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NIH – International Tobacco and Health Research and Capacity Building Program FRAF-TW-06-006

Program Description

This RFA calls for research and capacity building projects that address the burden of tobacco consumption in low and middle income nations by:

Pursuing observational, intervention and policy research of local relevance
Building capacity in regions in epidemiological and behavioral research, prevention, treatment, communications, health services and policy research.

The overall intent of the program is to encourage trans-disciplinary approaches to the international tobacco epidemic to reduce the global burden of tobacco related illnesses.

The R01 mechanism will be used.

Program Announcement is at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/FRA-TW-06-006.html.

UIC may submit one proposal

Awards

Budgets are capped at $300,000 of direct costs per year for up to five years.

Deadlines

UIC Internal Letter of Intent (Required)	June 23, 2006
UIC Internal Competition (If necessary)	July 7, 2006
NIH Letter of Intent	August 25, 2006
NIH Full Application	September 25, 2006

Letter of Intent

http://www.research.uic.edu/funding/forms/0600.doc
For this competition, Item 3 can be left blank

Limited Competition Instructions

If requested, submit one electronic copy of a White Paper containing the following:

One (1) Page cover page with following information:
1. Name & departmental affiliation of PI and Co-PIs
2. Sponsor and sponsor program name
3. Title of White Paper
4. PI Contact Information
5. Optional:
  1. Identify potential individuals to review proposal - reviewers should not have a personal stake in outcome of this competition and ideally should not be from same unit as applicant.
  2. Identify reviewers to exclude - this information will remain confidential.
Three (3) page narrative addressing:
1. How your proposal addresses the intent of Program Announcement
2. What PI & team expect to accomplish
3. Expected overall significance
Attach the following for PI and each CoPI:
1. Two page CV
2. 1 page current and pending support

Narrative must be 12-point font; minimum acceptable margin is 1 inch (2.5 cm) all around.
Unless otherwise noted, no budget is required

Please contact Tony Halford, Program Coordinator at ahalford@uic.edu or 6-7036 with any questions.