Recovery Act Limited Competition: NCMHD Administrative Supplement:
Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators
Purpose
The objective of this announcement is to supplement active, eligible NCMHD-funded grants (P20, P60 and R24) to encourage students to seriously pursue research careers in the health related sciences, as well as provide elementary, middle school, and high school teachers, community college faculty, and faculty from non-research intensive institutions with short term research experiences in NIH-funded laboratories.
This initiative is one of several being offered by NCMHD to help fulfill the goals of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to help stimulate the economy through the support of health disparities research. Additional information on the Recovery Act and related NIH opportunities is available through the Office of Extramural Research. We expect to award these supplements during summer 2009. Supplements will provide funds for up to two years of support, as funds allow.
Opportunities to provide or retain job positions are of the highest priority, and the number of positions supported with these ARRA funds will be closely tracked, monitored, and reported to the NIH, Congress, and the public.
Background
The Recovery Act was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009 with the purpose of stimulating the American economy through job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, and other means. The Recovery Act provides NIH with $10.4 billion to be obligated over two years for a variety of biomedical research and research support activities. This administrative supplement opportunity is one part of the overall NIH Recovery Act investment strategy, as described at www.hhs.gov/recovery.
The NIH Strategic Research Plan to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities is focused on three major goals: (1) Research- to advance the understanding of the development and progression of diseases and disabilities that contribute to minority health and other health disparities; (2) Research Infrastructure- to increase minority health and health disparity research training, career development, and institutional capacity; (3) Public Information and Community Outreach- to ensure the public, healthcare professionals, and research communities are informed and educated about the latest advances in minority health and health disparities research. NCMHD’s Centers of Excellence (COE- P20s, P60s), and Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR- R24s) and Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions (RIMI- P20) programs have been effective in addressing all three of these components of the NIH Strategic Plan. The purpose of this administrative supplement is to continue to strengthen and broaden the important work under the “Research Infrastructure” by providing opportunities for summer research training experiences.
The proposed activities must be related to the funded parent grant and there should be descriptions as to how they are expected to train students and science educators to increase the research infrastructure for promoting minority health and eliminating health disparities.
Areas of NIH Interest
NCMHD is interested in awarding supplements to support the following:
- Summer Research Opportunities for High School and Undergraduate Students
- Summer Research Opportunities for Science Educators (e.g., Elementary, Middle School and High School Teachers, Community College Faculty, and Faculty from Non-research Intensive Institutions)
NIH encourages the participation of individuals from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research, individuals with disabilities and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. All training experiences should include one or more components on emerging issues relevant to minority health and health disparities.
Funding Priorities
Funding for administrative supplements to existing grants will be available from Recovery Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010. Due to the limited nature of Recovery Act funds, applicants requesting multiple year funding in FY 2009 may only request funding for FY 2009 and FY 2010, and it is anticipated that supplement funding will be awarded within a short period after receipt of the supplement request. Requests selected for funding in FY2010 will be limited to a one year project period.
For Research Grants, supplements may request salary support for summer employment, as long as it reflects a direct contribution to accelerating the tempo of scientific research, is reasonable, consistent with institutional salary policies, and complies with the following dollar limits:
- High school students – Should comply with hourly minimum wage limitations, unless justification is provided
- Undergraduate students – No more than $10 per hour, unless justification is provided.
- Science teachers and faculty – Up to $18,000, plus fringe benefit costs of up to $2,500
Supplements for summer research experiences may request an additional $1,000 per person for the costs of laboratory supplies and other related allowable costs, such as relevant travel.
Administrative supplements will undergo a program, grants management and budget review within NCMHD. Administrative supplements must be submitted by April 24, 2009. It is anticipated that supplemental funding will begin by June 2009.
For this initiative, NCMHD will accept requests from the following types of grants:
- NCMHD Centers of Excellence (P20, P60), Community-Based Participatory Research (R24), RIMI (P20)
Requests from the following types of grants will not be accepted:
- MHIRT (T37), Endowment (S21-22), conference grants (R13), SBIR/STTR
How to Prepare Application
Please refer to the NIH notice listed below for information regarding the specific application materials required to apply, related NIH guidelines and budget/ funding information for administrative supplements providing summer research experiences for students and science educators.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-060.html
Application Receipt Dates for NCMHD Summer Research Experiences Administrative Supplement
April 24, 2009
Address for Sending Administrative Supplement
Send by postal mail to:
Attention: Ms. Priscilla Grant, Chief Grants Management Officer
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 800, MSC 5465
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-5465
Phone: 301-402-1366
FAX: 301-480-4049
Timeline for Review of Administrative Supplements
For FY 2009: Administrative supplement applications will be reviewed in May 2009 with notification of award by June 2009.
NCMHD Contact Information
Program Contact
DeLoris Hunter, Ph.D.
Office of Scientific Programs
Division of Extramural Activities and Scientific Programs
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 800, MSC 5465
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-5465
Phone: 301-402-1366
FAX: 301-480-4049
E-mail: hunterd2@mail.nih.gov
Grants Management Contact
Priscilla Grant, JD, CRA
Chief, Office of Grants Management
Division of Extramural Activities and Scientific Programs
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 800, MSC 5465
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
Phone: 301-402-1366
FAX: 301-480-4049
E-mail: grantp@mail.nih.gov
