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NIH Establishing Comprehensive NCMHD Research Centers of Excellence RFA-MD-06-002

Program Description

Program supports original, innovative, and leading edge full research projects and pilot research projects contributing to the improvement of minority health and elimination of health disparities. Support is also provided for establishing research training programs and community outreach and engagement programs. Comprehensive NCMHD research centers of excellence should propose to conduct original and innovative basic laboratory, behavioral, clinical, or population based research directed toward improving minority health, eliminating health disparities, or both in any of the following diseases or conditions: cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, infant mortality, mental health, and obesity. Research associated with lung and liver diseases, psoriasis, sclerodema, and glomerular injury is also encouraged when significant disparities for racial and ethic populations and medically underserved populations are known to exist. Research cutting across two or more of the above diseases or conditions and that includes interventional studies or trials or that lead to novel interventions is also of interest

The P60 mechanism will be used.

Only one application is permitted.

Awards

NCMHD expects to fund awards at up to $950,000 direct costs each. F&A costs to be provided at negotiated rates. Project period up to five years

Eligibility

Competition open to all eligible institutions including eligible past and current recipients of NCMHD Project EXPORT awards (p60, P20, R24) funded in 2002, 2003, 2004. Grantees funded in FY 2005 not eligible to participate in this competition. Institutions may only hold single NCMHD P20 award of any kind. Institutions holding a Resaech Infrastructure in Minority Institions (RIM) grant may apply but the RIMI grant must be terminated prior to making an NCMHD research center award. Recipients of NCMHD Project EXPORT awards made prior to 2005 may apply but existing awards will be terminated before award under this RFA is made.

Lead PI must:

• Have or had NIH support through either the specialized center (P50) or the comprehensive center (P6)) mechanism, or
• Have had or receives current NCMHD Project Export grant supor through the P60, P20, or R24 mechanism, or
• Has substantial existing federal research support and/or/ research infrastructure as reflected in the 2005 report on research institutions (http://thecenter.ufl.edu/research2005.pdf)

Program announcement located at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-06-002.html

Deadlines

Letter of Intent

http://www.research.uic.edu/funding/forms/0600.doc
Item 3 can be left blank for this program.
Submit to Tony Halford, Program Coordinator, OVCR at ahalford@uic.edu.
By submission of this form, applicant attests that s/he has read and meets the sponsor's eligibility criteria for this program.

Limited Competition Instructions

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

1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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.

Last updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012.