investigators.
• Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. NIEHS intends to commit up to 2.4 million dollars in direct costs ($3.6 million total costs) in FY2010 to fund 6 new grants.
• Budget and Project Period. Applicants may request up to five years and up to $400,000 in direct costs in each of the first two years and up to $275,000 per year in each of years 3-5. See Section IV.6. “Other Submission Requirements”. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
• Application Research Plan Component Length: The R01 application Research Plan component of the PHS398 may not exceed 25 pages, including tables, graphs, figures, diagrams, and charts.
• Eligible Institutions/Organizations. Institutions/organizations listed in Section III, 1.A. are eligible to apply.
• Eligible Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs). Individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research are invited to work with their institution/ organization to develop an application for support. Eligible Principal Investigators include individuals with faculty appointments which are tenure track or equivalent and who are Early Stage Investigators according to NIH policy as defined in NOT-OD-09-013. Applicants will be expected to devote at least 50% time and effort to the award and have a long-term commitment to research in the environmental health sciences. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
• Number of PDs/PIs. Only one PD/PI is allowed under this Funding Opportunity Announcement.
• Number of Applications. One application per school or college within a university will be accepted.
• Resubmissions. Applicants who continue to meet the eligibility criteria and who are selected as the Principal Investigator for submission from their Institution may submit a “resubmission” application,. Applicants may submit a Resubmission applications must include an Introduction addressing the previous peer review critique (Summary Statement). See new NIH policy on resubmission (amended) applications (NOT-OD-09-003, NOT-OD-09-016).
• Renewals. Renewals are not allowed.
• Special Date(s). This FOA uses non-standard due dates. See Receipt, Review and Anticipated Start Dates.
• Application Materials. See Section IV.1 for application materials.
• General Information. For general information on SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission, see these Web sites:
• SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission Information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm
• General information on Electronic Submission of Grant Applications: http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/
• Hearing Impaired. Telecommunications for the hearing impaired are available at: TTY: (301) 451-5936

For Further Information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-007.html

National Institutes of Health - PSI:Biology Knowledgebase (U01)

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) solicits applications to maintain and enhance the Protein StructureInitiative (PSI)-Structural Genomics Knowledgebase, a central information hub that plays a critical role in making the research of PSI:Biology widely available and that performs outreach activities to increase the impact of PSI:Biology. NIGMS expects to make one award up to $2.8 million annual total costs per year for a period of five years.

Link to additional information including details of the RFA and guidelines:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-10-004.html

Because NIGMS limits an institution to one application, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Researchers interested in submitting a proposal are to submit the following material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Monday, June 15, 2009:  

• PI name and department and names and departments of key personnel
• Narrative – 3 pages – provide a description of the proposed project; include the expertise of the project team in meeting the specific requirements of the RFA, how the activities of the Knowledgebase will contribute to the research training of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, plans for research resource sharing, and a rationale for why the proposed project should be selected as UK's candidate

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make recommendations as to the University’s submission. The individual selected to be UK’s applicant will be notified in sufficient time to prepare the proposal for the July 17, 2009 deadline.

National Institutes of Health - Partnerships for Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) Clinical Translational Research (PCCTR)

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) invites applications for Partnerships for Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) Clinical Translational Research (PCCTR). Each PCCTR application must include at least one but not more than two domestic U.S. CAM institutions and at least one biomedical or behavioral research-intensive institution.  NIH defines each type of institution:

• An eligible CAM institution is a nationally or regionally accredited academic, health care or research institution with a primary goal of educating students to be CAM practitioners. Documentation of accreditation must be included in the application. Students who matriculate from the program must do so with either a degree or certificate in a designated CAM practice that is licensed or certified at the state level. Eligible institutions include but are not limited to colleges/schools of naturopathy, chiropractic, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and massage. For the purposes of this initiative, osteopathic medical institutions that teach manual manipulation as part of the core curriculum required for all students may collaborate with an eligible research-intensive institution (as defined below).
• An eligible research-intensive institution is an academic, health care and/or research institution with a tradition of rigorous biomedical or behavioral research that does not have as a primary goal training of CAM practitioners.

