NHLBI MINORITY INSTITUTION FACULTY MENTORED RESEARCH SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD Release Date: September 10, 1998 RFA: HL-98-017 P.T. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Letter of Intent Receipt Date: August 3, 1998 Application Receipt Date: September 23, 1998 The following addendum is for RFA HL-98-017, which was published in the NIH Guide of July 16, 1998. PROVISIONS OF THE AWARD Salary The awardee will receive salary support up to a maximum of $50,000 plus fringe benefits per year for five years. All funds must be used to support the awardee. The level of support will be based upon the candidate’s actual salary and must be consistent with the established salary structure of the minority institution for persons of equivalent qualifications, experience, and rank. The actual salary level will be determined by the proportion of effort devoted to this program. Awardees must commit 100 percent of effort during summer and/or off quarter periods and at least 25 percent of effort during the academic year. Supplementation of the awardee"s salary from non-Federal sources is permissible. Supplementation of the awardee"s salary from other Federal funds is not allowed unless explicitly authorized by both the program from which funds are derived and the NHLBI. In no case may other NIH funds be used to supplement salary support of the awardee. In addition to salary support for the candidate, support for up to 5 percent of the mentor"s salary during the summer experience may also be requested. If funds are to be transferred to the mentor"s institution for the mentor"s salary, arrangements for the transfer of funds and the conduct of activities should be formalized in a subcontract agreement with the mentor"s institution. A letter of intent from each institution must be submitted with the application. A maximum of $8.50 per hour plus fringe benefits may be requested for the student research assistant(s). Level of support and hours worked during the academic year should reflect the institution’s policy for student work-study programs. Students must commit 100% effort during the summer and off-quarter periods and at least 25% effort during the academic year. Students are expected to participate in the program for a minimum of two years. Students must be U.S. citizens or non-citizen nationals, or must have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence (i.e. in possession of a currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551 or other legal verification of such status.) Research Support Up to $36,000 per year beyond that requested for the candidate"s, mentor s, and students salaries will be provided for research support. Details regarding the apportionment of these funds between the minority institution and the mentor’s institution must be worked out with the mentor and agreed to by representatives of both institutions. A statement of agreement must be provided in the application. (Consortium/Contractual Costs section in the supplemental instructions contains additional instructions.) These research support funds may be used for: Personnel: support for technical personnel, Equipment: limited to specialized research equipment essential to the proposed program, in accordance with PHS policy, title to such equipment will vest with the grantee institution, Supplies: consumable supplies essential to the proposed program, Travel: domestic travel for the awardee that is essential to the proposed program, travel must include funds to attend a one-day grantees meeting to be held annually in Bethesda, and Other: publication costs, computer costs, or other costs necessary for the research program. Student Housing and Travel The applicant institution is encouraged to provide no-cost housing and meals to the students during the summer or off quarter periods if the training will be provided at a local institution, as a commitment to the student s development and as an incentive to participate in the program. If training is not at a local institution, up to $500 per month per student during the summer only may be requested for housing. Funds to allow the student(s) to travel to a scientific meeting should also be requested. Indirect Costs Facilities and administrative (indirect) costs will be provided at a rate of 8 percent of the total direct costs of each award, exclusive of equipment. The indirect cost rate on a subcontract with the mentor"s institution may not exceed 8 percent. NIH POLICY AND GUIDELINES ON THE INCLUSION OF CHILDREN AS PARTICIPANTS IN RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS It is the policy of NIH that children (i.e., individuals under the age of 21) must be included in all human subjects research, conducted or supported by the NIH, unless there are scientific and ethical reasons not to include them. This policy applies to all initial (type 1) applications submitted for receipt dates after October 1, 1998. All investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read the NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Children as Participants in Research Involving Human Subjects that was published in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, March 6, 1998, and is available at the following URL address: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not98-024.html. As part of the scientific and technical merit evaluation of the research plan, reviewers will be instructed to address adequacy of plans for including children as appropriate for the scientific goals of the research, or justification for exclusion INQUIRIES ALL POTENTIAL APPLICANTS MUST OBTAIN THE SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FROM THE STAFF LISTED BELOW. Inquiries concerning this RFA are encouraged. The opportunity to clarify any issues or questions from potential applicants is welcome. Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to: Michael Commarato, Ph.D. or Beth Schucker, M.A. Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7940 Bethesda, MD 20892-7940 Telephone: (301) 435-0530 FAX: (301) 480-1454 Email: mc63a@nih.gov or bs77t@nih.gov Mary Reilly, M.S. or Ann Rothgeb Division of Lung Diseases National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7952 Bethesda, MD 20892-7952 Telephone: (301) 435-0222 FAX: (301) 480-3557 Email: mr50w@nih.gov or ar31t@nih.gov LeeAnn Jensen, Ph.D. Division of Blood Diseases and Resources National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7950 Bethesda, MD 20892-7950 Telephone: (301) 435-0066 FAX: (301) 480-1060 Email: lj15x@nih.gov Thomas Blaszkowski, Ph.D. Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7938 Bethesda, MD 20892-7938 Telephone: (301) 435-0433 FAX: (301) 480-1864 Email: tb33i@nih.gov James Kiley, Ph.D. National Center for Sleep Disorders Research National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7952 Bethesda, MD 20892-7952 Telephone: (301) 435-0199 FAX: (301) 480-3451 Email: jk52u@nih.gov For fiscal and administrative matters contact: Marie Willett Grants Operations Branch, Heart Section National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7926 Bethesda, MD 20892-7926 Telephone: (301) 435-0177 FAX: (301) 480-3310 Email: mw48f@nih.gov Raymond L. Zimmerman Grants Operations Branch, Lung Section National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7926 Bethesda, MD 20892-7926 Telephone: (301) 435-0171 FAX: (301) 480-3310 Email: rz2x@nih.gov Jane Davis Grants Operations Branch, Blood Section National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7926 Bethesda, MD 20892-7926 Telephone: (301) 435-0166 FAX: (301) 480-3310 Email: jd53j@nih.gov

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