Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-002

Key Dates
Release Date: October 12, 2005

Issued by
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, Office of the Director, NIH (http://obssr.od.nih.gov)

The Community Participation in Research Program Announcement PAR-05-026 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-026.html) includes the R01 and R21 mechanisms. Applications submitted as R21 Exploratory/Develpmental Grants must adhere to the standard R21 parameters for budget, page limits of the Research Plan, and appendix materials as described in PA-03-107 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-107.html). Specifically

• Budget: R21 applications may request a project period of up to two years with a combined budget for direct costs of up $275,000 for the two-year period. For example, you may request $100,000 in the first year and $175,000 in the second year. The request should be tailored to the needs of your project. Normally, no more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year.

• Research Plan: Items a - d of the Research Plan (Specific Aims, Background and Significance, Preliminary Studies, and Research Design and Methods) may not exceed a total of 15 pages. No preliminary data is required but may be included if it is available.   Appendix: Use the instructions for the appendix detailed in the PHS 398 except that no more than 5 manuscripts, previously accepted for publication, may be included.

Inquiries

Inquiries regarding this Notice may be directed to:

Dana M. Sampson
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
One Center Drive
Building 1, Room 256
Bethesda , MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 451-9514
Email: Sampsond@od.nih.gov

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