The PCCTR will support partnerships between faculty at CAM institutions and at highly research-intensive institutions in research projects directed towards the development of CAM clinical research translational tools, including approaches, tools and methodology that will make substantial contributions to the progress of CAM research. NCCAM strongly encourages applicants to structure the proposed research projects around an appropriate, but clearly defined focus. This focus may be a disease or class of diseases treated using CAM, a specific group of related CAM interventions, or the mechanisms of action of specific CAM modalities. Centers may also be organized around a CAM-relevant theme, e.g., pain

A Cooperative Agreement mechanism (U19) will be used to support the research and capacity-building activities carried out by the multidisciplinary, multi-institution PCCTR. The PCCTR cooperative agreements will provide up to five years of support (a planning year with direct costs of $100,000 and up to four additional years each with direct costs of up to $750,000) for two or three collaborative CAM clinical translational research projects.  Each proposed research project must be active throughout the requested funding period, and each research project must involve one or more CAM practitioners, as well as key personnel from a CAM institution and one or more researchers with substantial relevant research experience who are on faculty at a participating research-intensive institution. Project Co-Leaders must be named from both CAM and research-intensive institutions for each research project. PCCTR applications are encouraged to leverage resources available through existing NIH-funded or other research centers.

Multiple PD/PI applications to the PCCTR initiative are encouraged. If there are multiple PD/PIs, at least one PD/PI must have primary appointment at a CAM institution and at least one PD/PI must have primary appointment at a research-intensive institution. Applications including consortia appropriate for the research focus of the application are encouraged.

Additional details including a list of eligible areas of research are available in the complete Program Announcement:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-066.html

Most recent internal deadline: April 6, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: May 26, 2009 letter of intent and June 26, 2009 complete application.

National Institutes of Health - NHLBI - Pediatric Translational Consortium Administrative Coordinating Center

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) invites applications to participate as the Administrative Coordinating Center (ACC) for the NHLBI Cardiac Development Consortium and NHLBI Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium. These consortia will comprise a new NHLBI translational program in pediatric cardiovascular disease by interacting with each other and with the NHLBI Pediatric Heart Network (www.PediatricHeartNetwork.com) to encourage translation of results from basic science to clinical research and to provide clinical input on pressing needs for basic research.

NHLBI anticipates funding a single Administrative Coordinating Center. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity announcement is 6 years, of which the first year will be a planning phase. Maximum allowable direct costs are $285,000 in the Year 1 planning phase and $455,000 per year in years 2-6 for ACC operations.

Additional requirements and application details are included in the complete announcement:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-09-011.html

Most recent internal deadline: December 8, 2008.

Most recent external deadline: February 6, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - NICHD - Population Research Infrastructure Program

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) provides infrastructure support to enhance the research capabilities of established population research centers that are highly productive and influential in the areas of research within the mission of the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch (DBSB), Center for Population Research, NICHD.  As stated in the RFA, DBSB’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, families, and populations by adding to knowledge about human population dynamics and their causes and consequences. DBSB supports demographic, behavioral, and social science research on fertility, families, population movement, health and mortality, HIV/AIDS, and population composition.  Research on population diversity and change, studies of the consequences of population diversity and change for health and well-being, and research on the interrelationships among individual, family, group, community, and population processes are all central to this mission.  Funds are available for three to five grants at $750,000 per year for a period of up to five years.

Eligibility requirements:

• Institutions must have an established research center, program, or other administrative unit (referred to as the "research center" or "center") that coordinates or serves as a focal point for population research across the institution.
• The center must have at least three researchers who hold permanent (tenured or non-tenured) appointments with the applicant institution and can present evidence of research activity directly related to the mission of DBSB in all three of the following categories: (1) externally funded research grants or contracts in the past three years; (2) publications in peer-reviewed journals during the past three years; and (3) papers in preparation and future plans for research.
• The center must also include at least one researcher who holds a permanent (tenured or non-tenured) appointment with the applicant institution and who has at least one research project grant (e.g., R01, R21, R03, U01, P01, R37, R41, R42, R43, R44), individual career development grant (e.g., K01, K23), institutional training program grant (e.g., T32, D43), educational project grant (i.e., R25) or research contract that was funded or administered by the NICHD’s Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch in past five years.

Additional information and application guidelines are available at:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-09-004.html

Because NICHD limits an institution to one application, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process.  Individuals interested in submitting a proposal should send the following information electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Wednesday, September 30, 2009:

• Names and departments of the PI and other key personnel
• Identify the established UK “center” requesting infrastructure support
• List the grants and publications of the PI and the participating three or more researchers that meet the eligibility requirements (b) and (c) stated above
• Describe the proposed project and the categories of requested support (2 pages)

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make recommendations as to the University’s submission in time for the October 24, 2009 letter of intent and the November 24, 2009 deadline.

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

National Institutes of Health - NIGMS - Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)

NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences supports research training and education programs for recent baccalaureate graduates from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research areas, who plan to pursue Ph.D. degrees. The funded research apprenticeships serve as an educational transition for these graduates who will acquire essential academic credentials and research skills to make them more competitive for Ph.D. programs at highly selective institutions. The entire announcement can be accessed at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-432.html.

The total compensation package, which includes fringe benefits and tuition and fees (if applicable) a student in this program may be paid must not exceed $30,000/year. Students will be required to work as research apprentices at 75% of time, and the other 25% will be for further academic development. Total program funding is 4 years @ $350K annually, for 5-10 students each year with maximum of 10/yr and 40 for entire project.

The Proposal Development Office has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, September 18th from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. in MN 542 in the Medical Center. All interested parties should attend the meeting or send a representative. Those who wish to attend should contact PDO at: Proposal@email.uky.edu to notify PDO of their interest.

Most recent internal deadline: November 5, 2007.

Most recent external deadline: January 22, 2008.

National Institutes of Health – Program Projects in Symptom Management Research and Program Project in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Research

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) invites applications Program Projects in Symptom Management Research and Program Projects in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Research. NINR anticipates funding up to 2 program projects (P01s) in FY09/FY10. Support may be requested for up to 5 years, not to exceed $700,000/year, total (direct plus F&A) cost. 

This P01 program is principally designed to support the development of biobehavioral interventions including cost-effectiveness analyses for (1) symptom management OR (2) health promotion/disease prevention.

Symptom Management

This call for Program Project applications focuses on the most frequently reported symptoms already being studied by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System initiative: pain, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and cognitive/affect changes, as well as their interactions. Applicants must select one of these symptoms and build their program project application around this symptom, the organizing central theme of the application, so as to develop strong expertise in this research domain and move the field of science forward significantly.

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

This call for Program Project applications focuses on the four high priority areas for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention research in both healthy and chronically ill persons across the life span: obesity, premature birth/low birth weight infants, HIV/AIDS, and cardiopulmonary disease. Applicants must select one of these conditions and build their Program Project application around the prevention of this condition as the organizing central theme of the application, so as to develop strong expertise in this research domain and move the field of science forward significantly.

Additional requirements and application guidelines are detailed in the complete announcement:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR-09-003.html

Most recent internal deadline: January 12, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: April 16, 2009.

***UK is ineligible for RFA-MD-09-006 because it has a current CBPR grant from the sponsoring institute.***

National Institutes of Health - Recovery Act Limited Competition: NCMHD Community Participation in Health Disparities Intervention Research Planning Phase (R24)

The NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) anticipates funding up to 5 awards for two-year Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) planning grants to support community participation in health disparities intervention research. Applicants may request up to $375,000 direct costs per year.

Academic research institutions must have experience working with health disparity populations and must provide a history and/or evidence of partnerships with community-based organization. Non-responsive applications will not be reviewed. See the complete RFA for additional information and guidelines:   http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-09-006.html

Most recent internal deadline: May 27, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: June 30, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - Resources to Assist Investigations in Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (U24)

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) invites applications from institutions or organizations for continued maintenance and development of resources to support research on primary immunodeficiency diseases. NIAID anticipates $600,000 will be available in FY 2010 to support this program and that one award will be made. The total project period is five years.

The primary objective of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support continued maintenance of resources provided by the Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Research Consortium (USIDNET) Registry, USIDnet Repository, and USIDnet Educational and Training activities and to expand these activities and provide for the development of reagents and other materials to support research on primary immunodeficiency diseases. These resources fall into the three broad categories:

• Registry- Maintain the current registry of PID individuals, enroll new individuals in the registry, expand the types of data collected, and increase collaboration with other registries with an interest in primary immunodeficiency disease . The collection of human data associated with a clinical trial is within the scope of the FOA, however, this FOA does not support clinical trials.
• Repository- Maintain the current repository of cell lines, add additional cell lines as appropriate, and expand repository activities to include development of reagents and other materials which are difficult for the research community to obtain.
• Education and Training- Provide training and educational opportunities, disseminate information, and encourage collaborative research on primary immunodeficiency disease.

Resources developed under this award should support the types of research solicited through the following funding opportunity announcements PAR-07-446, Exploratory/Developmental Investigations on Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (R21); PAR-07-447, Exploratory/Developmental Investigations on Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (R03); and PAR-08-206, Investigations on Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (R01). For example, the resources should support research projects not limited to:

• Identifying the clinical, immunological, and molecular characteristics of genetically determined primary immunodeficiency diseases, including disorders in which immunodeficiency is associated with hepatic, enteric, and other organ dysfunction;
• Identifying the molecular basis of primary immunodeficiency diseases, including disorders in which immunodeficiency results from abnormalities in hematopoietic stem cell development;
• Advancing our understanding of how a genetic variant results in immunodeficiency;
• Discovering/developing improved diagnostic/newborn screening tools for primary immunodeficiency diseases;
• Discovering/developing new animal models for primary immunodeficiency diseases, including models appropriate to test novel clinical strategies;
• Improving and better understanding of existing treatments for primary immunodeficiency diseases;
• Understanding complications associated with primary immunodeficiency diseases;
• Defining environmental, epigenetic, or other triggers that result in complications in individuals with primary immunodeficiency diseases; and
• Identifying and validating biomarkers for primary immunodeficiency diseases.

Resources maintained or developed under this funding opportunity are NOT specifically intended to support the following research areas:

• Immunodeficiency resulting from infection (e.g., HIV);
• Immunodeficiency resulting from treatments (e.g., chemotherapy), exposures (e.g., radiation), or therapies (e.g., transplantation, or surgery);
• Immunodeficiency resulting from an aging or immature immune system; and
• Basic immunologic mechanisms unless directly related to understanding of primary immunodeficiency disease.

Resources maintained or developed under this funding opportunity may be used to support clinical trials and epidemiologic studies by serving as the data coordinating center, data repository, and/or sample repository if the data and/or samples will be made available to all investigators not just those participating in the clinical trial.

Additional details are available in the complete RFA:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-08-066.html

Most recent internal deadline: February 25, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: April 14, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - Roybal Centers for Translation Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences of Aging

Dr. Georgeanne Patmios, program contact for the Roybal Centers for Translational Research on Aging has clarified a discrepancy in the guidelines for RFA-AG-9-008.  According to her email “An applicant institution may submit more than one application as long as they are scientifically distinct. An individual investigator may only submit one application as PI.”

As a result of this new information, UK is cancelling the previously announced internal selection process for the Roybal Centers for Translational Research on Aging.

NIH seeks applications to support Edward R. Roybal Centers for Translation Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences of Aging. The theme of a proposed Roybal Center program should be organized to accelerate the process of translating basic behavioral and social science research theories, methodologies, and findings about aging processes into practical outcomes and new technologies that would improve the lives of middle-aged and older people. Translational research under this announcement is intended for behavioral and social science studies with research results relevant for:

• translation into state/federal/international public policy;
• adoption by agencies or firms (e.g., government agencies, insurance companies, employers, nursing homes);
• translation into public health practice;
• development into new technologies and;
• development into behavior change/behavior maintenance programs.

The focus on investigating a practical problem will require applicants to show familiarity with the practical domain or environment being investigated as well as with relevant aspects of aging research. Such familiarity may be achieved by collaboration with specialists in the domain or community, or by prior experience in applying aging research successfully to this domain. Because practical problems will likely benefit from cross-disciplinary attention, applications that reflect broad-based expertise are particularly encouraged.

An Edward R. Roybal Center Grant (P30) requires relevant pre-existing research activity at the institution. Ideally, applicant institutions will be able to draw from a substantial base of relevant research. Each Center Grant must consist of: (a) a management and administrative core and (b) a pilot core to initiate small-scale (up to $100,000 Direct Costs) pilot research that is consistent with the theme of the Center grant.  Although the Center grant is primarily designed to support a research Center at a specific institution, some Centers may wish to make research resources available to the larger scientific community or galvanize scientists at several academic institutions. Consortium arrangements are permissible, provided that the applicant institution meets the eligibility requirements.

NIA expects to make 8-12 awards; an application may request a maximum of $300,000 direct costs for year 1 and a project period of up to 5 years. 

The application guidelines for the Roybal Centers for Translational Research on Aging contain additional information on areas of emphasis and examples of potential areas of concentration for proposed Centers:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-09-008.html.  A search of the NIH CRISP database for “Roybal Center” also provides abstracts of currently funded Centers.

Most recent external deadline: October 31, 2008.

National Institutes of Health - NCRR - Shared Instrumentation Grant

The NIH Stimulus Package will result in additional funds for the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) Shared Instrumentation Grant program for major research equipment costing between $100,000 and $500,000 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-028.html).

The guidelines require a letter of institutional commitment, including a description of the infrastructure to support the instrumentation as well as the financial resources specifically dedicated to the equipment. The Office of the Vice President for Research will provide the letter but requires specific information in advance of the deadline.

Most recent internal deadline: March 6, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (R25)

Only one application per health professional school may be submitted for a given receipt date. Contact your College’s Associate Dean for Research for the specific internal deadline and requirements.

Part I Overview Information

Department of Health and Human Services

Participating Organizations
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)

Components of Participating Organizations
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov)

Title: Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (R25)

Announcement Type
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is a reissue of RFA-HL-08-016.

Request for Applications (RFA) Number: RFA-HL-10-013

NOTICE: Applications submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) using the SF424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.

APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED IN PAPER FORMAT.

This FOA must be read in conjunction with the application guidelines included with this announcement in Grants.gov/Apply for Grants (hereafter called Grants.gov/Apply).

A registration process is necessary before submission and applicants are highly encouraged to start the process at least four (4) weeks prior to the grant submission date. See Section IV.

A compatible version of Adobe Reader is required for download. For Assistance downloading this or any Grants.gov application package, please contact Grants.gov Customer Support at http://grants.gov/CustomerSupport.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number(s)
93.233, 93.837, 93.838, 93.839

Key Dates
Release/Posted Date: July 17, 2009
Opening Date: July 29, 2009(Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): July 29, 2009
NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization).
Application Submission/Receipt Date(s): August 25, 2009
Peer Review Date(s): February/March 2010
Council Review Date(s): May 2010
Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): July 1, 2010
Additional Information To Be Available Date (Activation Date): Not Applicable
Expiration/Closing Date: August 26, 2009

Due Dates for E.O. 12372

Not Applicable

Additional Overview Content

Executive Summary

• Purpose. This FOA issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, solicits Research Education (R25) applications from institutions/organizations to promote diversity in undergraduate and health professional student populations by providing short-term research education support to stimulate career development in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders research. The overall goal of the program is to provide research opportunities for individuals who are from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has identified certain racial and ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities as underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral social science research (see data at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/showpub.cfm?TopID=2&SubID=27 and the report Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, 2007, p.262). NIH also encourages the recruitment and participation of persons from disadvantaged backgrounds in all of its programs. The inclusion of individuals from these groups will significantly contribute to a diverse research workforce in the future.
• Mechanism of Support. This FOA will use the NIH Research Education (R25) grant mechanism. Research education programs may not be transferred from one institution to another, unless strongly justified (see Section VI.2).
• Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The estimated annual funds (total costs) available for the entire program are expected to be $900,000. Up to eight new awards are anticipated, depending on the number of student participants requested and the availability of funds. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. The actual total amount may vary, depending on the response to the FOA and availability of funds.
• Budget and Project Period. The estimated annual funds (total costs) available for the first year of support for the entire program are expected to be $900,000. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed five years.
• Eligible Institutions/Organizations. Institutions/organizations listed in Section III, 1.A. are eligible to apply.
• Eligible Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs). Individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research are invited to work with their institution/organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
• Number of PDs/PIs. More than one PD/PI (i.e., multiple PDs/PIs), may be designated on the application.
• Number of Applications. Only one application per health professional school may be submitted for a given receipt date. Although a university may have more than one Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research, they may not be in the same school.
• Resubmissions. Resubmission applications are not permitted in response to this FOA.
• Renewals. Renewal applications are allowed for this research education program.
• Special Date(s). This FOA uses non-standard due dates. See Receipt, Review and Anticipated Start Dates
• Application Materials. See Section IV.1 for application materials.
• General Information. For general information on SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission, see these Web sites:
• SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission Information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm
• General information on Electronic Submission of Grant Applications: http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/
• Hearing Impaired. Telecommunications for the hearing impaired are available at: TTY: (301) 451-5936

National Institutes of Health - NIDDK - Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers (P30)

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has committed $6 million in FY 2010 to fund five new or renewal applications for Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers (DDRCC).  Five existing Centers are expected to submit competing renewal applications.  Direct costs are limited to $750,000 per year for a five-year period. 

To qualify for this grant, the applicant institution must already have a substantial base of ongoing, independently supported, peer-reviewed research projects related to digestive diseases.  This currently funded research base provides the major support for a group of investigators who would benefit from shared resources.  The body of research described as the research base includes only currently funded, peer reviewed research grants awarded to the applicant institution.  These may be federally or privately funded awards; training grants and fellowship awards are not considered part of the research base.  The DDRCC must have a central research focus or theme that is a digestive disease, group of diseases, or functional studies relating to digestive diseases.  At least one-half of the research base must relate to this central focus.

Additional requirements and application guidelines are available at:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-09-005.html.  The application deadline is November 9, 2009.

Most recent internal deadline: May 4, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: November 9, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - Superfund Basic Research and Training Program (P42)

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has announced the continuation of the Superfund Hazardous Substances Basic Research and Training Program [referred to as the Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP)]. SBRP grants support coordinated, multi-project, interdisciplinary research programs to address the mandates legislated under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. These mandates include the development of (1) methods and technologies to detect hazardous substances in the environment; (2) advanced techniques for the detection, assessment, and evaluation of the effect on human health of hazardous substances; (3) methods to assess the risks to human health presented by hazardous substances; and (4) basic biological, chemical, and physical methods to reduce the amount and toxicity of hazardous substances. The objective for the SBRP is to develop a holistic research agenda for the protection of human health. This is accomplished by the establishment of interdisciplinary programs that link and integrate biomedical research with related engineering, hydrogeologic, and ecologic components within the context of unique scientific themes developed by the applicant.

NIH accepts only one application per accredited institution of higher education. Since UK currently has an active Superfund project through 3/31/2013, NIH is not likely to fund an additional UK proposal to this program. Therefore, UK will not have an internal competition for the April 15, 2009 Superfund program deadline and for several years.

National Institutes of Health - Supporting New Faculty Recruitment to Enhance Research Resources through Biomedical Research Core Centers (P30)

The NIH issued RFA-OD-09-005 to support the hiring of newly-recruited faculty to develop research projects within the context of Biomedical Core Centers.  For this announcement, a Biomedical Core Center is defined as a community of multidisciplinary researchers focusing on areas of biomedical research relevant to NIH, such as centers, departments, programs, and/or trans-departmental collaborations or consortia.  These awards are designed to enhance innovative programs of excellence by providing scientific and programmatic support for promising research faculty and their areas of research.  Specifically for the purposes of this announcement, Core Center Grants are institutional awards that provide funding to hire, provide appropriate start-up packages, and develop pilot research projects for newly independent investigators, with the goal of augmenting and expanding the institution’s community of multidisciplinary researchers focusing on areas of biomedical research relevant to the NIH.  The participating Institutes have limited the number of applications that an institution may submit.  See details in the complete RFA:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-005.html

UK’s Vice President for Research is coordinating the internal selection process where there is a limit on the number of applications that the institution may submit.  The Associate Deans for Research in the individual colleges have been requested to coordinate the internal selection competition when the guidelines specify a department or college limit.  Researchers interested in responding to this RFA should review the following table.

Institute	Limit	UK Internal Selection Contact
National Cancer Institute (NCI)	NCI will accept only one application per institution.	Vice President for Research
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)	Eligibility: Major institutional components within Universities such as Schools of Medicine, Bioengineering, Nursing, or Public Health are eligible. Number of applications: Only one application per institution will be accepted.	Vice President for Research
National Institute on Aging (NIA)	NIA will accept only one application per Center or School per institution for this initiative.	Individual College Associate Deans for Research
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)	Eligibility: Major institutional components or Academic Departments within Universities such as Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, or Public Health are eligible. Number of applications: Only one application per Academic Department will be accepted.	Individual College Associate Deans for Research
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)	Number of applications: Two applications per institution or school will be accepted.	Vice President for Research
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)	Number of applications: Only one application per institution will be accepted.	Vice President for Research
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)	Eligibility: NIDCD will accept only one application from each separate organizational component of a University (e.g., one application each from the medical school, dental school, or school of public health).	Individual College Associate Deans for Research
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)	Eligibility: US Dental Training Institutions are eligible. Number of applications: Only one application per institution will be accepted.	College of Dentistry Associate Dean for Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)	Only one application per institution will be accepted.	Vice President for Research
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)	NIGMS will consider applications from institutions to hire faculty whose research is relatedto the NIGMS mission. Applications should specify the department(s) or center(s) in which the hiring effortswill be focused. We will give highest priority to applications from institutions that provide evidence that the award will support the resumption of a pre-existing search that was suspended due to economic factors.	Vice President for Research
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH	An institution may submit no more than one application targeted to hiring clinician-scientists (including MD/PhD physician-scientists) as tenure-track (or equivalent) faculty and no more than one application targeted to hiring non-clinical tenure-track (or equivalent) faculty.	Vice President for Research
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)	Up to two applications per institution will be accepted.	Vice President for Research
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)	Eligibility: US schools of nursing are eligible. Number of applications: Only one application per institution will be accepted.	College of Nursing Associate Dean for Research
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)	Eligibility: Academic Institutions with active Integrative Medicine or Complementary and Alternative Medicine research programs are eligible. Number of applications: Only one application per institution will be accepted.	Vice President for Research

Most recent internal deadline: April 20, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: May 29, 2009.

National Institutes of Health - NCI - Transdisciplinary Cancer Genomics Research: Post-Genome Wide Association (Post-GWA) Initiative

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), is to promote thorough and efficient identification of genomic regions associated with cancer susceptibility. The FOA specifically solicits applications proposing transdisciplinary research projects designed to: a) take advantage of the existing Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) of cancer by exploiting previously generated “initial scan” GWAS data; and b) accelerate and coordinate integrative post-GWAS discovery research. To address these goals, each application should consist of two to three component sub-projects closely pertinent to a single unifying research theme. At least one of these sub-projects must address the replication or expansion of prior GWAS findings and at least one sub-project must center on epidemiologic aspects. In addition, biological and/or mechanistic studies complementing and connecting the required sub-projects are strongly encouraged as a third sub-project. The long-term goal is to provide a rigorous knowledge base that would enable clinical translation and public health dissemination of the GWAS findings. It is anticipated that these goals will require collaboration of multi-center teams comprising both epidemiologists and basic scientists.

The NCI intends to commit up to $24 million in total costs in FY 2009, and up to $96 million over the planned 4-year project period, to support five to eight awards.

See the complete RFA for additional information and specific proposal requirements:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-002.html

Most recent internal deadline: March 25, 2009.

Most recent external deadline: May 29, 2009.

National Insititutes of Health - NIDA - Transdisciplinary Prevention Research Centers (TPRC)

The National Institute of Drug Abuse plans to fund 3-4 new Transdisciplinary Prevention Research Centers (TPRC) at $500,000 – $800,000 direct costs per year for up to five years. The purpose is to support environments in which scientists from the basic/laboratory and applied/clinical disciplines can come together to develop a coherent program of transdisciplinary research inquiry. The ultimate goal of these centers is to encourage the integration of diverse basic science findings, methodologies, and theories directly into the field of drug abuse prevention research which has traditionally been dominated by behavioral and social science based paradigms.

Centers must focus thematically on areas of research for which: (1) there are significant gaps in the integration of knowledge from several disciplines; (2) there is imminent potential for contributing to the development of new approaches to drug abuse prevention; and (3) there is evidence that the thematic focus can benefit from transdisciplinary collaboration. Applicants are encouraged to include the study of developmental, gender, racial/ethnic, cultural, sexual orientation, geographic, and socioeconomic differences when possible and appropriate.

Each center must have an Administrative Core, a Shared Resources Core, and a Pilot Project Component which will provide modest support for new initiatives or feasibility projects to development new ideas and encourage new investigators. In addition, the application must identify at least three currently funded research projects (hereafter called qualifying projects) that will collaborate with the Center and use the proposed Shared Resources. These qualifying projects may be funded by NIH, other government agencies, or private organizations but must have been awarded through a peer-review process. In order to insure that each Center includes ongoing basic science and applied prevention science inquiry, at least one of the qualifying projects must include some ongoing basic science inquiry, and at least one qualifying project should include some ongoing preventive intervention research inquiry. The Resource Core Center is expected to maintain three or more active qualifying project collaborations at all times, although it is expected that they may change and fluctuate over the duration of the award.

See the complete announcement for details and additional requirements: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-08-012.html

Most recent internal deadline: February 27, 2008.

Most recent external deadline: April 15, 2008.

National Institutes of Health - NCRR - Web Portal for Nonhuman Primate Research Models

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) at NIH solicits applications from institutions/ organizations proposing to develop a comprehensive web portal presenting extensive information on publicly-funded resources that provide nonhuman primates (NHPs) for research. A phased approach must be used, with the initial scientific focus on the use of NHP models in AIDS research, with later expansion in Phase II to all scientific fields that use NHPs as research subjects. This information would include capabilities regarding the supply of specific pathogen free (SPF) NHPs, and related assays, reagents and information. The target audience for the Phase I portal will be qualified research investigators in fields that include but are not limited to virology, immunology, genomics, proteomics, systems biology, and genetics, with later expansion to additional scientific fields during Phase II.

The NCRR will fund one cooperative agreement (U24), with a maximal duration of three years. The single cooperative agreement will be funded at a cost to be justified in the application, but not more than a maximum of $500,000 direct costs per year.

The specific requirements, additional details, and application guidelines are provided in the complete RFA:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-08-013.html

Most recent internal deadline: November 24, 2008.

Most recent external deadline: January 5, 2009.